St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
IN THE PERIODICALS.

The frontispiece to the Californian of Oc-
tober shows one of the artistic corners of old
Los Angeles, fine old date palm on the Do
minguez homestead, its branches overgrown
with ivy. The initial number contains four
teen articles, by well known writer's, four or
five of which are illustrated The mayor of
Los Angeles, Hon. Z. F. Spence who has
been prominent figure in the development
OF the country, writes entertainingly of the
City OF the Angels, the illustrations showing
bits or Chinatown, some artistic old adobes
the city hall, the old piaza-now historical
and most artistic sketch of Mexican girl
and duenna, glancing through a Next
can barred window NJ. II. De Young ed
tor of the San Francisco Chron-
icle. and vice president of the
Worlds Columbia Exposition, writes on
Cllifornias opportunity to display itself at
the World S FAIR. w. c. Morrow. the we'll.
known San Francisco short-story writer gives
al example Of his weird stories in The Re-
moyal Company" which presupposes q firm
to Kill people pleasantly al low rates. Mrs.
Carr who travelled with Helen Hunt, gives
delightful picture of native California life
III ner story, The Blessed Cora of San Luis
THE Still Hunter, Millionaires of the Day.
tells the prospective visitor TO California
how to enjoy hunt after the black-tailed
deer on a southern California November
author of"orange Culture"and one of the best
authorities on the subject gives a valuable
history of citrus culture of the world.
An illustrated paper on THE Jews in New
York." written by DR.. Ablam S. Isaacs. is
among the attractive features of the last
number of Harpel's Weekly, published Oct.
T. There was also an article, with por-
traits. on the Methodist Ecumenical confer
ence, which opens this week in Washington
D. c., and a double-pags Illustration in tints
of "A Paper-Hunt Breakfast at the Dumblane
Club Of Washington" drawn by w. T. Smed-
ley.
"a Mirror of Fair Women is the title of a
unique and entertaining series of papers by
Theodore Child, the publication of which
has just been begun in Harper's Bazaar
THESE papers embrace a variety Of pen-aud-
ink portraits ana character sketches of the
famous women OF all ages, and many install
ments OF the series Will be superbly illus
trated.
Harper's Young People for September 10Th
contains capital short stories by E. Karl
Kozbi and Margaret Vandegrift; the contin-
uation of the serials Flying Hill Farm and
The Moon Prince" a practical article by
Thomas A. Janvier on How to Build a
and Ida Whipple Benham; and variety Of
other entertaining matter.
There are q number of noteworthy papers
in the Arena for october which magazine
readers will appreciate. Such- for example,
as DR.. George stewards paper on Lowell-lt
is critical, yet very entertaining; fine por-
trait of Mr. Lowell, taken from the last pho
piece of this number. Henry Wood author
of Natural Law in the Business World
Edward Burton" and other able works
writes OIL Healing Through the Mind
Hamlin Garland contributes brilliant and
entertaining paper on Mr.. and Mrs. James A
Herne. His contribution deals largely with
tn dramatic work of Mr.. Herne. e. pecially
the play Margaret Fleming" This paper
is illustrated by ten finely executed photo
gravuTes Theodore StauniOn discusses
some Weak Spots in the French Republic
Moncure D. Conway writes on Madame
Blavatsky at Adyar." Thaddeus B. Wake
man defends Nationalism. H. c. Bradsby
discusses our present political outlook under
the caption ''Leaderless Mobs." Will Allen
Dromgoole furnishes the story of the month,
which is entitled "a Gram of Cold 1t
deals with the convict lease system of Ten
nessee. The editor contributes two strong
editorials, one dealing with our present So
cial conditions, the other discusses religious
persecution The contents Of this issue of
the Arena are as usual marked By variety in
subjects while all the papers given are able.
entertaining and IN touch with the living
thought of the hour.
the COSMOPOLITAN for October contains the
end of Amelie Rives' new novel s.According
to Saint john" Mrs. RivesChanler has
again touched the topic she developed in
1.-The Quick or the Dead:''-fdeiitv to the
dead. The story is unnatural but artistic
and strong. Its illustrations are unfortunate.
The heroine, JEAN is drawn with the SEN
sual, broad nosed, thick-lIpped face of an
octoroon. Elsie de Wolfe article on Three
Women of the Coincide Franchise is inter
esting in the extreme, and Madeleine Le-
MARES illustrations add great deal to the
interest of the paper some Great storms
are told of by William a. Eddy. and Osman
Bey contributes an exQuisitely illustrated
paper on Modern Women Of Turkey The
rest OF the magazine is of unusual interest
aud merit.
The october Overland is rich in good
things. THE Leland Stanford Jr Univer-
sity'' is its opening paper. THE Fruit-Can
min Industry is written Of at length in an
interesting way: For Marys Sake is the
title of a pathetic and striking little sketch
from the pen of Carrie Blake Morgan in
the Wounded Ward" is wartime story BY
Leonard Kip. David Starr Jordan writes
earnestly Of THE Church aud Modern
Thought ''Veris multitude" Sybil Russell
Bogues promising and original serial, is con-
tinued, eyincing all unexpected strength
Other readable papers fill up The issue. and
clever bits of verse are scattered here and
there through its pages