The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-08-31
Sem emher Llternture.

Nf tN&l " go NllHihfiN W HANt
clures ,r tern issued, this maya
zine, Nilh IL pretty cover, its fresh
variety of entertaining articles and de-
ightful stories, and us plentiful and
interesting illustrations, already takes
rank with the best of our monthly
period.r''e.
The iroutispince of the September
number ia well.known picture OF one
Of the mighty eighty-miles an-hour
locomotives pulling its train out from
the Grand Central Station in New
York City. 1t illustrates the article
"At tbrT Throttle"
We are indebted o Mr.. Herbert d.
Ward ior the opening article, an in
terview With the veteran preacher,
writer aud rpfmmer, DR.. Edward E.
Hale
Altogether McClure's for September
is ore If the most interesting OF the
magazines OF the month,
The only White House mistress to
permit the opening of It's parlors and
Conservatives to the pubic, regard
less of days, was Mrs. Patterson, the
daughter of President Johnson, who
is at present living in Tennessee, and
Of whom a pleasant sketch, with por-
trait, is given IN the September La
dies Home Journal. Mrs. Jefferson
Davis contributes to the same number
a delightful sketch of the widow OF
Stonewall Jackson, and Alice Graham
McCollin writes of "Bhrd Reader at
Washington" Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins,
the clever woman who is the presiding
genius of the Dead Letter Office. The
fiction of the number consists OF a
short story, "a Gentle Matchmaker"
by Kate Tannatt Woods, and the con-
tinuation Of Mr. Howels' delightful
story oThe Coast OF Bohemia Alto
gether this september Journal, with
its seashore coyer by w. St. John
HARPER and it's attractive table OF con
tents, is worth macy times its price Of
ten cents. Published by The Curtis
Publishing Company, of Philadelphia
for ten cents per number and one dol
lar per year.
The New Peterson for September Il
in many respects the very best mum
Der yet of that excellent magazine
Among the illustrated articles OF spec
ial mention, both from literary ant
artistic point of view, are "New Eng
land Nooks," by Mary G. Umstec
Memories OF Augsburg" by Mis-
Stroup and an exceedingly interes
ing account OF cold English lrol
Work" A very novel story in pic
and 'veatment, "What Did Not Hal
pen," by Rebecca Harding Davl
written in that tavorite authors mo
charming manner. GAS The Tic
Drifted," by James K. Reeve, is car
tai tale by q young western writ
who is rapidly rising in popular favo
"a Seaside Circe," by Howard Seel
is a novel complete in one number,
breezy and fresh as the season al
surroundings it depicts. AS usu'
the poems are exceptionally good, al
among them "Finis," by Ella Rlggi
son, carries off the palm. Terms, tV
dollars year. Address the Peters
Magazine Company, 112'114 Sou
Third Street, Philadelphia.
Scribner's Magazine for Septemt
contains sixteen titles in prose q
verse, seven of them illustrated. I
artists represented include Alfred ?
sons, A e. Sterner, w. l.. Taylor,
Fl. Bacher, J. H. Twachtman and
S. Reinhart. With such notable
lists the number is remarkably r
and attractive in its pictures. F.
Of the articles, widely varied in CT
acter, deal, from different points
view, with literary personages VIII
books have become classic. The tn
hundreth anniversary of the brit
Izaak Walton is noticed bv an en-
tanning article on his life in Lou
and at Dovedale, with illustrrti
from recent sketches by Alfred
sons, who is so skillful in depic
English landscapes. The aut