Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
LITERARY NOTES.

LADIES HOME JOURNAL-The La
! dies Home Journal for July--an arus-
tically attractive and interesting issue
opens with an illustrated article ON Joan
Of Arc and her home, by Emma Ashrand
Hopkins Hezekiah Butterworth tells.
in his engaging way, Brook Farm
story, "The Wife Of Ben Bow" and Alice
yelling on Rollins humorously roman
ces OF a Town Bicycle A trio OF
poems of the field, framed in a draw
| ing by ". Hamilton Gibson, and mus
zeal cOmDOsition-"Th Lyndon Polka
by Mrs Frances J. Moore. are page feat
ures. Mrs 4. D. T. Whitney, with vigor
and direc ness, writes TO girls concern
ing beauty William Martin J0hnson's
souvenirs of Summer Days" is an ar
Tisical. practical article. People Who
Live in the Moon" A $500 House, -
articles on seasonable dresses, upon mil
linery. needlework and various topics Of
general and household interest, and The
usual departments are also included in
the July Journal-whicA is unusually
complete.
GODEY'S MAGAZINE. - Godey's
Magazine for July begins the 1881 vol
ume OF the well-lnOwn old publication
and is a good specimen of the pioneer
in its modern form. The number opens
with ,Wo timely articles. The first from
the pen of a traveller in Persia, Ges-
cribes some of the characteristics of that
country. which is an important factor
in the Eastern Question, while no less
timely and interesting is a description
of the Training and Life in the New
York Fire Department. Then there are
combinations of the "reminiscences cf
operate singers by Albert L. Parkes,
and the critical series of Music IN Am
erica" by Rupert Hughes. That GCdey's
has not lost its individuality as Ladys
Book is shown by the articles on THE
Silk Industry OF Japan" and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton" Number VII. Of Talks
by Successful Women" and the usual
fashion department. Half a dozen con-
, tribu,iOns give a variety Of fiction, the
verse is plentiful, and the whole makes
up highly entertaining and readable
number for summer reading.
McCLURE'S MAGAZINE.-Th OK
cellent July number of this popular
magazine contains a series Of portraits
OF Longfellow. furnished by Miss Alice
Longfellow. the poets daughter. A wo-
mans account of her own experience in
climbing TO the very top of the Matter
/ horn: an illustrated article by Cleveland
Moffat: nomination of Abraham
LincOln's Life, anG paper by Mr.. VIII
n. Low on the presen, state of paint
-, -, q rar,ppr nN nnS N
recent celebrated German paintings
are other noteworthy features of this
number of McClure's. The Hon. GGrdi-
ner G. Hubbard, president OF thr Am
erican Geographical Society, writes of
| the growth of the English power in At
rica. showing how largely ii has come
! TO exceed that of any other nation. Then
/ there are several good stories-one of
| the mad midnight ride Of a pretty, young
wheelwoman, disguised in he" brothers
/ bicycle suit.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND So
GAL SCIENCE-In its July number
| the Annals of the American Academy
! of Political and Social Science presents
q series of articles of more than usual
/ interest and timeliness.. Mr. Daniel S.
/ Remssn discusses Political Fusion
/ Methods: Prof l.. +. Ward, The Prin-
/ c.p3es Of Sociology, and Hon. Martin
/ A. Knapp, the Ani-PColing Regulations
/ CT the Interstate. Commerce Law. This
| free discussion by a member Of the
/ Commission cannot fail to attract very
/ general interest. Another article of in
terest is an account of Colonial Paper
! Currency Of Pennsylvania, by DR.. c. w.
| Maofar.ane The experiment then made
has a curious resemblance to certain
modern projects Of the Populists.
THE ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
An important and exhaustive article in
the Engineering Magazine of July IS
contributed by Edward Atkinson, enti-
tied The Cause and Remedy for Bust
ness Depression" Another very timely
contribution is "The Turning Point in
| Railway Reforms. by Mr.. NJ. +. Ingalls,.
Rudolph Herring furnishes an able paper
on The Filtration of Municipal Water
/ Supplies Other articles IN the same
number are a continuation of the admir-
| able series on Modern Machine Shop
| Economies" The Direct Production O.
Electricy from Coal" "Japan's Invas-
! ion of the Commercial World. Recent
/ Improvements in Gold Mining and
THE Architecture of Home Making
! There is also the usual complete class
flied Review and Index of the entire te
| clinical press.
EVRY MONTH-The musical selec-
| lions contained in the July numbe" Of
! Ev'ry Month are by Paul Dresser, VIII
| Carleton. +. w. Neach3m and Oscar Lie
| BENJAMIN. two being songs. one Il schot
tische and one a polka. There are two
| short stories. each novel and interest
ing. and a number OF editorials that
! deserve to be read and remembered.
| Other features are some sOc.eCy notes
concerning New Yorw women, with pho
tos. an excellent decorative department,
and the usual literary and fashion de-
nartments. The whole is well Illus
trajed, and the music is new and far
above the common place.
TABLE TALK-NAmong the many
I good things found in the July number
! Of this excellent household journal we
/ rC.e the following; Household Rene
/ DIES" Vegetarian.sm, "A Spring Bios
som Tea in Bohemia" I'm Women's
Line" Heroes and Heroines of Shake
sDeare." Besides these the lates reci-
pes for use in the culinary department,
directions for fashionable outings, teas,
soc.als. etc, make it very satisfactory
| number.
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