The Portland daily press., 1895-04-09

the steam line is shown by Appleton
Morgan. An illustrated article descrb-
ing Some of the "Outliers" Among Birds,
curious either in plumage or habits, is
contri buted By DR.. w. Shufeldt. CHI.
Henderson presents stirring plea for
Manual Training because of the increased
intellectual power which is the necessary
physiological result of such training.
Certain Animals that Live in Caves are
describ bed by E. A. Martel. A timely ar
ticle is The Shad's Annual Pilgrimage,
by A. II. Gouraud.
The April Arena contains a great vari-
ETY. of good reading matter, and shows
the usual keen sens of the shifting cur
rent of popular interest in it's editorial
conduct. The opening paper is a sound
and scholarly paper OH the Higher Criti-
cism as Viewed by Liberal Scholar--J.
H. Long, M. LII. B. DR.. Heinrich
Hensoldt, the Orientalist, whose papers
on the adopts of Thibet have created SO
much discussion, replies to his critics i'll
lively paper called A Plea for Pan
theism. Lydia Avery Coonley con-
tributes fire thoughtful poem on He
redty. John Ransom Bridge writes
budget Of "reminiscences of that strange
figure in modern history. Madame
Blavatsky. 30. Flowers series on The
Italy of the Century of Thomas More
develops in strength and interest, and
the parallels shown between those days
and our own are most startling to stu
dents of our social history in the making.
Mrs Margaret B. Peeke writes on The
Mission of Practical Occultism. Thorn
as j. Middleton makes A Southerner's
Plea for Peace. Victor Yarros, a writer
of the extreme individualistic Spencer
ian school, writes on The Palladium of
Liberty. Prof. Frank Parsons, of the
Boston University Law School, begins
valuable series on present day econo-
mic questions, opening with paper of
great breadth dealing with The Peoples
Highways. George W. Pepperell writes
An Open Letter to Hon. Thomas B. Reed
on the distresses of the country and the
means OF relief.
Prof. Sloane in his Life of Napoleon
Bonaparte reaches in the April Century
an absorbingly interesting period of
Napoleon's Life-namely, the rise of the
conqueror, Bonaparte being now seen on
a stage proportionate to his powers. The
splendid campaign against Italy is I'M
dertaken, and the conquest of Piedmont
and Milan and the struggle for Mantua
are narrated, and the sources of Napole-
on's power with his enemies, and of his
influence at home are clearly indicated.
The frontispiece of the number is the
portrait by Gros OF Bonaparte at Arcole.
1t was painted in Italy in 1877 at the So
Iicitation of Josephine. Among the en-
bellishments are many pictures by French
As.kr &c
and map of Northern Italy. etc. The
same number of The Century contains
also a portrait of Madame Rejane b,
Krog, a Scandinavian artist, togethel
with an appreciative page by Mr.. justin
Huntly Mccarthy. Of the fiction in th'
mum Der Mr.. Marion Crawford's Cas-
Brappio sails into smoother waters, ans
introduces to the reader Mr.. Crawford
we'll known character, Paul Griggs, ant
deals with the carnival season in Rome; ;
Mrs. Burton Harrison's A Errant Wooin
presents her characters at a typical bul
| fight in Seville. There are three shor
stories: "A Search for an Ancestor, b.
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, which recounts I
Faithful Failure, by George /. Putnam.
which deals with an army type; and Al
Innocent Offender, by Alice Turner,
humorous story of New England life.
Young children and old children wi
find articles to their taste in the Apri
number of st. Nicholas. Stories, poem
and pictures cover wide field as usual.
Annie Matheson tells A Fairy Tale With
out Moral, and no one will miss sucl
an appendage. Virginia Yeamal
Remnitz has true story, that is nom
the less interesting on that account Tw,
Little Am orleans at the Court of Kin
Christian TX, were children of tn.
American minister who were invited I,
al entertainment at the palace. Til
Black Duck 10 one that had concealed
within it secret dispatches that were cor.
veyed by young gisl through the Brit
ish lines to General Washington. III,
story is told by Virginia Woodward
Cloud. A cruise Along Newfoundland
and Labrador and the occupations OF
described by Gustav Kobbe Prof.
Brander Matthews furnishes a genial
criticism Of Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
low for his series of sketches of great
American authors. There are four seri-
ais, each of which has an interesting in.
sta ment. They are: Chris and the Won
derful Lamp, by Albert Stearns; A Boy
OIL tue r lESU IuplFSs ny EluEluS0 .,
Brooks; Jack Balliter's Fortunes, b.
Howard Pyle, and Three Freshmen
Ruth, Fran and Nathalie, by JESSIE
M. And erson.
The first characters of the Personal
Reoolections of Joan of Arc appear il
the April Harper's with illustrations b!
Frank V.Du Mond. The authorship i.
attri buted to the historic Sienr Louis dc
Conte, but the real name of the writer i,
still a secret. Several new and interest
ing ghost stories are grouped in the
April Harper's under the title Ghostly
Premonitions, by Lucy G. Lille. The
City of Washington is perebnially in
teresting to the people of the Unitee
State. Besides being the seat of nationa
government, 1t is the show-place of thu
city, from White House reception tt
the careless negro population. Josial
Flynt, in an article on Club Life Amonl
Outcasts gives an insight into the sooia
side Of tramp life, aud makes clear its at
Effectiveness to the unbalanced mind O
the hobo" Arthur Symons contributes
brilliant paper on Venice in Easter
with illustrations from sketches made OF