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was," Richard r. Elliott; "Mr. Mallock
as Defender of Natural Religion" =.
K. Hull, S. j.: George Washington IN
His Relations With Catholics" Richard
H. Clarke, LII. D.
"An Outdoor Number"-the August
Midland Monthly" (Des Moines. 1a),
and a delightful number it is-inviting
us to the mountains, the woods, the
lakes and the ocean, entertaining us
on our way with enjoyable outdoor
stories and poetry. The interesting
announcement is made in this issue
that Colonel John W. Emerson Of Iron
ton, Mo-, the old army comrade OF
General Grant, will begin his great
work, Grant In the West" in the Oc-
tober Midland" and that this work
will run through the year and the num-
bers of the coming year 1t will be il
lustrated with many valuable portraits
and views never before made public.
1t is strongly indorsed and commended
by Colonel Fred D. Grant. The ap-
pearance of Grant in the West" writ
ten by a Western man and near
friend of the General, promises us
something really new and fresh. and
yet reliable, concerning this most in
teresting personality in our war his
tory.
The National Magazine" (Boston),
formerly the "Bostonian," in its new
form, is one Of the handsomest period
icals Of the day. It Is richly illustrated.
Among the contents for August are
these features: Yachting on the Great
Lakes Edward S. Hoch; "a Camera
and a Conscience" w. Arch MCLEAN;
THE Autobiography of Coat" Char
lotte Rosalys Jones; Recent Activities
In Art Circles; Zone of Life's Ironies."
Marion Hill; "Our Coast Defense" fifth
paper, Lieutenant James A. Frye, Ad-
Jutant First Infantry, M. V. M; "Liv-
ing Fashion Plates" photographs of
bathing and wheeling costumes; "Bas-
Relief Photographs" Mabel c. Craft;
"A New Southern Park" Blanche G..
Sargent; Golf and Golf Clubs" Arthur
w. TarbeIl; 1.-THE Haskins Massacre" +"
Lucius G. Embree; "At the Tomb of
Victor Hugo" from the French of
Francois Coppee"; "a Legend of At
lantis," John w. Ryan.
Municipal Engineering" for August
Qndianapolis) is just a little ahead of
any preceding number in variety of
matter of first Importance to all who
are interested In municipal economics.
Among the leading papers of this mag
azine that fills SO important a field Of
great usefulness are these: THE Chem
ical Relations Of Asphaltum," Pro-
fessor S. F. Peckham; "Intercepting
and Relief Sewers" Charles Carroll
Brown, c. E.; Origin and Use of Steam
Road Rollers" E. Purnell Hooley,
Assoc. NJ. Inst. c. E.; 1.-The Philadel-
phia Controversy Over Portland Ce-
ment," "The Question Department"
Asphalt Patent Litigation" Brook
lyn's New Municipal Laboratory"
Suggestions for STRENGTHENING So
cieties," Against Contract Work on
Roads," Efficient Street Cleaning in
New York" The New Sludge Plant at
Worcester" Need Of Good Founda-
tions," "An Experiment in Concrete
Foundations" Contest Over Asphalt
Paving" Legal Decisions ITO
Strengthen Asphalt Paving" "The
Sewage of Paris" paving, sewers,
waterworks, bridges. parks.
THE Travellers and Shippers Direc-
tory" (The Den Born Company, San
F'rancisco) for August is at hand. A
completer guide and director for trav-
elers and shippers is not published. It's
style is novel and a model of excellence.
The method of tabulating information
is something not equaled by any other
directory.
'The Bookman" for August Dodd,
Mead & Co., New York; has some nota-
BILE portraiture of famous people In the
world of letters. Among the leading pa
pers are these: 1.-The Lotus Eaters" by
William Cleaver Wilkinson; RE
nouncement," by Alice Meynell;
Events" by John Ernest Mccain;
''Pansies," by Sara e. L. Case; Kate
Carnegie" by Ian Maclaren; "The I'm
collected Poems of H. c. Bunner";
Mrs. Meynell," by Edmund K. Cham
bers; George Henry Lewes and Thorn
ton Hunt" by Mrs. Lynn Linton; "a
Note on Kate Field" by Laurence Hut
ton "An Unpublished Poem by Ed
mund Waller" by Beverly Chew; Par
&c NV Toharf II