Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
CURRENT LITERATURE.

Following are the contents Of Harner's
Magazine Tor August; Then They
Went Scaward, coloied frontispiece;
illustration for 1.-THE Punishment OF
the St.ngy," by e. w. Deming. 1.-THE
Punishment of the Stingy,n George
Bird Grinnell; illustrated by =. W.
Deming English and American Flee.
tions, Sidney Brooks; illustrated ny
Albert Il. Sterner. Eleanor, = novel,
part 5, Mrs. Humphry Ward illus
trated by Albert E. Sterner: I'm
Hansom,n story, Brander Matthew'S;
illustrated by W. I. Smedley. "a
Journey to the Abyssinian Capital"
Fart 3. Among Central African SAY.
ages Capt. NJ. 8. Wellby; illustrated
by Victor Perard, Joseph M. Gleason,
Leon Guipon, and M. +. klepper and
from photographs. Song" q poem.
Robert Lcveman. The Mantle OF
Elijah, = a novel, part Al Izrael Yang
wills illustrated by Louis Loeb.
"Whilomyile Stories" H. "A Little
Pilgrim, STEPHEN Crane; illustrated
by Peter Newell IA Message, poem;
Marguerite Merlngton. His Old
Love-, story. Margaret Sutton Bris-
coe; illustrated BY W. 4. Smedley.
Olu Olnutr Suly nWtlt Nnbihn"
Frazer Boyle; illustrated by a. B.
poem, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott,
1.-THE Lady Of the Barge, a story; W.
| W. Jacobs; illustrated by Maurice
iireiffenbagen. "Eridence OF Life After
Death, /" Thomas Jay Hudson, LII. d.
Farewell, Remorse,,' poem, Edith
j. Hubert "a Century OF Church
Methods" J. II. Ecob. The Faith
Of the Trees" q poem, Charles n.
| Crandall. 1.-THE Doctors Horse" a
| story, Mary L. Wilkins; illustrated by
W, Il. Smedey. Richard Foster q
story, Soumas Mac Manus; illustrated
by A. /. Keller. '.Drouth, a poem,
Madison Cawein. "a Bicycle Of Ca.
thay," q novel, part::3 Frank r, Stock,
ton; illustrated by 0rson lowell. "At
Mortmajour, poem, William Mo
Lehman; illustrated BIZ Orson Lowell
1.-THE Drawer,'' introductory story by
Hayden Carrutn; illustrations Z,
George Wright, Bertha Corson Day,
and a. p. Frost.
With characteristic initiative. the
editors of Ainslee's Magazine devot'
tina August number TO the younge
writer's of American fiction. Those rep
resented are Stephen Crane. Harr.
Stil.well Edwards, Brand Whitlocll
John d. Barry and Eugene Wood
Stephen Cranes THE KiokinI
Twelfth" is n battle story, and th
; vivid picture of the bloody field wnicl
he has presented, must convince tb
! reader anew that American literatur
has cause for regret in the untimel
. end Of this author. Harry Stillwel
Edwards tine Stirring up of Bill
Williams" IL a delightfully."- humorou
story of the South. Brand Whitlocl,
whom We have known only for hi
, strong political stories, In 1.-THE Oh
] House Across the Way" offers o mos
moving and tender tale. John D
! Barry's AT the Shrine Of the Idol,
; Is finished product Of literary ar
9 This readers curiosity will be pique
4 to know Just which celebrated Englis
Q author is the "idol' in this very il
. terosting story. Eugene Wood is |
{ strong and natural as ever in mimi
centre story called THAT A bout Laul
!. aornbakeI. Altogether Ainslee's f
u August CONTAINS some oaptivatiI
:, fiction. while the special articles in
d are Of the usual distinction. Amor
o the latter are; "A Talk With Pres
dent Kruger by Allen Sangre,
q "Missiorary Work in China
!, John Fryer, professor OF Orient
d language and litoi ature in the Uniye
% sity Of California; "Mark Twain {
J. the Lecture Platform, by Will \
Is Clemens, aud "Gillette, Actor al
Playwright, by Richard Duffy. B
=. sides, there are two very bumoro
contributions. The Plague Of Flies,
and THE Defence of Plagiarism.
n lyric by Bliss Carman and iol
O. ballad by Holman +. Day are the mo
potable verse contributions to Il
u, magazine.
On the cover of the August numb
of the Ledger Monthly Is color
n. picture Of a piquant country girl,
=. sprig of hay tstween her smiling liz
giving her an arch EXPRESSION, wi
!, the humorous title "A Hayseed. t
q frontispiece is characteristic Southe
n scene, an old Virginia colored pars
meeting two members Of his flock IN
il, two wheel OK cart, and stopping to oh
on the way. A special feature OF Il
number is double page of illustI
tons Of Old Colonial Taverns, with
interesting descriptive Article
Walden Fawcett. Two pages are Civ
lis to scenes IN Porto Rico, with
ne scrirtive text by Il. g. Ober. I
Do charming novelette,, entitled "Throu
IT. the Queens Bequest" is by ,Iuli
ny Helen Tvells, Jr. Aunt Wings q
ny pet by Louise Marah Morrison, j.
on pathetic story Of New England villa
.! life. Edith Lawrence continues /
pleasant, sossippy series entitled,
New York Girls News and Views
Mrs Phebe ", Humphreys has
valuable article on Home Training
80 our Girls" Mrs, Gesine I.emcke /
IN articls appropriate 10 the sunni
ief season, entitled" Many Kinds of Frol
Desserts, which Is supplemented
led "Dslicacies for Hot Days" by An
Wells Morrison, with illustration
lie Fashions are not neglected, even 10
tor August number. hut have two pa
devoted to their illustration, All
-, usual departments OF the Led
- Monthly are maintained, and altogeil
make up an unusually beautiful 8
:. attractive number, Robert Bonnie
!. Seas, publishers, Ledger Building, n
~ York City.
has
in The whttr ElnNe