The Republican journal., 1897-09-23
Literary News and Notes.

octave Thanet, Stephen Crane. and
otner we'll known story writer's will con
tribute TO the October number Of Nc
Clure' S Magazine
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly for
October will contain well-illustrated
article on Franklin's Kite Experiments
with Modern Apparatus Alexander Nc
Aole. the author, is widely known through
MS views regarding the posi- bilities of this
apparatus IN scientific experimentation
ana Tor commercial use are hence of great
interest.
harper u Brothers announce for publ
cauoh on September 24: "My Studio
Neishbors,'' by the late William Hamil-
ton Gibson; white Mans Africa" by
Poultney Bigelow, and ''Three Oper-
ettas, the Gbrettos being written by the
late ii. {. Bunner. with characteristic
charm and humor, and the music being
furnished by Oscar We'll.
The September number of the Ameri
can Kitchen Magazine opens with pro-
tusely illustrated paper on domestic
Science IN the Agricultural Colleges. -
Ella ii. Richards writes of 1.-The Place of
Sclence in Womans Education Mrs.
y. ii. Preston describes ''Child Diaries.
Among the remaining articles are .sFx.
periments With Fish and Meat, 'sFrom
Kitchen to Parlor,'' and ''Dietary Studies
IN New Mexico Mrs. Lincoln's DEPART
ment gives many timely hints.
McClure's Magazine for October viii
contain an article BY Mr. Bernard p.
olenfell, one of the two discoveries Of
the new ''Sayings' Of Christ 1t will
give the first complete account Of the re-
cent discovery, in the Egyptian desert of
what has proved to be the earliest by at
least 40 years of all existing records of
Christ life. The article will be fully H.
lustrated from photographs taken by the
author himself on the scene OF the discov-
cry.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly for
October will contain a criticism of the
present methods of teaching drawing. bv
Mr. H. G. Fitz The great value Of this
study when properly taught, and more
especially its Importance in training the
powers of observation, are dwelt upon.
Ihe results of some curious tests made to
determine the relative accuracy of OBJ
seryation produced by various studies and
trades are graphically shown by means of
diagrams, and give the paper a practical
value for the teacher.
Harper Magazine for October will be
particularly strong in fiction. containing.
the first lnstalment of ''Spanish john a
story of adventure by William Mcclellan
and continued instdlments of ''The Great
Stone of Sardis,' 10y Frank Il. Stockton.
and of The kentuckians, by John Fox,
~, together with short stories bv John
hendrick Bangs, Geors-e IIibbard and
Alice Brown. Among other interesting
features the re will be an article on "The
Strategic Features of the Gulf of Mexico
and the Caribbean Sea, by Captain A. 4.
Mahan.
Charles +. Lummis contributes a story
OF unusually thrilling interest to Harper's
Hound Table OF September DIST, under
the title of The Silver Omelet.'' 1t gives
also vivid suggestion of some of the
characteristics of silver smelling at Gu
anaJuato in Mexico, one of the Oldest and
largest silver mines in the world In the
same number Franklin Matthews writes of
the "citizen- soldier in an article entitled
The Seventies Regimental Field -dav.
which is literally illustrated from photo
graphs, and Lieut. Com. j. D. Jerrold
Kelley continues his discussion of naval
administration. There is also another in
stalment of that excellent short serial.
The Washington Vane,'' as well as
budget of interesting facts about Alaska.
and another of Sandboys' funny yarns by
John kendrick Bangs
The interiors of one thousand of the
most attractive homes in the United States
have been photographed by The Ladies
Home Journal. One hundred of the best
of these pictures will be reproduced in
that magazine The first article of the
SERIES Inside of a Hundred Homes :
will appear in the October Journal. Bed
chambers, reception and dining rooms,
bathrooms, halls and apartments of every
kind will be pictured just as they are in
daily use. Each picture contains dozens
OF suggestions. Every woman is interest
ed IN taking peep into the most attrac-
tive homes in the land, to see how they
are furnished and arranged. She wants
to get practical hints and new ideas for
furnishing her own. The houses photo
graphed by the Journal are those occu-
pied by persons of moderate income.
Their interior arrangement shows what
perfect taste can accomplish with little
money and the touch of woman's deft
fingers. Homes in every State in the
Union-from Maine to Caiifornia-were
photographed for the Journals unique
and useful series.
Minnesota and the two Dakotas will
send to market this year IA, 900, 600
bushels of wheat. The farmers there de-
serve their good fortune. They stood by
sound money and saved their States, with
the exception of South Dakota, in which
the mining element managed to get plu-
raiity of 1S3 for Bryan. But South Da-
kota will not repeat the mistake
No need to fear the approach of group if
you have DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the
house. Never was case that it wouldn' t
cure if used at the outset.