The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11
MAGAZINES.

MAGAZINES.
The AprfT number Of The North American
Review contains among tie many note
worthy articles timely paper by the Mar
Guis OF DufTerin and Ava, on How India
Fights the Famine" Lord DuTerin was
formerly viceroy Of that eastern empire.
ard his eloquent appeal 10 Americans viii
be read with perhaps even greater interest
from the fact that he presents the demand
for relief and the status OF the food supply
IN an entirely different manner than did Sir
Edwin Arnold In the March number OF The
North American. He describes the famine
as being SIS dire calamity as over visited
the human race. At the present time there
are more than 0oo 90 Of people being kent
alive through the relief work or the Indian
government which, however can only pro-
vide the Applicants with Just enough 70
keen soul and body together" re goes on
70 relate something OF the policy % 'nsur-
ance against famine In this connection he
tells how the government OF India has
provided an extensive railway system. by
means % which grain and food sfnffs can
be carried both from the chief Indian sea-
ports and from the Interior centers Of pro-
duction 70 the Administration districts.
These railways ere known in India as
famine railways because they have been
purposely laid down. not where there was a
prospect Of opening the country 70 reuaun-
erative .raff'c. or where a paying dividend
could be expected. but through those dis
tricts whers previous experience and me-
teorologfcan observations have indicated
that the rainfall Ia most frequently scanty
and ca pricious. Already s no miles ~ these
special lines are In f1in working order, and
more are In course az construction.
Lord DufYeriu makes n strong plea for
charity for the famine sufferers. and con-
cIudes bis fo-clhl~ paper with quotation
from cir William Hunters address recently
delivered az oxford in reference 70 the
Lord Mayor of Tondon's Indian famine
fund: Every shilling tat you give viii
keep a poor widow or an orphan for
week; every sovereign NAV saws some be-
reaved family from tesnr broken up; every
hundred pounds viii cradle n whole village
which has lost Sc cattle and seed grain 20
make fresh start" And. the marquis
ADDS: eff. then. 80 little Will do 50 much.
most earnestly do trust that some ~ my
readers viii not turn deaf ear TO midas
cry for help
In Harper's Magazine fer April under
TIRE title 81 'sThe Awakening 81 = Nation"
Charles r I.ummis gives the third INSTALL
usnt % the result Of his study and ohserva-
ton 81 Mexican men. their manners anf
methods He gives much valuable i1gor-
provemenfs. but concerns himself princi-
nally With the romantic history % Pres-
dent Diaz The article has many sns mus
trations among which are portraits ~ thu
president and his wife AMI son. The princi-
pal remaining articles ~ TITS number are:
ava shlnefon an1 the French Craze o. a.
by John Bach MeNsster: Howard PYLE f1v-
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81 Innovation for Tarper's Henry Smith
Williams, NJ n writes - ''PaisontoloEtcai
Progress of the Century" with twelve u
fnstratlaus from photographs. The Marian
has reached its VII. rart. and grows more
ara more interesting From Home 20
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count a Hfs IN belgium. Pouitney Biselow
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rersor-aS There are short stories bv MAJ
wars- Defand. Brante- Matthew srs Mary
~ Nears: roerns ana several other articles
complete TIRE number.
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