The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

of the recent fighting between Turk and
Greek, and particularly the wonderful mona
teries of Thessaly; 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 "Jinriktsha
Days" setting forth the authors typical
periences in this fresh field; two articles on
Norway by Horace E. Scudder and the ate
HJalmar Hjorth Boyesen dealing with land
which Is more and more coming into the
range of the tourist; con Marsates Sands,
q second paper written and illustrated by the
Pencils, in the group on London at Play
and dealing with one Of the most popular Eng
nsh watering places.
There is wide variety in the contents of the
August number of St Nicholas. Charles
Thaxter Hin, the artist who has written
number of articles about the New York fire
department for this magazine, contributes
a sketch of Peter Spots"-Fireman. Peter
is a dog belonging to one Of the engine COM
panies in New York, and he is as enthusiast
tic fireman" as any one in the depart
ment. A. Hyatt Nerrill tells Of Some Com
mon Bees and How They Live" Among the
Ingenious insect homes that the writer de-
scribes those made by the carpenter bee
and the leaf-Cutting bee. Mr.. Nerrlll also
tells of the bee that makes himself an unin-
vited guest in the home OF the bumblebee.
In.the current issue of the Chap-Booll is to
be found the conclusion of Henry James
novel, What Maise Knew" The story was
originally planned a novelette,, but the
possibilities Of his subject We're only luily
disclosed to Mr.. James after he began the
work of composition The book, which Will
be issued in the autumn, is likely TO be
considered one of his most important works,
and one of the notable contributions OF re-
cent years to the study of child lie
The Arena for August offers long and
varied list of contents. The opening article,
REVOLUTION: What II Is and What 1t Is Not,
is by Dr. David Starr Jordan, president OF
the Leland Stanford Junior university, OF
whom an excellent portrait appears as a
frontispece The article gives a lucid eX-
position of the latest ideas regarding eyolu-
ton in its various aspects, and corrects sun
dry popular misapprehensonS concerning II.
Robert n Reeves, in Has Wealth a Limit
ation?" points out some of the mischiefs
caused by the undue concentration of wealth
in a few hands, and strongly urges that legal
measures should be taken to remedy the evil.
Mr. Frederick AlacMonnies and his works
illustrated in the August Month; and
there are Biographical! studies and ltkenesses
of the late Mrs. Oliphant and the Rev. Gerald
Stanley Lee, with various essays, reviews and
portraits of many notabilites, including Prest-
dent Cleveland, the sculptor St Gaudens, Mrs
Deland Mr.. Howells and Anthony Hope. Ten
cents. The Critic Company, New York.
The editor of the American Monthly Re
view of Reviews, in his department entitled
The Progress Of the World discusses har-
vest and trade prospects, the new tariff, the
coal strike, American annexation policies, our
diplomacy on the seal question, Japan and
Hawaii, British interests in Canada. Euro
pean politics, and many other timely topics
In connection with matter on the KlOndyke
gold fields an excellent map of Alaska is
published. In the same department appear
interesting views Of important British colon
ial capitals.
Outing for August contains two complete
stories lngleby's Neighbour" by NJ. Ger
tTude cuqdiIi and The Match Game" by
a finely illustrated number are: Golfers in