The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-13

In the SEPTEMBER CufTeAl A-AtSt S't'.'
Fanny Mack Lothrop, whose editorial
taste as a compiler is attracting attention,
has a collection of Historic PORTRAITS IN
Sonnet" Simmons Pronunciation IS
delicious humorous sketch. Aiding IN
an Escape" is a dramatic scene
The Atlantic Monthly for September
contains the first installment of three
part story by Charles Egbert Craddock,
entitled THE Mystery of Witch-Face
Mountain" The second of DR.. John
Fishes historical papers has for a sub
iect John Smith in Virginia. in which
he reopens vigorously the discussion in
regard to this interesting character.
Godey's Magazine for September falls
into the spirit of the month and has
fine drawing of the Defender under full
sail, by Park Newton, on the cover, and
a leading article on The Pleasures of
Yachting" by Jesse Albert Locke. Very
timely and able is Rupert Hughes article
on the Cuban revolution, subject which
has not before been presented to the mag
azine public in such a readable and pop
ular form.
"Compulsion in Child Training" is the
subject which Rev. Charles II. Park
hurst y. D., discusses in the September
Ladies' Home Journal. His article is sup
plemented by Edward w. Bok's editorial
on "Our Schools and Our Teachers. THE
Woman Who Paints Cats is the strik-
ing title of full page devoted to Madame
Henriette Ronner, the celebrated cat
painter, several copies of her most cele
brated pictures being given.
The principal feature of Romance for
September is the story THE Flowing
Source" by T. CUTLER Couch, printed in
the Sunday Post-Intelligencer last month.
Fiction and travel are the strong points
of the September Cosmopolitan, which IL
illustrates better than any previous num-
Der the perfection Of It's plant for print
ing a magazine of the highest class. CO.
nan Doyle II. II. Boyesen and Clark Rus
sell are among the story telers. a we'll
known New York lawyer relates the
story OF "A Famous Crime"-the murder
of DR.. ParkTnan by Prof. Webster.
In the September Century Prof Sloane
carries the narrative OF Napoleon's life to
the period OF the supplanting of the revolu-
ton, the subordinate topics being: The
Society and Etiquette Of the Consulate
THE General Pacification Of Europe"
''The REORGANIZATION of France" 'The
Code Napoleon and the University of
France Steps Toward Monarchy"
plots. Counterplots, and the Life Con
sulate," and "Bonaparte at the Threshold
Of Monarchy" AS usual. the history is
fully and carefully illustrated in manner
superior to that employed heretofore by
any popular work in English on the sub
ject.
The september number OF the North
American Review presents table of con-
tents wide in range and authoritatively
treated. The opening article is by the
Right Rev. William Croswell Doane. bish-
on Of Albany. who forcibly illustrates
why Women Do Not Want the Ballot"
Admiral p. II. Colomb. OF the royal navy.
discusses The Evolution of the Blue
jacket" while in "reminiscences of Prof.
Huxley" Sir William II. Flower throws a
charming light upon the private life Of the
great scientist. 1.-THE Christian Endeavor
Movement is prominently brought before
the public by the Rev. Francis z. Clarke.
d. D., president OF the United Society of
Christian Endeavor.
Current History for the second quarter
of 1895 has appeared. The present number
begins with an article on "Afgon and It's
DISCOVERIES" giving in fun the history OF
the Investigations of Lord Rayleigh and
Prof. Ramsay, a summary OF all that is
yet known of the new constituent Of the
atmosphere, illustrated with portraits OF
the discoveries. drawings OF apparatus
and photographs Of the spectra Of argon.
The income tax decision Of the United
States supreme court Is fully treated in
all it's bearings The complicated issues ~
the silver problem are clearly presented
50 that the render can readily get "A clear
idea or how the parties stand on this
vexed question.
The success Of a magazine serial dealing
with nteuporary American affairs has
been ahuudantly demonstrated ny The vice
and permanent interest th4- has been
aroused by President Andrews History
% the Last Quarter Century IN the United
States now running in Scribner's Maya
zine. There is no American. Young ar ola.
who cannot and something or unusual tn
teres: IN the September lnstnllment. which
includes episodes OF such variety as the
third-term contest % President Granf.
ConklInR's great feud with GaraeId. the
assassination % Garfield. the star route
and whisky ring frauds-au az which
topics are Illustrated with a unique series
of pictures collected with great pains from
authentic sources