The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
THE MARCH MAGAZINES

The March Atlantic opens with a
brief and well-considered editorial ar
ticle setting forth clearly and dispas-
slonately the present International sit
uation, and the rights and duties of the
hour. In this, as in the articles in
preceding numbers, the Atlantic voices
the best and highest ideas and resolves
of the most thoughtful and patriotic
classes of the community in the great
task of constructive patriotism which
now confronts the nation Prof. VIII
liam James continues his discussion of
psychology = for steachers; William
Goodelt Frost describes under the title
"Our contemporary ancestors in the
southern mountains" the strange com
munities on the slopes of the Appala-
chians. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe writes
entertainingly of Boston in the fortfes
and fifties while Miss Marion Hamil-
ton Carriers sprghtly protest against
certain kindergarten methods viii fur
nish entertainment for readers, at the
same time imparting much wholesome
information and food for reflection to
parents and educators Dr. John Fiske
details some remarkable phases of in
sane or eccentric literature, and Prince
Kropotkin continues his autobiography
President Hyde of BoWdoin College
discusses earnestly and intelligently|
the wonderful career for thirty years
of President Eliot of Harvard Univer-
sity, as an educational reformer giv-4
ing in detail the changes and advances
brought about by him in his own uni
versity, and the remarkable progress
he has caused in every stage Of general
education throughout the whole ma
ton.
John Burroughs and Bradford Torrey
show that they can write as skilfully
of men and books as OF animals, in
their ESSAYS on The Vital Touch in
Literature and Writers That Are
Quotable." Grant Squires in his Con-
fession Of a Government Censor, re-
veals striking chapter Of the secret
history of the war, and gives an in
teresting account Of the methods of su-
pervisen, and oftentimts suppression,
Of cable messages, and there are
poems by Bliss Carman, stories and
sketches.
The second number OF the American
Patriot maintains the standard of in
terest set by the FIRST issue. The cover
design is a print of the Langdon House
in Portsmouth, n. H., which city was
visited by the Massachusetts Society Of
the Sons of the American Revolution
at their annual fall field day last year. /
The leading article is devoted to Mrs /
Donald Mclean regent OF the New
York city chapter, .. "A. r. A story /
of revolutionary days, two poems ON
historic subjects, a story an article on
Portsmouth, N. H., and one ON the I
old Whipple House at Ipswich which /
the historical society of that place has
recently repaired and made colonial I
museum complete, With copious news
from the various societies, an interest (
ing number. Published by the Ameri- /
can Patriot Publishing Company, New /
burgh, N. Y
Harpers for March is rich in strong
articles as well as in fiction. Julian /
Ralph writes entertainingly of the +
EngHshman's deliberateness, his abb I
horrence Of trade, his reverence for !
royalty. and so on under English Z
characteristics" Senator Lodges story
of 1.-THE Spanish American war" treats \
of the finding of the committee that
Investigated the blowing up of the (
Maine, the signing of the ultimatum to I
Spain and the naval battle at Manila. (
The story of THE massacre Of Fort
Dearborn at Chicago" is told by Chief
Simon Pokagon, the son of that Chief
Pokagon who though friendly to the
whites, was present at the massacre, /
ilt 5lNto Tic llibAtbAio SANN "a Viz HND' ~ !
of course.
Russell Sturgis. who is the leading
architectural writer in this country, |
and also a practicing architect, writes
of "The building Of the modern city
house" while one of the most brilliant
and decisive confederate victories Of
the civil war is described by John A. |
Wyeth. NJ. D., under the title, Major |
General Forrest at Brices Cross |
Roads" The fiction is by octave Tha-
net Howells Brander Matthews and
others. 1.-THE Way Of the Cross" by !
Stephen Bonsal, is a story that win at
tract attention because Of the reputa-
ton the author has made in totally
different feld-that Of war correspond
ent in Cuba.
An important discussion Of the prob
lens Of politics, by Franklin Smith, will
appear in Appletons' Popular Science
Monthly for March, under the title,
politics as a form Of civil war"
Prof Robinson contributes an in
structive as well as an amusing ac-
count Of a pet scorpion, while num-