The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-05

and amusing. May c. Low Is tfie
author of a clever parody on Kipltn1s
| The Vampire" The number Il de-
lightful from beginning to end.
Outing for March carries us through
the sporting fields of many landA
North, south. east and west contribute
10 the entertaining matter Of sea-
sonable and most attractive number.
The illustrations are numerous and
beautiful. The contents are: "A North
Greenland Walrus Hunt by G. H
Clark; "A Day on Currletuck Sound"
by the late I, M. Barnes. Jr.: THE Bos-
ton Terrier" by H.W. Huntingdon ia
Casa de las Brujas." by Mabel Royd.
Sports of the Samoans," by L. P.
Churchill; Grabbing in Great South
Bay; The Chase of Coyote" by D.
W. Fenton, Jr.; Types of Yachts" by
A. J. Kenealy; Cycling in the Sand
witch islands" by T. p. Terry: Win
ter Sports in Switzerland" by Alice c.
Hall; Skiing to Desolation Lake" by
w. IL. Elmer; Fishing in Florida
Waters" by w. De Hart; Water BIZ
cycles,' by E. p Bunyea: Amateur
Rod Making by II. c. Daniels, and
the usual editorials, poems and rec
ords
McClure's magazine contains the first
of a series of brilliant articles and pic
lures by Charles Dana Gibson depict-
ing Egypt as he saw it last year IN
a journey undertaken expressly for this
magazine. An account of the marvsl
Gus new substance, liquid air, based
on conversations with the diseoverer,
Charles Il. Tripler, will interest deeply
class of readers, The article is &C
eompanied by pictures illustrating in
teresting experiments and the whole
of
proves to be all that it now gives prom
Use of being, Mr.. Tripler has found q
universal motive power that is mex
haustible and practically costless. An
article by II. ii. Lewis, who spent
some time with General Wood at San
tiago and observed many fine instances
OF Moods great force, shrewdness and
Judgment as a governor. tells the story
of General Woods extraordinary
achievements in the renovation and
government of Santiago. Lieut.. Peary,
now in the Arctic regions prospecting
q new search for the pole, describes
the plan ON which he is conducting
what he aptly calls his Campaign"
and explains the grounds Of his strong
hope of its ending in securing to him
self and the United States the glory of
discovering the pole. An account OF
the artist J. J. Tissot. and his paint
ings of the life of Christ, with special
reproductions of the notable Of them.
are a feature, and there are short sto-
ries by Rudyard Kipling, Frank Nor
ris, and Louise Herrick Wall
Little Folks for February is 2 bright
number to place in any little psf
sons hand. There are stories about
two italian peanut boys. sea voyage,
the white dog, faithful pussy, and
ever so much more beside The Roggte
so is BILLY Boy Brown" There are AL
most more pictures than letter press,
and both are excellent.
Appleton's Science Monthly for March
has for it's leading number the seventh
instalment Of James Golfers discussion
of the evolution of colonies. In this par-
per he considers the effect Of polyga-
my and of normal marriages upon the
life of colonies. in a highly interesting
way. In Politics as a Form of Civil
War;" Franklin Smith attacks the par
ty system of this country likening poll
itics of this country to form of oivi1
war, and the politicians to brigauds,
and attributing all the ethics and evils
of a state of chronic war itself to thoir
existence Prof w. u. Ripley writes
interestingly of the Greek, the Slsv,
and the Turk in the Balkan peninsula,
accompanying his remarks with half
tones reproducing the different types
while Alexander T.. Outerbrdge, Jr.,
accounts for the Marvellous Increase
in Production of Gold" eleanor II.
Patterson gives a fine picture of the
famous aquarium at Naples, and
Charles Howard Shnn in an instruct
i've paper on the California penal sys-
tenn, gives detailed account Of the
working of the great prison of san
Quentin. An important feature Of the
issue is Sir Archibald Geikie's address
at Birmingham last year on SCIENCE IN
education" and Worcester readers
should be interested in the article upon
DR. T. G. Mendenhall and the Bering
sea controversy.
ARTS for America is the national Or
gan of the Central Art Association. and
Is published at the Fine Arts building
Chicago The February number winch
has just come to hand, ls rich in H.
Illustrations, Tissot coming in for
large share of the attention. There are
several articles Of large educational
value A particularly Interesting one
gives Miss Cora S. Rohfings impress
sions of a model school room in Wauke-
gan, ILL.,, in which artistic principles
have been adopted with a thorough
ness that might well be initiated in
Worcester n lrru .a pH
"Why persons interested in irrigation
should be members Of the American
Forestry association, is the leading ar
ticle in The Forester forFebruary. The
object Of forest reservations, grazing,
forest administration, the lumber in
dustry, and the protection Of irrigation
works are among the other subjects
fraatqH