Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-03
Magazines.
WIDE AWAKE

Magazines.
WIDE AWAKE
The september WIDE AWAKE. while
il has MANY articles for family reading.
is full of the sort of stories children find
satisfaction in; of course everybody
reads The Peppers" first, for Just what
Polly will do is as yet a mystery to us
all, but the short stories will be read
next. Mrs. Clara Doty Bates's ssRed
Lille" is without doubt taken from life.
1.-TWO Fishermen" by Rowland E. Rob-
inson describes a Quaker boys holiday
What happened ''All Because a Blue
bird Sang" is eloquently told by Mrs
Maud Lincoln Langley. Aunt Betsey's
Cap Box" is an amusing family incident,
by ClarisSa Potter. THE Sovereign of
40 is perhaps the best story yet written
by Mrs. nj. +. w. Sherwood. "A Tale
of the Black Forest by Sally Thorndike
reaches perfection as fairy story.
'Peterkin and Pollikin 90 to the Fair. >
by Annie Morrison. will be read over
many times by little children Marietta
Ambrose in her photographed serial
describes her good times' in tending
the Italian silk worms. Miss Matilda
Archambeau Van Dorm" in Miss Cum
ing's serial keeps her relatives and
friends in a very animated state of mind.
1.-The Prince Imperial" by Mrs. God
dard Orpen, is an aDecdotive account of
tie short life of the only child of Louis
Napoleon and Eugene; it is Illustrated
by excellent photographs of the imperial
boy. IAN ODD Set. IL closes Elean-
or Lewis's series: Famous Pets. )"
Short articles, poems and humorous
pictures, together with the four pages
of original anecdote called MEN and
Things " complete the number. S2.40
a year. ID. Lothrop Company. Boston.
ST. NICHOLAS.
The September issue of ST NICHOLAS
is introduced by "The Song of the
Goldenrod," written by Grace DEMO
Litchtield, and illustrated by Laura C.
Hills, whose frontispiece drawing has
proved successful trap to catch a
sunbeam"
Charles F. Lummis begins in this
number series of Tee-Wahn, or Pueblo
Folk Stories which are truly remark
able. The illustrating. by George
Wharton Edwards. is remarkable for
its force and originality of motive.
ITO Malcolm Douglas is an echo of
the little man who ''bought him a big
bass drum" and will find many sym
pathizers, and many admirers of Mr..
Birch's graceful illustration.
'.How the Great Plan Worked" by
Victor Mapes, is bright story of boy
life, excellently illustrated; and the
Two Lads of Rock Island.' whose
adventure is told by Sarah j. Prichard.
viii also make friends among the bright
lads who live whole century later.
Younger readers will perhaps prefer
Lost in q Corntield.' by Kate NJ.
Cleary. simple story of the wander
ings of tiny girl in an enormous
Western cornfeld. The pictures by
by w. H. Drake are excellent illus
trations and noticeable as well for
their artistic qualities Other pieces
for Younger readers are The Old
Clocks Story" clever bit of fun by
Annie l.. Hy de. and ga Formal Call. :"
an unpretentious account of a child's
fascinating make-beIieve, which is pref
tlly illustrated by Jessie McDermott.
HARPER's.
READERS OF HARPERS MAGAZINE for
September are confronted from the be-
ginning with an Embarrassment of
riches. The number is opened by ser
les of superb illustrations of Shakes
pears "Much Ado about Nothing
most of them full-page-from drawings
by Edwin A. Abbey. These pictures.
with Andrew Lang's entertaining and
scholarly comment on the play, com
prise the fifth instalment of the ILLUS
trations of Sheakespeare's Comedies"
which have been appearing at intervals
in the magazine. A genuine treat to
lovers of literature is offered in the
Letters of Charles Dickens to Wilkie
Collins" which are now for the first
time given to the public through the
1itorship of Laurence Hutton. Mr.. de
Dlowitz contributes peculiarly striking
article on Germany, France and Gen
eral European Politics." which will
doubtless create a sensation wherever it
is read. Harriet Pinckney Huse res
cues from oblivion "An untold story of
the Florida War" Frederick Boyle
gives a remarkable interesting account
of some of the most powerful of the
"Chinese Secret Societies." their meth
DDS, aud aims In Under the Min
arets." +. Hopkinson Smith relates his
experiences with dragomans, dervishes,
and Turkish citizens while Sojourning
as an artist last summer in the city of
Constantlnople, and he illustrates his
article with a number of beautiful re-
productions of his own paintings. The
Editorial Departments, under the con-
troll of George William Curtis, William
Dean Howclls, and Charles Dudley
Warner, present for discussion and
thought the usual rich variety Of timely
topics relating to society, music. man
ners, and literature.
CENTURY.
THE CENTURY for September has
many salient points of interest. The
subject which will probably attract the
,vi4.,,t iptaract IL rho Discussion, Of tho