Show Literary Charles Gayarre the Octogenarian writer of New Orleans gives his reminiscences re-miniscences of old plantation days in the March Harpers under the heading A Louisiana Sugar Plantation of the Old Regime He recounts how in his boyhood boy-hood his grandfather staked his fortunes upon changing the crop of the great Bore plantation from indigo to sugar how the plantation was sagaciously and tastefully managed how he as heir of the estate a boy of eight years presided over the I morning prayers of the negroes and what he saw of the battle of New Orleans Or-leans The paper is full of lively anecdote anec-dote and conveys a most interesting picture of those remote courtly times The March Century awards the place of honor to Mr George W Cables history his-tory of Grande Point The historical articles are the continuation of the Lin < h o I I coIn history Rec lle tions of Secretary Stanton and Civil War Memoranda The poetry is by Edna Dean Proctor Gertrude Hall Thomas Page and Joel Benton the lastnamed finding the theme of his inspiration in Dakotah One of the most interesting articles is Mr Stod dards essay on Composite Photography Photogra-phy the blending of the portraits of individuals by means of photography thus securing a typical representation of the whole The New South and the New North each receives its share of attention Other sketches and essays combine to readable character keep up the thoroughly re ter of the leading American magazine |