The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
THE MONTHS MAGAZINES,


Prot. John ETske, whose treatises on
the Destiny Of man and the idea Of
God" have attracted so much attention,
opens the April Atlantic with pro-
found and impressive paper In the same
line of thought. The topic Of his DOW
erful article is THE mystery of evil, ."
the question which in all recorded time
has been the burden of the minds of
men. Prof. Fiske in his paper insti-
tutes an inquiry into this engrossing
subject, making use of all the historic,
philosophic and religious literature on
the subject, and endeavors to show
what the place of evil is in the econ
omy of the universe, reaching the con-
clusion that unless We had come to
know good and evil, we should never
have become fashioned in Gods image.
Samuel Harden Church calls attention
to the coming trtcentary celebration
or Oliver Cromwell In an interesting
and instructive paper, while Prof. 1. ].
J. See, in paper on THE saloon sys-
tenn in the light Of recent discoveries, -
states in popular manner his recent
important discovery Of a new law of
temperature which totally reverses all
the hitherto accepted theories and be-
liefs of the development OF the universe.
Prot. William James continues his
oAhO ~ ICdCIlbIN Oh ",
while Mrs. Hows's "Reminiscences
cover her life In Boston during the
hfties, with experiences In Rome and
CUBA in the meantime. w. Alleyne
Ireland describes the Growth of the
British colonial conception" giving the
earlier history Of the colonies and show
ing the origin Of the modern spirit of
empire and expansion and the birth OF
the great national idea Of unity which
nyHfv Rvt1,
the queens Jubilee. Charles milford
Robinson discusses the Progress of
Pnilanthropic improvement In city
iifs. and Rollin Lynde Hartt, in his
New England hill town" pictures
graphically and humorously the con-
ditions in many New England town
SHIPS that prosperity and the march of
Improvement have passed over, and
winch indicate gradual degeneration
, when, unless stopped. must ultimately
produce class of northern poor
whites. Fiction and poems complete a
valuable number
one or the most attractive features
IN Harpers magazine Is the opening
lnstal iment OF a new serial by H. b.
Marriott Watson, who lately came into
prominence as novelist by the publ
catlon OF "Galloplng Dick and THE
Adventures" 1.-THE Princess Xenia'
is laid in the present day and tells the
story or man of unlimited wealth.
VINO believes himself to be- the agent
| or providence in Fighting the wrongs
OF humanity, Senator Lodge continues
MS history Of the Spanish America
war, by DISCUSSING 1.-THE Blockade of
Cuba and the Put dit of Cervera." He
treats of some of the most interesting,
II not the most decisive events of the
| war, namely, the operations around
san Juan, cutting the cables under fire
at Cienfuegos, the sinking of the Mer-
! rlmaC in the channel at Santiago. the
| hghting on Guantanamo Bay and the
| bottling up Of Cervera's fleet. Other
lniE ortant contributions to the litera-
| ture OF the Spanish war are Honor &c
whom honor is due" an article In
| Which Rufus Fairchild Zagbaum gives
an intimate account of the men who
distinguished themselves in the war
and THE Rescue Of Admiral Cervera'
by Peter Keller, able seaman on thu
Gloucester. His story is printed just n!
he dictated 1t to a stenographer. o.
special articles there is a rich variety
Arthur Symons contributes Aspects o
Rome" an article which describes will
rare sympathy and insight modern
phases OF life in the Eternal City 1t i
elaborate. Thirteen Days in UueX
plored Montenegro is the title of al
article by May Mcclellan Despre2
which gives an attractive account of
journey through that interesting coun
try 1.-THE Ape of Death" is popula
presentation Of the latest psychological
explanation of the phenomenon o
sleep, by Andrew Wilson. Cromwell
and his Court Is written by Amelia
Barr, and narrates many incidents ant
anecdotes gathered from Cromwellisi
newspapers and tracts. Russell Stur
gis continues his article on arcfiteo
ture The Equipment of the Modern
City House" being the subject dis
cussed in this instalhnent.
The Hesperian is a quarterly maya
zine, published by Alexander N. D,
| Merrill, Seventh and Pine streets, st
Louis, and devoted to general literar,
purposes. The April-June number con
tains articles on Easter, Gen. Richard
Montgomery, the revolutionary hero
the nature of man, and present day
topics Current literary history anC
some pungent book reviews add to tn,
interest of the number.