St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-01
In THE MAGAZINES.

A wise housekeeper will no longer
delay the monthly reading or Table
Talk. The May number is just out,
and, like its predecessors, it must be H.
dispensable to those who are interested
in all gastronomic questions and in their
dining rooms and kitchens. 1t is like a
ray of sunshine thrown upon the ever
vexing problem of housekeeping.
All teachers will be interested in an
article in the Atlantic Monthly for May,
entitled The English Question" writ
ten by James Jay Greenough. for many
wears a teacher in one of the leading
schools fitting for Harvard university.
The writer ably shows that the fault of
the wretched English written by boys
in school is not entirely that of the pre-
paratory schools, and that the poor re-
suits come mainly from three causes
which affect injuriously all branches of
school work.
The May number of the Monthly
Nursery Guide contains medical articles
on Notwithstanding of Childhood"
domestic Doctoring and Its Abuses"
and "Wakefuness in Children" Under
Nursery Problems" the medical editor
answers questions as to "Weaning Be
fore Hot Weather." "Coic and Patent
Mediclnes," "Slow Eating," "Catarrh
of the Bowels" Unsatisfactory Ster-
iliZatiOn," etc.
The Critic has recently been fortunate
enough to secure as Its regular Lon
don correspondent Arthur Waugh, B. A,
better known to American readers as
the author of that admirable work en-
titled "Alfred, Lord Tennyson."
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1t is good idea which the editors OF
Current Literature announce i'll the
May number They propose issuing
every month during the period of the
worlds fair special edition devoted to
the myriad Of good things published in
newspapers and magazines in relation
to the exhibition. From these articles
they purpose to gather the salient feat
ureS, making thereby record and re-
view of the event which must prove
invaluable to every visitor. whether as
a keepsake from which in future to re-
fresh the memory, or as guide which
shall single out from month to month
the marYels most worthy of attention.
The May number of Jenness-Miller
Illustrated Monthly devoteS consider
able space to short stories.
The May Century will contain an
article on ''Relics of Artemus Ward"
illustrated with portrait of the great
American humorist made at twenty
years of age and brought to light under
peculiar circumstances. The photo
graph was taken in Toledo, Ohio, where
he went from Tiffin, and where he be-
gan his newspaper work. There is only
one copy in existence.
The Californian for May completes
tie third volume of this popular maga-
zine, and is we'll up to the standard in
variety and excellence.
Short Stories for May, from the Cur
rent Literature company, New York, is
largely foreign number. The stories
that are not original are mostly trans
lated from the French, Hungarian,
Flemish, etc. Illustration is a new
feature.
Worthington'S Illustrated Magazine
for May shows remarkable progress and
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tanning periodical, which has already
won for itself an enyiable place among
the choicest magazines of the day.
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The New Peterson for May is ahead
of its predecessors, excellent as they
were. The number opens with beau
tifully illustrated article by Julian HaW-
thorne, called "a City Within City;
Chicago Today" Another capital paper.
with profuse Illustrations, is Miss Eliza
beth Robinson's Day in Marken," one
of the quantest and least known spots
in Holland.
Students in theosophy will be glad to
learn that book by William II. Judge.
F. L. S., is now in press that is de-
signed to give the general reader some
knowledge of the most imports tant theo-
sophical doctrines, and at the same time
be of great value to the students in the
Theosophical society. This book, the
ocean of Theosophy," will be issued
some time this month.
The authorized addition of "Cosmop-5
Oils" issued by TAFT. Sons s. Co., has
already passed into sixth edition.
Like "CosmOpolis, Jessie Fothergill's
latest work, entitled "Oriole's Daugh-,
ter" opens in Rome. and life III the
EtarnaI Citv iS Slyetphed with q mactar