The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
Literary Notes.

The March number of The Century
opens with paper on 1.-The Mammoth
Cave of keutucky,o written by John r..
Proctor, and accompanied by many strik-
ing illustrations by Castaigne. John
Sidney Webb describes "The River Trip
to the klondike." Mrs. Sara Y. Steven.
son, in her series OF graphic papers deal
ing with the French Intervention in
Mexico, pictures "Mexican Society in
Maximilian's Time, 1861 John Bur-
roughs writes in his most sympathetic
vein of the "Songs of American Birds y
There is paper by Richard L. Ely on
"Fraternalism VS. Paternalism In Govern
ment,o aud Gen. James S. Clarkson tells
of the circumstances under which Gen.
Grant wrote and delivered his famous
Des Moines speech. In DR.. MitchelPs
serial "rhe Adventures of Francois" )" the
hero is swept along in the rushing tide
of Jacobinism. Mrs. Burton HARRISON g
Good Americans" reaches a fifth in-
stalment. A novel topic, with portraits,
is presented in paper by Rupert Hughes
on Women Composers" among which
several Americans are assigned high
rank. There are two new "Gallops,' -
by The Centnrys new writer, David
Gray, and a characteristic story of the
Pennsylvania Dutch entitled "En Nix
Nutz," by John Luther Long author OF
"Madame Butterfly
The March number of st. Nicholas has
for frontispece a drawing by George
Wharton Edwards, "a Milkmaid of
Dordrecht." The opening paper is by
w. $. Harwood, and is devoted TO "rhe
Great Lakes" their history, peculiarities,
and scenic grandeur, and he also tells OF
the vast amount of commerce that passes
through them. There are many illus
tratiOns, including number of striking
pictures of lake navigation. Oliver Her
ford contributes characteristic illumi-
mated poem, "Ihe SnaiPs Dream" The
poor creature imagined that it was the
lightning limited express, and even with
its sleepy eyes it beheld placards bearing
the inscription, Look out tor the Snail
way Train." Meredith Nugent gives
some "Leaves from the Notebook of an
Animal-Artst," with page of sketches.
Tudor jerks gives advice as TO the choice
and use of reference Books for Boy
and Girls" "A Giant Candle" Is a de-
scription of spectacular feature of the
Swedish Exposition, and incidentally an
account of 'candle-makiDg in Sweden.
new serial for girls is begun in the
number, "a Year with Denise and Ned
Toodles."
Henry d. Sedgwick, Jr., opens the
March Atlantic with a sparkling and
suggestive paper upon French and Eng
ish Literature In which he denounces the
so called cosmopolitan" admiration of
,verything French as "creed out worn" ,"
and demonstrates the supremacy of our
20 oil hn
of literature, and shows the superiority
lish authors over anything which has
been or can be accomplished in the
French language rhe Municipal Ser
Lowell, is temperate and careful re-
view of the 81 uation. Boston is taken
as typical of the larger American cities,
aud many interesting statements are
made and some startling facts brought
to light F. Hopkins smiths brilliant
novel, Cabel West, and Mrs. Wiggin's s
lively Penelope's p ogress are concluded.
short stories and sketches are contr but
cd by Miss Wlllimna l.. Armstrong, Mrs.
Madeleine Yale Wynne and others.
The March number of The Forum,
hich, by the way, inaugurates the
tWenty-nftn volume, contains an unusal-
ly large proportion of articles on cur
rent topics. OF the fourteen items more
than one-half deal with subjects of
national or international importance,
several of them being liveIquestionsIof the
hour. The leading article is entitled
''Should the United States Produce its
Sugar?" and its author ia the Hon.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture.
The Hon. William j. Stone, Ex-Governor
of Missouri, contributes crisply written
article on "The Democratic Party and its
Future Another article which is sure
to attract wide attention is that by
Senator Frank ID. Pavey, on estate Con-
troll of Political PARTIES" Other papers
are: "Our Duty to Cuba" by Senator
H. ID. Money; "The Duty of Annexing
Hawaii" by Senator Il. Morgan; Organ
Music and Organ-Playing," by the cele-
brated organisr, M. Alexandra Guilmant !:
"'rhe Tramp Problem: A Remedy" by