Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-03-04
MAGAZINES FOR MARCH.
SCRIBNEj,'S,

Iue MuTCH uuHIDcT vi SCTIDueT y
shows Governor Roosevelt in the sort
of description that he likes best--a mar.
rative of fight. With his usual can.
dor he calls this "General Young's
Fight Mt Las Guasimas," and pays a
hearty tribute to his brigade com.
mander and to the regulars who won
equal honors with the Rough Riders in
that hot sklrmlsh. Any one who reads
the colonels account will have no he.
lief In the story Of nm ambush. The
advance was carefully planned out by
consultation Of the leading officers. and
every commander knew exactly what
was expected Of him. Senator HOar
has been lately compared to Webster
by reason Of the literary and Oratorical
quality of his recent speech In the Sen.
ute. AS n young man he frequently
heard Webster speak, AMI this install.
mcnt of his political "Reminiscences"
gives his Impressions Of the character
and OratOry Of Webster, and also con.
tains nm unpublished letter of Web.
ster's to Senator Hoar's brother. which
IL the last anti-slavery expression Of
Webster. and Is valuable contribution
to the political history Of the period.
THE COSMOPOLITAN.
The March number of The Cosmopoli.
tan II surprisingly interesting. 1t
deals largely with orlentalisms.
The recent success of the British
arms over the Mahdists In the SOudan
demonstrates that even fanatIcism can
not stand against drill and discipline.
But In earlier days II Is easy to under
stand why the Arabs swept all before
them. An ingenious tenet OF MOham.
med taught his followers that the hour
and minute and second Of death were
fully ordained. Therefore the belicv.
Ing soldiers self.regardless fighting
was for while invincible. COnfucius,
Zoroaster. Buddha, Brahma. Moham.
med-each Of these great religious
thinkers now has his followers beneath
the far.fiung flag Of the United States.
II IL consequently the highest political
wisdom to understand what each of
our new wards believes. The March
number Of The Cosmopolitan contains
the second chapter OF 1.-THE Founding
Of IN Empire" by John Brisben Walk
or. The first part gives bird's.eye
view Of Mohammcd and his religion.
THE PAIL MALL MAGAZINE.
The March Pail Mall Magazine has
an uncommOnly attractive table Of con.
tents. The number opens with fine
poem by Prof. Charles g. ID. Roberts,
entitled "Kinsmen Strong" emphasix.
Ing the aspirations of those who favor
a closer union between the United
States and England. The frontispiecc
IL by c. Dana Gibson, who also con-
tributes to the magazine the first Of
three articles, illustrated by himself,
picturing his recent travels In Egypt.
Among the other notable contents are:
An article on the life and work Of the
late Puvis de Chavannes by Miss Marie
l.. Won Worst, with portrait and exam.
pies of his work; "'The Shipwreck," a
powerful short story Of American life,
by Mrs. Gertrude AthertOn; the third
Of Mr.. George somes Layard's articles
dealing with Suppressed Plates; the
uttu Va SWIn Asubccss susSscSSue
papers on the Evolution Of Naval Ar.
chitecture; an article by Mr.. Frederick
Greenwood discussing, In its political
aspects. the Kaiser's recent jaunt In
Palestine; and the fourth installment
of General Sir Hugh Coughs "Old
Memories" Of the Afghanistan cam
paign. In addition to these interesting
textures there IL some excellent fiction,
several fine poems, and the whole mum.
Der Is. as usual, superbly illustrated.
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION.
An article that will attract the atten'
ton of those Interested In our cOuntry's
history appears In the March WOman's
Home Companion. 1t Is a vivid account
Of the formation of the Southern Con-
federacy by Edward Page CASTOR, who
has had unusual opportunities for col
Letting facts as yet unrecorded In writ
ten history of that period.