The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-08-14


man." by Gen. Joseph E. Johnstc n the Con-
federate General, in which he tells the story
of the end of the Confederacy; and shorter
articles by DR.. Dexter, Gen. VIM. Farrar
| Smith, Gideon j. Tucker, VIM. Holmes,
| Francis L. Ferguson, and ex- Minister Scruggs.
Henry Georges article is devoted to de-
| scription of life in the coal regions, and is a
startling revelation of the condition of labor
there. Mr.. George visited the anthracite re-
gion as special commissioner of the North
american Reuie,c. It is needless to add that
the Reuietc is always fresh and vigorous.
The Atlantic is an extremely good num-
Der. Miss Sarah Orne Jewett contributes a
clever story called "The Two Browns" and
Octave Thanet has very amusing sketch
about "Six Visions of st. Augustine" in
which we see the town from six different
points of view. The three most notable ar
ticles are an entertaining paper on sDomes-
tic Economy in the Confederacy," by David
Dodge; paper on ''The Indian Question ia
Arizona" by Robert X. Evans; and an essay
ON "The Benefits of Superstition, by Agnes
Repplier. Andrew Hedbrooke has an essay
on individual Continuity" and there are
criticisms on ''Recent Light Literature" and
other volumes. Miss Edith NJ. Thomas con-
tributes a poem to the memory OF Helen
Hunt jackson. The three serials by Henry
James, Bishop and Charles Egbert Craddock
miss Murfree) are continued and are inter-
esting as ever, and the Contributors Club,
which deserves a word for its brightness,
closes the number. [Houghton, Miffiin &
Co., Boston.
The August number of Harpe,'s Magazine
is in every way timely reminder of the
midsummer season. This seasonableness,
perhaps. impresses us most in Mr.. War
ners delightful story "Their Pilgrimage"
which this month takes us to Bar Harbor and
Sulphur Springs, bringing the romance of
the serial to a pleasant elimination in the
latter place. Edward Kirke on Detroit, DIR.
Richard L Ely on ''The Economic Evils in
American Railway Methods" and William
Winters paper on Joseph jefferson are also
notable articles. The illustrations are very
good, and many readers will enjoy the por-
traits of the cold Sea Dogs" the "Trans-
atlantic Captains" as well as the pictures
given of Detroit. New York: Harper &
Brothers.
The August number of Mind IN Nature, of
this city, presents its usual interesting and
valuable contributions pertaining to PSYCHE
cal subjects. Rev. o. HI. p. Smith discusses
"Mind in Nature;" Lady Murray-Aynsley in
''The Language of Nature in Man." offers
some suggestions as to the tendency of the
mind that has not been trained, involuntarily
going back to ancient ancestral forms of
language to find a mode of expressing itself;
DR.. J.. E. B. Purdon, in Cumulative Evil
dence of the Manifestation of an Individual
Spirit" evidently thinks "The Psychical
Wave' presents subject worthy of scientific
investigation.
Babyhood, in its August issue, introduces
department of "Nursery Observations"
consisting of short extracts from its large
and varied correspondence describing spe-
cial traits of children. 1t says: "Such COM
pilation of the observations of parents, rep
resenting as it will great variety of circum-
stances and surroundings, should, we believe,
be useful for the purpose of comparisons,
since comparison is the most helpful way of
solving many questions, great and small,
which arise in the minds of parents who are
interested in knowing whether certain indi-
viduals are usual or peculiar"
Christian Thought for July and August a
bi-monthly), edited by Rev. DR.. Deems, con-
tains ga Defence of the Superstitions of
Science" by the editor, "The Apologize
Value of Paul's Beliefs" by the President of
Drew Theological Seminary, DIR. H. A. Bats,
and several other articles of rare value to
students and thinkers, whether they agree or
not with certain conclusions advanced. New
York: WILDER B. Ketchum. $3.50 per year
to ministers.
The August Herald Of Health contains
among other articles " Studies in Hygiene
for Women" Temperance Philosophy
and some valuable matter ii the editorial
department. 1t is always good as far as it
goes. We wish it might go farther-that is
to say, be larger and more comprehensive
Herald of Health New York: M. l.. Hol-
brook.
Lend q Hand, DIR. Hale's new monthly of
practical philanthropy, reaches with August
its eighth number. 1t is well filed with arti
Giles devoted to the practical complication
of charity. 1t has a department devoted to
'Woman's Work in Philanthropy" and is a
valuable record of the Associated Chari-
ties" and other benevolent organizations.
The QutUes is more in the religious line
than Casselrs, but like that periodical al
ways presents feast for the miscellaneous
reader. The opening article is a valuable
account of Christian work among the Lon
don poor, by Rev. A. r. auckland. New
York. Cassell & Co.
st. Nicholas and Vide AtOake are delight
full children's magazines and particularly in
teresting this month in both pictures and
letter press. 1t is hard to choose between
them and We know children who are never
satisfied until they get both.
Casselps Family Magazine is we'll filed as
usual with a pleasant miscellany, and con-
tains some good pictures. ga Run to Copen-
hagen" is interesting reading and illustra-
tions particularly good.
The August Honiletic Repie,U, of New
York, contains several readable sermons and
is full of topics of special interest to clergy
men and theological students.
The Brooklyn Magazine for August con-
tains the first of series of letters from En-
gland written by Mrs. Henry Ward Reecher