The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-10
AMONG THE MAGAZINES.

For over half century The Living Ag,
| has occupied a foremost position among
| the leading periodicals Of the day. By the
| introduction o: original Transitions OF the
writings Of prominent statesmen, scientists
| essayist and noveists Of Continental Eu-
rope the publishers have widened their field
| end rendered the magazine more useful
valuable and interesting than ever before
The addition OF monthly supplement, de-
voted 10 American literature, Is another
evidence OF enterprise and wise judgment
which viii surely be rewarded by an enlarg-
ed subscription list
Many western states can properly cal
themselves children OF New En- gland, but
| none can do II with greater reason than
Kansas. The part taken by New England
| men In the opening up OF the new state
during tho ecitement Of the anti-slavery
struggle was a very aggressive and import
ant one. AMI the part which has been taken
ny New England capitalists in the indus
trial development: OF the state In more re-
cent times has been in another field scarce
" less important The whole story OF these
two great political and Industrial influences
is told IN a very thorough and graphic way
by Prof. William II. Carruth of Kansas, il
the article entitled New England In Kan
sas'' In the March number of the New Eng
lard Magazine. HIS article Is REINFORCED
By great wealth Of illustrations, and II
viii read with almost equal interest by
those who are interested IN the Old anti
slavery history and those who are interest
ed in the modern commercial development
of the great west Warren F. Kellogg, .
Park Square, Boston. Mass.
Mr.. William Allen White, IN the March
Forum says that nowhere else Is the Ameri-
can Socialist so earnest, so outspoken, and
50 unhsmpered by scruples as in Kansas.
That IS because the Kansas man Is an
American, with no guiding motive. save his
desire TO kick. When the American does
get of the track, he goes farther than ans
one His good sense, however, always
brings him hack; but while he Is away from
the reservation, he Is very bad Indian
There are indications that the ghost-danc-
.ns IN Kansas Is done; yet the state remains
an excellent field wherein 20 study existing
conditions OF American Socialism For in
this state men-avsrage men, plain every
cay Anerican-are living in a social and
economic atmosphere rarely 20 be met with
The trontisp.ece OF McClure's Magazine
for March Is a fine portrait % Marx Twain
painted By Charles Noel Flagg, and never
before reproduced Il introduces an extre-
rnely interesting number There is the op-
enlag instalmeut OF a new novel b. Robert
Louis Stevenson. the last novel we shall
aver have from tire most charming Of 20
rrancs-s There Is q brief critical paper,
spt and comprehensive I, is Interpretation
ard fun ard cordial in It's praise OF RUd-
Yard KIpIing a poet, BY W y. HOzeiis-
There Is a paper OF personal impressions
on one cf the greatest OF illustrative sTtisSs.
Daniel Verge. BY bis intimate friend. Az
g-st JaccacI- with numerous drawings b
Verge, most Of them never before pub
l.sheS And there f. paper from Conan
Doyle relating rs oru personal adventures
n the Arctic seas as a young su-rsoa on
board cf a Greenland vhsier. These ara
features varied and significant enc1Eh- one
shouts think. 70 attract crawl o. readers
20 any nsgaz5Es-