The times., 1898-07-25
THE AUGUST MAGAZINES.

The August Harper is a f-tion number. L
contains NO less than FIVE short stoFies. besides
the conclusion OF Henry Seton AerTiman's novel,
''ROden7s Corner There are also i've poems.
'sThe Convict System IN Siberia by Siephe.
BOnsal- Is the longest Of the general aTtiGtes-
Mr.. Bonsal'S view of convict life in the mines
Is rather rOscdte than otherwise. and though he
does not claim that he would really enjoy being
a convict, his article VIII be source OF much
comfort 20 tender-hearted people Under the
Spell OF the Grand Canon, BY T. Mitchell Prud-
den. = an interesting paper, dantily illustrated
by Fernand LungTen- III the Queen Hld Abb
dcated'' IS 4 paper devoted TO the English royal
family and illustrated with pictures OF the Prince
and Princess OF Wales. One Of the stories i by
stephen Crane, and IS rather grewsome but thor
oughly original. II Is called The Monster and
its interest IS partly psychological and ethical
The Atlantic Monthly contains two articles on
the future OF our country. hy benjamin Ide
Wheeler. entitled. the Old World in the New
and the other by Seth Low, called The Trend
Of the Century. irving Babbitt writes OF Lights
and Shades OF Spanish Character, and gives
remarkably well-written sumHing-UP OF the peO-
pie with whom at war. The first OF 4
series of articles by Prof Simon Newconb. called
"Reminiscences Of an Astronomer Is found in
this number, as also IS the second OF Bradford
TOrrey's papers on the Natural Bridge Of Vir
gina Morgan Robertson contributes one OF his
characteristic yarns, called ''Nhee Angels
Fear 70 Tread" and spicy little story called
The Tinkling Simlins' IS the work Of Mary
Tracy Earle. The poems are by p. H. Savage.
Josephine Preston Peabody, William Prescott
Foster. Richard Hoyey, Katherine Coolidge and
Henry Newbolt-
The August Scrfbner is a war number ssThe
ROcking-char Period OF the War" by Richard
Harding Davis, IS paper the conditions at
Tampa while the army was waiting to move
The Chase of Cervefa," By Holm R. Spears IS
clear and vivid account Of that interesting naval
episode, and IS illustrated with douhle-page
picture of Simpsons fleet hy l. 4. Shafcr- An
other article by Mr.. Spears IS ''The Affair OF
the WinSow.' and Richard Harding Davis also
describes The Landing OF the Army j. r. T.
Archibald writes OF The First Engagement OF
American Troops on Cuban Soil Besides al
this war literature, there three very good
shO-t stories
The Cosmopolitan for August contains at least
two features which will be a delight 10 the
reader OF fiction There is a story by Mary F.
wilkins and a whimsical bit o; fiction by Mark
Twain. both OF whth may be counted among
these authors hest work Miss Wilkin>-s sterv
old-time little girl who the youngest
Of fifteen and had to wear secondhand gowns all
through her childhood. Mark Tw2in's paper
is AT the Appetite Cure. and embodies a
truth. his best work usually does The truth
in this case is that many people eat
too MUCH OF the seriOHs a tcIes the IN, Il I'M
portant IS The United States Treasury Depart
ment- BY Hon. LYMAN J. Gage. second IS
Francis JoScph-The Beloved Morareh,'' by Mr.
c. Frank Dewey.
Short stories by Rudyard KipIing Rowland 3
Robinson, William Allen White. Cutclite Hyne
and several others make MCClure's Magazine for
10 the felton, there Is poem by Mr.. Gladstone
vivid account by Col. Rowan of his Journey
across Cuba and the conclas:on Of Charles A.
DaHa's "reminiscences.