Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-21
by the author Published by G. w
Putnam's Sons, New York.

England in the days of Charles the
Second is brilliantly pictured in Anthony
Hopes story "Simon Dole" which has
now appeared in book form after pub
lication as serial. Mr.. Hawkins style
is inimitable in its way, and this latest
production of the pen of one of Eng
lands foremost romanticists, will be
widely read. Published by the Frederick
A. Stokes Company, New York. There
are some good illustrations by Mr.. st.
John Harper.
THE PERIODICALS.
The first number Of the Newspaper
Magazine will appear next week.
Prince Kropotkin, the famous Russian
revolutionist and refugee, is engaged in
the preparation of his "reminiscences,
which will begin in an early number of
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Century Of March has two articles
on the gold fields Of the northwest. John
Sidney Webb writes Of 1.-THE river trip
to the Klondike." giving many illustra-
tons from photographs. The Alaska
Commercial Company made application
for the establishment of a postal route
along the Yukon river, and last summer
make a preliminary survey. MIR. Webb 3
tour Of investigation included most of
the coast of Alaska, and he journeyed
up the Yukon as far as the Klondike.
He describes not only this famous creek,
but the other tributaries of the Yukon,
many of which have been only partially
prospected. Edward S. Curtis writes in
the same number of "The rush to the
Klondike over the mountain passes"
this article also being illustrated from
photographs.
The propagation and cultivation of
fish by the government is interestingly
and instructively described by Joanna
R. Nichols Kyle in Frank Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly for March. The article
has the felicitous title, Aquatic pro-
teges of government" and is profusely
illustrated The same magazine con-
tains an important paper on ''The Con-
gregationalists," setting forth the histo-
ry and growth Of that denomination in
this country, by Rev. A. e. Dunning.
This also is accompanied by many fine
illustrations.
1t is now nearly three-quarters of q
year since the bold Norwegian, Andree,
sailed out Of all human sight in his ball
loon, in the hope of reaching the north
pole. Experts in Arctic travel and ex-
ploration are far from convinced that he
is lost; indeed, they are quite confident
that he will yet be heard from. One Of
them, Mr.. Walter Wellman, who himself
conducted an expedition into the Arctic
in 1894, will review the chances for and
against Andree's safety in an article in
McClure's Magazine for March.
Henry D. Sedgwick, Jr., opens the
March Atlantic with sparkling and
suggestive though decidedly partisan
paper, in which he proves to his salts
faction that English outclasses French
literature. The paper would be more
valuable were it written by a German
or a Russian instead of by one whose
native literature is English or French.
"England's economic and political cri-
sis" by j. n. Larned, is an interesting
and valuable analysis Of the national
and commercial supremacy Of TIE Eng
lish nation. 'SThe municipal service Of
Boston," by Hon. Francis G. Lowell, is
temperate and careful review of the
situation. r. L. Godkin contributes a
readable article on 1.-THE Australian de-
mocracy," and K. Mitsukuri gives an
account of the family relations and do
mestic and social life Of the Japanese
In "Bacchylides and his country" Prof
cally and picturesquely the present ap-
pearance of the isle Of Keos, and re-
views its early condition and history, in
connection with the recent discovery Of
portion of the long-lost poems of Bac-
chylides, which has drawn widespread
attention to his birthplace.
A beautifully illustrated account of a
winter trip to the Sahara desert, by
Prof. Angelo Heilprin, is announced for
the March number of Appletons' Pop
ular Science Monthly. Prof. Heilprin' S
attractive style and reputation as a
careful scientific observer, promise an
instructive and entertaining story.
The first of Andrew I4angs new series
of Letters to Dead Authors" is ad-
dressed to Nathaniel Hawthorne, and
appears in the current issue Of the
Chap-Book.
Mrs. Alice Morse Earle who is well
known as an authority on china col
lecting, will begin a series Of articles
in the March issue of the House Beau
tiful She will write first upon Delft
ware which is now so popular
The smallness of the proposed appro-
priation for American representation at
the coming Paris exposition is vigorous
ly criticised by Golfers Weekly. The
sum is compared with that allowed by
small nations at the Chicago fair, when
these nations had but little to exhibit;
we, on the contrary, should improve ey-
cry opportunity of displaying our manu-
faetured goods to the world