The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-28
MAGAZINES.

In the April Atlantic Col. H1ggln-
son continues his delightful fresh and
original "reminiscences with a brilliant
paper on THE -Aristocracy of the Dol
lar" that of wealth as distinguished
from that of birth, which he thinks has
had it's day and is dying out amongst
US.
H. D. Sedgwick writes piquantly up
on some American portraits, contrast
ing The New American Type of face
and physique with that of our fore
fathers, as shown in a recent exhibit
of modern and seventeenth-century
portraits.
John w. Churchman, M. D., has
paper on Christian Science which cam
not fail to provoke discussion and
George w. Alger discusses the ethics
of business,-the moral overstrain put
upon many a mans character and
principles by temptations and oppor-
tunities that are, often unnecessarily,
thrust in his way. The fiction, literary
papers and reviews, together with the
poetry complete a varied and interest
ing number.
The Atlantic Monthly. Park street,
Boston.
Easter is a subject of prominence in
the April Century. Two of the four
color drawings are of Easter subjects:
The Easter HYMN" the frontispiece,
by Violet Oakley and THE Easter
Bonnet" by Anna Whelan Belts.
The most novel feature of the April
Century is the opening part by DR..
Weir Mitchell's new record of "The
Youth of Washington" told in the
form of an autobiography. With it is
given portrait of DIR. Mitchell, re-
Gently made by John S. Sargent. DR..
Mitchells unique experiment is the fruit
of years of research, and challenges
attention by it's combination of the
interest Of fact with the interest of
fiction. Readers interested in the war
in the East will turn first of all to
THE Great Siberian Railway" paper
written from recent personal investi-
CATION by James w. Davidson, lately
appointed United States consul at An
tung. Mr.. Davidson had unique facili-
ties for his four months study of the
great thoroughfare. Landmarks of
oPe in Richmond" by Charles Mar
shall Graves, is a paper of identifica-
tions in a field of perennial interest
and is illustrated by pictures by Har-
ry Fem and by a number of new
portraits.
OF short stories there are six, in
Guiding "The Day on the Roof" a
humorous story by Ellis Parker But
lei' muslrdleu py JOnn SlOani Inc
Last Appeal of Don Felipe, Revolu-
tionist," and a story of the Philippines,
by Oscar King Davis
The number is a particular good
one.
The Century, Union Square, New
York city.
The manner in which the publish
ers of Everybody's Magazine have
handled the subject of the St. Louis
Exposition affords a clew to the sue
| cess of the publication The April
number opens with an article on "The
Greatest Worlds Fair" and the two
men most able to do the subject justice
have treated 1t. David r. Francis.
president of the Exposition Company,
furnishes the text. and Vernon Howe
Bailey, the distinguished young artist
has done the Illustrations This, how
ever, is but one good feature in a
| varied number. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills contributes a most important
article on the subject or Consolidat-
ing the Churches" This is in advo-
cacy of applying the trust idea
to the denominations. Still another OF
is a charaeter-study of Arthur Pue
German. 1t may be added that the
fiction in this number is capital.
EVerybody's Magazine, No. Ss East
Ninth street. New York.
a portrait sketch Of the author Of
Uncle Remus. by Clay decorates the
cover Of The Reader Magazine for
April. Harold MacGrath's new novel
begins I'm this number. The Man on
the Box" is the title. but what kind
OF a box Is not explained IN the first
| instalment. The writer's and Read
! crs department has been moved 10 the