Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-29
Magazines.
HARPER's.

AhUS0GAhOos
HARPER's.
The United States to-day boasts artists
who hold their own with the foreign
masters. II has come to be generally
recognized that American art must be
reckoned with. The display OF the rep
resenta,ive examples of it at the Paris
Exhibition fully justifies, therefore. the
distinguished treatment of them in
Harper's Magazine for September The
odore Child has entitled his paper
american Artists at the Paris Exhibit
tion.' 1t really comprehends the whole
subject of American art at the present
time. His criticism is not dogmatic,
but the artists themselves would be the
first to call it authoritative; for it seeks
to understand the temperament and
the point of view of each-to evoke, to
discriminate, to appreciate, to sympa-
thize. The article is accompanied by
twenty engrayings rendering specimen
paintings as perfectly as possible in
black and white. The September num-
Der has other contents which compel
nc tice. Following Dean Lichtenber-
gers article on ''The Religious Move
ment in Germany" in August Number,
NJ. Edmond de Pressense throws light
upon 1.-The Religious Movement in
France" James Lane Allen gives a
study in institutional history, entitled
"Kentucky fairs with illustrations;
John Lille, pictures of curious phase
of English life in London Mock Par
liaments, illustrated by Harry Fnrniss,
and the Rev. John +. Hurst, ID. d., an
account of The Oldest and Smahase
Sect in the World" visited by him in
their home. Theodore Child and L. de
ThulStrup, writer and artist. continue
their Russian series in ''Holy Moscow. )"
A new English poet, Nina +. Layard,
contributes "A Legend OF the Sky
Watchers poem touched with the
modern spirit; and Alfred Parsons fur
nishes two illustrations of Wordsworth $
sonnet. ITO the Cuckoo OF the two
American serial stories, "A Little Jour
ney in the World" by Charles Dudley
Warner, is continued, and ''Jupitor
Lights" by Constance Fenimore Wool
son, is concluded. The next century as
q time and this country as field for
fiction are taken by Lynde Palmer for a
short story called 1.-The Pendragon
Trial. Joe Gilhllan, an original idler,
gives his name to the title of short
story by John Elliot Curran. The va
riety of interest aroused by the contri-
buttons to this Number is sustained by
the Editorial Departments.
sCRIBNER's
Scribner's Magazine for September
contains the opening chapters OF a new
serbian exciting and patriotic ro-
nance of colonial days by Harold Fred
eric, the Landon correspondent for
the New York Times; the last regular
article in the successful railway series
of twelve papers, which, after thorough
revision, are soon to be published in 8
handsome volume; another of the fishing
articles, this time describing the pictur-
esque Nepigon region of Canada; an
out of door paper by w. Hamilton Glib
son, with the authors own illustrations
an end paper by the famous Irish leader.
historian, and novelist. Justin Nc
Carthy; and other striking papers on
literary, educational, and military topics
by eminent writers, with short stories
and poems.
Safety in Railroad Travel" by II.
G. Prout, editor of the Railroad Ga
.yette, should interest the readers of the
Electric series as much as the railway
leaders,; for many of the safety appli-
ances described are essentially electric
al Mr.. Prout makes clear, for the first
time TO general audience, the work
ings of the air-brake, semaphore sig
nails, interlocking switches, the block
signal system, and the many other in
genious DEVICES which make railway
travel the safest form of locomtion
except walking. The abundant Illus
trations and to the lucidity of the de-
scriptions
The United States Inspector of Ordi
nance, Lieutenant w. w. Kimball, U.
S. N, describes 'The Small Arms of
European Armies giving a clear idea,
with the aid of illustrations, of the in
genious magazine rifles which have been
adopted by the great Continental arm
les.
WIDE AWAKE.
Wide Awake for September opens
the new serial by Susan Coolidge, a
story for girls who have their own liv-
ing to earn; it is called "a Little Knight
of Labor -one of those stories that are
enjoyed equally by young and old. An
article that will be read with interest
relates to maria Mitchell at Vassar,"
and is written by one of her pupils.
Miss Risley Seward gives the last of
her Around the World Stories perhaps
the most entertaining of them all; it is
entitled my Dinner at Kensington
Palace'--an amusing glimpse OF roy
atty. Madame dc Meissner, in The
Story of the Magic Flute = relates a
romantic incident in the young life of
Mozart. Lieut.. Loaden tells bright
Indian Story, THE Race Between Mr..
Deer and Mr.. Antelope Mrs. Kate
Epson Clark has an amuzing account
of mothers experience with three
boys and three birds, entitled Three
Robins Mrs. Hy. Sandman has a
bit of Canadian experience called "a
voyage on Raft The poems are un.
usually good, among them 1.-The Car
ven Name,'' bv William H. Hayne,
1.-The Little Ant that Went to Jerusa-
lem," by Rose Terry Cooke, "Septem
ber' by Mrs. Wilton Stone, ''The Peo-
pie that were Disappointed with Their
Noses" by John Brownjohn, and 1.-The
Boston Horse and the Electric Car" by
l.. J. Gregg. The boys will enjoy the
article about Swimming" The "Men
and Things pages are full of bright
anecdotes and worthwhile talks. WIDE
Awake is $2.40 year. ID. Lothrop
Company, Publishers, Boston, Mass
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