Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-03

watkins Of Georgia; His Relations to
Oriental Folklore" compares>a cur
ious legend Of his own state with one
Of India. In "A Prophet of the New
Womanhood," Annie Nathan Never
considers Henrik Isben from an un-
familiar point Of view. Emma Henry
Ferguson tells ..More About Captain
Reid" the Confederate blockade-run-
ner. John Gilmer Speed describes
THE Training Of the Saddle-Horse."
DR.. Charles e. Abbott writes on
Bees and Buckwheat. and Charles
Mc1lvane Of ..The Evolution OF Pub
lie Roads. In Talks with the
Trade" the subject Of Literary
Mendicancy" is presented. The
poetry OF the number is by Anna
RObcson Brown and John James
Mechan.
l. the English legislative system
rs represented by the house of COM
mons better than ours. as represent
ed by the house Of representatives?
This is an important question which
! is answered in the negative in the
March number of the North Ameri-
can Review by Secretary Of the Navy
Herbert. who was so long a'promi-
ncnt figure in congress. He points
out that the fundamental difference
between the two is that the house of
commons is governed by q ministry.
one compact body, and the American
house by many committees. 1t does
not follow. however. he declares.
that because responsibility in one
house Is divided among a number of
leaders. the party dominant there a,
the time is not sufficiently amcnabie
To- the people. or that the house OF
representative is not as responsive
as IL should be to public opinion.
Scribncr's magazine for March
opens with the second article by
Joel Chandler Harris on The Sea
Island Hurricancs"-this one dealing
especially with the grca; relief work
which Is being conducted by Miss
Clara Barton and the Red Cross So
cicty. The distress in these islands
Is likely to increase until the frs;
| crop shall he gathered in the fate
spring. so that the necessity is apt
to he dircst AT time when the puo-
lie has. for the most part. lost inter-
est in the catastrophe. Mr.. Harris.
in his tour for Scribner's magazine
through all these islands. has pre-
sented not only the distressing part
of the catastrophe. but the humorous
side Of il which the sea-island negro
so plentifully furnishes. He has
! used the finest literary skill in de-
plotting these strange islands and
| their picturesque Inhabitants. so
that after reading the article one
feels that he has actually lived in
new and curious surroundings. The
striking illustrations BY Daniel
Smith. made from sketches on the
| spot. add to this impression of reali-
ty. There are other equally enter
tanning contributions.
The personality of famous man
| can at times be brought delightfully."-
close to us, and this is particularly
true of the picture we get of Nathan
lel Hawthorne in his younger daugh-
ter's description OF My Father
Literary Methods" in the March La
dies Home Journal TSltSz is the
curtain that has so long fiiadNn Haw-
thorne from view. gently raised.
Many mothers will have cause to
thank Mrs. Burton kingsland before
she finishes her series 81 articles on
the wiscst training OLA Daughter
ut Sixteen" the first article appear.
ing in this issue. Rev. Lyman Alb
bot; writes vigorously and critically
of the different relations of n church
to its choir. and Mrs. A. ID. I. Whit.
ney gives the second of her delight
full Friendly Letters to Cir
Friends" The biography of the
number consists of an interesting
sketch. with portrait, of Mrs. Charles
II. Parkhurst. and of an equally de
lightful one. with portrait. of Presi
dent Tyler's daughter. who was a
one time mistress of the Whit,
House. Mr.. Stockton carries "Po
mona" still further in her travels
abroad, and makes her adventure,
funnier with each letter. MY Lit
erary Passions" continues to afforo
Mr.. Howells opportunity for express
ing his estimate of books and theii
authors. while the editor discusse,
with much force three or foul
phases of a young mans life in tn,
outer world.
| A more notable magazine in tn
names of its contributors than tn
March McClure's, has rarely COM
from the press. Kipling. Herber
Spencer. Robert Louis Stevenson
} Conan Doyle. and Octave Thane
certainly make list that is hard Il
= equal. And. what is more to til
> point. the contributions are quite n
, distinguished rs the contributors
. The short story by Mr. Kiplfng is on
Of his best; the short story by Octav