Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-07
MARCH MAGAZINES.

TIE leading magazines for March
contain much interesting reading mat
ter. The Forum, as usual, is made up OF
essays by acknowledged authorities on
the vital question of the day. Thus,
David A. Wells and Senator Hill give
US their views on an income tax. 81
mon Stern discusses the lessons taugnt
by the recent railroad failures, h. l..
Godkin points out the duty OF educated
menin a democracy, and Edward Bel
lamv and Professor w. G. Sumner
criticise the current plans for reforming
society. the former explaining the pro-
Rramme of the nationalists and the lat
ter showing that a man cannot be guilty
of a greater folly than to sit down with
a slate and pencil and plan out new
world.
Mr.. Appleton Morgan opens the
March Popular Science Monthly with
severe arrangement otprohibition under
the title, abolish All Prohibitive Liq-
uor Laws" The same number contains
some interesting recOllections OF his
long intimacy with 1yndall, by Prof.
Huxley. The Origin of Right-HaDd-
edness' IS treated by Prof. j. Mark
Baldwin, who gives the results OF eX-
periments upon his infant daughter.
John G. Rothermel give a popular &C
count OF what has been discovered con-
corning Fossil man, describing, with
Illustrations, the Neanderthal, Spy,
Cro-Magnon, and other famous skele-
tons. Under the title "Customs and
Superstitions Of the Mayas" there is
curious assortment Of the beliefs OF this
people, contributed by Mrs. Alice d. LIE
Plongeou, who has been co-worker IN
her husbands Central American explor-
ations. The article iJ fully illustrated.
In Harpcr's, Brander Matthews con-
tinues his interesting Yignettes OF Man
haitian, Frederick Remington tells
story Of Mexican ranch life and illus
trates mis- text in his own dashing style.
w. Hamilton Gibson gives us a ootan-
ical and highly instructive article en-
titled The Welcomes of the Flowers,
and Mary e. Wilkins tells a character
istic story of New England life. Theirs
are several other timely contributions,
and. as usual, almost all the articles are
appropriately illustrated.
In Scribner'S every page is worthy Of
study, among the contributions being
finely illustrated article describing MIL
toms visit TO Calico, by Philip Gilbert
Hamerton; THE High Building and its
Art" also copiously illustrated by Barr
Ferres; q character sketch OF the farm
er in the North, by Octave Thanet, and
a timely study OF the cable street rail-
way, py Philip g. Hubert, Jr.
In McCIuc's Magazine the illustra-
tions seem TO be the main feature. Thus,
in addition to other we'll executed pic
lures, we find in il excellent portraits OF
John Ruskin, Herbert Spencer, Andre"
Lang, John Townsend Troworidge, Fro
lessor Tyndall and Ernest Renan. The
ACCOMMODATING text is well worth read
ing, an6, indeed, throughout the entire
number the usual high standard IS main
tanned.
In the Ladies' Home Journal Nathan
iel Hawthorne's literary methods arc
described by his youngest daughter,
Mrs. Burton Kiugsland begins series
OF articles on the wirest training OF "A
Daughter at Sixteen, aud Mrs. a. d..
whitney gives the second OF her de-
lightful Friendly Letters to Girl
Friends" There are numerous other
articles, all OF which are interesting.
Worthtngton'S Magazine has numerous
contributions, most notable among
which are those entitled, Effect OF
Musical Sounds on the Lower Animals,
by James Weir, Jr., NJ. D.; Peasant
Life in Picardy," by Helen Eyertson
Smith. and Fate Of Aaron Burr's
Daughter" by Bette f. Pool.
In Jellness MiIler'S Monthly are many
productions interesting to women; pa
pers on physical developments and i'm
proved dress descriptions Of new fash
ions. and valuable household informa-