The National tribune., 1894-07-26

Home and Country, always attractive to the
magazine reader, is unusually 50 in its issue for
July. With many articles Of merit, several of
them illustrated in the highest style Of the art,
are interSpersed stories and poems with short
titles, which are intensely interesting and ap-
peal With much force to everyday people.
The illustrated book published by the Rome,
WATERFOWL & Ogdensburg Railroad, entitled
"Routes and Rates for Summer Tours" is now
ready for distribution, and it Is about rs perfect
as a railroad book can be. The object Of this
book is to furnish the patrons Of the Rome
WATERFOWL & Ogdensburg Railroad The Tour.
lists Ideal Route with 3 complete list Of routes
and rates for Summer tours This beautiful
book is given away, and will be sent to any
address upon receipt of 10 cents for postage by
applying TO Theodore Butterfeld, General Pas
senger Agent Syracuse. n. Y.
The Annals Of the american academy begins
with the number for July its fifth year and
volume. This number contains The Future
Problem OF Charity and the Unemployed by
Rev. DIR. John Graham Brooks, of Cambridge,
Mass; Peaceable Boycotting, by Chester A.
Reed, esq, of Boston; The Significance Of a
Decreasing Birth-Rate, By J. L. Browneli A.
NJ, Of Bryn Msgr College; Rent and Profit
by C. W. McFaTlane, PHI D.; Personal Notes
and Book Department. As q supplement- 70
this number is sent a monograph on The
Theory OF Sociology, By Prot. f. II. Giddings,
of Columbia College.
Love Of country must be the foundation Of
National progress, and to cultivate patriotism
the child must be taught il from the begin
ming In this number of ST. Nicholas the young
American will find valuable lessons in history
and loyalty. After an inspiring poem By VIM.
T. Thayer, with pictures by Birch, the prose
leader is story by Alice Balch Abbot, entitled
Nan Merrifeld's Choice Nan, a young school,
girl. with some local reputation for speaking
pieces OF humorous sort, decides that dec
lamation is worthy Of serving higher purposes
than raising laugh. and she therefore learns
and speaks Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
From these simple elements Miss Abbot has
constructed a stirring and touching story.
The July number of the North american RsUie1
viii be found equal to any Of those which have
preceded it both in the variety and timeliness
of its contents and in the celebrity and authori~
tative character OF its contributors The open
ing article is by ex-Speaker Reed, who discusses
The Present Administration Of National Az
fairs in a manner which is certain to attract
considerable attention. The political relations
of France and England in Egypt are treated in
a trenchant paper by Madame Adam. How
to Protect a City from Crime forms the subject
of an important and timely article by Superin-
tendent Byrnes, Of the New York Police De-
partment.
The Overland for July win begin the oath
volume Of the new series, with special Mid
summer number. This will be characterized
by number of striking stories, larger allow
ance than usual of verse, and seasonable outing
articles. A short serial Of Malsysn life by the
editor, Housewife Wildman, viii be begun
with four striking chapters, duly illustrated.
The Secretary Of the Madrid Columbian Ex-
position, Professor Stuart Culin, will contribute
a chatty article of Summer street scenes in tho
Spanish capital. The Alaskan trip viii be en-
written up by f. DeLaguna.
There are many interesting articles in Honss
and Country for July, and among them are
Maj Gen. Henry Warner Slocum, Soldier and
Citizen, By Gen. o. o. Howard, and Six
Weeks on the Nile by ReynoId Moody. Pub
lished at 80 East Tenth Street, New York.
Price % cents.
The Idler for August contains the conclusion
Of that very bright story, Vernon's Aunt,
a complete story by Bert Hart;
How Matt Lost His Nerve, an exeelIent
railroad yarn, and many other contributions OF
unusual merit. Published by the Inter-
national News Company, IS Duane Street New
York. Price % cents.
Among the leading articles in The Arena for
July are Occult Science in Thibet, by Heinrich
Hensoldt, Phi. D.; Prof. Goodwin Smiths
Arguments Against Woman Suffrage Reviewed
and Answered, by James L. Hughes; The Reli-
gion of Whittier; Monometalism and Protec-
ton; The Crusade of the Unemployed Justice
for Japan, etc. Published at Boston, Mass.
Price 20 cents