Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-09
LITERARY NOTES.

The opening article in the Review
for March. entitled Americas Interests
in Eastern Asia. by Hon John W.
Barrett, presents an impressive state
ment OF the gross neglect OF maritime
and trade interests in that part OF the
world. An interesting paper on the
Revival of the Olympian Games is
contributed by Mr.. George Horton,
United States Consul at Athens. Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner writes very
COMPREHENSIVE OF Our Foreign
Trade and Consular Service. What
Shall We Do With the Excise Question W
is a live topic, ably treated by the Hon.
Warner Miller The third paper by
the Right Hon W. =. Gladstone on
The Future Life and Condition of Man
Therein find q space in this number.
A number of other valuable cOntribu-
tiOns appear in this number, notably
Our Defenseless Coasts. The Natural
History Of Warfare 90 Jamaica a
Field for Investment. Free Silver and
the Savings Banks. Altogether the
present number will be found TO be one
of the best yet presented to the pub
lie.
THE ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
The money question presented from
the standpoint of the practical man is
the purpose of two interesting and val
liable articles i'm The Engineering
Magazine for March. The first. by
Mr.. John r Dunlap shows why the
subject is of prime Importance to men
engaged in industrial enterprises; and
the second. by Mr.. J. Selwin TAFT,
/ proves that S750.000. 600 may be added
10 Our available working capital by
simply authorizing national banks to
establish branches wherever they may
| be needed. in accordance with the
Scotch system Owing 10 their thor
/ Oughly practical character these papers
may be classed among the most impOr-
l tant contributions vet made to the sub
/ jecJ. Other leading articles in the
same number are Professor ROentgen s
/ Discovery of a New Radiance by
/ Mitchael I Pupin; The Railroad Fa-
cilities Of Suburban New York" by Fos-
| ter CrOVell. "Staudpipes for Fire Pro-
lection and Street Flushing by Louis
/ L. Tribus. Artistic Engine Room In
/ teriors.' by r. IT. Adams; Lighting
I Residences by Electricity" by Augustus
/ NOll; THE Architecture Of Modern
/ Bank Buildings by R. w. Gibson
/ Prospecting with the Diamond Drill.
/ by J Parbe Claiming: Practical As
/ saying at Mines and Works by II.
| Van F. Furm2n.
SCRIBNER'S- AS President An
/ drew's great history serial i'm Serb
ner's Magazine draws to a conclusion
/ the very entertaining quality of It,.
/ which has been generally acclaimed, is
intensified. The March instaliment
/ contains a pictorial record that is uni
que in magazine Illustration. giving
/ thirly-dve pictures i'm one article The
\ third installme0t of Sentimental Tom
my, Barrie's extraordinary serial. con-
/ tains most pathetic chapter describ-
\ ing the death and burial of Jean Myles
/ and the return OF Tommy and his sis
/ ter 20 Thrums
LADIES HOME JOURNAL-Gen. A.
\ W Greedy. of Arctic fame. begins in
/ the current number of the Ladies Home
Journal his articles on George Washing
ton, which are expected to create con-
siderable discussion. This article deals
with the loves and cOurtships of Wash
/ ingtOn and his marriage to the Widow
/ CuStis. The second paper in the series
of articles furnished by eX-President
I Harrison appears i'm this number. He
outlines the Presidents power his dU-
ties and how ne discharges them; the
trials and annOyances to which he is
put and explains what relation each
cabinet officer holds to the President.
The fashion department is up 20 date
in every particular
TABLE TALk-AmOng the many
good things Table Talk puts before MS
this month is the article on candy max
ing by Miss G.. c. Bedford, an ac-
knowledged expert in that line; a de-
scriptiOn of A Mexican Dinner the
regular treatment Of housekeepers in
quiries. which contains nearly fifty re-
cipes. q veritable cook book i'm itself;
the new bill Of fare. which is full of wo-
mans interests; the new menus for
March. which includes one for every
meal of the month; and The Lenten
Calm" i'm which the writer delves
| among the fancies of fashions world.
/ The entertainments, novelties. books
| everything for the March season OF
/ 1896. YOU will find i'm its pages.
/ OUTING Outing for March is a de-
/ lightful number. Many beautiful illus-
/ trations add to the attractiveness OF
/ seasOnable tales of travel sport and
I adventure the world over. The con-
I tents are as follows. Duck Shooting
7 ON Savannah River" "Incognito." by
/ Caroline Shelley; A Cycling Trip in
Trinidad. by Hy. Macbeth: wild
/ Sport in Ceylon." by T. r Dixon
.t Aor.oe- tlo NToeho 90 t,- To,ot Cbor,o ri .
I Among the Russian Bears by Fred.
Whisaw. LENS World Tour Awheel. IS
About the Balearics" by Chas Ed
wardeS; "Adolph," by Therese G. Ran
DALI Model Yachts. by Franklin
Bassford: Faculty Control of Athletics
at English Universities. by J. W. LANG
and w W Bolton; National Guard of
Nevada. by Lieutenant W. r. Hamil-
ton. and the usual editorials. poems.
records. etc.
ROMANCE-The March number of
Romance is the most interesting Of the
series. since its change into an illus
trated magazine Il contains pathetic
little story. q charming poem by Eben
Rexford. and Illustrated articles upon
a half dozen timely subjects. There is
a good anecdOte told in its brief little
story about dogs. while the article on
the next Paris exposition gives a trend
OF talk about the great French fair of
1900 Sir Frederick LeightOn's pOr-
trait and reproductions from some of
his pictures are timely "reminiscences
of the great English painter.
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