The Republican journal., 1896-08-06
Literary News and Notes.

tains very striking and forcible paper on
''The Free-Silver Epidemic by the
venerable and distinguished Senator
Justin S. Merrill of Vermont.
''The Financial Bronco is the title of
an article in the August Forum by Mr.. I.
S. Van Dyke of Los Angeles, Cal 1t is
powerful refutation of the free coinage
fallacy, treated from western stand
point.
The readers of John Kendrick Bangs
''Six Weeks in Politics. will be glad to
read his story, ''The Mayors Lamps"
tale of municipal politics, published in
the August Harpers. There is genuine
humor in this story, and genuine realism,
also, based on actual experiences in the
public affairs Of small city.
There is plenty of genuine humor in
Mark Twain's new story, ''Tom Sawyer,
Detective begun in the August Harpers
Magazine. ''Tom Sawyer is one of the
characters in American fiction of whom
the public has been unable to get enough,
and his companion, Huck Finn, who tells
this story of the Western border forty
years ago, is hardly less entertaining or
popular with Mr. Clemens readers
L uC august AIeud contains the nfSt OF
series OF photographers of Literature,
Dealing with VITAL Social and Economic
Problems which will fill want long
felt by students of social and economic
problems. This first photography deals
with the Land and the Land Question,
and is carefully compiled by Thos E.
Will, \. NJ, professor of Political Econo-
my in the Agricultural State College of
Kansas.
Harper's Weekly for August list con
talns an article on the trolley system of
New York City and its environs, with
map showing the enormous development
of this means of transit; and many pleas
ant routes for days or an evening S out
ing will be outlined. The contributor is
Ernest Ingersoll, author of Country
Cousins" Friends Worth Knowing
etc. In the same number will be CAPT
tai golf story by W. G. van T. Sutphen.
entitled ''The Hong Kong Medal
All lovers of Whittier, and for the mat
ter of that, all who love beautiful life,
will be deeply interested in the article
IN the August Arena entitled ''Whittier
The Man. This article is one of Sc
rles on Whittier by the Editor, B. 0. Flow
er, and is certainly the most delightful of
the series so far. Mr.. Flower is brilliant
and at the same time a sympathetic writ
er, and while from literary point of
view this paper is admirable, it's great
charm lies in bringing us SO near to the
heart and soul, to the real inner life of
the gentle Quaker one of the most loved
OF America great poets
The August number of Harper's Maya
zine contains five short stories: 'sPostes ct
Telegraphes'' is a love story of French
provincial life, by Quesnay de Beaure-
paire, author of 1.-The Woodman," illus
trated by Albert E. Steiner; ''Her Prerog-
ative," written by E, A. Alexander, and
illustrated by John W. Alexander, is a
humorous story of artist life abroad; "The
Mayors Lamps by John kendrick
Bangs is tale of American municipal
politics; Miss Maras Revival.'' bv
Sarah Barnwell Elliott, is story of South
ern life before the war; and The Wreck
of the Colun,bid," by Professor Simon
Newcomb, deals with the thrilling expe-
riences of shipwreck in mid ocean
The August issue of The Century is the
Midsummer Holiday number, and appears
i'll distinctive cover. The opening
paper, ''An Island Without DEATH" by
Miss E. r. Scidmore, the author of
'Jinrikisha Days. gives an account of a
visit to Miyajima, a sacred island in the
Inland Sea, one of the sights of Japan.
\ paper on THE Victory Lii Hung Chang
is contributed by the Hon. John ".
Foster, who, it will be remembered, was
lately confidential adviser to the Emperor
of China, and in that capacity accompan-
led the viceroy to Japan, where the treaty
of Shimonosehi was negotiated. General
Foster, who is to be the host of Ii Hung
Chang i'll September and is one of his
most intimate friends, by this relation
and by intimate experience of Chinese
affairs has had unique facilities for the
preparation OF this paper. There is print
ed the frst OF group OF articles from
the Journals OF the late L. j. Glave, who
crossed Africa in the service OF The Cen
fury in exploration of the slave trade.
The article deals principally with Brit
ish Raids on the Slave Traders and is
fully illustrated with photographs and
drawings by the author. Prof Flinders
Petrle recently unearthed an historical
tablet in Egypt containing what is believ-
ed to be the first monumental record by
the Egyptians of the Children of Israel
In pharaoh of the Hard Heart Prof.
Petre describes the finding of the tablet,
and discusses the character and reign of
Merenptan, VINO erected 1t. PICTURES of
the tablet and of a splendid bust of the
king, found at the same time, accompany
the article. Marion Crawford contributes
the fourth and last of his group of papers
on Rome, the subject being 'The Vati-
can" This is fully illustrated with pic
lures by Castaigne, including some nota-
BILE sketches from life of Pope Leo XIII.
There are four short stories; one of life in
the Chinese quarter of San Francisco, bv
Chester Bailey Fernald; one of Mime
sofa frontier town, by Marion Manvlle
Pope; one of the Maine woods, by Thomas
Wentworth Higginson. and one of the
New Orleans Creoles by Kate Chopin.
Seldom is so much delightful fiction
presented in single issue of magazine
as is invitingly arrayed in the short story
issue (August) of the Ladies Home Jour
nal. With the best contributions of such
clever story writer's as Bret Harte, jerome
X. jerome, Sarah Parr, Lillian Bell Jean
nette H. Walworth, Caroline Leslie Field
and Annie Steger Winston, the illustra-
lions of such capable artists as w. l.. Tay-
lor, T. de Thulstrup, Alice Barber Steph-
ems, Otto Toaspern, Florence Pearl Eng
land and Clifford Carleton, divide atten-
ton and interest. OF Mr.. Harte's story
his latest and best, ''The Indiscretion of
Elsbeth, it is enough to say that it is in
the author S characteristic vein, while the