The National tribune., 1888-09-27
RECENT LITERATURE.
Magazines.


The excellence of Hqrper'8 Magazine for Octo-
Der is apparent even from hasty glance
through its pages. There are short stories and
long ones, sketches, skits" poetry, and IN
surpassed illustrations. The articles most
striking, perhaps, are Dir. Theodore ChiId's
Limoges and its Industries, aud Z. L. Whites
description of Western Journalism" These
contain great store Of new information, and
even the old facts are so presented that they
strike the reader with new force. The pOr-
traits of Western editors will be scanned by
the public with interest.
An especially striking paper, TO appear in
October Popular Science Monthly, is Man in Re-
lation to the Lower Animals" by Prof Edwin
Emerson. The writer shows that DR.. Mark
Hopkins's attempt, in his Scriptural Idea of
Man." to widen the cbasm between man and
the lower animals is not justified by the facts.
One of the impressive features Of the dIGgG-
zine of american History for October will be an
illustrated article entitled The City Of q
Prince" curious chapter of Texas history, by
Lee G.. Hardy 1t is authentic and graphic
account of a remarkable German eOlOHi-
cation scheme of some 40 years ago. the details
of which, now CLEANED from private doeu-
ments, have been carefully guarded to the
present time, as the Germans never intended
that the Americans should know the exact
truth about it.
The Century is to publish in early numbers
short serial novel by writer new to its read
ers Mrs. Mary Hartwell CatherwOOd. The
story is based upon events IN the early history
Of Canada, and Mr.. Francis Parkman the his
torian, has written for it a preface III which he
says that Z" the realism of our time has its
place and function, but eternal analysis of
the familiar and commonplace is clOying after
awhile and one turns with relief and refresh
ment to such fare as that set before US in Mrs.
Catherwood's animated story. The romance
will be illustrated by Henry Sandman, formerly
of Montreal, and both letter-press and pictures
are said to introduce the reader to compare
lively little known time and scene.
The New England Magazine for September is
an admirably fine number. 1t IS devoted to
Cincinnati and contains articles from Gen. Nj.
F. Force, Hon. John E. Stevenson, Prof w.
Fl. Venable, Hon. A. L. Goshorn, Benu Pitman,
Geo. Mortimer Roe, Hon. Henry Hooper, Maj.
w. III. Chamberlain, and other prominent men.
| All these are finely illustrated. Published in
/ Boston. Price % cents.
| AmsriGa-A journal of to-day. Published at
| Chicago by the America Publishing Co., 182
| Monroe st. Price $3.50 a year. This is an
admirable weekly, devoted to the interests Of
| the entire country, and is ably edited through
| out.
The Public Service Review for September. This
| excellent periodical, which is devoted TO the
| Army and Navy aud the science of warfare,
increases in value and interest with each issue.
1 o =
year, or % cents a number.
| The Popular Science W0athly.-Discus5ion of
| social and political questions, natural history
| and human science, predominant in the October
/ number of The Popular Science Monthly. In the
/ first article Prof Z. ID. Cope considers, from
strictly philosophical point of view, The Re-
| lation of the Sexes to Government" drawing
| his argument against woman suffrage from its
tendency to disturb the natural relations of the
sexes In GA Living Mystery" Grant Allen
| illustrates the whole process of birth and re-
| production from the life-history of pea. Prof
| w. K. Brooks concludes his interesting though
somewhat technical paper, which is made
clearer by fitting illustrations, on " The Growth
| of Jally-Fishes." Prof Edwin EmersOn's
! :" Man in Relation to the Lower Animals pre-
| sents the claims of brutes TO be regarded as
possessed of moral qualities to certain degree,
aud of much more intelligence than is usually
| attributed to them. DR.. Christian A. Herter
tells, from the point of view of the school of
which Bernheim if the chief representative,
"What Hypnotism is aud what it is not"
NOTES
The peculiar Interpretation of Christ's teach
ing made by Count TOlstoi, and his example in
renouncing his former military, social and lit
erary habits of life for the life of Russian
| peasant, have made as deep an impression
on the thought of the time as his great
novels. Is this the proper Interpretation of
Christs teaching, and is the Christian world in
error2 Canon Farrar has answered this in
curry in a review of Tolstoi's writings and re-
ligious faith and manner of life in an essay,
which has both a literary and deep religious
interest. 1t has been procured by the Forum
and will appear in the number for October.
The October Century will contain several
articles of interest to the veteran soldiers and
to those in active service. These include
american Machine Cannon and Dynamite
Guns" by Lieut.. w. R. Hamilton, of the Reg
ular Artillery, showing the improvements in
arms for sea-coast and naval and portable land
service with illustrations.