The National tribune., 1895-02-21
Magazines and Notes.

The New England Magazine for February has
charming frontispiece, Ice Harvesting, The
Lower Kennebec, by Windfeld Thompson, is
finely illustrated; as is also The Lowell In
stitute by Harriette Knight Smith: The Mas
sachusetts Militia, by Thomas L. Edmunds,
and other articles. Published at Boston. Price
% cents.
varied and attractive table OF contents is
offered by The Popular Science Monthly for Feb
ruary. Prof. James Sully opens the number
with of his Studies of Childhood, entitled
First Attacks on the Mother Tongue. Itdeals
with the struggles aud the amusing mistakes
and vagaries Of children in learning the speech
of their elders. A Days Hunting Among the
Eskimos, by Fridtiof Nansen follows. It is a
vivid story of Greenland life with several
striking illustrations The Serum Treatment
of Diphtheria which is rapidly making anti
toXine" a household word, is described by DR..
Samuel 7. Armstrong. of the Contagious Dis
ease Hospital. New York. An article on the
United States Geological Survey, describing it's
organization and work, and telling something
of its plans for the future, is contributed by
the new Director, Mr.. Charles ID. Wslcott.
Under the title Natures Triumph, the way in
which tropical vegetation resumes sway over
au abandoned clearing is picturesquely de-
scribed by James Roadway. Mr.. Garrett P.
Serviss continues his examinations of the
starry heavens in his Pleasures of the Tele-
scope series. M. Henri Coupin describes
series of experiments on The Thorns of Plants.
The Departments are we'll filed with a variety
of interesting scientific matters. New York.
Fifty cents a number, S5a year.
Little Dfe,. and Women. An illustrated mag
azine for young readers. Published az Boston.
Price 10 cents, or 81 year.
The Pansy for February ia as welcome to the
little folks as new sled when the snow is
falling. It has q table of contents that will
delight every one of them. Published at Bos-
ton. Price 10 cents, or 81 year.
McC7ure's Maga-ine FOR February carries for
ward the Life of Napoleon to his work in re-
arranging the map of Europe, by erecting new
Kingdoms upon which he placed his brothers
and Marshas. 1t tells of the wars with Rus
sia, Austria, and Prussia, and gives some pi-
uuant details of the love affairs and weaknesses
Of the men who surrounded the great Emperor.
Col. A. K. Mcclure has very interesting arti-
Gle on Lincoln rs Commander-in-Chief, and
there is tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson by
his friends, with portraits, South Sea pictures,
etc. Published at 80 Lafayette Place, New
York. Price Is cents.
The Spring number of TOIettes Is filed with
fashions and fashion talk for old and young,
big and little. Dancing. dining, walking, driv
ing reception, and mourning gowns are all
pictured in the 100 illustrations. Published by
the Toiettes Publishing Co. l21 West Twenty
third street, New 1Ork. frice ~ Genus
The February number of The american Mdgd-
zine of Cfuics is the second issue since the name
was changed from The Americaa Journal of POli-
tics. This number contains varied list of i'm
portant topics. ably presented. Price 50 per
year. Back numbers as sample copies will be
sent on receipt of 25 cents. Published at IS
Park Row, New York.
New Music.
"Her Eyes Don't Shine Like Diamonds"
Words and music by David Marion. Published
by M, Witmark Il Sons, 81 West Twenty-eighth