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The MAGAZINES.

AppLet0n's Journal for October opens
with a continuation, Part Fifth, of Cher
buliez's Saints and Sinners" Sketches
and "reminiscences of Ivan Tourgenief "
is translation of contributions from
the pen of the great novelist that ap-
peared in his journal Order" begun in
st. Petersburg at the opening of the
present year. They are delicately drawn.
portraitures of life and manners in Rus
STA during a period remote from the
present, with its discomfort and disorder,
aud their interest is sustained through
out. English and American English, 4"
by Richard A. Proctor, exhibits many
striking peculiarities in the pronunciation
Of the mother tongue on both sides Of
the Atlantic. French Intellectual Life"
gives one vivid glimpses of the genesis
and technology of modern French lite
nature. Byron, Goethe and Mr.. Matthew
Arnold" and Two Theories of
Poetry" are ably handled. The
Meiningen Company and the Lon
don Stage" reviews the revival of the
Shakespearean drama during the present
century, and gives one succinct esti-
mates of Kemble, Kean, McCready.
Booth and other celebrities of the stage
IAN adventure in the Philippine Islands"
Is interesting in narrative, and sketches
in pleasing manner phases of life in
Manila. Lawn Tennis and Its Players"
abounds in useful hints to lovers of the
game. The Reviews" Editors Ia
bic" and Notes for Readers" are up to
their usual standard of excellence.
lScri5ner's Monthly ends with this 0cto-
Der number. and the Century Magazine
begins. The contents of the present
issue are as rich as usual. There are
illustrated articles descriptive of York
town. Primeval California, and Bear
Hunting in the South, of which the en-
cravings are delightfully."- delicate and
deluslve. Boyesen's exquisite story,
"Queen Titsnia," comes to com
pletion in the present issue, also
Eugene Schuyler's magnificent his
tory Of Peter the Great, soon to
resppear in book form. Among other
articles worthy Of special mention are
the essays on American poetry, on the
migration OF birds, and upon a new
species Of Louisiana moth, the Smerin-
thus CdbLei, so-cslled in honor of Geo.
W. Cable In this article there is very
pretty sketch of Spanish Fort scenery
under the electric light Among the
beautiful poems contributed we would
signal specially Thos. Dunn English's
Pdlingenestd; a Gull Of woman's hair
flung upon the embers, whose smoke re-
solves itself into ghost-a ghost of bit
ter and burning memory.
Appleton's Popular Science Monthlyfor
October contains two articles of interest
to the medical profession, THE Connec-
ton of Biological Science with Medi-
cine" by Prof. Huxley, and "The Guilt
walton Of Medical Science, by Sir James
Paget There are also two articles of
business Importance, one on "The Man
ufacture of Steel, and one on Life In
surance, and two relating to politics
and political institutions. "The Intelh.
gence Of Arts. by George ]. Romanes,
continues as interesting in the second pa
per as in the first. The usual miscella-
neOus matter concludes this we'll varied
issue.
st. Nicholas for October is as usual
filled with amusing. entertaining and in
structive literature adapted to youthful |
readers, carefully and elaboraiely illus
trated. 1t is enough to say OF this de
servedly popular magazine that it sus-
tains the high reputation it has so fairly |
achieved.