The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-29

Scribner's Magazine for June marks the be-
ginning of new enterprise not less notable
| than the Railway Series commenced year
ago. 1t is the series OF popular articles on
The Practical Applications Of Electricity,
subject which has become of chief impor.
ance in the scientific, commercial, and iudus.
trial worlds. The opening article, by Profes.
Sor c. F. Bracket, Of Princeton, Is entitled
introductory paper which sets forth, in a
clear and precise way, some Of the common
methods by which the more important cleo
tical phenomena are produced, the laws
we'd in measuring electrical quantities such
| aS the Volt, Ampere, and Ohm-terms which
have late come into general use, though not
Iacdiy RSi Explained in this atce viii BE- fully
applied in the rest Of the series, which will
describe Modern Telegraphy, Electric Light
ing, Household Devices. etc. The illustra-
,ions In Professor Brackets paper show
| some of the best apparatus In thoroughly
equipped modern laboratory, and include
y number Of rare portraits and several figure
pieces.
| Among the writer's already secured for this
series are announced c. L. Buckingham,
chief electrical ex pert of the Western Union,
President Henry Norton OF Stevens Institute,
Dr. NJ. Allen Starr, prominent authority on
electricity in medicine, and a. E. Kennedy,
chief electrician in Mr. Edison's laboratory.
Each paper will be elaborately illustrated
from special sketches and photographs,
|
lhe unusual privileges granted this Magosine
by the leading electrical companies
Slavery in Africa" by Professor Henry
Drummond, the ,,i author Of Natural Natural Law in ?,
presents for the first time In an easily accessi-
BILE form true idea of the magnitude of the
| evil and the great preparations for its over
throw which civilized people are making
through an International movement. DIR.
| Drummond writes with intense feeling and
Indignation but so temporarily as TO Increase
the force Of the terrible facts His paper will
arouse right-thinking people everywhere to
the moral importance of this question.
Building and Loan Association'-their
| origin growth, and practical workings-are
skilfrlly explained by w. A. Linn, president
of Il very successful Association. His thor
ough equipment as writer enables him to
make perfectly plain the financial workings
of this form OF cooperation and to give. val
| uable rules for safe conduct of the business.
| Every man of moderate means who hopes to
own home will he interested in this pa
| per.
| n paper on "Striped Bass Fishing" by A. Fos-
ter Higgins, President OF the Pasque Island
Club. who writes with the enthusiasm Of a
| trained angler. The illustrations are spirited
reproductions of scenes at the fishing stands
Of some noted clubs. Robert Grant will
| write of "Tarpon Fishing" and Augustus r.
Macdonough Of the Nepigon region in this
group Of articles.
The End Paper this month, by Philip Gil.
bert HamertOn, is in the best manner of his
| talks in "The Intellectual Life" With
Past, Present, and Future" for a subject, he
discourses, in the light OF experience, upon
some of the illusions Of life.
"Castrog giovanni''-the ancient Sicillan city
| of Emma is vividly described by A. F. Jacas-
sy, and richly illustrated with pen-and-ink
sketches by the author
! Eugene Schuyler (the recent nominee for
Assistant Secretary OF State) concludes his
| rccollections of "Tolstoy Twenty Years Ago"
| telling the history Of his quarrel with Tur-
ruenief about " hich there have been con-
! tiicting stories.
Robert Louis Stevenson's master of Bal
lantrae' again starts its principal character
on the way to America.
There is a striking. illustrated story by
Grace II. Perce, called "Monsier Mason :"
and poems by Graham r. Tomson, Edith NJ.
Thomas, Ellen Burroughs, Margaret Crosby,
Augusta Larned, Mary a. p. Stansburg, and
Mary Bradley--two of them illustrated with
cngravings by Elbridgc Kingsley and Frank
French.