Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-21
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Harper's for August is notable for it's arti- cles and illustrations dealing with American p1aces-''The Gateway of Boston," in which which w. H. Rideing describes and Messrs. Halsan and Garrett picture Boston Harbor; Salt Lake City, described by Ernest Inger- soil, with fifteen illustrations; and Richfeld Springs, paper with special reference to their medicinal waters, by J. F. Mott, M D. MT. Boughton continues his chatty Artist Strolls in Holland" in company with MT Alb bey. Art is represented by paper on the work of Associated Artists" by Mrs. Harrison, with charming illustrations of the need1ework de signs of Mrs. Wheeler, Miss Dora Wheeler and others, as well as by the frontispiece re- production of Mir Dewing's rose-pafnting "A Prelude;" sport, by Antelope Hunting in Montana" with Illustrations by Beard and Frost history, by the first of q series of bril- 1iantly written and illustrated papers on
 'fThe Great Hall of William Rufus," by Treadwell Walden. There is much other good matter, and the number as n whole ia
 unusually brilliant.
 The North American Review for August
 contains articles on the following subjects:
 'tThe Origin of Comets" by Richard A.
 Proctor; "Are We Nation of Rascalsf' by John r. Hume; "Man and Brute, by George
 J. Romanes; ''Ths Drift toward Centraliza- tion," by Judge Edward G. Loring; "The American Element in Fiction" by Julian
 Hawthorne, and Prohibition aad Persua-
 sion," by Neal Dow and Dr. bio Lewis.
 Lippinoott's Magazine for August has
 varied and attractive list of contents The
 most entertaining article is the first of two or
 more papers containing Personal Recollec-
 tions of Charles Reade," by John Coleman,
 Reades associate in many theatrical enter
 tba inti ata fria nf 1a+a
 years. The second paper on the Suburbs
 of New York; treats of West Chester and
 Long Island, and is finely illustrated In an
 article on ''Vivisection," ," Dr. Albert Leffing
 well shows that his practice has done nothing for the mitigation of disease, and argues in favor of restricting it by law within the narrowest limits consistent with original re- search. "A Word from 8 Woman Against Female Suffrage" is pointed and cogent. The second paper on ''Life in a Russian Province" is very readable and interesting, and a short account of the 'EConfederate Postage Stamps" with engraved specimens, has a certain degree of historical value. A new story, by the popular author of Molly yBawn" and Phyllis is begun in this number.
 The Atlantic Monthly for August opens with continuation of Dr. Weir Mitche1l's entertaining serial, ''m War Time" The other continued articles of the number are Richard Grant Whites third paper on ''The Anatomizing of William Shakspere," and the second description of the adventures of "A Cooks Tourist in Spain. "William Shields Liscomb contributes scholarly essay on ''The Twilight of Greek and Roman Sculpture J Lloyd O. Thompson furnishes curious de- scription of E'The Zig-zag Telegraph" :" Charles G. Leland a paper on "The Edda Among the Algonquin Indians," Edward F. Hayward memorial sketch of Nathaniel Parker Willis Under the title "An Old New England Divine" Kate Gannet Wells gives descriptive sketch of Ezra Stiles, one of the honored presidents of Yale College, and there are several other interesting arti- c1aS