The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

The Cssrnopoiis for August has It's fun
ouo@a OF brilliant writings Among the
contributors 20 the English reading ar
tIclss are: Mrs. A r. Steel. Frederick
Greenwood. Arthur syuonds. W. Z. Nor
ri. Eex. ". Scott. T. II s. Escott and
Henry Norman. Tnrfmen vii ind The
Turf as an international Agency" an ar
ficse 80 their liking. 'sRons" and Rus
elan Literature During the Last Year wi1
BE- e4gerlT read BY Chautauauan circles
and literary classes. 'Machlayeln IN
Modern Politics" is very good paper for
al reace-E
The September issue Of tho Strand mag
arine is q nsoeg interesting number. The
timely articles are fully illustrated b. very
good pictures George Dollar has story
On the Oklahoma boomers. and other ar-
tieles are. Performers ard perforTnan ces
81 the leading sideah0ws. portraits 81 lead
ing ceIsbrisies at different times Of their
lives; some unpublished sketches ~
George Crsslkshsnk: captains % Atlantic
Liners; Junior Republic Citizens. and
many others fully az readable.
Exhaustive articles on the Grave OF
Anne Broate. Scientific History and Prog
ress During the Qgesn's Reign. an esfhet-
f. manifestation IN birds. and short sto-
rfas q fiction. together with a chat with
the great newspaper proprietor OF Great
Britain Sir George Newnes Bart, makes
tho September issue Of the New Illus
tTated Magazine a most complete number.
''T'he Sixth Sense. and How 10 Develop
It." is the title Of the leading article in the
August Temple. In Il Paul Tyner handles
the large problem Of psychic perception
with bold originality. The authors
method - logical and scientific. and his
.AFs 10
and atf8lumenls is Illustrated by accounts
Of several remarkable experiences In this
Geld. Whether or not the reader agrees
with Dir. Tyner's conclusions. he cannot
fail 10 fad the article extremely sugges-
tive.
A final paper made up from the journals
81 the LATE l.. J. Glaye VIII appear IN the
Ser tember Century under the title Of
Cruelty IN the Kongo Free State" Mr.
Giaye was sent 10 Africa 10 investigate
the slave trade for the Century. and he
successfully crossed the Continent only 10
ode ~ the mouth Of rho Kougo The article
VIII have many Illustrations from photo
pfapbs. Mr.. Harry Fufniss the earicatu-
flst OF London Punch. has written an
article entitled "Glimpses Of Gladstone"
The paper viii b. accompanied by num-
hcr Of characteristic sketches by Mr. Fur
Miss hitherto unpublished.
Julien Gordon (Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Crggef) has used for her last novel
study 81 New York. Newport and Boston
life. which promises 70 b. read with wide
interest by all who are interested in Amer
lean fashionable life. No ono knows the
society Of these three centers Of fashion
better than Mrs. cruger. From her girl
hood up she has had every opportunity TO
observe. and we have had no American
woman Of more brilliant powers. not only
OF reading the human heart but Of putting
her impression In delightful fashion. A
Sharmingly fresh Massachusetts girl is
sacrificed IN her youth to the ambition Of
n rich marriage" Deprived Of love she
throws herself into the race for social
leadership. The first chapters open In the
September Cosmopolitan.
r
The September Scribnefss has a number
of outing articles suited TO the dog days.
William Henry Bishop describes pictur-
esquely the famous watering place In
northern Spain, San Sebastian. selected
several years ago az the summer home If
the queen regent OF Spain and the boy
king. Probably the least known accessi-
bic region on this continent Is the north
shore Of the Gulf OF st. I-awrence-east OF
Tadousac-and yet for nearly four eentu-
ries ships have sailed by r. Frederic
a
schooner along this shore with excurslo
up some OF It's wonderful salmon streams.
Miss Goddess AT the Foot OF the Rockies"
has similar charm Of novelty ana a
fresh sympathetic eye IN a new country.
10 describes the unique social life OF far
away post OF the Northwest mounted
police-miies from railroad whore won
"a 90 dances in = blizzard and swim your
horses ever swollen streams 20 get to a
house party. Walter A. Wyckofi in the
second part 81 his remarkable narrative
''The Workers" reaches west Point whore
be 81 engaged shovelluE tbe debris az The
old Academic building into q cart Octave
fhnncts second story OF labor and cap
ttsl-"fhe Way Of an Election gives the
experience OF an intelligent lahorinE man
In a campaign. fe~ years ago an an
onS momS author surprised the world win
Jerry" the most taiacd-of novel Of the
yrsr The puFket Sperret.+ a novelette,
~ the same author tNiss Sarah Barnwcil
Elliote viii run through ire faIl uur1-
bars Of Scribner's. Lovers OF animals VIII
find a rare treat IN the - mpathetic story
of - Misunderstood Dog" hy Bradley
Gilman. His tramp master furnishes n
strong human interest Ia the story. +. r.
Sanhon has due zap much unknown and
entertaining information about LORD BY
ron ln the Greek Revolution" and a new
lisht Is thrown on Byr0u's character Tn.
sword - Ayron which hangs ln a Chi
c4En library. is shown M ore ~ the illu5-
trationa 4, n. Gihscn's frontisuiece.
showing s famous scene from THE Last
81 the Mohlcans," is drawn in an unusual
manner which is ttrikinely effective
-
summon cuttings and sports q the sea-
son are kept aRreeably IN evidences IN I.es-
les Weekly FOR August ~ The current
number ~ this popular illustrated news
paper has - bretEy front-psge picture of
bicycling on the Beach ," ard a double
page II instantaneous photographs taken
cu thc principal American race-couraee
this summer. Including portraits - many
famous stable owners. trainers Jockeys
auf other uotahiHtics. John Oimrr sr.oal
contributes s. very inferest30r scconnt ~
Gambling az LonS Branch the Afneri-
can Monte Csrlo which ia i}luetrs -n1 wftr
= full page drawing by ChriSty. and pho
tcEfaphs - the NEST notorious "club
houses" George Parsons T.athrop writes
~ Hawaii and Her soldiers" ard a
tsvihaTesioG REPORTS his interviews in
Paris. with Dr Max Nortsu ana Eaouar,l
Jruwest on the sub .ect ~ Ltonlsrn. or the
- eop1Euv % Palestine hv Hebrew raf-