Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-02-23
An article that will be read with great

An article that will be read with great
interest in every literary centre in the
east, and in every refined circle in the
east and west, is William Morton Payne's
article, 4" Literary Chicago" which opens
the New England Magazine for Febru
ary. Mr.. Paine is the associate editor of
the Dial, and is eminently qualified for
the delicate task of such summary of
contemporary activity. He treats of the
literary spirit in Chicago from its earliest
awakening and gives an excellent esti-
mate of the achievement to date. The
article is well illustrated, and contains
in the Chicago literary world. Herbert
M. Sylvester contributes The fourth art
Gle in the series on 'Ye Romance OF
C isco Bay" Hedeals with the romantic
| legends and history of S ogummor, ano
| the text is finely lustratt by pen and inl
ketches by himself, H Martin Beal, and
Sears Gallagher. There are many other
| interesting papers, finely illustrated, and
| fifteen poems, mostly by the younger
American poets. In all, it is rich
number.
| Talcott Williams, of the Philadelphia
Press, contributes an article on "Phila-
delphia-A City of Homes" to the forth
coming number of st. Nicholas. This is
in the series on Leading American Cities
which is now appearing in St Nicholas
Mr.. Williams confesses that Philadelphia
ls dingy city by the side of Paris; it IL
outdone by most of the worlds center
| in all by which the world reckons gre
ness; but no city," he says, that is, or
ever was, has done more to make fami-
lies, and therefore children, comfortable.
If all Paris were to file past you, eve'y
fifth person would be child under fit
teen years of age. If all Philadelphia
were to do the same, there would bt
three such children for every ten persons
File for file, there would be One-half
more children in Philadelphia than in
Paris; more, file for file, than in New
York or London; more than in any OF
the worlds old great cities more, be.
cause Philadelphia makes life more com
Portable for families and for children"
Worthington's Magazine for March is
a royal number. Evidently this vigor
Gus young magazine is growing anc
thriving, since, though exceptionally
bright from the start, each number stead
lily gains in interest, attractiveness anc
value, and its success in catering to the
varied tastes and requirements of the
American family at home proves Its abil
lty to give valuable points to many al
older and more experienced periodical
Among the prominent articles are eth.
Chicago Women's Club" by Sara A
Underwood "Phillips Brooks" a study
by Miss Lillian Whiting; sin ole Vir
ginny' Fifty years ago." by Mrs. Liver
more. the third paper of series; sHoW
Write a Novel," by Amelia B. Ed
wards; Phenomena of the Desert" b,
Col. Thomas w. Knox; number of shOri
stories; poetry in abundance, including
one poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, anC
no t of other interesting matter. A. D
Warrington & Co., Hartford, Conn.
$3.50 year.
Prof. c. Hanford Henderson will IN
clude his account of The Glass Industr,
in The Popular Science Monthly 70,
March. The coming paper will be illus
rated, and will trace the advances thai
the industry has made in America
through the increased ute of machinrr,
and the Introduction of gaseous fuel
The Decrease OF Rural Population will
e d. cussed by John C. Rose, who gives
full and exact information concerning
his tendency, and points out the indus
trial changes to which it is due. An in.
eresting and little-known topic in colo.
NAL history will be dealt with by Colonel
A. B Ellis, under the title White Slaves
and Bond Servants Ia the Plantations
This is st ling of rebellious subjects OF
the British crown into servitude in the
colonies of North America and the West
Indies.
A railway system, embracing more
than ten thousand miles of trackage, il
the subject of one of the articles in the
: February Cosmopolitan. The story is
!; told of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fee, which at one time formed the ONLY
means of access to more than one-fourth
J of the territory of the United States-of
, the despotic sway with which its man.
! ayers ruled this vast area, keeping their
: private armies and police force, waging
war, electiDg state governments and e.
J Ing, in fact, the autocrats of many sta e.
/ and territories. Admirers and enemies
of Mr.. Blaine will al Ike be interested in
the very full article reviewing his char
acteristics as a man and statesman. A
number of fine portraits are printed with
the article.