Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07


Russell writes the story Of the snip,
Great Eastern was 1000 tons larger |
than the Ark, whose burthen was Is, 900 |
tons. August Sinclair gives the second |
aud concluding papor on 1.-THE Evolu.
ton of Comfort in Railway Travelling"
Rupert Of Iientzau," the very enter
tanning sequel to the very entertaining
- Prisoner of Zenda,'' by Anthony
Hone. reaches its conclusion. In : A
Bundle OF Letters Robert +. Baldwin
has 40 unusually striking although
skeIetnnized love story with sad snd
ing. "Naval Probems to be Solved 10
the War; by II. W. Wilson will be
read with especial interest at. this timn.
In illustrations this magazins would
be hard to excel.
Recent numbers Of Littsll's Living
Age contain articles of especial interest
on account OF the present war with
Spaju. among them being 'Spain and
the United Staree'' in the number for
June atb ;.fHayana and the Havanese, y
June 18th; "Ths Collision of the Old
World and tho New" and 'The Fate
OF the philippines, June 18th. 10
the magazine for July I'd iH a paper ON
international Spyiug.'' Litiell's con
tinuea to give the best of the literature
of Europe and 10 its monthly supple
menta that sets forth readings from
American literature.
With firecrackers bursting about her,
causing hsr to stop up her ears to shut
| out the noise, a sweet girl, attirad in
l"OId Glury," greets the reader from
the cover of Book News for July. The
froptispiece is u tine portrait of the
Rev. Cyrus I. Brady, arohdeacon OF
| Pennsylvania, who has bsen u welcome
| SPEAKER at Church Club dinners in this
city, and who is The author OF tine auc
| csasful book ''For Love OF Country. -
Arcbdeacon Brady il ON duty as chap
lain of the First Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, U. S. v. Book News has it's
usual interesting departments.
The President on horseback rides
| spiritedly across the cover of the July
LadieH Home journal under his new
| flag, and his brief characteristics are
detailed In an illustrated anecdotal
biography, contributed by his nearest
| aud most intimate friends. Very timely,
/ also, ia 1.-THE president's March" COM
i posed by Victor Herbert and designed
to ha played as compliment to the
\ head Of the nation whenever he appears
in public. At this time much interest
will be taken 10 the original Declare
tiun Of Independence, now guarded
from public gaze, which, with the
| original draft of the treasured d0cu-
ment, iH photographically reproduced
In the July journal by arrangement
with the State Department. On the
editorial page Edward Box writeH for
women and young men, and Miss Lillian
Bell, who writes from, st. Petersburg.
tails Of how she made o snapshot pho
i tograph OF the Gear of Russia. where
Christmas Ia Liks the Fourth Of July
descrihes q New Orleans Christmas,
and "A Peace Loving People" gives
i an interesting glimpse into the lives
and customs Of the quaint, picturesque
4 Dunlers. ''Sam Markham's Wife, !"
Hamlin Garland'a new Western story,
and Julia Magruder's serial, "A
Heaven kissing Hill" are strong
fiction features Mrs. s. I. Rorel
writes on Forty Kinds OF Summer
Sandwiches and "'rhe Best Foods fol
Stout and Thin Women" and othel
contributors also present articles o.
practical value and interest to womer
in the home.
The July Century opens with stor,
Of this times, by Order OF the Ad
miral,n by Winston Churchill, autho
of .Ths Celebrity This deals viii
filibustering expedition and il full o
Clinedinat. There are two articles OF
| ~ ID. A., nnu fro
Col John Taylor Wood, commandea o
: the vessel, tells of 1.-The Tallahassee
. Dash into New York Waters" Will
G. Terry Sinclair describes eth
Eventful Cruise of tho Florida. ~
Stophen BonsaIl, late Of the America
(, Legation at Madrid, writes of "Hol
3 Week in Seville" with illustrations b
Q Joseph Pannel. Cornelia Dearth, i
9 "An Artistic Treasure from Spain.
y Describes the recovery of u fine antiqu
= bust at Elche, photographic repro
Q duction of which accompanies tn
u article. Poultney Bigelow gives re
U sumo Of "1,en Years of Kaiser Wi
helm," writing from intimate personi
Knowledge of the aspirations of th
emperor and his realizations of them
d A drawing by the emperor accomranit
g tho article. Henry Eckford briefly cor
siderH "Wilhelm Ii. as Art Patron,
n aud photograph shows the emperor
n a costume of the time Of Frederick til
a Great with the artist Menzel. MI
y Mabel Loomis Todd, who went
d Northern japan in 1896 With this An
II herst eclipse party. contributes pap
y entitled In A limo Land" in which 81
n describes wild, hairy race almost III
known to the Western world. In I'll
,r ssries of Heroes of Peace, :" Herbe
10 d. Ward writes sympathetically
n HEROES of the Deep" with att
!, Author Of Quo Vadis9'" whose worl
q are known to American readers throue
MIR. Curtin's translations. James Bry,
TO is represented by highly Imperial
g essay. in which he analyses the Co
,e ception of Equality and examiul
I'd how far it can be realized POLITICAL
or socially and economically. "Mode
rs Dutch Painters" are apprsciative
criticized by Mrs. Elizabeth w. Cham
ney, and there ARE reproductions
many noted pictures. A story of Japa
BIT full OF warmth and color, is 'Purpl
O. Eyes, by John Luther Long, who
IL "Mme. butterfly" was widely talk
a about Timothy Coles engravings fro
in Old English Masters this month a
or from Rotnmey. the frontispiece La
b. Dsrbyn being one of the most beau
A full Of all Coles engrayings-
y The War leads the July number
an Scribner,s Magazine. No one saw
nc. l a. fu h la n