The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-02

describes the life of the Indians who
live along the north shore of the Gulf Of
St. Lawrence east of the Sagusnay. It
is not only an interesting description OF
wild life, but it IS instructive, as show
ing the work done by self-sacrIficing
Roman Catholic priests among the red
men, The article is fully illustrated,
Moncure d. Conway, in A Chiswick
Ramble, describes an old neighborhood
in London fraugkt with many memories
of such strong personalities as Hogarth,
Hume, Prince Rupert. Lord Russell and
Margaret Hughes. 1t is a charming
contribution in style and matter, and is
illustrated by eight excellent views Of
famous old buildings.
In Studies of the Great West, Charles
Dudley Warner has much IN say in
behalf OF Cincinnati and Louisville. He
found them charming cities, not without
draw backs, but, on the whole, highly
civilized. HIS description of the co.
operative labor experiment at Ivorydale
is most interesting. The whole world
ought to be interested in il.
The artist, Sandro Botticelli, is writ
ten up by Theodore Child under that
head, and the letter press thereof is ex-
cellently illustrated by reproductions of
specimens of the painters skill. The
value of BOtticelli's work is Of recent APP
probation, and TO many people, even
well informed on art subjects, Mr..
Child's article will be a revelation.
Poetry with illustrations is feature
of the Number. The Leathsr Bottel, is
splendidly illustrated by E. A, Abbey,
and one of Wordsworth's sonnets by
Alfred Parsons. The other poems are
original and charming.
The departments are full Of timely
matter. George William Curtis uses
telling language in discerning Of
anonymous letters, Russia, false Ameri-
can, and the hard times OF American
artists; and w, d Howells writes about
early American literature and what 1t
reveals. The Drawer OyeItlDws with
cleverness and bright sketches by witty
artists. Mention must also be made of
the Social Study, full page drawing by
George DuMaurier
THE WRITER.
Invaluable advice and hints for liter
airy workers are given in the July rum
Der of The Writer (Boston.) The ev0fu-
ton of Plot. The author of The
Leavenworth Case. The Filing of
Clippings, Type Writer Contemplating,
and New York as a Literary Field, are
the titles of few of the bright and
sensible articles in the magazine, Short
story writers might well take a hint
from n editorial note whic says: So
great is the difficulty of securing good
mort stories that the supply does no,
,arly equal the demand. The Writer'S
Literary Bureau has standing order
for stories not to exceed two thousand
words, and for stories of six thousand
words, for which good prices are
offered; but, although the need has been
extensively advertised, only small
part of the number required can be fur
nished. II American writers would
neglect poetry and novel writing for
time, and devote their energies to short
story writing, they would make more
money than they are making now. The
Writer is edited by William II Hills and
Robert Luce, two practical and ex.
perienced Boston newspaper men, and
the price of the magaZ ne is only ten
cents a copy, or one dollar year. Ad-
dress: The Writer. P. o. B * 1908, Bos-
ton, Mass,
WIDE AWAKE.
An exquisite portrait of Helen Keller,
the wonderful little deaf and dumb
blind girl of Alabama, is the frontis-
piece of July Wide Awake; and Sallie
Joy White, in an illustrated article,
The Story of Helen Keller, gives details
about this marvellous child that will
interest old and young, school children
and mctaphysicians. Another very de-
lightful piece Of biography is the Mon
roe chapter in The Children of the
White House, the fine Presidential
series which has been so long preparing
for Wide Awake. Very little has ever
been given to the public concerning
President Monroe's two beautiful
daughters, Eliza and Maria, but for this
paper this most interesting matter has
somehow been unearthed. Eliza was ed
ucated in Paris at Madame Campan's
famous sbhool, where her intimate
schoolmate was the future Queen of
Holland, Hortense Beauharnais, the
daughter of Josephine, and the school
life is most interesting reading; and as
Mrs. Hay, in the White House, this
same Eliza started most of the vex-
ing questions in Washington etiquette
the entire chapter is piquant reading
for everybody, Susan Coolidge has a
fine old world story, Etelka's Choice,
John Burroughs in How to Observe
Nature, tells some of his charming Sc
crets. Geraldine Butts has a beautiful
illustrated four page ballad The Little
Princess. Edward Everett Hale in The
Story of Boston Common gives an ac-
count of The Artillery Elections when
he was boy. There is capital coin
collectors story, The Red Red Copper.
Mrs. Humphrey tells How to Keep
Mosquitoes Away. Oscar Fay Adams
writes the biography of the great French
fairy story teller and politician, La
boulaye. Mrs. Leonowens describes
The T'song, Using, T'sue In Double
Roses Mrs. Sherwood draws good
tnI =" f.; foshinpable New York rec
Tor ana MS parlshloneIs, -~l.;lo Mrs
Crowninshield in her serial, Plucky
Smalls; His Story, gives a rolicking eX-
perience among the boys on n training
ship, and tells how they executed Char
lie Noble.
Other delightful things too numerous
to mention. All for 20 cents. $40 a
year. d. LothrOp Company, publishers
Boston, Mass.
THE CENTURY.
The August Century will be issued on
the first day OF the month as usual, in
spite Of the fire which did such serious
damage to the editorial and business
offices of the magazine. The contents
of this issue-the Midsummer Holiday
Number-will include an account OF
Mr.. George Remnants first meeting with
political exies in Siberia. Readers of
this series of articles on Siberia will be
interested in biographical sketch of
Mr.. KEENAN, with portrait),i in this num-
Der, written by Miss Anna Laureus
Dawes, daughter of Senator Dawes, in
which will be explained Mr.. Remnants
peculiar fitness tor his task, his previous
knowledge Of Russian affairs, etc.
The August number will contain the
beginning of two serials Siderial as
tronomy, Old and New, by Edward S.
Holden Of Lick Observatory, and a three
part story, A Mexican Campaign, by
Thomas A. Janvier, author OF the Ivory
Black stories
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AN EXPLANATION,
What is this nervous trouble" with
which so many seem now to be afflicted?