The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-10
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produced IrOin d urhWlug SpeClaAiy 'Ais"u
for the purpose, forms the frontispiece OF
the February Current Literature This
is by way of illustrating the article on
Mr.. Cheney and his work, which is pro
vided by f. M. Hopkins as his monthly
contribution to the American Poets OF
Today series, so long an interesting feat
ure of this magazine. Among other good
things in ths number are an article on
the late Alphonse Daudet, an account of
his life and work, as we'll as reproduc-
tfon of his exquisite little sketch, The
Death of the Dauptin; spirited readings
from Sienkiewiczs latest novel, HAMA,
and from Mrs Frances Hodgson Bur
nett's, His Grace of Osnlonde; com
pilation of clever thrusts at the sterner
sex entitled Men in Epigram; and anoth-
er, verse compilation, What the Old
Time Poets Say of Death.
In Scribner's for February Police Com
missioner Andrews describes the first
election in Greater New York in an ar
ticle entitled The Police Control of a
Great Election. Capt. Mahan writes on
The Naval Campaign of 1776 or Lake
Champlain. Senator Lodges Story of the
| Revolution is continued with an account
of The Second Congress and the Siege of
Boston In describing the Battle of Bun
ker Hill he reveals a fascinating power of
narrative. Senator Lodge brings the
Revolution nearer to the modern man
than it has ever been before. The histori-
cal pictures by Pyle, Peixotto, Yohn, and
other expert artists add to this impression
of reality.
A leading feature of the February Har-
per's is the first part of an article by
| George du Maurier, entitled Social Pic
torial Satire, which deals with the great
satirists of Punch. The illustrations are
from drawings by John Leech, one of
which, Mr.. and Mrs. Caudle, is repro
duced in color as the frontispiece. Other
features are Projects for an Isthmian
Canal, by the Hon. David Turpie; Stutt-
CART: The Modern City, by Elsie J.
Allen, richly illustrated by Joseph Pen
NELL Roam Rarbary, novelette, OF the
turf, by George Hubbard: Some Ameri-
cans from Oversee, description, by Kirk
Munroe, fully illustrated, of his adven-
lures among the Icelanders and Russians
of North Dakota; The Duo d'Aumale and
the Conda Museum, by Henri Bouchot,
illustrated from rare and unpublished
Indian Political Life, by F. II. Shrine;
and Recent Development of Musical Gull
ture in Chicago, by George P. Upton.
Cuha Hawaii and China furnish the
principal topics discussed editorially in
the American Monthly Review of Reviews
for February. There are also few para
graphs of pointed comment OH current
domestic politics-the fractional differ
ences among Ohio Republicans and the
swelling tide of Crokerism in the Demo
cratic party. The editor gives his views
on Tamlnany's attitude toward the New
| York rapid-transit problem and on the
| reckless expenditure of canal-improve-
ment funds by the Republican bosses OF
the State.
The third of Rudyard Kipling's Just-So
Stories appears in the February st.
Nicholas. 1t tells How the Rhinoceros
Got His Wrinkly Skin, and the manner of
it is just as surprising as one would ex-
pect from Mr.. Kipling. The tale has full
page illustrations by Oliver HEREFORD. Mr..
Stockton,s serial, The Buccaneers of Our
Coast, takes up the adventures of Bar
thole1ny and gRoc, two famous pirates,
and describes the way in which John
Esquemeling, the buccaneer historian,
came to cast in his fortunes with the
Brethren of the Coast. The twelve lively
Club, in Mr.. Rupert Hughes serial, find
lull in the season of athletic contests,
and engage in royal snow fort battle.
There is marked variety in the Febru-
airy number of The Century. The second
part of DR.. Weir Mitchell's new story,
The Adventures of Francois, deals with
the experiences of the hero as a thief and
juggler, and describes the exciting
scenes attending the outbreak of the
French, Revelation. The scene Of Mrs.
Harrison's Good Americans changes from
the Berkshires to Constantinople and the
Aegean, the love story having for back
ground a running sketch of travel. In
the series of Heroes Of Peace, Jacob A.
Riis writes of Heroes Who Fight Fire, his
article being illustrated by Jay Hambidge.
Captain II. D. Smith writes of The
United States Revenue Cutter Service
experience in The Steerage of Today, by
Fl. Phelps Whitmnrsh, who came over as
No. 1916, Group G., the narrative accom-
panied by Casraigne's sketches. An I'M
USUALLY novel paper is My Bedouin
Friends, by X. Talbot Kelly, with pic
lures by himself, setting forth unique ad
ventures in the Egyptian desert. There
is continuation of the important remin-
iscences by Mrs. Sara Y. Stevenson of
Mexico during the French Intervention,
with glimpses of Macmillan. his allies
and enemies.
The celebration last year of the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery
Of North America by John Cabot has been
the occasion of much discussion, but no
article heretofore published has summed
up the results of the new studies concern
ing the Cabots SO carefully and So we'll as
that by Rev. Edward G. Porter which
stands at the front of the February num-
ter of the New England Magazine. The
next importans illustrated article is
study by MIR. John e. Bennett of the
New England Influences in California.
The city of Holyoke, Mass, is chosen for
treatment in this number of the maya
zine. There are few New England cities
as large as Holyoke which are SO young;
but the history Of Holyoke as town runs
far back, and Mr.. Kirkland, the author
of the article, details with as much devo-
ton the story of the day of small things
as the story of the great manufacturing
enterprises which In these last decades
have given Holyoke SO conspicuous
place among our busy cities. His article
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