Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-09
CURRENT LITERATURE.

One IS never disappointed In the Pop
ular Science Monthly. 1t is one OF the
few popular magazines that never con-
| tain the twaddle Of transient tads-
| that have never taken a step down
1 ward to cater to degenerate minds.
/ In the October number DR.. Andrew ID.
/ White concludes his paper under the
! title From the Divine Oracles to the
| Higher Criticism with statement OF
| the latest views OF scholars as to the
way ia which the bible was made up.
| Herbert Spencer shows In his essay on
the Man OF Science and Philosopher
how the professional class to which
| he himself belongs arose from the
! priesthood. An illustrated account OF
the mode of Trout Culture now In use
Is contributed by Fred Mather. who
has had quarter century's experience
in this work. Prof. Il. r. Evans writes
on the Recent Recrudescence OF super
stition shown in the assertions or Ger
man Catholic clergy as to miracles
and witchcraft There Is an admirable
estimate OF Thomas Henry Huxley By
Michael Foster, the distinguished pro-
fessor OF physiology At Cambridge Car
rett p. Seryiss series OF surveys OF
the consultations Is completed with
one on Pisces. Aries. Taurus, and the
Northern stars, among which the Great
and Little Bear are included The Life
OF Water Plants Is described by NJ.
Busgen Prof. James Sully devote5
chapter this month in his studies OF
Childhood to Untruth and Truth. show
Ing that there is something less dread
fui than original sin TO account for
"chlldren's les" NJ. Edouard Blanc
describes falconry as practiced In Gem
trail Asia under the title Hunting with
Birds Of Prey, with Illustrations, some
considerations on War as Factor
OF Civilization are presented by Charles
Morris. Or. David Hosack, the chief
,F.sn of nafnnra IN NnUv York early
In the present century, Is the subject
Of the usual Sketch ana Portrait. In
the Editors Table Balfour's toundh-
lions OF Belief. the How and the why,
in scientific research, and the recent
meeting OF the American association
are discussed. New York; d. Appleton
& Co: fifty cents n number, s. year.
The first number OF the International
Magazine gives promise Of vigorous
and ludiclous editing. II Is iull OF
interesting reading matter and very
neatly Illustrated. For the price fSed
by its enterprising publisher Mr. j.,
j.. Collier. u Is certainly mnrvelously
cheap. For ten cents the new maya
zine gives. ana proposes TO continue
giving. more readins matter than any
magazine published here or abroad. 1t
Is not easy To figure out how any pub
fisher can afford to give 80 much FOR
so little money
A glance al the frst number OF the
international Magazine shows hand
some colorei cover. on which We OBJ
serve the names OF Rider Husgari, W,
Clark Russell, II, II. Boycscn. Il. NJ.
Allen, Julian Hawthorne, Frederic X.
Coudert, Edgar Fuwcctt David Chris
tie Murray and other well known Eng
lish and American writer's turning
the first leaves. tho table OF contents
shows th1t three splendid stories IRE
commenced, towit; Joan Huste,' by
Rider Haggard; "The Tale OF Ten by
W Clark Russell. ana "Ballyheg June
ton" by Z. NJ. Allen. comparatively
new name 20 American readers, but
that % an author who has won for
himself an euNlthle reputation In eng
land and Ireland as the originator Of
extremely interesting aud amusing
tales Of irish lie, "Bullyhpg Junction
cannot be called a novel, but, linking
the initial chapters as fair sample
we should judge that IL VIII prove In
tensely attractive and mirth provoking
among Americana,
The first two pagos contain beautiful
rcpreductions of Elaine" by n. n.
Rosenthal and'A Nalad," by Henrietta
The October Issue OF "Shoppelrs Mod
ern Houses" published quarterly by
the Cooperative Building plan lsso-
citation. architects, l0G-i085 Fulton
street. New York. contains forty or
0ftv new and pupular designs OF houses
coating $500. 5000 and $4,000. handsome
Nv Illustrating various Htylps % mod
orn architecture. with c0mm0li1us ar
ranremont NJ rooms shown iu floor
plans, accurato guarantee estimates tn
build: exhaustive detailed descriptions,
showing heights of stories. sizes of
rooms. general dimensions otc, with
surgestlons of color Tor painting and
dauoratIn. tho various residences. ana
most noticeable 49, an editorial ON urrh-
ltpcturni service that IA Of artistic ana
moinpntary interest TO an. followed IN
a llst of Testimonials from various
clients OF this association OF architects.
who have In the past sueccsgfuliy
adoptpd their ilcns
C6l George Il. WarinE Jr.. also
writes an article entitled "Thc plsposnl
OF LIQUID Wastes from Isolated
Houses" which As OF marked interest.
not only 10 the irrespective builder.
but an Invaluable educator 10 the own
er OF property improperly drained. This
publication can be obtained from the
news stands.
The American Historical Register
(the organ OF the patrlotic- Hereditary
socletiesl. for October, Inns an nttrnc-
tive table OF contents. Tho historic
to,ir OF L,nfayette through Tho Tinted
states in 1891 IN continued This nuu-
her tells with gcorpe of npproprInte
illustrntlons. OF Ma trip I'm tho Hind