The Dickinson press., 1897-03-06
111ERARY NOTICES..

LITERARY NOTICES..
.sFrom Cleveland to Mckinley in
the White House," with appropriate
illustrations is Il remarkably bright
and clever article which John Hard
wick contributes to the March Chau-
tauquan.
In "Brains for the Young" Prof.
Burt Wilder, of Cornell University,
strenNously urges that pupils in our
public schools and colleges should re-
ceive practical instruction Us to the
structure aud functions Of the ami
NAL and the human brain. and should
be supplied with anatom ical speci
mems for that purpose In March
Arena.
The first article of q notable series
describing the official. social and do
nestle sides of life in tho White
House. is one of II score or more ad-
mirable features which m axe up the
Ladies' Home Journal for March.
1t is by ex-President Harrison, and
presents 4 vivid, interesting pen pic
ture Of "a Day with the President
at his DESK" detailing the wearisome
routine of our Chief Executives dali
~ life.
Charles Rawson Thurston. writing
of Harbor defenses in March St.
Nicholas, says: Tn 3, u. ). governm ant
is at present devotiny special atten-
-tion to the ratification and defense
CT the harbors along the Atlantic
coast, many of which are so situated
that a hostile feet might too easily
enter them. The government Off ci-
ais are busy. therefore, in deyising
plans, and gradually carrying them
into execution, for the protection of
these cities or important commercial
points along the coast. Of these har-
Dor defenses there are four distinct
kinds: torpedo mines. mortar-batter-
les, batteries of rapid-tire guns and
disappearing guns.
The March number of The Define
ator is called the EARLY Spring Num-
her. Its forecast of spring and sum-
mer fashions is made graphic by nu.
merou colored plates illustrating
the incoming dress m odes, colors and
fabrics, Its literary menu includes
u charming novelette, of New York
art life by Ellen Olney Kirk. called
''rhe Story of Il Picture" In her
second paper on Social Life in the
American metropolis, Mary Cadwal-
adler Jones is, naturally, at her best.
Price per year 81; Is cents per copy.
The Butterick Pub. Co.. Z w. 18th
st. New York.
The world will have nothing more
from the magic pen of Robert Louis
Stevenson after the mantle novel
of Est: Ives" which begins publ Ca
tion in the March u Der of
McClure's Magazine. We know from
Stevenson's letters to Sidney COlvin
already published, that he was en-.
gagged on this novel down almost to
the moment of his sudden death. and
that it interested him deeply. He
had the good fortune to leave it sub
stantially complete. The last two
chapters, perhaps, were not fully
written; but he left such a summary
Of them that the course and conclu-
sion Of the story are quite sa~tisfact-
orily shown.
The Century for March is an SIN
auguration Number and is one of Il
series of special issues which will
make the present year Of that maya.
zine of more than ordinary interest
to its readers. The Century was new
er more popular than at present; it's
January and February numbers went
out of print within Il week Of issue,
and its two leading serials, "Cam-
paigning with Grant" by General
Horace Porter, and "Hugh Wynne,
Free Quaker" DR.. Weir Mitchell's
novel of the American Revolution,
are attracting widespread in terest.
Dr.. Mitchelr's story, the scene of
which is laid in Philadelphia, ha 8
doubled the sale Of the magazine in
that city.
Public Opinion represents the re.
suit of culling the most interes ting
and important articles and items of
news from about 1900 newspapers,
magazines and reviews. A single
issue often contains IN alter from $50
different periodicals. The field of
American and Foreign Affairs is
thoroughly coverel aud the hest
thought of the day Is presented pn-
der the heads Of Sociological, Scien-
tific, Religious. Letters and Art, Mis-,
cellany, and Business and Finance.
Public Opinion Co., Is Astor Place,
New York City.
The most intensely interesting
people of the world just at this mo-
ment are the millions of famine and
plague stricken India, hat little is
known of this region by the people
of the U. S. Such reports as come to
us are the things seen through Brit
ish glasses. What has been the eff
feet of British rule in India? Why
these terrible famines? Why plaques!
Julian Hawthorne has been sent by
the Cosmopolitan Magazine to India
to obtain answers to these questions
at first hand and depict the situation
as it appears TO an American. The
March Cosm .nolitan contains the
first of what 3 probably the most
important se:, ) of articles ever pre-
sented in this magazine.
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On Monday evening, the Daughters
of the Prophet met at the home of
Mrs. j. j. Freeman and held a most
interesting session. Mesdames Stick
ney, Tingle, and Rudiselle were initi-
ated into the mysteries of this most
mysterious order, and they say that
it vas fine; you co"l, not get n of
them to say ar.t':ing else. After the
work all SIT down to a fine banquet.
f. E. Turner of Compton, Mo-,
writes US that after suffering from
| piles for X years, he completely cur
ed them by using three boxes of De-
| Witt,a Witch IIuzal Salxa Ii curoa