The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-04
July Maya zines.

construction of his novel the DeerslaIer,
together with the opinion of various
critics uron Gooper's works in general
form the subject al a hun4orously satiri-
cal article by Mark IN ain in the July
number of the North American Review.
There i thoughtful and important
paper on contemporary Egypt" by the
Hon. Frederic {. Peniield, L. ). Diplo-
matte Agent and Consul General to
Egypt Under the title of Thirty
lcars in the Grain Trade Egerton L..
Williams writes Interestingly of cereal
consumption and production in the Init
ed states.
The Atlantic Monthly Is fortunate in
having Dir. John Fiske as regular con-
tribufor ,rhe first of his promised his
/ torical papers appears in the July issue,
and ! entitled The Elizabethan sea
/ Kings. Robert Beverly Hale, the son of
the distinguished Boston clergyman. Dr.,
i Edward Everett Hale. is young writer
of promise. His story. \ Philosopher,
with an eye for Beauty. will do much
toward establishing his reputation.
Robert ;. Peabody. the well-known Bos
ton architect. will contribute series Of
papers to The Atlantic Monthly during
the summer months. The title of the
series is An Architects Vacation, the
first number of which treats of Rural
England.
Among the many timely articles in the
July Scribners Is Robert Grants discus
sion of 1.-The Summer Problem in his
series The Art of Living in which he
answers the query "ANhat is the good
American TO do with himself or herself
in the summer All the bearings of
the question of hiring cottage, board
ing, living in a hotel or travelling are
discussed with special reference to the
necessities of the man of family. There
is particularly interesting discussion of
the American Summer Girl and her rela-
tons to her mother, which is full of
humor and of satire. The illustrations,
by W. II. Hyde, are among the very
best in the series.
The return of Rebecca Harding Davis
to periodical literature, after an absence
extending over more than decade, is an
event worth signalling. Mrs. Davis is
a novelist of rare genius, her books are
distinguished by dramatic intensity and
minute portraiture of character, while
she is entirely, and one might add dis
painfully, free from the fin de steele at
mosphere which prevades some popular
books, making them of doubtful fitness
for family reading. The title OF Mrs
Davis's novel, which is to be published
serially in Harper's Bazaar, is doctor
Warrick's Daughters"
Beginning in the July number of Har
per's Magazine, Mr.. Ponltney Bigelow
will relate the story of 1.-The German
Struggle for Liberty during the excit-
ing period from 1906 to 1915. The first
instalment deals with the military muir
der of John Palm, the John Brown of
Nuremberg; describes with appreciation
the beautiful and admirable Luise, the
patriot Queen of Prussia chance meet
ing of Napoleon and Hegel; the inaction
Of the Prussan King and his aged gen
erals on the eve of great battle, and
the stampede of the Prussian army from
Jena. The paper is amply Illustrated.
Every admirer of the poet Bryant (and
who is not?l will be interested in the
beautiful portrait of him which Is
printed as the frontispiece of the July
Century. 1t is from an original daguer-
reotype made about 1850, and represents
the author of "ThanatopsisT with a
smooth face except for side whiskers.
The face, which is represented in profile,
has a singular beauty both of outline and
of repose. Accompanying the engrav-
ing is a facsimile of a letter from Mr..
Bryant sent with the daguerreotype,
besides an article on the poets haunts in
the Berkshire Hills by the Rev. Arthur
Lawrence of Stockbridge, and illustra-
tions by Harry Fem.
The July number of st. Nicholas has a
patriotic aavor most appropriate to the
season. The opening story, "A Daugh-
ter of the Revolution by Alice Balch
Abbott. tells how Il New England girl
proved herself worthy descendant of a
Revolutionary sire. Stories for girls are
hard to find, but this will appeal to all
readers of the gentler sex "In July a
merry Jingle by 4. ;. Weber recounts
the sad experiences that befell ten little
fire crackers. THE Battle of Kings
Mountain is one of Theodore Roosevelt's
Hero Tales from American History"
The battle he describes was fought be.
tween the sturdy frontiersmen and the
British, and resulted in the Withdrawal
of the forces of CORVALLIS from Vir-
ginia.
The July Forum contains frank and
explicit confession" of a literary hack
in New lork-what he writes; what the
magazines and weeklies pay him; how
much he earns--in word, what there is
III CuTlcut lllCl as a tdltNls A'tNtIh
very encouraging efforts have recently
been made to spread knowledge of art
among people who never have a chance
to visit galleries and museums; and
Hamlns Garland explains the exhibits
held in many Western towns by the
Western Art Association; Mr.. A. c.
Bernheim tells the results Of picture-ex-
hibitions on the East Side in New York
City; and Miss Jane Adams of Hull
House, Chicago, explains the methods
and results of the circulation Of pictures
by that famous institution.
The publishers Of MeClure's Magazine
announce, TO begin with the July num-
Der, reduction of price to ter cents a
copy and one dollar year. They ex
plain that they are able to make a maya
zine of the highest quality at this price,
and they propose to give the public the
benefit of this ability. An account of
the rapid extension and immense bust
ness of the telegraph and cable systems
of the world, of the cooperation which
enables one to telegraph across whole
continents without change of language
and for price that can always be told