The Dickinson press., 1894-03-31
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. George w. Smalley, the New
York Tribune's London correspond
ent, is embodying the results of his
long contact with public affairs in a
series of careful articles. A paper on
the House of Lords, considered from
the contemporary standpoint as .'The
English Senate" is printed in the
April Harper's, and an early number
of that magazine will contain Mr..
Smalley's "reminiscences of Wendell
Phillips. Personal recollections of
other distinguished Americans will
follow.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
April is a typical number of this ia.
vorite periodical. which, for timely
interest, variety and animation,
stands easily first amongst contempt.
rary illustrated family magazines.
The opening paper is delightful &C.
count. by Charles Bradford Hudson,
of that Mecca of students, the Latin
Quarter of Paris; illustrated with
fourteen drawings by the author, in.
cluding a page picture of the fantas.
tic Mid-Lent Carnival in the Place du
Pantheon. Other illustrated descrip.
tive articles are "The Bermudas," by
DR.. ]. B. Mattison. and logging in
Northern Wisconsin, by w. H.
Stead.
The Delineator for April is the sec.
ond of the great spring numbers, and
has many special features in addition
to the unusually fine display of at.
tractive styles. Prominence is gi ven
to Bicycling in an illustrated article
which describes how to ride and what
to wear, and also in full page of fig
ures in bicycling costume and an orig.
inal piece of music entitled The Cy-
clists' March.
The wisdom of having the will
drawn while in health, when the
nervous and morbid fears engendered
by illness are absent and the person
making it is able to order clear and
reasonable distribution of her proper.
ty. should appeal to everyone, writes
Mrs. Hamilton Mott in an article en-.
titled "Making Will" in the April
Ladies' Home Journal.
The variety of the April Century is
enhanced by paper by DR.. Edward
Eggleston, "Wild Flowers of English
Speech in America" a topic upon
which DIR. Eggleston may be consid.
cred an expert.
Industry and capable assistants
this is my reply to your question as
to what has most helped me. / do
not believe that industry will do all;
one must have others to aid him who
are also industrious, and together
they must work toward the one end.
Surely the man, particularly the
merchant, who surrounds himself
by the most capable assistants has
the best chances of success.-Charles
F. Tiffany, Founder and Present
Head of Tiffany & Co., in "Helps in
Many Careers" Demorest's Magazine
for April.
Review of Reviews: One of the best
magazines published. Containing as
it does summary Of all other maya.
zines, it is good for busy people and
for those who do not feel able to buy
many magazines.
Arena: Manual Training versus the
Old Method of Education; The Right
of Eminent Domain; The Secret Doc.
trine of the Brahmins; The Cause of
Financial Panics; Naturalization of
Railroads.
Cosmopolitan: The Son of Carpen.
ter; The Teachers College; The Quad.
rifles at the courtof Napoleon l.; The
Origin of Thought.
In an article in the March number
of the Southern States magazine of
Baltimore, Nd, James r. Randall de.
scribes POLITICALLY some Of the sur.
roundings of the house George Van.
derbilt is building in Asheville.
The March New Peterson opens
with "In The Azores" by William S.
Walsh with illustrations by George
B. Luks. The popular author and
the distinguished artist were sent out
by the Peterson in search Of material
for series of articles on those pict.
nresque islands. The initial paper
is delightful reading and Mr.. Luks'
drawings are full of character and
spirit.