The Appeal., 1892-09-10

The Dmoestic Monthly for September contains
a fno article on ''Woman's Own Art The color
| ed fashion plates are very beautiful and the re-
view of fashions the best given in any magazine
The Hon. Chauncey F. Black, of Pennsylvania,
| has written for the September Forum frank
review of the trouble at Homestead, in which he
makes an effort to point out remedy for such
conflicts. He proposes the incorporation of labor
| organizations on the same plane and plane with
organizations of capital.
The September number Of Jenness Miller Illus
trated Monthly is quite up to its usual standard
| of excellence The words and music Of charm.
| ing song, The Lullaby Sung Me by Mother"
| forms prominent feature. The words are by
Foster Coales, and the music by Stephen Massett.
Mrs. Jenness Miller has an instructive article on
How to Become Picture in Your Clothes.''
In order to stimulate American composition,
The Ladies' Home Journal has just made public
an attractive series of liberal prizes for the best
| original musical composition by composers resi-
dent in the United States and Canada The prizes
call for waltz, piano composition, pleasing
| ballad and popular song, an anthem and the four
best hymn tunes. The competition is open until
| November 1st, next.
The September Century is particularly interest
ing for its fiction. new writer (from the South)
| comes upon the scene, John Fox, Jr., who pub
fishes the first instament of twopart story en-
titled "a Mountain Europa with Illustrations
| by Kemble. Mr.. Fox evidently understands well
the mountain people of whom he writes, and the
girl who is the heroine of the story is one of the
most striking characters in recent fiction
The serial Barbara Merivale' opens Casselrs
Magazine for September, and is followed by a
practical paper, MY Wood-Carving Experience -
''The Well in the Cuckoo's Grove describes a
picturesque summer resort in Wales so well that
whoever reads 1t will want TO visit the place.
Descriptive articles, stories, fashion letters and
full Gatherer bring the number to a close.-Cas-
sell Publishing Company, Is cents number;
81. so year in advance.
The September issue of Lppincotts is a Pacific
number. Every article in it deals with topics of
our western coast-chieay, of course, Californian
OR has been prepared by a~native or resident Of
that favored region.
The complete novel; ''The Doomswoman," " is by
Mrs Gertrude Atherton. 1t is vigorous tale of
"the grass era" of Spanish occupation, and
depicts with vivid brilliancy the manner. amuse-
meLts, passions, and intrigues of those hidalgos
and donnas who ruled the land before its cession.
The novel is fully illustrated
The September Californian is striking issue
1t contains sensational expose of spirit photo
graphy, from the pen of the well-known scientist
DR.. Elliott Coues of the Smithsonian Institute
Dr. Coucs slashes the bogus spirit photographers
without mercy, and makes most entertaining read
ing-having traced down all the fraudulent pic
lures. The illustrations to this paper are striking
and will create CONSERVATION in the army of
frauds who prey upon unsuspecting people.
Stories by Mrs. Bugeia and Dorothea Lumlns.
poems. book reviews and discussions of questions
OF the day by Ex Gov. Lionel A. Sheldon, make up
a number of especial interest. Published in San.
Francisco. $500 year.
Rev. NJ. j. Savage has another chapter of Won
derful ghost stories in the September Arena
which are exceedingly interesting to say the least
lbn Ishak, one of the greatest scholars of Persia
contributes notable paper on 1.-THE Future of
1slam," which is probably the strongest plea for
Mohammedanism ever made in magazine essay.
DR.. c. E. Page gives a brilliant and exceedingly
practical paper on the successful treatment of
typhoid fever Other notable papers are by Con-
gresham John Davis, Hamlin Garland, Edwin
Reed, James A. Herne Prof. Willis Boughton,
John Hudspeth, and the editor, while remarkable
feature is symposium on Woman's Dress Re
form, by six eminent women.
While the publishers of some magazines and
periodicals in this country and Europe make Off
ers and present to their readers gift pictures
which may, or may not be works of art, the
Cooley publishing Co.. of 81 Park Row, New
York, announce that they will present to each
purchaser Of Godey's Magazine published in its |
new form September 18th (for October), with an |
art subject which is worthy of it's name, and /
which is so BEAUTIFUL, in conception, drawing and
cooring that the picture will be in great demand |
by all art lovers. The subject is known as go
dey's Idea of the Worlds Fair and the artist. |
W. Granville Smith, is widely known as one of |
Americas most promising and talented colorists.
The publishers wish it understood that, in addition
to the magnificent october number, retailing for
25 cents, this beautiful picture (size 7xs9 inches)
will be given free as supplement.
Rev. Dr. H. X. Carroll contributes to the Sep
tember Forum an interesting and suggestive ar
tlcle on Religious Progress Of the Negro" Az
ter noting that the Negroes naturally religi
ous people, he offers statistics which indicate the
strength ofthe Negro's devotion to religion. "Wc
have in the United States he says, according to
he last census, about seven million four hundred
and seventy thousand Negroes. OF this colored
population, Six million eight hundred and eighty.
alne thousand are to be found in the old slave
States, including West Virginia.
With the District OF Columbia and Oklahoma
Since the war the churches have been active in
'ehalf of the Negroes and that their efforts .have
'een successful is shown by the number of Ne.
'roes belonging to the various denominations.
Which DR.. Carroll gives as follows: Colored Bap.
lists, $50 900; Coored Methodists lis 900, Col
red Catholics, 121,O0O; Colored Presbyterians.
l,5oO; Colored Disciples, $1,000; Colored Conre
ationalists, 6,125; Colored Epscopalains, 1900
II of these making total Of 261O, ,525 Christians
The Negro" says DR.. Carroll, 'understands !
That way he must take to reach the heights of J
and he is eagerly selling upon the {
EDUCATIONAL advantages offered him. His isolation | ;
rom higher influence and models is more apparent /.
nan real. we must conclude when we learn that |
lllllon and quarter of Negroes in school in
ne South In 1889. Education tends to make isola.
on impossible ~