The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-12
CURRENT MAGAZINES.

An exceedingly interesting human
document in the Century this month
Is Richard Burtons admirable study of
the author of Uncle Toms Cabin"
Another timely article in the same
magazine is Isaac B. Potter's philo-
sophie consideration of "The Bicycle
Outlook" But the Century is all read
able.
we venture to guess that few Of the
young folk who begin Noah Brooks
serial STORY of Marco Polo" which is
running in st. Nicholas will be salts
fled to let go until they shall have read
the whole Of it.
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"The Wonderful New Eye Of Science"
described by Camille Flammarion in the
Cosmopolitan for September is not Pro-
fessor Coles electric eye, but 1t is worth
reading about. So, also. Is Mr. Chat
field-Taylor's impression of Granada
and the Alhambra.
McClure's this month restores Lin
coins lost speech" (the one which he
delivered at Bloomington, ILL.,. May 90
1885, at the first state convention of the
Republican party. and which so charm
cd the reporters that they forgot to re-
port it; prints an interesting study of
James Mcneil Whistler and has its
usual quota of good short stories.
Every admirer of Ian Maclaren will
be pleased with the Photographic views
of Drumtochty life and character that
appear in the current Bookman. And
1t isn't possible to conceive how any
bookish man could fail to be charmed
with the increasing excellence of this
Journals miscellaneous literary news
and gossip.
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In the Looker-On for September Pro-
fessor Hallock and DR.. Muckey resume
their joint study of voice production
and analysis, introducing several dia-
grams and other explanatory cuts
which add to the value of this highly
interesting series of papers. The Look
er-On. by the way, continues to be the
best high-class magazine printed for
usic-lovers
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The central feature Of the September
issue of Godey's is sketch of Ann ELLA
Carroll. "the woman that saved the
union.' The chances are thatfew per-
sons today remember anything about
Ann Ella Carroll Those who don't
ought in justice to themselves to read
the article in Godey's.
Nor King Nor Country" by Gilbert
Parker. holds the premier place in the
current Pocket Magazine but there are
other good stories In 1t, notably ones by
H. G. Wells, Stephen Crane and Clinton
Ross.
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Another excellent number of the
Home Magazine has appeared and it
will continue to force this advancing
periodical to the front. This number
has a large variety of interesting con-
tents, nearly every one of which is fit
for us to recommend, but we have time
to mention only A. Bogardus' paper
giving his experiences covering Forty
Years Behind a Camera" and Elbert
Hubbard's characteristic description Of
a balloon ride in Paris.
Number second of The Hypnotic
Magazine (Which comes from the Psy-
chic Pub. Co., 56 Fifth ave-, Chicago)
betokens careful editorial supervision
and keen appreciation of the public's
interest in hypnotic Investigations. To
persons who care at all for light on this
none too well known subject this new
publication ought to be most welcome.
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Theologians and others capable of in
terest in vital religious problems will
find food for thought in Charles S. Nor
tons paper in the current Metaphysi-
cal magazine on THE Fall of Man"
Mr. Nortons idea of the significance of
the Edenic story Is thoroughly interest
ing.
This months issue of Gunton's
magazine is called campaign num-
ber 1t handles the fallacies of the
bifurcated Democracy without gloves.
A two-page article on Grard college,
describing both the institution itself
and it's unique founder, is q nota-
worthy feature in the Home Queen
this month. The Home Queen, by the
way, is a monthly publication on the
order of the Ladies' Home Journal.
only cheaper. and Is published by the
Balfour company, Philadelphia.
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Among the magaZinelets Chap-Book
of course takes first place. And
| that reminds us that an eX-
ceedingly interesting series of
articles Is running in Chap-Book
! just now, being Alice Morse
Earle's spirited description of Cur
ious Punishments of Bygone Days"
This Is a capital feature but as usual,
there are others.
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The Lotus (now become a monthly
and fallen into the editorial hands of
| Walter Blackburn Harte) is gaining
| steadily in grace and it won't surprise
us a bit If 1t should soon shove the
| other creatures of its class to one side.
Editor Harte, though Is black death on
his esteemed contemporary, Elbert
Hubbard, and maybe the literary fur
won't fly this winter!
And that brings us naturally to the
| Philistine, which has somehow es-
capped notice of late. 1t still wags. IN
| proof whereof we have before us what
| 1t calls its European number, COM
pounded of equal parts of Canon
Farrar and Ell Hubbard. We like Hub
bard best.
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