Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-19
extraordinary attractive number.

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SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE-The mid
summer number of Scribner's Magazine
is an ideal number. The stories are
excellent. and the illustrations superb.
"Tito-The Story of the Coyote" by
E. S. Thompson, is well told. "Old
Carnations" by Albert B. Paine, is a
handsome short story. THE Duchess
at Prayer" by Edith Wharton, is a
charming story, beautifully illustrated.
The Midsummer Illustrations, in color,
are gems of art. Sidney Herman Pres
tons story of The Green Pigs" is one
OF the best we have read lately. MY
Love Story by James Raymond Perry,
is a choice production, handsomely il
Illustrated. Tommy and Grizel" the
serial by J. NJ. Barrie, is continued. "A
Matter of Opinion" by George Hubbard
is delightful story, with choice illus
trations.
BRUSH AND PENCIL.-'The Or
ange Market, Morocco" by Thos.
Shields Clarke, is the charming frontis-
piece in the August number of Brush
and Pencil. This number is richly IL
Illustrated throughout over forty
choice pictures, number being full
page. The paper on Thomas Shields
Clarke, bg Arthur Hoeber, Is a chaste
and concise characteristic sketch of
that distinguished artist American
Paintings in the Boston Art Museum, y
by w. H. Downes. will be highly ap-
preciated by all students OF the craft.
dorado Tafts paper on American
Sculpture at the Paris Exposition" is
an able production by a highly COM
petent artist. Lucia Ames Mead. under
title of Municipal Art" presents an
excellent contribution. Brush and
Pencil is steadily increasing in i'm
portance. The management desires to
MAKE this magazine tie authority for
reliable artistic record and criticism.
and 1t is worthy and deserving of it.
THE AMERICAN MONTHLY RE
VIEW or REVIEWS.-The political
campaign and the Chinese problem
are the two most prominent topics in
the August Review of Reviews. In
The Progress of the World" the edi-
tor analyses the platform adopted by
the Democrats at Kansas Guy. Among
the contributed articles there is a brief
review OF the work OF the Kansas City
convention by Walter Wellman, fol-
lowed by personal sketches of MIR.
Bryan at Home, Theodore Roose-
welt, by Jacob a. Riis, and "Roose-
yelt's Work as Governor THE
Chinese Revolution" is the subject of
well-informed and timely paper by
Stephen Bonsal. Important phases of
the situation in China are also set
forth editorially.
FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR MON
THLY.-The August number of Frank
Leslie's is a decidedly brilliant one.
Here in a single number are included
stories by F. Hopkinson Smith, A.
Conan Doyle, Mary E. Wilkins, Edgar
Fawcett, Alix John, Marietta Holly
C"Josiah Aliens Wife }, and r. X.
Munkittrick illustrated articles by
the Infanta Eulalie OF Spain, Captain
Robert E. Lee, and the Rev. w. b.
Rankin; and poems by Harriet Pres
colt Spofford. Edith NJ. Thomas. Sam
uel Minturn Peck, Ethel Morse, Frank
l.. Stanton, William Hamilton Hayne,
Madison Cawein, Henry Tyddell, Mar
tina McCulloch-W Williams, Hattie Whit
ney. Roy Farrell Greene, and William
Dunbar Vincent These contributors
are among the most brilliant OF the
day.
THE ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
China and the iron trade, the two
topics of absorbing interest, occupy
the leading positions in the August
number of The Engineering Magazine.
Mr.. Albert Buel writes a most inter-
esting illustrated article upon the de-
velopment of Porto Rico. Walden
Fawcett concludes a splendid illus
trated review OF American Ship
Building; Mr.. Sydney f. Walker de-
scrioes Electric Mining Machinery"
with many fine engravings. Prof.
Diemer contributes the third of his
valuable papers on Machine Shop
Organisation" Mr.. Maynard discusses
the Heavy Motor Vehicle" with Ia
structive summaries of costs, and Mr.
w. D. Ennis forecasts the Future CT
Power Development"
THE HOME MAGAZINE.-Th Aug
ust Home Magazine is particularly
strong in fiction. There are four
stories in all. Among them a humor-
GUS sketch by Morgan Robertson, en-
titled Extracts from Noah's Log; a
typical Wolfville story by Alfred
Henry Lewis, entitled Short Creek
Dave" and a remarkable story of the
Boer war, The Soft Fair Hand OF
Fate" by Philip V. Mighels. Edwin
L. Sabin has story OF an adventure
in a western cyclone cellar" entitled
"A Matter OF Indebtedness
AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE.-The Aug
ust number OF Ainslee's Magazine is
full OF good things. Allen Sangree
contributes a well-written article en-
titled "A Talk with President kri-
GER The Stirring Up of Billy Will
Jams is a capital short story by Harry
s. Edwards. Mark Twain on the
Lecture Platform" by VIII " Glenn
ems, is highly entertaining. Brand
Whittock furnishes an excellent short
story under caption Of The Old House
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