The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-05
THE LATE MAGAZINES.


THE LATE MAGAZINES.
Prof ~ s. Shaler. dean of the scientific
department at Harvard contributes the
leading article in Appleton's Popular
Science Monthly for March. 1t is the
first of series which will discuss in de.
tail the various problems connected with
the race question in the South Nelson
T Lewis, engineer of highways for the
borough of Brooklyn, is the author of an
illustrated article entitled Modern City
Roadways. After giving brief history
of street paving. he discusses the various
methods in use today, and points out the
advantages and disadvantages of each,
as to cost cleanliness, durability. stn
one OF the special points made by MIR
LOWS is that no city, no matter how poor
can afford to have dirty, ill-paved. unat-
tractiyo streets,
The Return Of the Business Woman
by Edward Box, 1.-THE Anecdotal Side Of
Mr.. Beecher." college Girls Larks and
Franks" THE Modern Son aud Daugh-
ter Where the Founder OF tho Kinder
garten was Born are among the notable
features of the March Ladies' Home Jour-
nal Tho Autobiography OF Girl. IS
Tho Theatcr and Its People" and "The
Parsons Butterfly" are continued. and
Edith and ! In Paris" and Her Boston
Experiences are concluded Howard
Chandler Chrlsty contributes the nrst Of
his American Girl series of drawings.
showing her at church.
In the March Success, Ave great country
boys. Or. Parkhurst, Eastman johnson,
John W. Keller, w l.. Strong and John
5. Wise, discuss the problem, Should the
Country Boy go to the City," A Chicago
writer immortalizes General Joe Wheeler
IN poem containing a spirited account
of one of his Confederate charges. Secre-
tary Wilson and Edwin Markham cross
swords over the application OF the poem,
rho Man with the Hoe" the statesman
feSlstering an indignant protest against
Identifying the American farmer with the
'crltter described in verse, and the
poet claiming that he has seen thousands
OF such In this country, although he was
thinking of the European type when he
wrote the poem.
A strong feature OF Pearson's Magazine
and one which represents new phase
In the history of monthly periodicals is
the policy OF throwing sidelights on sub
jects OF great current interest. In the
March number for example, the leading
position is given to a timely article on
How Real Diamonds Are Made out of
Sugar by II, H. SheraFd. One of the
hrst results Of the prolonged contest ia
south Africa has been to send UP the
price of diamonds, and special interest
therefore attaches to the protracted re-
searches Of NJ. Moissan, the famous
French savant. who has at last succeeded
IN making real diamonds in his labora-
tory The diamonds are made from
sugar carbon.
There is no more interesting phase of
psychology than that of the development
OF a low-grade, feeble minded child into
an intelligent, self guiding person, with
due regard for the rights OF others" saws
mrs, Kate Gannett Wells In the New
england Magazine for March. Her adj
article entitled 1.-THE Education
oi the Feeble Minded" treats Of the excel
lent work being done In this direction by
W Fernald at the State institution In
altman Mass, aud her paper is fully IL
ngs and many Of the classes under train.
ng' Warren +. Kellogg, Boston, Mass.
George Mclean Harper. in a dlscrimt-
lating paper in the March Atlantic. treats
The Place Of French Literature" He
ihows the antiquity OF this. the oldest OF
modern llteratures, Its unity and homo.
'eneous nature for over three hundred
ears. and its general pre- eminenee out
ide OF the English speaking world. He
llso touches upon Its weaknesses.
specially In poetry. but concludes that
ven II IL We're not so valuable II would
It'll be attractive TO all readers, and
nat when acquainted with 1t. one real
yes more and more It's uobler qualities.
Is sane and curative powers.
Outing dehes. in It's March issues. The
aspects of winter ana dIspsls
Is influence. Whilst other publications
IRE rending the feelings With human
daughter in South Africa. II presents the
PEACEFUL landscape aud the ways OF "BIg
Jane In MatGbelelhnd." its forests. ne
nora and its fauna, with illustrations that
re revelation. II follows the ''I.eaping
Tuna" In our Pacific waters; describes
The Irish Wolf Hound destined 10 play
notable part In Kidding the Northwest
II scourge
Mr- William Dlnwiddie, the special cor
espondeui OF Harpers Weekly in Nthe
philippines, presents in the current issue
Z that periodical an accouni OF Genera,
.awion's last tight at san Naieo. II IA
u article Of unusual excellence, in which
" Dinwiadie's peculiar genius for the |
'lfia aelireation OF q situation IA given |