Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-30
LITERARY NEWS.
The Latest Publications OF Interest and
Thar E.nacIal nIarlfa

The Latest Publications of Interest and
Their Especial Merits
With the August number the Forum
completes its seventh volume. The lead
ing article in this number is by Mr.. John
G.. Carlisle, Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives, on The Republican Pro
gramme" He explains and defends the
Cleveland Administration, especially as
regards the expenditures of pobtic money,
and predicts that the public patience will
be exhausted with the extravaganza OF the
present administration before it closes.
The article contains balance sheet show
ing the expenditures of the Cleveland Ad-
ministraii6n. Another political article is
by Ex-Governor HOsdly, of Ohio, on
Methods Of Ballot Reform, which is an
explanation Of the advantages and the de-
fects OF the Australian system. The whole
number is an unusually strong one, and
the remaining articles are well worthy to
follow the two named.
Hdrpr's Magazine for August comes as
bright and entertaining "a ever. Ii is full
Of good things from The pen of well known
writer's Louisa Carr writes an unique ar
ticle on the genesis Of the fan, aud traces
il back to the Indian palm leaf. 'Relig-
ious Art in Russia is described by Theo-
dore Child, in an article that deserves to
&c read by all admirers Of the beautiful in
architecture. Modern Uses of PhOtOg-
raphy" is the subject of another strong
contribution by J. Wells Champuey.
These and numerous other interesting ar
ticles make up a number that deserves to
be widely read.
The August number of Popular Science
Monthly opens with an article on The
Spirit of Manual Training" by Prof O..
II. Henderson, VITO says that, If the
manual trainiRg school escapes being
dominated By mere shOp-skill as well as
by mere book learning, it will furnish the
best all.around education yet devised.
There is another paper in this issue on
"AgnOsticism and Christianity" by Prof.
Hickey. Life in the Solomon Island9'l5
described by c. NJ. WoOdford. Tie general
makeup Of the number is highly meTlto-
rious, and a series Of valuable articles nom
other wtll-knOWn writers are in 1t.
n. James Russell LOwelpspOem, 'Hoic
I Consulted the Oracle Of The GOldfshess, "
covers nearly SIX pages of the AtlaRtis
Monthly for August, and is the most note
worthy American poem printed for many
h month. The Gold6shes as he saw them
when a child, as he sees them now, snd
the analogy between the theories which
goldhshes have (if they have any, as to
the curious appearances outside Their little
sphere, and mans theories about the oc-
| currences which take place inside his uni
verse, are the subject Of the poem.
Scribner's MagsziRe for August is q most
seasonable issue, containing spirited out
door pagers on the game Of lawn tennis
and on tarpon fishing; two papers on Ten
nyson, whose SOth birthday is thus COM
memorated; short stories by II. II. BOye-
sen, Brander Matthews, George Parsons
Lathrop and E, c. Martin, a new writer,
and valuable additions to the Electric and
Railway series.
D LothrOp Company have just Issued q
nautical novel by Captain julius A. Pal
mer, Jr., which differs from current ma
riue literature in that it portrsys life in the
/ cabin. The scene Of the plot Is laid partly
in Boston, partly in the Mediterranean
The book IS entitled zone Voyage and it
/ Consequences.
Mrs. Marie Walsh has received a friend
/ " letter from Mrs. Harrison, regardidg
FER novel Of His Wife or His WidOw?'
This romance promises to become enc Of
the most successful Of recent publications,
"a number of prominent persons have