Literary Notes

Henry James has written a paper on Robert Louis Stevenson which will appear in the April Century, with a portraitskstch of Stevenson's very individual face by Alexander. Harper's Magazine tor April is not only f all of intere.sting at d icstruotive matter in type and illus rations, as usual, but its tjne has a note of ligbtness in it most proper for a spring-time number. The openiDg article is about Algiers, its people, i s climate, aud its customs, and was written by F. A. Bridgman, the artist. It is p ofusely illustrated with engravings and tac-simile reproductions f rom Mr. B idgman's own paintingc. Many of these are t'ull-page piotures, and ai e most artistic from every point of view. lts wide variety is the most s'riking features of the contents of the April " Popular Science Montl.ly," ranging from the botany of Süurian time up to that recent flower of social evolution - ooilege athletics. Psychology, z Ölogy, anthropology, mineralogy, geology, social science, and law, are all represeoted in the attractive list of articles. Am ing the many topics treated every intelligent reader will surely find several to interest him. The leading article is on "College Athleticsand Physical Dtvelopment," by Professor E. L. Richards, of Yale Cillege,ia which the system of athletics existing at our colleges is defended as an ally of the best education. There is also an article by Professor lluxley, entitled ''The Struggle for Existence: A Programme," in which he points ou', in his familiar, masterly style, that the industrial progress ot' a civized nation depends upon the indus'rial education and the freedom from misery of its workingclasse8.