Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-02

LITERARY NOTES.
The June Atlantic contains INSTALL
ments OF tho two leading serials by
Mrs. Ward and Gilbert Parker. also
short story Of frontier garrison life, By
Ellen Mackubln, entitled Roslta. An
other bit Of fiction o. unusual charac-
ter and Interest vs., Through the Win
dowa; Two Glimpgcs OF a Mans Life.
The two chapters bear tho significant
titles Detachment and Dlsenchantment.
Lafcadi1 Hearn contributes delight
ful paper entitled In the Twilight OF the
Gods, which. with Mary Stockton Hun
ters poem. A Japanese Sword Song,
gives this issue a distinct flavor Of the
Orient, Perciyal Lowell continues his
readable papers upon Mara. discussing
In this Issue the water Problem, and
IN July CnnalH. other important feat
urca are "Reminiscences OF Christina
Rossottl by william sharp. the COM
pletion OF Week on Wnlden's Ridge.
by bradford Torroy. and Vocal Culture
IN Its Relation to Literary Culture, by
Hiram Corson. Poems, book reviews
and the usual departments complete
tho issue.
"CurrOnt History Tor the first quar-
ter VI 1895 contains 600 pages, and app
pears IN an attractive now cover 1t
gives special prominence TO the Japan
Currency problem In the United states;
Workings OF the now tariff law; Al
llnuca Incident; Cuban Revolt; Hn-
wnllan lnsurrcctlon; Nlcaaguan and
Venezuelan lmbrogllos; Silver Question
In the United States; Work OF the Flf-
ty-thlrd Congress; Brooklyn Trolley
strike; Municipal Reform in New
NorlU: Manitoba school Question IN
Cnnadn; Newfoundland Crisis; Election
Of a President IN France; Armenian
AtrpciteB; Discovery of Argon: Anti
Toxin Treatment OF Dlphtherih, Hun
drods OF other topics also are fully
treated. The frontlsplece IS Il fine por-
trait uf the late Frederick Douglass.
accompanied with an ably written re-
view OF his remarkable career. There
arc also torty-throo portraits OF celeb
r.tloa. The neurology as usual is fun
and satisfactory This unique publica-
tion Is now entering Its sixth year and
has established n woll-cnrned reputa-
tlun for ita historical authenticity and
editorial impurtinlity. As a supplement
TO any list Of reference works. II IN OF
constant usefulness and great value,
0l'bO year. single numbers 40 cents;
samples 10 cents; specimen pages and
circulars free, Buffalo, N. Y. Garrett
son, Cox & Co, publishars)
The New York Commercial Adver-
tlHer. IN It's issue OF MAY Is. says: THE
Century has undoubtedly made n hit
with Ito new serial, Tho Princess So
MIA which 10 being read on every
hand, ana II viii serve to attract
strong interest TO It's author, Julia Ma
grudcr whose work In fiction has not
altogether received the attention which
- marlts. Miss MaErudcr Ia Southern
girl who makes hor home In North
Carolina, She comes OF an old Vlr-
ginla family, ana received her education
In the South and In Washington, hcr
father having practlced law In the
capitol for many years, of recent
years she has travelled abroad quite
extensively. but has now settled down
10 literary work In hor Southern homo.
Miss Magruder often spends u social
fortnight In New York"
The Popular Science Monthly Is par
tioularly fortunate this month In both
its authors and Its oubiccta. The num-
Der opens with the first OF a group OF
papcra undcr the general title From
the Divine Ornclos TO the Higher Criu-
cism, witch viii form the closing dl-
vision OF Or Andrew H. Whites New
Chapters In the Warfare Of Science.
THIS mai groun begins with an ne
count of the older Interpretation OF the
Hebrew Scriptures, aud Is 10 trace Ita
transformation into the modern tcNtuni
criticism, Two prominent profcssIons
now generally united--those of tho
phyecian and the surgcon-are treated
by Herbert SPENCER IN the second chap
ter OF His Professional Instltutlona
Their evolution from tho functions OF
the primitive medicine man. while OBJ
NiouH, ~ enforced nnd made doublv in
tcresting by MIR Spcuccr's clear expOai
ton. Barton w. Eycrman describes
Two-oeoan Pass. with illustrations, and
tolls how trout get through Il into the
Yellowstone river above tho falls The
Decline In Railway Charges Is dis
oussed by II, n. Newcomb, who nd
NQcAles tho removal OF restrictions on
railway consolidation 50 TINT closer
economy may be attained. The dfth
article IN Garrett J., servlss series on
Pleasures OF the Telescope IL entitled
In summon star Lands, and describes
TO US the beauties OF Scorpio. Uercuiea
nraco, Sugitth and other constellation
with tho accompaniment Of cArcfillv
prepared maps In The Psychology OF
Woman. Prof. q, r. w. Patrick elves
tho results OF n close scrutiny Of thIa
fascinating subject from which he has
obtained a wealth Of data and COM
pArlsons. An Illustrated article by ID
It. MaoDougal gives the results OF az
herimenta aud research on Irritabllty
OF Militnrlsm, whose evils most Arncri-
cans can see In Europe. n maintained
by \. II. Rome 90 be rampant In thfs
country Frank Vincent describes Jour.
heNinE IN Madagascar In the readable
style that has been made familiar nv
his hooks or travel The article Is n.
Illustrated, Mrs Fanny ID. Bergin con.
tributes an interesting collection OF
folklore elassed as Survlvals OF sun.
worship. There Is sketch Of the
American concholoRlst, Timothy A
Conrad by DIR. c, c. Abbott. with Dor.
trait, The departments present their
usual interesting variety. New York,
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Der, IS year
The Value OF Natlonallsm IN Art.
as Illustrated by many reproductions
OF pictures by Eastman johnson, gives
Edward King subject for an essay In
the June number Of the Monthly Illus
traitor. while George Parsons Lathrnp
The hucolic Mood In Painting. as