The times., 1899-04-02
LITERARY NOTES.


zine' contains four war artieies-''The
Trial of the Oregon b. l.. A. BcardsIeo.
Rear Admiral, United states Navy. The
Rescue Of Admiral Cervera. the Nara
tive Of an American Bluejacket," by Peter
Keller, Boatswains Mate on the Glouees-
ter; Honor to Whom Honor is Due" by
Rufus Fsirchild zoghauin. and the third
of Senator Lodges papers on the Spanish
American war. romance called The
| Princess Xenia. by II. ID. Marriott Wat
son. begins in this number. and there Is
story by Brander Matthews. one by Mar
garet Sutton Briscoe, aud n somewhat un-
usual little sketch OF Turkish life by
Chalmers Roberts, under the title The
Sad Case of the Princess Esme." The de-
scriptive articles are ASPECTS OF Rome"
by Arthur Symons. and Thirteen Days in
unexplored Montenegro" by MAY McCIel-
Ian Desprez. Cromwell and His Court
IS historical paper by Amelia Barr.
The Atlantic Monthly for april con-
cant articles, "a New Eng and Hill
Town." by Rollin Lynde HART, and I'm
provement in City Life by Char-es Null
ford Robinson, and each derives incrs ased
interest from the fact that it is but the be-
=
Evil is a strong and interesting paper by
John Fiske; Cromwell; a Tr.c n,enary
Study" by Samuel Harden Church, sug-
gests query whether Cromwell is to be
the next magazine fad to take the place
of Napoleon; T. ]. ]. See writes of The
Solar System in the Light of Recent Dis
coveries," and w. Alleyne Ireland con-
tributes paper on THE Growth of the
British Colonial Conception Three poems,
Anna IIavp \
Branch, and Flavian Rosser, are of rather
unusual merit, and there is deiigh ful
little sketch of New England l.fe by A ice
Brown, under the title "A March Wind"
The April Century contains an interest
ing article on The Surrender at Manila"
by john T. McCutcheon, the only artist who
happened to be on the spot when that great
event took place. There is also an article
on THE Capture of Manila" by General
Greene, and one on THE Atlantic Fleet
in the Spanish War by Admiral Samp-
son. General Sherman in Russia is
made UP of extracts from the diary of Gen
w. T. Sherman. Cities of He'll" is poem
of striking conception, by Stephen Phil
lips. Able Carter Goodloe contributes
weli-written though slightly improbable
tale called Jack
The April number of "Scribner's Maga-
zine contains richly illustrated article |
by Frederick Palmer. entitled "a Winter |
Journey to the Klondyke." combinations |
of Roosevelts history OF the Rough Riders |
and Stevenson's Letters, and Political |
"reminiscences, by Senator Hoar. story
of unusual merit is The City Editors |
Conscience" by Jesse Lynch Williams |
who is one of the few men who have been |
able TO reproduce in fiction the atmosphere !
Of newspaper Office. "a Lover Of Music |
is story by Henry Van Dyke, and two |
poems are "At Break OF Day." by NJ. L. |
Van Worst, and Three Crosses" by Julia |
C. r. Dorr.
One of the features OF the April "Cosmo-
politan" Is the beginning of Count Tolstoy's |
new novel, The Awakening" Another is |
The Extraordinary Story of John Worrell |
Keely." by julius Moritzen. striking |
sketch by Harriet Prescott Spofford is |
THE Nemesis of Motherhood. and there is |
an odd, thoughtful bit of poetry by Paul |
kester. under the title, THE Unheroic |
Strife"
The feature of the April number of NC |
Clure's" is "At Ninety Miles an Hour
by Cleveland Moffett. THE War Kite: |
Kite That Will Lift Man" is an illustrat-
ed paper by Capt. B. Bladen-Powell. and |
Brooks Adams writes of THE New Strug-
Sie LOT Lille Among Inc HTSt Oh |
Hamlin Garland's poems on THE Trail TO |
the Golden North appears in this number. |
The stories are "a Little Prep" the fifth |
of the ''Stalky' stories, by Kipling; "A |
Woman Who Hesitated." by Walter Barr, |
and Sheriff of Ebert by Chauncey |
Thomas.
INnk Redland Recruit" is the title of |
the new romance with ~hich Mrs Coulson |
kernahan is following up the SUCCESS she |
achieved with ''Trewinnot of Guys There |
are several scenes in Frank Redland Re-
cruit' specially that in which the |
Squire's Seizure" is described-which |
show the same medical knowledge that at |
tracted so much attention to 'Trewinnot OF |
Guys" But the new book deals more |
with the cancer of sin in the soul than with |
the healing of the body. 1t is the story OF |
great and cowardly wrong that was done |
to woman, and of the slow, but terrible |
working-out of the punishment.
MEMS Tragedies is the title OF vol
ume of nine stories by r. V. Risley. which |
is in press for immediate publication.
The April number of the Pail Mall Ma
gazine'' has for its frontispiece an exquis-
ite photograyure after Orchardson's ia
nous picture, THE Farmers Daughter"
A strong poem by W. C. Scully. of Cape |
Colony, entitled Prayer of the Cattle
Smitten with Rinderpest." heads a most
attractive table of contents.
Francis Cowley Burnand, the editor of
Punch made his first contribution TO
that periodical when he was twenty-seven,
and has been on its staff ever since. His |
published works include Happy |
Thoughts The Modern Sanford and
Merton New Light on Darkest Africa"
"Strapmore," etc. He is the author of
about hundred plays. chiefly burlesques
and light comedies; among the latter The
Colonel. satire on the aesthetic craze of
the PERIOD which enjoyed a great success. |
"Out of Mulberry Street is new book !
by Jacob A. Riis. 1t is 4 book Of stories. |
whose character is clearly indicated by the |
name of the author Sud the title of the |
book. 1t can hardly be called felton, it is
too true TO life.
Electricity in Town and County Hous-
es," by Percy Scrutton, is the title of a |
popular. practical, and fully illustrated |
handbool: TO be issued Immediately.
new work by R Kearton. F. T. S. en-
titled wild Life at Home" is announc-
ed. The book contains pictures Of a sky
lark feeding her young in the middle of
10-acre field, pied backbird at her nest,
a great skua in the act OF knocking
mans cap off his head, lizard baslling
in the sun, fish swimming in the water,
leverts in their form, humble bee asleep
on blue bell. and butterflies on flowers,
all photographed direct from nature and
is a worthy successor OF the authors now
famous book With Nature and Camera