The Portland daily press., 1898-08-10

alrous nonomaniac after the unpleasa Mt
ness of 1861 IS had endsd. The action
deals with the experiences of o Northernel
who upadvisetily wandered into thoss
parts and found himself prisoner.
The leading features of the Angus
Harpsr's are The Convict System IN 81
IBERIA, by Stephen Bonsal richly illustra-
ted The Monster, story aeplctihe
American village life under the strain q
intense excitement, by Stephen crane, IL
Illustrated by Peter Newell; Under the
Spell of the Grand Canon, an account OF
life and adventure in Arizona, by
Mitchell Prudden, NJ. d., illustrated by
Fernand Lungren; Mr.. Gladstone: Rem
lniseences. Anecdotes and an Estimate
by George W. Smalley, First Paper; IL
the Queen had Abdicated, an account OF
the Prince of Wales as he appears to thofe
with whom he is associated most intl-
mately; The Lord Chief Justice, Being
an Episode in the Life of Richard Ryder,
otherwise wmGallopin!,g Dick" by II. B.
Yohn; The Fish Warden of Madrid, an
amusing sketcn of New England charao
ter, by Bliss Perry, ILLUSTRATED by A. b.
Frost.
The midsummer number of ST. Nicho.
las Is full OF seasonable and timely arti
Giles. 1t opens with story of the navy,
Margery and the Captain, by Anna A.
Rogers. Mr.. e. b. Rogers, U. S. N,
contributes an article on Big Guns and
Armor of Our Navy, telling about the
weapons of offense and the means of de
Tense which are SO much in evidence
these days. Mr.. Rogers describes in brief
the manner of making and testing guns
and arlnor, and gives an accounnt of the
first time that monster thirteen-inch
cannon was fired in America. Charles B.
Howard contributes story of the Philip
pines entitled, Juanito and Jefe, the hero
of which is an admirable little fellow
Lieutenant Charles M. McCarteney writes
about Ocean Storms and the manner in
which they are recorded. Lieutenant
John II. Ellicott contributes an article on
The Cradle of the Cyclones.
In the Century for August Surgeon
General George NJ. Sternberg contends
that it is possible to stamp out yellow
fever and other epidemic diseases, but
that the task will be one of great magni-
tude and expense. Hon. Frank A. Van
derlip, Assistant Secretary of the TreAsu-
ry, presents Facts About the Philippines,
with Discussion of Pending Problems.
Wallace Cummings, an American busi-
ness man, pictures Life in Manila, ana
there Is reprinted from one OF the Hrst
number of the Century an amusing artl-
Gle called A MILDLY in Manila, written by
Frederick H. Paine. The destruction OF
the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay is de-
scribed by three eyewitness, there being
narratives by Col. George A. Loud. Or.
Charles P. Kindleberger, junior surgeon
of the OLYMPIA, and ] DEL G.. Evans, gun
ner of the Boston. There is also given
Col. LIQUIDS diary, written during the
battle
The leading article in Appleton's Pop
ular Science Monthly for August is a
timely discussion of What to Tax and
How to Tax 1t, by the Hon. David A.
Wells. His series of papers on the gener-
al subject of taxation, of which this is
number nineteen, forms the most COM
plete and valuable contribution to the
literature of the subject which has ap-
peared in this country. DR.. R. W. Shu-
feldt contributes well illustrated article
entitled Some Uses of the Camera in 10
ology, in which he calls attention to the
value of photography for securing accu-
rate and Nfelike pictures of the smaller
animals studied by the zoologist. The
subject of Emigration is taken up by
James Collier in his second PAPER in The
Evolution of Colonies series Its OK
treme Importance In the advancement OF
civilization is strikingly shown. The
mysterious and beautiful phenomenon
known as the Aurora Borealis is des-
cribed and pictured by W. Farrand
Felch.
Under the title Episodes Of the War,
Scribner's will give in each number brief
and vivid accounts OF dramatic incidents.
Mr.. Spears contributes The Winslow
Affair. J. F. j. Archibald, of the San
Francisco Evening Post (who was
wounded in the fight while leading a
First Engagement of American Troops
on Cuban Soil. Mr.. Elmendorf was also
there, and furnishes photographs to sup
plement the authors own sketches.
The August number of MoClure's Mag
azine is special fiction number, with a
story of school life by Rudyard Kipling;
a story of liners and icebergs by Cutoliffe
Hyne; new chapter in the life of the
King of Boyyille. showing the King in
Allen White; the story of love adven-
ture in London fog, by Hester Caldwell
Oakley; railroad story by John A.
Hill; and characteristic story of rural
life by Rowland Il. Robinson.
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