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OCTOBER MAGAZINES.
McClure's Magazine.

Although among the youngest. If not the
youngest, of American magazines, Nc
Cures is one of the most popular, and Is
constantly increasing its already large num-
Der of admirers. The frontispiece IN the
current number is drawn from life and
shows Charles A. Dana, the famous editor
of the New York Sun, in his office. 1t &C.
companies an appreciative paper from the
pen of Edwin p. Mitchell, well known to
Maine people, who is associated with Mr..
Dana on the Sun. In Human Docu-
ments" are given some nine portraits OF Mr..
Dana. covering the period between his $50
and 18th years. One of the most notable
features of McClure's is its short stories,
and the October number is no exception.
Several stories, remarkable for their orlgi-
nality are contributed by such well known
writer's as A. Conan Doyle, Robert Barr,
Bret Harte, and Cy Warman. A finely IL
lustrated article, descriptive of the forth
coming Brownie play will be welcomed by
all lovers of these amusing little people
Other notable articles are 1.-The Capture of
Niagara" "Recent Advances in Our Know
ledge of the Moons Surface" and "ln-
oculation Against Snake Poison" Is. 5.
Mcclure, Ltd, 80 Lafayette Place, New
York;
Donahue's Magazine
for October presents a most inviting table
of contents. The leading features are
three articles on (Which Party Should be
Supporter" Josiah Quincy speaks for the
Democratic party; Elliot Lord for the he
publican party and George H. Cary for the
Peoples party. In Eminent American
Prelates" Rev. John Talbot Smith contrib
utes an interesting sketch on Archbishop
Corrigan which is accompanied by numerous
portraits of this distinguished divine. An
exceedingly interesting article is contributed
by Dr. Thomas Dwight on SHAN Science"
A finely illustrated article on Catholic
New York is contributed by Mathew Z.
Ryan Other readable articles in this issue
are Their Wedding Trip" a short story by
Robert Barr; impressions of Memorable
Day." and son Bots Dare Road" short
story. In the woman's department the
fashions for the coming winter are fully de-
scribed, and the advantages of photography
and millinery as occupations fully discussed.
The number is finely illustrated througho
(Donahoe's Magazine Co., Boston, Mass.)
Home and Country.
for October, appears in a nice new cover,
I'LL putlTe ucW uISso' iStuSSN Al paw
to 81 so year. The quality of the maya
zine is maintained, and the great diversity
of subjects treated of make it very instruc-
tive and interesting. The illustrated arti-
Giles in this number are: Great Judges
and Famous Lawyers" by Eugene Macs;
"a "Reminiscences of the Civil War; by
John L. Broome, Lieut. Col. L. S. NJ. c.;
1.-THE Chair Boys Charge" by Arthur Reed
Kimball; "Tne Arctic Regions as Summer
Resort" by DR.. Frederick A. Cook; "His
Msjestys Court Ball, by Winnefred Grant;
"Zoe." by J. p. Parst, and Gibraltar. by
CecileDe La Nois. There are also contribu-
tons by Lasalle Corbell Pickett the widow of
Gen. Pickett who made tie famous charge
at Gettysburg, Connt Erich Won Walden,
Leon Mead, Major L. N. Case, George
Ethelbert Walsh, James Kennedy. Clara
A. Latton, Violet Etynge Mitchell, John
Conner, Cora Stuart Wheeler and Fred r.
Wells. Jos. w. Kay, 90 East 10th Street,
New York, N. Y.