The Portland daily press., 1896-11-14
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

the November McClure's, where fine re-
productions of daguerreotype portraits of
Calhoun, Webster, Edward Everett, DR..
Holiness Jenny Lind. and others, from
rare collections still surviving, illustrate
an entertaining paper, by Mrs. D. T.
Davis, on the development of daguerreo-
typing In America. Another richly illus
trated paper in this number, is Ethel
Mackenzie MoKenua's intimate account
of the English artist Alma-Taiema, in
his luxurious London house aud studio.
But, inevitably. the readers first curi-
osity will be for the widely announced
long story of American life by Rudyard
Kipltng, of which the opening INSTALL
ment here appears. The illustrations by
/. W. Taber are very close to the real life,
also.
The complete novel in the November
issue of Lippincott's is An Interrupted
Current, by Howard NJ. Yost, new
writer with happy knack of story tell
Ing. The scene is In eastern Pennsyl-
vania, and the action turns. m tracing
the perpetrators of bank robbery and
their plunder.
The November Harpar's is marked by
the first paper in a new series on South
Africa by Poultney Bigelow. with illus
trations from material gathered by the
author. The article in the November
Magazine tells the story of Jameson's
Raid In the language OF two partici-
pants, one Boer Of the native army, the
other physician who accompanied the
English expedition. This paper will be
ell r. NJ. lx1~ \ IL. a.
Of the strongest man in South Africa,
resident Paul Kruger, exhibiting his
most striking characteristics as they ap-
pear to an obGervaut American.
Magazine articles about the late
George Du Maurier are likely to be quite
numerous during the coming months.
The first noteworthy Iattsmpt to form an
estimate of Du Maurier's career that has
appeared in America since his death is
in the form OF a profusely illustrated ar
ticle contributed to the Novembe Re-
view of Reviews. by M. Ernest Knaufft,
who describes Du Maurier's qualities as
an artist and illustrator. rather than his
more recently developed gifts as writer
of fiction.
The Century for November opens The
twenty seventh year of the magazine
with series of papers by General Horac
Porter. entitled Campaigning with
Grant, 'embody ing recollections of Grant
during the period of bis supreme COM
mand over the Union army. From the
first paper it will be seen that General
Porter's work will give an intimate reve-
lation of Grants nature, and that it
will be enlivened by abundant anecdote.
Two serial novels are begun In this num-
ber: Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker, by DR..
S. Weir Mitchell, is story In which
Wynne. sometime officer on the staff of
General Washington, tells, in the first
person, the story of his life. The first
instalments give graphic pictures Of life
in Philadelphia just before the Revolu-
tion. The other serial, by Mr. Marion
Crawford, is entitled A Rose Of Yester-
day; the opening scene is In Luoerne,
and the characters are all Americans.
new volume of ST. Nicholas begins
with the November number, 80 there are
the first chapters in three new serials.
The first of these which Will be the
leading feature of the magazine for the
year, is Master Skylark, story of the
time of SHAKESPEARE, by John Bennett.
It opens in Stratford, and the poet him
self is evidently soon to figure in it.
Reginald Birch furnishes number of
attractive illustrations. The second
serial is The Last Three Soldiers, by
William H. Shelton, telling of the ad-
ventures Of mem bers of q Union ksignal
corps who become castaways in the midst
of the Confederncy. A story for girls,
June's Garden, by Marion Hill, Is also
begun in the number. The author is q
daughter of Barton Hill the eminent
Shaksperean actor.
No reader of Appleton's Popular Science
Monthly will be lixeIy to complain of
dryness In the November number.
Bashford Dean, of Columbia University,
describes the leading Public Aquariums
in Europe, with illustrations, and tells
what devices are used to give them
realistic appearance. Prof. A. 8. Pack
ard tells about climb up The Crater Of
Mount Shasta. In Notes on Bills. Bur-
mese, and Battaks. also illustrated, DR..
r. W. Shufeldt describes the physical
and mental characters of three Oriental
PNoPASS. &AAAOohOA AAAdouAagpu u66CElDGlVe
article, by Margaret W. Leighton. has
the simple title Shells. The opening
paper of the number, by Prof W. H'
Hudson,Eo Eof Stanford University, deals
with a more serious subject, The Moral
Standard. it's aim being to show the su
perior reasonableness of scientific ethics.
Prof. Edward II. Shaw treats of The
Employment of the Motor Activities in
Teaching, showing how natural tsnden-
cies OIL the child that are troublesome If
repressed are helpful when properly
directed.
The November number of The Book
man contains poems ny Lizette Wood
worth Ruse, John Albert Macy and
Robert Alger Brown: chapters XXI and
XXI of Kate Carnegie by an Maclaren :.
London letter by W. Robertson
Niooll; Paris letter by Aired Maniere.
reviews Of books; several notes: Some
Recent Educational Publieatinns Lu