St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-03
THE PERIODICALS.


frontispiece charming portrait ofAme-
lie Rives-Chanler, who contributes the
opening chapters of story called '..Ac-
cording to st. john" Mrs. CHAMBERS
writings have always been unique, and
in this last effort the authoress bids fair
to create story worthy of the early
effort on which her literary fame rests
ga Brother to Dragons" The Au-
gust linStallment leaves the heroine,
Virginia girl of nineteen, with the rus
set hair Miss Riyes used to fancy,
living at the Maison Roget in
Paris, with negreSS attendant
and no chaperone. She falls in love
very much so-with a handsome
painter with cOnsumptive wife, and
the iustallment ends with her confess
sion to the wife. ''Dissected Emotions"
by John Roberts. i'll the same issue, is
an Interesting paper on the mechanics
of expression. illustrated by portraits of
public men and stage people. Fannie
Aymar Mathews article on 1.-The WOm-
ans Press Club of New York City" is
readable, but very BADLY illustrated.
by Gen. Badeau. Valerian Grbayedoff
writes of pictorial Journalism" and
The Romance of all Hour" a fantasy
of more than usual originality, is from
the pen of John BowleS.
l.
The August Forum is a feast of good
things. 1t opens with symposium OH
Russia aud the Jews, including Rus
sian Finance" by DR.. +. II. Geffcken;
The Persecution by |. A. Hourwitch,
Russian Hebrew barrster, and
''hIeLhods and Places of Refuge" by
Baron de Hirsch. The papers are of iu-
tense interest not only for their story of
Russian despotism. but for their literary
merit. President Francis A. Walker, of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, writes thoGghtfulIy on "lmmi-
grafton and Degradation" Literature
in the Market Place" is the subject of
paper in a slightly lighter vein by
George E. Woodberry. DR.. Manson
writes of "A New Route to the North
Pole'' with all the enthusiasm of an un-
daunteI explorer. AMI Gen. Greedy dis
cusSeS his chances OF success, Other
papers i'll the same issue are very cred
liable to the publication.
The first issue Of University Exten-
tension, monthly journal in the in
terestS OF popular education, comes to
hand. IL explains the purpose and
work of the university extension plan
clearly. anu is very readable. The sub
ject is one which IS receiving great
deal of attention from the prominent
educators OF the day, and a magazine
devoted entirely to it should meet with
success.
The August Magazine of American
History contains full-page portrait of
ArSene HouSSaye, director OF the Com
die Franchise. The names of NJ. HouS-
sage and of NJ. Henri HouSSaye occur
frequently III the first inStallmentS OF
The Spartans OF Paris, Leaves from the
autobiography of John Meredith Read.
1.-The Fifteenth State" is the subject OF
of John l.. HeatOn'S interesting article
on Kentucky. Several other historical
papers are contributed, and the issue
closes with quaint old document, the
demonstration against Charleston, s.
c., in ITO, from the original manu-
script.
The Chicago Graphic of July Is con-
tanned a very excellent portrait and
sketch of Franklyn w. Lee and clever
bit of verse from his active pen. The
current issue has a large portrait of
Won Caprivi, the German chancellor.
'Clairev," pretty romance by Lou V.
Chaplin, is concluded in this same num-
ber.l
Harper's Weekly of Ang. begins
with very taking picture Of a pretty
summer girl. One OF Remnants char
acteristic sketches occupies two pages.
Tbe..Supplement is ali Illustrated article
Oh '..POIo in America" by Caspar w.
Whitney. and the German emperor's
visit to England is discussed and Illus
tfated.
=
; The August Overland Monthly de-
votes its first pages to Gold Mining of
To-Day" a weil-iuformed article by
Charles G.. Yale. The relief map of the
United States is illustrated and COM
mented on by John S. Hittell. Drag
Blake Morgan, displays an unusual
ability. Its plot is strong and its char
acters consistently drawn. S. S. con-
tributes clever skit, entitled "a
monograph Phantasy." OF the more
serious papers, ''Dou BITS Concerning
Evolution" by Josiah Keep, is excel
lent.
PERIo DICALs RECEIVED.
Magazine of American History. Mrs. Mar
tina j. Lamb. New York.
The Forum. The Forum Publishing Com
pany New York
University Extension. j. Haseltine Shinn.
Philadelphia.
The Graphic. The Graphic Company.
Chicago.
Harper's Weekly. Harper & Brother. New
York.
The Overland Monthly The Overland
Monthly Company. San Francisco.
Outing. New York.
The Century magazine. The Century Com
pany. New York.
The Engineering Magazine. The Engineer
ing Magazine Company. New York.
The New England Magazine. The New
England Magazine Corporation. Boston.
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