The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


. Seribner's Magazine For July.
ScribRer's Magazine for July (begin-
ming the tenth volume) has its leading
article on a subject which attracts par
ticular attention at this season-"Speed
in Ocean Steamers" The author, A. Il.
Seaton, Is connected with a large ship
building firm in England, and makes per-
fectly plain to untecnical readers the
various conditions which must be borne
in mind in designing ocean g~reyhounds,
and the most dvauce methods which
hays met them. The illustrations show a
number or the fastest steamers ahoat-
This issue contains also two Illus
trated out-of-door articles - one on
lizard Hunting In the Spanish Pyre-
nees," aud the other on fishing for the
Black Sea bass on the Pacific Coast. The
number is unusually rich In fiction. con-
tanning our complete short stories; by
George A. Hubbard, the late John Elliott
Curran. Edith Wharton and George L.
Catlin, u. 5. Consul at Zurich. There are
three articles of political Importance
one on Starting a Parliament l~n.Jupan,"
by Professor John III. Wigmore of the
University of Toxic; another giving an
engineers glimpse OF the revolutionary
Republic of Hayt; a a third summarize
ingitheromantic history of outlawry on the
Mexican border. A picturesque account
of an old Danish town; a literary essay
of unusual quality on Lander, and poems
by John Hays and Mrs. James I. Fields,
complete 9 number of remarkably varied
interest. the frontispiece is the last one
of Nh. j. X. Weguelin's notable full page
illustrations for selected Odes of Horace.
The August issue Of SeribneT's Aagd-
zine Will be a fiction number containing
four illustrated short stories; several
uniliustrated ones n the beginning OF
a remarkable serial, "The Wrecker," by
Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Os-
bourne.
Mr.. Seaton's article on 'Speed in Ocean
Steamers (the fourth in he very sue
cessful steamship series) Is the work of a
practical man with the power of express
ing clearly what he has learned by Obser-
Walton. He discusses most entertain
ingly the problems of fire lines. the most
effective marine engines, forced draughts.
single aud twin screws m coal con-
sumption. A feature OF his article Is a
very valuable comparative table of the
dimensions. speed. stroke, etc, of ty pical
ocean steamers from he Sirius to the
Tentonic.
Prof. John II. Wigmore describes the
interesting political experiment OF start
ing a Parliament in japan" His resi-
dence in that country has made him fla
mliiar with every stage IN the quiet revo-
lution which has given Japan Il popular
government. In his article he pictures
the parliamentary elections, and ne also
gives a most graphic description of the
impressive scene at the opening of the
parliament. when he was one of the few
foreigners permitted 70 be present. The
illus .rations are by Robert Blum, the only
foreign artist who witnessed the scene.
Another article In the Hunting series Is
Paul van Dykes lizard Hunting in the
Spanish Pyrenees," which describes an
outing in the mountain region on the
boun0aFy of France and SDain- which ia
seldom visited by foreigners. The game
which he hunted is little known GU side
Of that locality. Some striking views of
mountain scenery illustrate the article.