The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-13
RECENT LITERATURE.

THE VETERANS BRIDE AND OTHER POEMS
By Alta Isadore Gould. Published by P. ID.
Farrell & Co.. Grand Rapids. Mich. Price. in
full morocco sL75; silk cloth, Sl.25
The book is dedicated to the soldiers, and is
written with the object OF elevating them in
the eyes of the present generation. 1t is well
illustrated and beautifully bound, and the
style is so easy that even the children will
like it.
CLASSIFICATION OF LAW. By Russell n.
Curtis Published by the American Academy Of
Political and Social Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Price Is cents.
This is an excellent little treatise on law in
general, to give lay readers clear idea of the
science Of Jurisprudence.
Magazines and Notes.
Among the strong articles in The Arena for
September are: A Review of the Chicago
Strike; Public School for the Privileged Few;
Election of Senators by Popular Vote; Early
Environment, and It's Importance and Infu-
ence; Our Duties to Dumb Animals and Vivi-
section; Municipal Reform and How to Effect
It; Prenatal Influence; The True Basis of
Money. 1t has a superb picture Of Walt Whit
man for frontispiece. Published at Boston.
Price 80 cents.
LippiHcOtt's Magazine for September contains.
as its complete novel, Captain Molly, by Mary
A. Denison, author of That Husband of Mine;
If She Will She VIII, A Schoolboy's Romance.
etc. This is only portion of the many good
things in the number. Published at Philadel-
phia. Price % cents.
The fiction in the September Century presents
the usual variety. Mrs. Burton Harrison's
novelette, of contemporary American life
reaches the third part, this completing about
half of her story. The story takes a very
dramatic turn, which results in a surprising
situation in the family of Judge Irving. Marion
Crawford's novelette,, Love in Idleness, the
event of which was left in the August number in
piquant situation, comes to conclusion.
Recent readers of The Century will remember
the story, Their Exits and Their Entrances,
by George A. Hubbard, in which the efforts of a
matchmaking friend to bring together two eli
gibIe people are continually thwarted by cir
cumstances. Mr.. Hibbard has written sequel
for this number, entitled, he Whirligig OF
Time, in which the situation is somewhat re-
versed, and has humorous complications. Mr..
T. Hopkinson Smith has story OF a Northern
Southern type, entitled A Gentleman Vaga-
bond.
The Ne.r England Magazine for September
leads off with fine illustrated article on New
port in the Revolution, by G. E. Thurston.
Other articles of special interest are America
Through the Spectacles Of the Old English
Potter. by Edwin Allen Barber, and In the
White Mountains with Francis Psrkman IN
1S49, by Daniel Denison Slade. Published st
Boston, Mass. Price % cents.
The Overland Monthly for September opens
with an admirably bright instalment of As
Talked in the Sanctum, by the editor, in which
he discusses the Consular system IN a breezy,
common sense way. Hjalmar Hjorth BOyesen
contributes a charming story, and there are
many other good things in the number, which
is we'll illustrated throughout. Published &t
San Francisco. Price % cents.
The frontispiece of McClure's Magazine for
September is charming portrait of Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson. This is followed by Robert
Louis Steyenson's account of his hrst book,
Treasure Island. Robert Barr describes the
new method of boxing, in which the feet are
effectively used II. P. Bowditch makes an in
teresting study, Are Composite Photographs
Typical Pictures? which is fully illustrated,
as are ali the articles in the number.
The Reriea0 of Reriers is emphatically the peri
odcal for the busy man who wants to know what
is going on all over the world. 1t gives him a
fine epitome of just the things that be wants to
know and of what everybody is thinking,
writing, painting. and doing. Published at 13
Astor Place, New York. Price p cents.
Goodnight, SchatzI" A realistic play in
one act. Jest and earnest. By Adolf Hepner.
Published by the st. Louis News Co. Price p
cents