Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Prof James sully OF University COL
lege. London. heads the list OF contrl-
butorss to the September Popular
Science Monthly with the second OF
his Studies Of Childhood, dealing with
The Imaginative Side OF Play. lie
shows by means OF many Incidents
how strong is the power OF making
believe" that enters so largely Into
chiidrcn's play. An enterprise Of enor-
nous possibilities IL described in an
Illustrated article by Earnest A. lie
Sueur under the title Commercial Pow
or Development Mt Niagara The prep
aratious fO' Harvesting the Falls to
the dynamo are now wen advanced.
! This number contains another OF the
charming sketches OF outdoor life by
the late Frank Boileg. Ito subject being
The Humming Birds OF ChrocoruR.
There Is an evolutionary study OF
Barberrios by Frederick lie Roy
Sargent. In which the general reader
will be surprised to see how much OF
interest can be found In 30 common
plant The various parts OF the bush
are illustrated from original drawings.
In Ethical Relations between Man
and Bcust, Prof. ~. T.. Evans showa
how the doctrine OF the eurth and ali
that IL In It being made for man has
fos'ered cruelty TO animals Mr.. stuart
jenkins, who has had experience In
winter work on Canadian survey.
sets forth new plan for reaching the
north pole, under tho title Arctic Tenn
pcraturcs and Exploration. In PARASITE
and prudaccOus Insects, the method
OF lighting iuFects that are destructive
to vegetation by means of others that
are harmless " described by Prof c.
V. Rllry. The New Auneralogy IL de-
gRrihEH t4fInNvIaNr ~
Armstrong writes on scientific educa-
ton. Or, Il, LenHTd describes the work
ot dust Other articles are science
rs a means of human culture by Floyd
Davis, and seventeenth century astrOlo-
KY. There is "A sketch with portrait
of one OF the earliest American
butanists, the Lutheran pastor Or,
o. H. u, Nuremberg, In the editors
table, social disturbances and endown-
mcnt OF research are discussed.
New York, u. Appleton s. Co. Fifty
cents a number s. year.
Frank Lesllcs Popular Monthly for
September is the first Of the illustrated
magazines to appear with comnro-
hensiyo paper upon 1.-THE Presidency
VI the French Republic" illustrated
with admirable portraita of the new
chief executive, NJ, CHsimir- perior. the
Wurtyred President Carnot and Nine
Carnut, scenes OF the Elysea palace. otc,,
together with an nnecdotal history VI
the Elyseo. built during the reign OF
Louis XIV and occupied excessively
by Nine de Pompadour. BeauIou. the
DuchesSe OF Bourbon, Murat, Nupo-
leon l, the Duke OF Wellington. the EN-
peror OF Austria, the Due and Ouch
esse de Berri. Louis Napoleon and his
various royal and imperial guests after
no 4 81. .al,. -. an
cial Paris residence OF the president Of
the French republic. Other seasonabe
ana picturesque articles IN this number
of Frank LealieH Popular Monthly are;
'N mere the Breakers Roar" COM
plote account OF the, United States life
saving service, by $. II. Ferris; sports
OF the Season." by Edmond pictun: "a
Mexican Visit" by Howard Paul; "Aoa-
dia and Bayou Teohe." by Stoughton
Cooley; "Cnursng on the Prairlee," by
Charles Morcau Hnrgcr; "'rhe city OF
Picking" by Charles DENLY, Jr.; ION
tho Wing" an chronological fantasy
by Laura b, Lintncr; and the cnnolu-
sion OF Joseph Becker's "Reminiscences
OF War Artist, dealing with the fall
OF Richmond, aud Including pathetic
historical picture OF General Lees re-
turn home after the surrender OF Ap-
pomattoN,.
John Flskes History OF the United
States for schools has been published
by Houghton. Mlniin & Co. 1t contains
fun photographer lists and aids to
collateral reading. Suggestive topics. d.
rccilons and questions add to the value
OF the book, These were prepared by
frank A, Hlll, late head master OF the
Cambridge high school, and recently
appointed secretary OF the Massachu-
sctta board VI education. whose work
90 similar nature In Flsko's CIvn
government was universally commend
ed, The appendix contains several
unique features. In addition to the
constitution and instructive tables may
De mentioned a photography OF state
Histories with fuller and more careful
statements IN regard TO tina derivation
OF the namos OF the statcs than have
ever hofore been made; photography
OF successive Historical EpooAs, iiss
Of Novels, Poems. Songs et,., relating
20 American History a Minimum II.
tfary 81 Refetnce; 'interrsling AMI
simple account OF the ohaNg,s m lap.s
incident TO the adop7;ln OF the Julian
and Ctckprinn calendcrs; Rad rrtnarks
abrlt standard the IN tho United
S:alrn and Canada.
In the September number OF Demon
ests Magazine Henry o. Havemcyer,
Theodore a. Hayemeyer, Frances vii
lard. Hamilton W. Mable, Edward Il.
Rice and senator W. A. Peffer tax
entertalnlngly about their hobbies. and
Il Ia very interesting reading, the In
terest being heightened by the accom-
p0nying portraits "SpongerS and
spnoninE In Florida" is a handsomely
illustrated, readable article. which
everyone who uses sponge will APP
preeiete. "snhmarine Lights" should
be read by every lover % the sen "a
story accompanied wl'h mrr .v 10
piosprsai and Ihe -.a.. -.9.
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