The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-22

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Way. Showing the Folly OF Directing the
Destiny OF a Pretty Girl by Gwend0ien
Oyerton: The Klondike Country" long
review OF a book describing life in the
Alaskan mines "RIchepiH's Elopemeut"
letter from Paris. and an up-to-dats ar
ticle on "Elquette Of the Wheel"
Ev'ry Month. the popular musical and
literary magazine. contains some very in
teresfing matter in the issue for August.
Articles on prominent men and women Of
the day are worth every ones perusal
theatrical people will ind a very good
story about James T Powers, our leading
farce comedian. Studios Of weII-known
people Is a very interesting subject. Musi-
clans viii find four very pretty selections
In fact. the most fastiduous can md reed
ing 10 suiI their taste.
one OF the most interesting features Of
Harper's Magazine for september viii be
an article on George du Maurier. by Henry
james. giving an intimate view of the art
ist and writer. Other attractive features
viii De Around London by Bicycle" by
Elizabeth Robins Pennells THE Begin
nlngs Of the American Navy" by James
Barnes; insiallments Of the serial stories
by frank X. Stockton and John Fox, jr.,
and a humorous romance OF the golf links.
The Lost Ball." by w. q. van I. SUIT
phen, etc.
McCIure's Magazine for September will
contain a thoroughly practical and useful
article on Life in the klondike Gold
Fields" IL embodies the personal obser-
yations of a pioneer, who has lately come
out, and tells how the miners enter and
work their cioms The story Is We'll
written and is fully illustrated with recent
photographs. The number will also con-
tain new ballad by Kipling, and hui
morous story by Robert Barr On the
whole the magazine is as full of inter-
esiing reading matter as the previous
numbers.
Count Pierre de Coubert is one OF the
most interesting of the Frenchmen of
the new generation. Although belonging
/ To the old regime. he is in politics Re
| publican. He was the founder of the re-
| cent Olyrppian games at Athens, and
| wrote for the Century an account Of them.
| He has contributed to the September
number of the same magazine a paper
| of personal "reminiscences Of French
| "'RoyaIists and Republicans" The article
| viii have two striking illustrations by
| Castaigne.
| The August number of Money Is fun of
| interesting information upon the money
| question. Many novel features are pre-
/
| regulated system of bank credits in the
/ extension of business enterprises. The
pages devoted 10 Current Events" give
| interesting facts about the political con-
/ dftions in state elections affected by the
| currency question. A feature is the show
| ing Of the party percentages OF total vote
| In Ohio state elections succeeding presi-
/ Dental campaigns.
There is something TO interest nearly
| every kind of reader in Frank Leslie's
| Popular Monthly for September. The di-
versity and timeliness or sts contents and
| the great profusion OF It's illustrations
| make this number a particularly attrac-
| tive one. The leading article gives much
| interesting information about the historic
| Waikiki valley, In New York state. and
| tells OF the troubles with the Indians. the
| founding OF a Huguenot village. the first
| meeting OF the state legislature. In
| Cycle Touring in Ireland" r. II. Her
| ron writes OF trip through the most i'm
| portant towns of the Emerald isle. A
| paper Of great interest and value is The
| United States Marine Hospital Service"
| IN With Joanna II. Nichols tells of the
| history work and officers Of that import
| ant branch OF our government The de-
| partment OF stories and verses for young
| people Is as bright as usual. and there are
some pithy paragraphs in the Leslie port
| folio.
|
The Atlantic monthly for September pre-
| SCENTS table Of contents which is a strik-
| iuE combination OF important literary. Sci
! en,idc and sociological discussion. The
! opeuing article is BY Theodore Roosevelt
| upon Municipal Administration the New
| York Police Force. The much asked
| question. Are the Rich Growing Rich
| sr snd the Poor poorer7T Is answered
IN an article by Carroll d. Wright com
missioner Of labor, who says that while
| the number of rich men Is increasing the
relative number OF POOR men Is decreasing.
Prof. FRA y. Hollis Of Harvard university
| and formerly Of the United States navy
writes on "A New Organization for the
| New Navy" This article is an interest
| INK statement 81 the necessity OF read
/ iustmeut u the naval personnei 10 new
steam warships Fiction Is represented
by the conclusion OF Frances Courtenay
Bayiors Virginia story. ''Bulterneld &
| Co" ans there are i've short stories OF
unusual quality. After the Storm" BY
Ella ". Peattie. and - second Mar
riage." by Alice Brown. skesch by Guy
/ ~ SOUL eudtle& a Man ~ the SIS" ard
poems by Martha Gilbert plcksnson aud
Lacy 5. Coaans complete the issue.
/ The current number Of Leslie's Weekly
| IS genuinely a midsummer issue, on the
front page IS one Of Roush's phcto-mo-
1 sAst<a Nlltftt4At% VT taefttAt4N kisN sat-
urday midday closing o. al Office This
| custam-v aich. BY the way. the New
| Workers imported from Isondou--fs being
adopted al over the country. and - one
| - the best British things recently
| brought ont 90 America The large double
/ picture. another of RoGsh'S shows the
| contrast between the passengers on deck
ard she stokers below IN = tytnS-Atlantir
! stea nnshsp TIE theatrical page Is devot-
/ "a 20 AueSlsfin Daily and the reopeniuE u
| The Clrcus tfirF' az his thaater Mr.
! George Parsons E-athrcp contributes an
/ article on gh.s subject. which. whHe il
] mav not BE inspired, seems revert heless.
/ - canae from beh3nd tha Scenes. TNa
! Philadelphia crte ketere. VITO have 3uSt
/ returned WITH high hcnors frou1 England
/ are pictured and to8a shout whsle there
| sire also portraits Of the lawn tennis *.
| Ports - 30 recently played for tha .ateraa-
| tloaa1 cham onsnln. Mr.. Sutphen con-
| Y.ateS she sporting features o. THIS lively
| rurnher NlEh an arttcse on golf rsst ard
! present. The fctiau q the paper - sup
/ r.sess by teat aeu bat very rea 5tStscaliy ro-
/ rn4Htsc writer Morgan Robertson Rho
! tells q = exciting eaz VA m wtrn f~- kr-ssvsf