The Portland daily press., 1899-03-02
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The most interesting or important arti.
Gle in n magazine Is not always TO Ia
found at the beginning. Sometimes a
striking feature is secured when han the
forms are ready for the press and room
has TO be made for it near the latter END
OF the magazine. IL was 80 with Gen,
Skaters Capture OF Manila I'm the Febru-
ary Century; IL Is so again this month
with MAJOR Gen. Green's Capture Of
Manila Gen. Greene is the author Of the
standard history of the last Turco- Russian
war and Of other military works. In
writing OF the campaign In the Philip
pines he speaks with authority; for he
commanded the second expedition from
san Francisco and took aconspiouous and
important part In the operations Of the
army. This Is the first tf two articles
from his pen. Lieut.. Hobson tells in this
number of his experiences In prison In
Santiago and his observations OF the
siege; Lieut., j. B. Bernadon who coiu'
IN naed the torpedc-hoat Mlnslow In the
action at Cardenas in which knsign Bag
ley was killed tells the story of May IL;
Lieut.. Cameron MInslow who command.
cd the cable-cutting expedition at Glen
ardous operations which he directed; and
Mr. Arthur Houghton gives realistic
glimpse of Scenes In the spanish Capital
on the eve of the late war. A mora
momentous war than that of 1853 is the
subject of Prof. Mheeler's papars ON Al
exander the Great, the current instalment
of which is devoted to the Macedonian
victory at lsaus.
The White Mans Burden gives the kew
note of the American Monthly Reyi W of
Reviews for March. The editor ir The
Progress of the World discusses the Phil
ippine situation and American prospects
in those islands, as well as the bearings
of the ratification Of the Spanish treaty
on the future Of the Fillpinos Col vii
liam Conant Church, editor of the Army
and Navy Journal, contributes IA sketch
Of Gen. Elwell S Otis whose efficiency
In subjugating the refractory followers oi
Aguinaldo IL winning the admiration Of
the world. There are two articles on
Philippine native tpyes ana characters
tics. one of which was written by Senof
Caro- Mura, editor of the Voz Espanola,
Of Manila.
Since Admiral Dswey has suggested
that II his native state desires to takc rec
ognition of his services he would prefer
that her gratitude beNshown by aiding
Norwich University, where he received his
early training, the institution is now
known "a the Military College of the
State of Vermont, and receives an an
nuity of 81, 200. A movement is also on
foot to erect new building on the uni
serslty grounds to lie known as Dewey
HALL AS his military college Is now 80
prominently b. foIe the public, the appear
anoe of an intresting history Of the in
stlitution by N. l.. Sheldon in tne March
numt er Of the New England Magazine Is
most opportune. In sthls article MIR.
held1n, himself "A graduate Of the uni
.ersit7, covers the whole period of its
lifei, rom its foundation by Captain
Alien Partridge to the present day, in
cluding in his paper many "reminiscences
Of Dewey's connection with the univer
sity. The article is fully illustrated with
portraits of faculty and alumni and with
views Of the college buildings
A very varied table Of contents Is that
of st, Nicholas for March. An engraving
of Monsieur Ferrier's painting of Little
Red Riding Hood is the frontispiece; aEd
the opening article is story, I'm the Toy
Country" by Mrs Burton Harrison,
Nnust nulnb ls usually dseuOiabcu WIN
fiction OF much more sophisticated sort
How We Helped Une'e Sam tolPrepare
tor War;" by Henry LaMotte, U. ;. ",
is spirited account OF the purchase of
torpedo beats in Germany, just before
war was declared, last spring. Another
paper bearing on tho war is Apprentices
Of the Unitsu States Navy" by Joseph
Collenzt Croft This will interest every
boy who has ever thought of going to sea
as IA career--in otter words, pretty nearly
every boy in America. Like Lieut. La
Notes article. and almost every other
story. sketch, or poem in the magazine
IL is fully illustrated. "The Best Game
We Play is the soldier game. This Is
n lively bit OF verse by Annie Steele.
@ Dorothea Puts the Room inIOrdei is the
title OF lltt4e story illustrated with
pictures that show "a room in anything
but orderly condition. The features we
/ are mentioned are all OF them new; but
the popular serials are here, too-Mr.
Henty's "Sole Survivors Mr.. House :
; Bright Sides of History land Miss Caro-