The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16


making the August q midsummer
Holiday Number" The points of nov
city in this number are the beginning
Of an ingeniously planned story in three
parts by Thomas A. Janvier, author Of
the "Ivory Black" stories, and an astro.
nomical series by Professor Holden Of
the Lick University. Mr.. Janvier's new
serial Is called "a Mexican Campaign"
1t need hardly be said that this is not
new War Series, although the chapters
of the first part are named "The Mobil-
ization of the Troops" "The Farley I'm.
der False Colors," and 1.-THE Skirmish
at Buena VISTA" Professor Holden will
publish two articles on Sideral Astron.
omy, old and new. The one now given
briefly chronicles the data which astron-
omy has collected up ,o this date; It
tells OF the methods Of naming the stars,
their number, the star charts, cata.
logues, etc. These articles are appropri.
ate to the star.gazing season.
The frontispiece of the August Century
is portrait of George Kennan in his
study, drawn by Henry Sandman, and
shows the celebrated traveller at work on
his Siberian papers. The article giving
sketch Of his life is by Miss Anna
Iaurens Dawes, daughter Of the Mass
achusetts senator. Kennan's own article
in this number describes his meeting
with the Political Exiles."
The opening illustrated article do
scribes "a Home OF the Silent Brother.
hood" namely, the Abbey Of La Trappe
in Kentucky. The illustrations seem
to be Of scenes in the Old World rathe =
than in the New, and it will not surprise
those who read Mr.. James Lane Aliens
sympathetic description Of the Abbey to
learn that all It's inmates are of foreign
birth.
Mrs. van Rensselaer, and Mr.. Pennell
with pen and pencil describe another OF
England's great churches. Lincoln ca.
thedral.
Mr.. John Burrough writes seasonably
about the southern Catskills; q section
of Outdoors" with which he Is especi-
ally familiar.
Colonel johnson, whose portrait and
life were given in the July Century, pub.
fishes cbaracteristicstory entitled "The
Experiments of Miss Sally Cash."
Mr.. George w. Gable describes the
object and methods of the "Home Cul.
ture Clubs" originated by Mr.. Gable
himself.
The principal essay OF the number ID
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's discussion oi
"The Pulpit for To-day" This article,
it is interesting to note, was written
befo.e there was any idea that DR.. Alb
bott would succeed Mr.. Beecher in the
pulpit Of the Plymouth Church; indeed
some time before the death Of Mr..
Beecher.
The Lincoln History deals this month
with Tennessee:and Kentucky, and gives
a clearer idea of Lincoln's relations to
the early military movements In the
West. The chapter headings are "Hal.
leck," 'The Tennessee" "Lincoln'a
Direct Cooperation" "Gran. and Thorn.
as in Kentucky" and "Fort Donelson.' y
On page 5l7 very interesting lette,
from President Lincoln to Governor
Morton, Of Indiana, is published for the
first time.
In the body Of the magazine are
poems by Arlo Bates. Charles Adwin
Markham, Florence Earl Coates. Carol
inc Hazard, Minna Irving. Richard E
Burton and Celia Thaxter.
The "Topics Of the Time" deal with .
new method Of handling the liquor quss
ton In municipalities, Modern Science
In its Relations TO Pain" and "SopIal
Ism and the '.Frusts,''l
Tho "Open Letters" are about "rhs
Teachers Vacation" Father Taylor, th,
Merit System, and abolition Of SLAYER,
by the Cherokees."
In "BrIc-a- Brac" Charles Henry wsbl
~ I pIsoe quilted 1.-THE Friend oi 4ss'
u 2 81 I . ~. &. 1t.< i&.l l..t ~ t'' fI