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direction Of the literary work OF the allied
houses OF Harper q Bros and the Doubleday
a. Mcclure Co. His successor In the editor
slip OF the Atlantic Is Mr.. Bliss Perry, known
in literature as the author OF two novels and
number OF essays AMI stories. Since his
graduation from Williams college In 1881, Mr..
iifst at Williams. and Afterwards at Prince.
ton university, where he was lately appoint
CO TO the Holmes professorship OF English
literature
The September number OF the Delineattr
combines an essentially authoritative synopsis
Of fashions latest and most artistic creations,
number OF literary features of singular
strength and beauty and a variety of original
discussions on pertinent social and household
themes. In this number appears delightful
story, "a Woman's Reason,'' by Ellen olncy
kirk-e sprightly romance demonstrating, In
cidcntally. how satisfactorily afflnities may be
readjusteo The New Kindergarten Papers .
by Sara Miller Kirby. are taken UP again in
Home Work and Play for September" The
article Floral Pillows" by katherine Il.
MAXWELL. sugIests many pleasing possibilities
In the construction OF serviceable souvenirs.
Prof. Hugo Munsterberg In the September
Atlantic. in his article on the Germans and
the Americans. discusses the National and
personal differences between the Two great
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. which might easily be
cured or corrected, have created strong but
unnecessary prejudces He. believes that
remove the foolish. narrow minded preiudlces
on both sides and with them tho mood OF
Getty 1uarrels and unnecessary frictlons."
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Appleton Morgan concludes his examination
of the last Ave years of legislation against
drunkenness in the September number OF
Appletons Popular Science Monthly. He
elbows that. despite the various laws which
have been tried in nearly every state OF the
Union. drunkenness still persists, and II not
Increasing is at any rate not diminishing. He
believes that the most satisfactory arrange
mcnt yet devised Is that OF a high license.
with local option.
The quality OF timelness is strikingly evil
dent in Ainsiee's Magazine for September.
From the very first article. 1.-THE Interna-
tional Congress of Women" by Charlotte
Perkins Svstson. 70 the very last THE Indus
trial War" by an anonymous contributor.
Ainslee's has grip on the pulse OF the
world. Mrs. stetson's article Is keen. clear
and strenked with q grain OF delightful hui
NOR. THE Alaskan Boundary Dispute" by
Arthur l. street. contains the whole story Of
the trouble from the date Of the earliest dis
sensiun TO the moment when the boundary
commission adjourned so unsatished and 30
ursatisfying.
The last issue OF the South western Medical
Record. published at Houston. contains
number of able articles of interest TO the
medical profession Among the contributors
are DR.. B. S. Ezell of Kosse, and DR.. r. I.
Morris of Houston.
Rev. NJ. s. Kaufman writes Interestingly
OF modern Jerusalem In the July August
number of the Methodist Magazine Other
paCers are the IT.. w. Il. Cassard's lob
servations of a Chaplain Ahoat" Rev II X
Hines Heroes of Early Oregon and an
account Of the rev American University at
Washington