The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

Literary Notes.

The Midsummer Holiday (August)
Century is a "travel number" and it
opens with panorama of the Hudson
River from the Bartholdi Statue to
Albany, presented in a series of large
illustrations by Andre Castaigne, ac-
companying paper on The Lordly
Hudson by Clarence Cook. Other i'll
ustrated travel articles include "A Jour
ney in Thessaly, by Prof. Thomas
Dwight Goodell of Yale, The Alaska
Trip by John Muir, an account of the
wonders which one may expect to see in
the thirteen days "trip from Tacoma {;
down to Java by Eliza Ruhamah
Scidmore, author of "Jinriksha DAYS"
two articles on Norway by Horace T..
seudder aud the late Hjalmar Hiorth
Boyesen, son Margate's Sands a
second paper, written and illustrated by
the Pencils, in the group on "London
at Play"
There are two papers in this midsum-
mer issue august of the Atlantic
which should he read by one who ap-
preciates the beauty and usefulness of
our great forests. John Muir, author of
THE Mountains of California" and the
most charming writer about mountains
and forests that we have. contributes the
opening paper on The American Forests.
experimenting this paper there is an
editorial article on our Forest Policy in
Suspense. William Allen White, the
well known Kansas editor and the author
of volume of striking stories of Kansas
life. writes on A Typical Kansas Com
munity. AlVan r. Sanborn, who has
already contributed to the Atlantic IA
number of discriminating studies of New
England life. writes on a Massachusetts
Shoe Town. The fiction of this number
make remarkable both In quantity and
quality.
The Forum for August contains the
following A Plea for the Army, Mai
Gen. O. o. Howard; The Growth of Re
ligiOus Tolerance in the United States
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott; Emerson's
"The American Scholar" Sixty Years
After, Chas. T. Thwiug; The Evolution
of the Educational Ileal-Il, DR.. Fried
rich Paulsen; The Municipal Govern
ment of Berlin, Frank W. Blackmar:
The Future of the Red Man, Simon
pokagon; Craftsmanship in England and
in the United States, Senator George =.
Roar; The Proposed Annexation of
Hawaii, Senator Stephen NJ. White.
PilbiNoi <1optRlo vi LllI ldSlt III DUFF
bay, f. Washburn Hopkins; The Farm
Colonies of the Salvation Army, F. de l..
Booth Tucker.
The Ladies' Home journal for August,
largely devoted to fction, presents a
number of short stories by The best
known writers, that will PLEASANTLY en-
ploy the leisure Of midsummer days. OF
special interest among these are the
opening chapters Of Hamlin Garland's
latest serial, The Spirit Of Sweet
water" Il romance with the rugged
wilds OF the Western mining country as
its picturesque background. aud The
Two Mrs. Chesters,' by Nr-. A. Il. +.
Whitney.
There is wide variety in the contents
of the August number of st. Nicholas.
Charles Thaxter Hill, the artist who has
written number of articles about the
New York fire department for this
contributes a sketch Of peter
Spots '-Flreman Peter is dog be-
longing to one of the engine companies
in New York, and he is a. enthusiastic
fireman as any one in the department.
a. Hyatt Verrill tells Of "Some Common
Bees and How They Live" etc. etc
This is just sample of the long list II
good things which follow and which
is such entertaining reading for the
young