Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-20
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

Edmond Il. SDearman, an English
authority, contributes 10 the October
Serlbner's an account of "A school for
street Arabs, near Paris, which seems
10 have solved one part of the problem
OF the poor IN great cities, al which
many attempts have been made IN this
country, VIZ, the saving OF the gamln
and making hlm good workman and
citizen. The reform school Tor western
New York. IN Rochester, initiated this
French school on a large scale IN 1854.
The epic ''Story of Columbus" sup
plemepted with the Information en-
bodied 10 lately discovered documents,
and illustrated with reproductions OF
rare portraits, charts, historical paint
Ings and Photographic views, nttlngly
heads the October number of Frank
Leslle's Popular Monthly. Another ar
tlstlc and exquisltely illustrated paper
Is Frieda Voelter Redmond's Letter
From u Monastery" Caracas, the cap
ltal city of Venezuela. IS described by
Don Ramon Paez. Nelly Hart Wood
worth writes charmingly about birds
aud "The Songs They Sing" and
George w. Hays gives some vivid and
entertaining pages from "A Washing
ton Correspondents Notebook" All
that IL known about that interesting
planet, "Our Neighbor Mars" is told IN
succinct article by Arthur Vaughan
Abbott.
The October number of The Forum
will contain . review of a decade of
civil service reform, showing just what
has been accomplished under the law
since il was enacted, by Mr.. John L.
Doyle, secretary of the commission,
and D comparison of the civil service
records OF Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Har-
rison, by Mr.. Lucius b. Swift, editor of
the Civil Service Chronicle of Indian
apolis, who. as a civil service reformer,
voted for Mr.. Harrison in 1888, but will
vote for Mr.. Cleveland in 1892.
The department devoted to book re-
views in the Annals of the Anne ican
Academy of Political and Social Sci
encs for September contains critical re-
views of the following recent books:
Bastable's "Public Finance" Dole's
American Citizen" Lewis "Federal
Power over Commerce" and Molinarts
Motions Fondamentales d'Economie
politque." There is also long criti-
cal review of "Sidgwick's Elements of
Politics." by DR.. James Harvey Robin.
son.
The September number OF the Amer
lean Antiquarian has an interesting
article on the "Cultus of the Mound
Builder" by the editor, the Rev.
Stephen ID. Peet; one on the Morse
Discoveries" by the Rev. J. Z. Nc
Lean, and a very novel article on the
Evolution of the Face" by the
learned dentist, A. II. Thomson of To-
peka.
1t is stated on good authority, that
"Helen Gardner" whose psychOlog-
ical works are creating such a star, is
not a woman at all, but great, horrid
man. TINS will lose many masculine
friends.
Opie Reid Is said to be hard at work
upon another story Of the southern
type TO be a companion to his ken
tuckey Colonel" Mr.. Reid viii take
n trip 20 the sunny land this winter
TO gather impressions for his work.
An interesting and practical discus
sion of Columbus and the value IF hi.
historical studysto the child, head the
table OF contents of the September
number of the Kindergarten Magazine.
Woman's Temple. Chicago.
A new book upon which Ignatius
Donnelly IL now working, is said to
rival "Bsllamy's Looking Backward, }"
Ia the same line.
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