The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-02
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

/ The Popular Science Monthly for Au-
gust is number of even and well-sus-
tanned excellence. 1t opens with a very
readable paper on Animal Speech, by E.
p. Evans, a subject that is attracting
much attention in the scientific world.
This is followed by the address of Pro-
fessor Rudolph Virchow as rector of
the University of Berlin, which is vig-
orous and suggestive education essay un-
der the title Learn and Search" A
ning,n by Alexander Meade. 1t shows,
with the aid of illustrations, that some
of the popularity accepted opinions con-
corning lightning are erroneous, and
gives definite instructions for securing
the best protection. Herbert Spencer con-
tributes to his essay on The Inadequacy
Of Natural Selection" under the. title
entific explanation of Why a Film of Oil
can calm the Sea, also illustrated, is
given by G. W Littlehales, of the United
States photographic Office. DIR. Manly
Miles contributes biological statement
of How Plants and Animals Grow. DR..
Ernest Harris exposure of the bogus
hypnotic phenomena that certain French
doctors have been reveling in, under the
title "The Revival of Witchcraft," is
concluded this month. Some Remark
able Insects are described by William J.
Fox, with pictures of many strange
forms, such as the walking Leaf" the
antlered stag BEETLE" the great horned
Hercules beetle, etc.
The complete novel in the August num-
Der of Lippincott's is "In the Midst of
Alarms" by Robert Barr duke Sharp.
1t is tale of the Fenian invasion of
Canada in 1871, The sixth in the series
of Lippincott's Notable Stories is
"Jane's Holiday" by Valerie Hays Ber-
ry 1t is illustrated In 1.-THE Lady of
the Lake" Julian Hawthorne describes
some of the statuary and other attrac-
tions of the Colum bian Exposition. The
Athletic Series is continued in an arti-
Gle on "The National Came" by Norton
of several leading players. "Zacahry Tay-
Tor, his Home and Family" is by the
Presidents grandniece Mrs. Annah Rob
inson Watson. 1t corrects certain popular
errors las that concerning the first mar
riage of Jefferson Davis), and gives much
interesting information about one of the
least known of our great men. This ar
ticle is illustrated, as is another valuable
biographical paper, GA Philadelphia
Sculptor" (William Rush), by E. Leslie
Williams
Scribners' Magazine for August is, as
usual, fiction number, containing six
short stories, five of them illustrated,
and instalments of two short serials by
Robert Grant and Harold Frederic. This
year the writer's of short stories repre-
sented are: Thomas Bailey Aldrich, H.
G. Bunner, Sarah Orne Jewett, Howard
Pyle, W. H. Shelton and Grace Ellery
Charming The artists who illustrate the
Go%ia oft her nOnal1V SkJlfrl
including Marchetti, Howard Pyle, C.S.
Reinhart, Irving R. Wiles, W.T.. Smedley
and W. Il. MetcaIf The readers of this
number will be especially pleased with
the humorous element which predoml-
mates in the stories of Miss Jewett, Mr..
Bunner, Mr.. Grant and Mr.. Shelton.
In addition to the fiction the August
number contains the fourth of the series
on "Men's Occupations"-Mr. Julian
Ralph's account of the everyday life OF
"a Newspaper Correspondent"
To the group of ARTISTS Impressions
of the Worlds Fair a charming contri-
button is made by J. A. Mitchell, the
clever and versatile editor OF Life, who
describes in his pungent, satirical way
"The Types and People at the Fair. "This
article is fully illustrated with sketches
by Mr.. Mitchell and Charles Howard
| johnson.
Fiction and illustration are features OF
the August Harper's Besides instalments
of william Blacks "The Handsome
Humes" and Miss Woolson's "Horace
Chase" there are five short stories and a
one-scene play by Mr.. W. D. Howel1s,
called Bride Roses" Richard Harding
! Davis" His Bad Angel" will rank among
| the best work of this writer, and AT the
Hermitage" by E. Levi Brown, the wife
of colored minister in the South, is a
strong tale of negro superstition and the
peculiar relations of the black and white
races at the South. "a Landscape by
Constable" by F. Mary Wilson, and "A
Cast of the Net" by Herbert D. Ward,
will command attention even in the mid
summer season of fiction: In addition
to these tales, Howard Pyle has contrib
Ghost an apparition which startled Lon
don more than a century ago. Mr.. Pyle
has embellished his story with thirteen
drawings.