Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1889-03-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE MARCH MAGAZINES.  CLIAIIBPAS' Jotraitss never disappoints the reader. It is always varied, interesting, and instructive, and, moreover. it is distinguished for the high tone which animates the conductors and eontritutors. This month's number is alike useful au i entertaining. There is not a dull or monotonous page within the covers. The stories are excellent, and the descriptive articles are 11h&some end informative. The article ou " The Excise Department and its Official." will be loon I very useful to many young men. The inducements which the position of our offices of Excise offer to young men are pointed out, and the hints given will be of great service to in ending competitors. The story orthe Orotava murder is graphically told by a gentleman who ini.3 staying wit:: the English Vice-Consul when tragedy occurred. The description of the Manchester Canal works is one of the most comprehensive which has been published, and it ought to be carefully read by the industrial classes in this part of the country. Some good !tortes are told- in "A Quartette of Theatrical Triumphs." The first time Sarah Siddons payed in Edinburgh the audience was sternly cold; the only praise she got was from a man in the uallery, who shouted out, " That's nae sae bed." Her second visit, however, was a marsuccess. "While the actress was reproventing the heroine ( Isabella) where she calls out •My )iron!t my Biwa ! a lady was seized with hysterics, and had to be removed. The unfortunate lady wee Miss Gordon, of Gight, after. waris the mother of Lord Byron."  TIII: Ll:lst:cc HOUR is bright and useful. A more varied and interesting number could not be desired. " Carricona—a Story more or less Irish," is capital reading, and its development will be followed with eagerness. In this month's instalment we find Dora, a very young widow, ikkltlf the bold step of going to her late father's borne as instructor in the science of astronomy to her uncle, to whom her father has left all that ought to have been hers. Neither her uncle nor aunt know who she is, though she knows them well enough, and has evidently come back with the purpose of in /301220 way regaining her rights. The writer is more than sustaining the high hopes formed of the tale in the opening chapters. We would specially direct the attention of our .res, fere, some of whom have been taking an interest in the subject, to a valuable article on the Feeding of London." All aspiring youths should read "An Examiner's advice," and everybody will find much instruction in the notes on Cturrent Science, Invention. and Discovery. Li.isunn Bons is a grand companion for the long lic,urs of these doll winter evenings.  WE always like to look upon Commll's three familiar monthlies--the FAMILY MAGAZINE, the quires, and Lirrcz Fonais—as companions. hi themselves they maintain all the year round quite a library of entertaining and instructive lderatare. The FAMILY MAGAZINE commands general interest, and provides for the wants of every member of the household ; the QUIVEII supplies the highest class of stories, articles, itc., for Sunday reading ; and Lirrcz Focus is everybody's favourite, read, we imagine, with ws mucii !avidity by the older as by the younger members of the family. We often used to hear it awl that English publishers could not compete aitL American contemporaries in respect of the illustrations adorning the pages of the magaemu. That criticism has lost its force and significance. The illustrations in all the slisuarines we have named are everything that ctuld be desired. IC:110418110611  11LARTLE89