The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-08
LITERARY NOTES.

to the system of ready cut pages, thus
saving the busy reader much valuable
time and guarding against the ragged,
unkempt appearance which other mag
zines assume after their pages have
been cut by hand.
In the American Monthly Review Of
Reviews for August the editor com
ments on educational conditions in the
| South, with reference to the future of
both the white and colored races. In
the same magazine is the much talked
of address delivered at the Capon
| Springs, W. Va, conference in June by
DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry, one Of the foremost
educational leaders Of the South and
an active executive officer Of the Pea
body and Slater funds.
The famous lighthouse on Minot's
Ledge, eff Oohasse5, Mass is the sub
ject Of the frontispiece of the August
st. Nicholas, and Of a brief description
and historical sketch by Gustave
Kobbe. Ia one of the best articles,
''colored Suns" Dorothy Leonard tells
of other suns than ~ours-blue suns,
and red ones, and green ones, that
battle their planets in lights that would
make a visiting stranger from this world
feel very strange indeed. The tesci
mating Scoops" series is continued.
Hamlin Garland, Anthony Hope,
John Kendrick Bangs, Harold Rich
ard Vynne, Anna Robson Brown,
Josiah Aliens Wife," Clara Morris,
Kate Whiting Patch and Anna
FarquhRr are among the half score Of
writer's Of fiction who contribute
stories to the August Ladies' Home
Journal. The Midsummer Fiction
Number of the Journal is in many re-
spects a notable magazine. It,
however, like all the issues of the past
few months, lacks one thing-E1ward
Bok's sparkling editorials. Without
them, the Journal is not at its best.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
August is a grand Midsummer Art and
Fiction Number. 1t is brilliant and
entertaining in it's literary contents,
and sumptuoUs pictoriaIIy, as may be
judged from the fact that among it's
writer's are included: W. D. HowelIs,
Ruth McEnery Stuart, Joel Chandler
Harris, Egerton Castle, Van Tassel
9utphen, Edgar FRwcett, Eta W.
Pierce, @. f. Garter, Theodosia Pick.
erIng Garrison, Perriton Maxwell,
Larkin G. Mead, Eben E Raxtord and
R z. Munkittrick. Inside the illus,
trations are splendid, but the color
covers of late have been botches.
In our opinion the best serial story
of the season is Mary Johnson's To
Have and to Hold" now running in the
Atlantic Monthly. The Atlantic, while
dealing with political, literary and
scientific questions does not neglect fc
ton. In proof Of this fact We have
only to mention that with the past
two years it has published F. aopkin-
son Smiths ''CaIeb West and Gil
bert Parker's BATTLE of the Strong"
which we consider two of the decades
strongest works OF fiction. "Pene
Iope's Progress" another very popular
novel has also appeared in it during
that time. Walter II Page ia evidently
we'll qualified for Uhe exalted position
he occupies.
No book of the past year has created
a more original impression than Er
nest Seton Thompson's "Wild Animals
I Have Kaown." It gave a new ro-
nance to animal life and to the spirit
Of the chase. In the August Saribner's
Mr.. Thompson contributes THE Trail
Of the Sandhill Stag" with his own
poetic illustrations. 1t tells how the
love Of the chase grew aud developed
in a boy, but with far higher results
than the mere love Of slaughter. "Q's"
serial is continued, and though very
| good, we have an idea that no really
good story is now running in any of
the magazines at least nothing to
equal lied Rock" ''Prisoners of
Hope" Hamlin Garland's 'The Doc
tor" or anumber Of others which have
appeared within the past two years.
The Century for August is a mid
summer and travel number. Tine
Present Situation in Cuba" is graph
caIly stated In a brief article by Mejor
General Leonard Wood. John Bur
roughs gives a fascinating glimpse Of
the wild life about his sIabsided cabin
uear the Hudson River at West Park.
j'O!d, unhappy, far eff days, and BAT
ties long ago" are the theme of Prof.
Wheeler's Alexander in Iudia," with