Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-01
LITERARY NEWS.
The Contents of the Leading Publications
and Their Merits.

Several of the strongest writers for The
pDpitIrr Science MouthiU are represented in
the September number. DIR. Andrew ID.
White opens the issue with an article on
The FAN of Man aud Anthr0pOlOgy, in
which he traces the growth Of scientific
evidence proving that man has had no fall
from "a high estate, but that, from hum
ble beginning, hc has been continually ris-
inc. This is one of the most effective
chapters I'm the Warfare Of Science series.
The conclusion of Mr. Edward Atkinson's
paper Common Sense Applied 10 the Tariff
Question. also appears i'm this number. II
takes the ground that four hiths of the
working population of the United States
are interested In the tariff only as cOnsum-
ers, and protests against forcing the
American people into the hard and UNI
profitable labor of producing crude ma
terials when they might be engaged in the
more desirable work of turning crude ma
terials into finished products.
One of the unique features Of the Sep
TENDER Magazine OF american history is "a
descriptive view of the first CrOtou water
celebration, i'm 1872. I'm contrast 20 the sec
oud iu $500. accompanied by a reproduction
of the only picture made 40 the time known
90 exist The rare old print is attached to
the historic music .also reproduced i'm fac
simnel arranged for the famous Croton
Water ode of George Il. Morris, and sung
iu front of the park fountain at the cclebra-
tfOn bv members Of the Sacred Music SOci-
ETY. of New York. Both the picture and
the music are priceless relies, and 10 was "a
clever thought which led 20 their prcserva-
tiou i'm this standard periodical, where they
will DE greatly priced and appreciated
On account of an unforeseen delay in the
Of q A. "a
first of an important series of papers on
South America-the publication of H1rpcr's
Nlg1riuc for September was delayed until
August 26th. The South American tour
recently made by Theodore Child, under
the auspices of Harper, Magazine, may be
regarded as one of the most important
journalistic enterprises of the present year
The series OF articles resulting from this
tour will embody Mr. Child's personal eX-
periences and observations. and will con-
tain maps and numerous Illustrations by
the best American artists.
Mr. Lowelrs Inscription fora Memorial
Bust of Fielding though brief, is the
most remarkable piece of writing in the
atlantic for September. DIR Holmes. in
his insta1mcut of cover the Toacups,
disc0urse5 Ou the fouducss of Americans
for titles. and gives a lay sermon ON future
punishment. and ends IL, as DO many
preachers, with some verses. Mr.. Justin
Nuser considers the "Perils of Historical
Narrative, and Mr. j. Franklin jameson
contributes scholarly paper on Modern
European autobiography" The number
is am unusually good one.
IN, Forum for September viii contain a
political essay on Money Interests I'm Po-
Gtical Affairs, by f. l.. Godkin, editor
New York EreBWg Post, in which Mr. God
kin traces 90 the growth of protection the
and alarming increase of the i'm
lueucc of money in politics, which he re
cards as the most important political fact
of our time In the same number Senator
John II. Morgan. of Alabama. replies 10
Senator Chandler's recent article ON tine
Federal Control of Elections.
DIR. Albert Shaw. who recently con
trbuted a striking article on Glasgow in
Tie CsufuyW is % write a series of papers
for that magazine during the coming year
on Municipal Government i'm Europe and
America He will give studies of metro
politau London and Paris: the municipal
system in Berlin and other German cities;
recent progress of Italian cities, etc. IL
viii be the endeavOr of the author TO i'm
part in these papers suggestions OF value
in our own country.
One Of the ncatest and haudsomcest con-
tribution TO current literature, is little
pamphlet entitled "RecOllectiOus Of Gen
eral Grant. by G.. W. Childs The remin-
iscences are told in simple and straight
forward manner. They are vivid records
of the impressions left by great man on
the mind of another equally great. and
bound TO him by the closest ties OF friend
ship and affection. The little book will
doubtless be read with interest by thous-
ands.
When the young Lord Duferin reached
his majority his mother, Helen, Countess Of
Clifford, and granddaughter of Sheridan,
presented him with silver lamp and poem.
He built a tower as a shrine for the lamp
and had the poem engraved on a gold tab
let. The story of "Helen's Tower is told
ia the September Wide Ir1tc and the
poems given, also picture of the tower
from a sketch made on the spot.
Scribner's Monthly for September sur
passes even the usual excellence of that
excellent periodical. Among the many
good things. THE Cruise of the White
Squadron with its realistic pen picture
of life on ship board, is worthy of especial
mention. The illustrations are of high
order.
Mrs Clusters new book, Following the
Guidou. collection of "reminiscences of
military life on the western frontier, and a
worthy companion To her former work,
Boots and Saddles. has just been published
by Harper X Brothers.
THE Poets Year" a new and sumptu-
GUS gift book. edited by Oscar Fay Adams,
and published by ID. Lothrop Company,
does for the poetry of the seasons what
Lougfellow's Poems of Places" does for
the poetry of locality.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps article in the
August number of The Forum on THE
Decollcte IN Modern Life, " has caused such
demand for that number that a second
edition has been issued