The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-10-12
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
The Century is a salt water number
and has a dashing cover whereon a
green wave with a top like head OF
cauliflOwer fiiTts with a full-rlgged
ship. There are not many stories-in-
stead, one gets an interesting article
on Winslow Homer, a painter oil, the
sea; Joshua Slocum'S account OF the
sailing around the world; Eliza Scld7
more's tale of cruising up the Hange-
ste; Franklin r. Bullen, who wrote the
"Cachelot" story whites The Way OF
a Ship" and a number of other noIeu
authors contribute their best TO TINS
breezy September number James MOI
gan writes Of an incident in American
history which he calls IAN American
ForerUnner of Dreyfus," that is apro-
pos.
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LippincOtt's has d striking novelette,
by Maurice Hewlett, who wrote 1.-The
Forest Lovers" This story is called
The Duchess of Mona" and is so abso-
Iutely UNIQUE in thought and treatment
that it will attract wide attention. Oc-
casionalIy there is a hint of George
Meredith in Mr.. Hewlett's work, but
he is a writer who needs depend on no
man for guidance. DR.. Wolfe tells of
the places where Frank Stockton has
composed most of his clever stories,
and there are short pieces Of fiction by
"Dodo" Benson, Ruth McEnery Stuart,
Charles Nj. Skinner and Mrs. Schuyler
Crowninshield. The magazine is one of
the interesting publications of the
month.
Scribner's has some excellent fiction.
Grace Ellery Channing's Francisco and
Francisco is a pretty Spanish-Califor-
man tale, perfumed with blossoms of
orange and rose; Joel Chandler Harris
Chronicles of Aunt Minerva Ann is
rich in humor and excitement, while
Charles Warren's story will appeal to
many. More of Robert Louis Steven
sons letters and Frederic Irland's
Where the Water Runs Both Ways"
also add to the number. The illustra-
tions are particularly good, and Col
burn ClarkeS poem Home HauntS,"
is one of the striking. bits of verse of
the month.
John r. Spear viii interest yachting
men with his account of the Americas
cup in the Cosmopolitan. Saint-Just, a
former French secret service chief, re-
Veals the organization of the French
spy system, and John Wikie, the chief
of our secret service, devotes himself
also to literature, but writes a story
of an unconscious crime, instead of Civ
Thompson tells of the roof gardens of
New York and as for stories, there are
several, none remarkable, all readable
Ann Leach. in her article, the Delight
full Art Of Cooking hits out from the
shoulder and roundly scolds young
America for shelving cooking in favor
of bad art and music. She says the
American woman's ignorance of cook |
ing is criminal; that it is not half so
n 70 Tolo he
piano for hours, and that it is daintier |
work than painting. For all which the |
American man will doubtless send up a |
hurrah for the writer
There is an article in the Ladies' |
Home Journal that nine-tenths of the |
unhappy individuals on this old earth |
should hurry up and read-Mary Board |
man Pages Confessions of a Worrier."
Everybody has met the man or woman |
who WOrries-Saye the mark AT any
rate, the paper contains sound truth
and hints that are helpful. Josiah AL
lens Wife finishes her amusing account
Of her stylish cousins daughter and
many other contributions claim more
than passing notice.
This country is overrun with maya
zines. Maybe there are a dozen or fff-
teen which every one has heard or even
reads, but OF the scores and scores of
minor publications there is no ending.
Yet a new magazine has the bravery to
storm the field-Everybodys Magazine
1t calls itself-and the initial number
proves it fairly bright. well illustrated
and planned. There are a number of
good stories and up-to-date pictures,
and altogether the future of the new
venture looks promising.
.
Mary Johnston's serial. ITO Have and
to Hold in the Atlantic, is one of the
novels OF the year to reckon with 1t
combines eminent sOlidity with great in
terest and is rushing along at a fine
rate. Mrs. Ella w. Peattie has a story.
The Man at the Edge of Things
which deals with a phase of life in the
great west and IS as fine in style as
everything which has come from Mrs
feattie of late. Jacob Rils' tenement ar
ticle is of value, and there are several
very good papers on the Scot in fiction |
the mission of humor and the hook re-
view, which viii pay well for the read
ing.
The Black Cat has its $500 uriza
story, The Diary Of the White Kafir."
by James Q. Pagan. 1t is certainly ,
novel in theme. The other four stories
are attractive, "Eph Toilets Monu- j
menE, especially.
The Pail Mall is one Of the most road
able journals Of September. The n,,int /
ing and the paper are so Superlative :
Ihat they prejudice one in favor of the !
contents before the latter are seen ;
Gilbert Parker has another of his stor !
les OF EngIlShmen in Egypt, and II. G. !
Wells gives US further information in I
the shape Of fiction in his story of the !
days TO come His idea is decidedly !
SrueSome. L. Nesbit has created much :
interest by novel child stories and ;
there is one of these, besides interest {
ing articles on Alnwick castle. Russia :
after the completion of the Siberian Z
railway. by Ariminius Vamberv. and !
w. =. Henley's article on Shakespeare
in France.
The Criterion has for its lead a story :
by James II Tuckerman, which is very =
skilfully Betty's Letter. if is =
called. The Bride of Al-Buccha." bv !
Charles Edward Barns, also is above =
the average. The weekly is rapidly be =
coming one Of the foremost magazines !,
which make their appearance every .
seven days. :,
The end Of Laura Richards charming =.
girls story, Quicksilver Sue comes =
in the September st. Nicholas; Amelia =
Barr's Trinity Bells" Carolyn Wells ),
Story of Betty" and several other -
equally fascinating stories. with happy n
jingle verses and funny pictures make v
up fine number.
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly II
has an article by Jeanette r. Murpbv :;
On the survival of the African music i'm .,
America, a paper on the Taskegee in "
5titute and Edwin Dexter has some II