The times., 1897-07-04
JULY MAGAZINES.

JUL1 MAUALlNED.
One of the notable things in HarEers
for July is Gen George A. For
syth's article on ''Skeridan's Ride" II is
ID concise yet vivid account of what hap
peued on that fateful day when Sheridan
rode twenty miles; from Winchester 10 Cedar
Creek, to save the fortunes of the Army
OF the Shenandoah 1t cOntradicts In one
or two particulars the well-kuOwn tradi-
ton on the subject. which is mainly gath
cred from Buchanan Reads poeHi' but
it is not less interesting OF dramatic for
all that One of the details in which Gen.
Forsyth sees fit to correct the tradition
is in the alleged terrible oath uttered
by Sheridan as lie came upon the scene
He states positively that no swear
words were deemed necessary. Gen For
syth and Capt o'keefe We're the OILY
two officers who accompanied Sheridan
to the front.
Lovers oil Du Maurier viii breathe
sigh OF relief that The Martian' eX-
pires in this number OF Harper's The
genial artist author appears to have de-
cocted into this composition the dregs
Of his genius, and after tie sparkling and
effervesCent quality OF his earlier work
one does not care 10 be served thus.
The nest Of the short stories is an artistic
study by Robert C V. Meyers, called "a
Portrait hy CabaneI" HUwells nas an
essay on ''The Modern American Mood"
in the philosophical spirit Of his later
days, whichis also opt mistie Poultney
BIgelow, in white Mans Africa" deals
with the state Of Natal, which he con
siders the best of all British cD!onies as
place OF residence Says Mr.. Eigelcw:
'.It has u.ore honest savagery and more
complete civilization than any other part
of South Africa tits a ma gnificent mpnu-
Ment 10 English Courage and English ca
Iacltv for administration " He Is highly
complimentary and very amusing in his
description Of Durham and OF P.eterudritZ-
burg and of the Zulu pupula ton OF Natal
John Fox, tr, who is one OF the Younger
Southern writer's Of prominence, begins
serial called The KeHtuckans," and
Stocktous serial, The Great Stone of
SardS," is continued Poems which VIII
have their especial interest for Washing
ton people are Two SonnetS,' by Heel n
Hay daughter Of Col John Hay, and Pc
meath the yen." by Alice Archer SewaH,
daughter CT Rev Frank SewaH, Of this
city
The frOntisgieCe uf tie July Century,
'.GarriCk and bis " fe," from Hugarth's
painting, is as fine reproduction as the
Century has ever given to its readers.
1t is foIiOwed 10y an article by John C.
Van Dyke on william Hogarth." in
which three other paintings 81 Tire artist,
who is so generally known only as a
satirist, are reproduced HUgartu was the
POINT is strongly brought out in Air. an
Dykes article
Gen horace Porter continues his inter
esting series Ct art cles on Campaigning
with Grant" and paper fun Of interest
is that of W seton -Karr, ON bis expe-
i4ences After Big Game III AFRICA and
India This article is suLerbIy Illus
trated aud the adventures graphically told
Contrasting with this is the historical arti-
Gle by " i EanlIe-GrOnnlau on sports
in the Seventeenth Century" II is one
of those deIineatiOns which cause Us 10
realize the Inherent brutality ana caIlOus-
ness OF some Of our not very remote an
cestOrs Stiu another article on The >l''-
ject Of the chase Is Hunting the Jaguar
in Vcnezdela,' - 10y william Willard How
ard
The fiction in this number Is rather in
allegiance, although the serials, Hugh
Wynne'' and Jeanne d'Arc," are con
timed Maurice ThonlUsoncuutrbutesO one
OF his stories pf Southerulnp, The Defense
by Resurrection. - and there is sketch Of
''An Arg0naut" by Marie Frances Upton
The leaCmg feature in the Atlantic IS u
thoughtful article on THE Making Of
Nation" ly Woodrow Wilson. Prof. WI
son points out the fact that the American
nation is not and has never been an On
tirely homogeneous people, but rather
series of stages Of development, repre-
sented by the different states and sec
tions of the country As he expresses it
in brief there has always been an East
and a West, but there may come time
when there VIII be no East and no West
i'll the sense of warning divisions OF the
country, whenaIl our heterJE JEeneous masses
of population shall have ieeu so welded
together that the central government viii
have some chance Of deciding economic
and political questions IN way that viii
suit the whole nation On the whole, the
article Is opt tmistic, though not wildly
rose-ColOIed.
An erticle by Edward Waldo Emerson
or rather "a corupila ton Of correspondence
between that gentlemaH's distinguished
father, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and JohT
Sterling. occupies some twenty pa geS. am
takes one back more than fifty years c
the trauscendental period Of New England
life and letters. The Future OF Rura
New England" by Alvah F. Sanborn, q
the other hand. CoufrontS the reader VIII
a very dismal and unpromising picture o
the present New England village. Tie fu
ture of the particular community SEetche,
by Nj. SanboTn, whose name Indicate
that he was born somewhere in that section
Of our country. is anything but inviting
but perhaps this is not a repreSentativ,
village Tie author himself says that tn,
characteristic New England life IS to b,
found in the manufacturing town, abou
which he promises to write an article a
an early date.
afr God6in, IN an article on The Dc
cline Of Legislatures" is also rather hope
less He deplureS the existence Of .'uia
chine legislation, and points out the di
trust felt by the people of the various state
of the operations of the State legislature:
He thinks that in many of these states tn
people have come to the conclusion tina
the best thing their representatives at IN
State capital can do for them is to Il
them alone This is not well, but in som