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book-chat departments.
1.-The Poetry of the Search Light is
the title of the very interesting article
which. with its striking illustrations,
opens the March number of "CasselPs
Family Magazine New York and Lon
dom; Animal Trials by Jury" is an
article by Alexander Japp, LID, which
is as curious as the same authors article
on Expression in Animals" The con-
| tinued story, Richard Jenkins, Master"
| ends in this number and, as the reader
had hoped, we venture TO say. 1.-THE
Family Doctor" discusses Dinner and
Digestion" and, as usual, gives sensible
| advice. A second paper on Parliament
tells "How Members are Reported" and
is illustrated by the clever pencil of +. c.
Gould. 1.-The Bald Headed Boy'' is an
amusing story by Arthur Milton, and
1.-The Argews," another story, while
quite as amusing is not without its
pathos. The London and Paris fashion let
ters are particularly good, and the illustra-
fashions as they look on real people and
not on lay figures. There are stories and
music and poetry in the number and a
full Gatherer.
The March number of Crank Leslie's
! Popular Monthly" New York is notable
In two respects-for the profusion, beauty
and seasonability of its illustrations, and
because 1t contains the open installment
OF an exciting serial story, Jack O. the
Light" by Eta w. Pierce. "a Change
OF Administration" by Frederick S.
Daniel, is graphic account of the Presi-
DENTAL inauguration ceremonies at Wash
ington. The illustrations include two
portraits of Mrs. Cleveland, and the only
true picture of Baby Ruth ever published
old Glib at Castle Rocks" a thrilling bal
lad OF pioneer days in California, by Joa-
| faofI lo,,
furnishes the text accompanying series
OF pictures of THE Riviera" Via Pana-
MAJ is timely article by Raimond Foster.
"a White Woman in Darkest A frica," by
Helen NJ. Winslow, relates wonderful eX-
plorations by the American lady, Mrs.
DEMONSTRATION. Douglas Sladen writes
OF Canton, 1.-The oldest City in the
| World" Ida Rose McCabe Of Book
sellers of Old London" and Wilt P.
Pond of amber Mines"
Ever entertaining and instructive. and
in touch with the most advanced field of
thought, nearly every article that ap-
pears in "LittelPs Living Age" (Boston)
is not only of present interest, but of per-
manent value and worthy of preserva-
ton. Recent numbers are well adapted
to maintain its well-earned reputation,
their contents covering wide range of
subjects. as their titles indicate: "Jupi-
ter's New Satellite' by the eminent
astronomer, Sir Robert Ball; 1.-The Po-
etry Of To-day and Tomorrow; Alaska
and Its Glaciers" by Henrietta Grey
Egerton; I'm the Days of Jonn Com
pany," by A. kenney- Herbert; Letters
of Charles and Mary Lamb" "Lollard-
ism" LAS poets of Tennyson," series OF
articles on the late poet-laureate, by some
of the best nown writers; The Lions
in Trafalgar Square" by richard Jefler-
les; ''Of Thomas Bewick," by Anne
Ritchie, with many others of equal merit.
Current fiction is we'll represented by
the short stories which appear in each
issue.
The Magazine of Art' for March
lCassell & Co, New York and London)
has LA Zingarella," by Luke Fields. r.
A.; Current Art: The Royal Society OF
Painters in Wafer Colors," by Freder-
ick Wedmore, with four illustrations;
1.-THE Old Masters Exhibition" by the
editor, with three Illustrations; The
Art-Life of John Leech," by Henry Sill
yer, with six illustrations; "Dagnan-
Bouveret,"' by. Prince Bojidar Kara
georgevitch, with a portrait of Dagnan-
Bouveret and four illustrations Of his
works; Suggestions for a New Fine A rt
Copyright Act" by the editor; "Design,"
by Walter Crane, with eight illustrations:
Carols of the Year: February" by A.
c. Swinburne; "AIr. Timothy Cole and
American Wood Engraving" by Edwin
Bale, II. l.; 1.-The Preferences of Mr..
Harry Quilter," by NJ. H. Spielmann;
illustrated Note-Book," )" with five illus
trdtiOns.
The Popular Science Monthly" for
March Cd. Appleton q Co., n. ", has
Prof. c. II. Henderson. "Artesian Waters
in the Arid Region" by Il. 4. Hill;
| White Slaves in the Plantations" by
Colonel A. B. Ellis; "rhe Decrease of
Rural Population" by John c. Rose;
AN Agricultural Revolution" by Prof.
Z. M. Weed; Ghost Worship and Tree
Worship" by Grant Allen; 1.-THE Story
of Colony for Epileptics," by Edith
| Sellers; The Brooklyn Ethical Associa-
tion," by Lewis G. James, NJ. D.; Notes
on Paleopathology," by DR.. r. w. Shu-
feldt; The Scheele Monument at Stock
holm," by f. Hoffman; East Central
African Customs" by James Macdonald;
sketch of Robert Hare, Editors Table,
Literary Notes and Popular Miscellany
The March ''Short Stories" contains
much interesting and attractive fiction,
among which are the following note
worthy stories, many of which are illus
trated: Peach Blossom" picturesque
tale of the East, describing an Arabs love
for his horse; freddy" Western story.
with pathetic denouement; "A Vow" a
love story, translated from the Italian by
EiiHaoeIh NaNaZZa; a talr Smuggler,"
Russian tale of adventure: "The Last
King of Yvetot," story of France in the
days of Louis XIV; 'Loulette," touch
ing sketch containing a surprise for the
reader, and 1.-The Dukes Dilemma" in
the famous story series, a capital tale, the
scene of which is laid in one of the minor
German courts. The Current Literature
Publishing Company, New York.
"Lippincott's Magrzine'' philadelphia
| Peril" Captain Charles King, United
States Army; THE Newspaper Woman's
Story" Journalist series. Elizabeth q.
Jordan; Hope Deferred" (ilIustrated),
Lillian A. North; Some Queer Trades"
Charles Robinson; "A Rose" poem,
roughs' lportrait), Robert Edgarton; "A
Rose of the Mire'' Gllustratedj, Kate Jor-
dan; The Ripples and the POOP tpoem),
Herbert Ditchett; 1.-The Seltishness of
Mourning" c. II. Crandall; "Our Side
of the Question" Louise Stockton; "Men
of the Day." NJ. Crofton; with the
Wis.,
The ''Seed AnnuaP' of b. NJ. Ferry e.
Co., Detroit, Mich, is really a magazine
OF the garden. both flower and vegetable.
There are lists of seeds with pictures of
the full flower and developed vegetable,
enough to answer any demand and suit
every taste. The "Annual" contains, in
short, complete digest of the very latest
gardening knowledge by the best au-
thorities. The edition is handsomely il
lustrated and contains information about
the selection and planting of seeds, which
will prove Of the greatest value to every
one planting garden or farm. 1t is
mailed tree to any one.
'Godey's Magazine" for March New
York has Water Color Portraits" ii.
R. Ii. Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck,
Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Mrs. William
Jay Schieifelin; "The Romance of a
Trained Nurse" by Kate Upson Clark,
| iIln nstra ed. ..Iha Homo ., cnndnctnd L..