The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-08
MAGAZINE NOTICES,

The complete novel In Lippincott's Maya
zine for September Is contributed by Rathar-
Inc Pearson Woods, author of that remark
abe book. Metzerott. Shoemaker. Miss
Woods. like Mr.. Edward Bellamy. has won
sudden and wide fame by the advocacy of
certain forms of socialism, and this, her
latest novel. is directed against the Sweating
System, system which has been exciting a
great deal of antagonism both In America
and England. and which stands greatly in
need OF reform. The story is entitled The
Mark OF the Beast, and has that power about
1t which springs from an earnest purpose,
while 1t Is crowded with strong scenes and
body will want to read. A sketch Of Miss
Woods, by Hester Crawford Dorsey, appears
in the body of the magazine.
In the September Number of Harper's
Magazine, Theodore Child describes Jour-
ney Across the Andes, along the line of the
great Trans Andean Railway which Is soon to
connect Buenos Ayres with the Pacific coast.
Russell Sturgis describes certain Recent Dis
coveries of Painted Greek Sculpture, and in
cidentally gives some valuable information
concerning Greek art and architecture Lieu
tenant j. d. Jerrold Kelley, of the United
States Navy, contributes an article on the
Social Side of Yachting. The superiority of
our common wild-flower over the cultured
varieties Of the conservatory is illustrated
With pen and pencil by William Hamilton
Wild Garden. Among the other contents are
The Metric System, by FL. w. Richardson,
The Mountain Passes of the Cumberland, by
James Lane Allen, and timely paper by
Charles Eliot Norton on Harvard College In
nQndnttc fv1fn fkoI Ia So - n
Tarascon. still holds the first place In the
fiction OF the Magazine, while among the
short stories are contributions by Barnet
Phillips. Mary E. Wilkins. Paul Carson, and
the author of Cape Cod Folks. Alfred Par
sons continues his Illustrations of Words
worth's poems with full-page drawing to
accompany the sonnet on Aix-la-C hapelle.
Ii for no other reason the September num-
Der of the Magazine Of Art is of unsuual in
terest in consequence of the debut of Mr.
George du Maurier as an author, He writes
on The Illustrating of Books. Mr.. Claude
Phillips begins short, but important series
of articles on The Modern Schools of Paint
ing and Sculpture, as illustrated by the
Grdnde Prir at the Paris Exhibition. Cur
rent Art is in the hands of Mr.. Walter Arm
strong. the Illustrations to the article being
Mr.. richardson's superb portrait of himself,
Mr.. Tom Graham's Last Boat, and Mrs.
Adrian Stokes's Light of Light. Mr.. Will
hanson continues his interesting researches
into The Development Of Illustrated jour
nalism In England, with Illustrations. Mr.
rercy PPnzgeraia gives co description Of the
hurst, to the reproduction Of which Mr.. Full
leyl0ve, K. l., has devoted his skillful pencil
Miss Mabel Robinson writes on Francis I.
as an Art Patron, and Mr.. Cosmo Monk
Academy. illustrated by still more humor-
GUS drawings by Mr.. Harry Furniss. Mr..
| X. Phene Spiers writes on Gothic Architec-
tnre: The frontispiece Is highly finished
etching after Munkacsy's picture Of Milton
Debating Paradise Lost to His Daughters.
The September st. Nicholas devotes the
opening paper to Oliver Wendell Holmes. a
visit to the poet being appreciatively de.
scribed by Annie Isabel Willis. The illus
tration showing DR.. Holmes In his library is
especially good. w. j. Henderson, of the
New York Times, shows that the Great
Ocean Waves, whatever they may be, are
not properly called tidal waves. A very
strong drawing by Taber skillfully depicts
the appearance of an enormous head wave
as seen from the deck of an ocean steamer.
| Richard Harding Davis tells the exciting and
| clever story Of the Great Tri-Cub Tennis
Tournament, and another excellent story by
Kate w: Hamilton, describes the rescue Of
an Alaskan child from superstitous members
of her own tribe who were about to put her
to death as witch. Ernest K. Thompson
writes the True Story of Little Gray Rabbit,
and explains by careful diagram Just how
the hound was thrown off the track. Profess
or ROBERTS describes his experiences in lum-
Der camp and incidentally explains the trick
called Chopping Him Down, which the lum-
bermen tried to play upon him, but to their
own discontinue owing to the fact that a
panther joins In the game. Boys will enjoy
the story OF sharp bit of baseball strategy.
MY Triple Play, by Thomas Worthington
| King.
Scribner's Magazine for September con-
tains the first of three articles on our New
| Navy-the results of the voyage which r. f.
Zogbaum. the artist and writer. recently
made on the flagship Of the White Squadron,
expressly for this magazine; Donald G.
Mitchelrs richly illustrated paper on The
Country House, which is written in his most
| charming style, and is full of his love for
rural life; Thomas Stevens's discussion of
the commercial Importance and relations of
the River and Lake Systems of Africa-the
fruit OF his journey to meet Stanley; des-
scription OF Heligoiand (recentIy ceded by
Great Britain to Germany, by one who has
visited that picturesque Island; one of sew
eral papers by Professor N. S. Shaler (author
| OF The Aspect of the Earthl-describing the
effects which physical conditions have had
| on the character of the populations of vari-
| GUS States; another clear and valuable con-
| tribution, by an eminent Chicago lawyer, to
the series on The Rights of the Citizen; and
| fiction, poems and essays, with clever num-
| Der Of The Point Of View. The illustrations
represent the best work of skillful artists
| and engravers. Mr.. Zogbaum's article is en-
| tilted With Uncle Sans Blue Jackets Afioat,
and gives vivid picture of life on modern
warship under very new conditions, describ.
| ing the voyage of the feet from New York
Sketches A made during the voyage. Other Uar
articles In this series will describe naval life
| in port, with interesting glimpses of strange
people and curious incidents Of harbor lief.