Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-05
CURRENT LITERATURE.

sprightliness to the July Ladies' Home
journal. Into its roles children are
ingeniously fitted to impersonate the
wild animals Mr.. Seton Thompson has
known and told about with SO much
charm. The early days and notable in
oidents of 1.-The Fashionable Summer
Resorts of the Century are graphically
recalled, and the story of real heroine
of the Continental Army is told in
1.-THE Girl Who Fought in the Revolu-
tiou. Y Edward Box sets forth with
much emphasis the benefits Of living
in the country. An American Mother"
writes ON us a College Education the
Best fol Our Girls?" and Edward b.
Rawson points out the harmful effects
of Letting Children Rust in Sum
nier." The experiences of . A Mis-
sionary in the Great Vest are con-
tinued in the July journal. The fiction
features are 1.-The Story the Doctor
Told" and 1.-The Voice in the Choir. F."
1.-THE American Girl at Her Sports"
by II. @. Christy, is shown in a page
drawing. Other pictorial features are
examples Of the work of "a lbert Lynch
a Painter of Fair Women" In Some
Old Fashioned Gardens" Here and
There in Summer Cottage. -" Through
Picturesque America" &c. Timely
articles on every branch of home max
ing and special features for the enter
tainment of children make the July
journal instructive and helpful, as well
as interesting and attractive. By The
Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
One dollar year; 10 cents COPY.
Those who are not going to the
Dn.sa Evraa;f;ar, mill he it,faraofaI
alike In the July number of The
contains timely article gu the great
fair, by f. A. Kidder, with fine illus
trations, which convey great deal Of
information. Mrs. Buiton Harrison
contributes an entertaining story en-
titled Henley Week." in which she
gives much of interest about the great
regatta course. is Russia to Control
All of Asia?" is the pertinent query
about which Alexander Hume Ford
writes his views. He had given the
matter much study and brings out
points which are. of special moment at
this time David s. Jordan tells some.
thing about "Mcdern College Edu-
cation" 1.-THE Story of Annabei
Lee" by Francis W. Wharton, is con
tinued with added interest. Lucy M.
j. Garnstt writes about Women in
Turkey; Their Rights and Wrongs"
with illustrations. Other equally
interesting articles include 1.-The
Central City of the West" by Charles
S. Gleed; "a Clerical Comedy" by
W. A. Gill: "The Trusts and the
End" by John Brisben Walker; THE
Lady of La Jeunesse, by O'Neill
Latham; "Organized Thrift" by
Vance Thompson THE Mask Of
Life,'' by Virginia Woodward Cloud |;
"HIprah Hunts Journey Through the
Inferno" by Arthur Young. No better
midsummer amusement, in quiet
way, can be desired than good
opportunity to read the July number
of The Cosmopolitan.
Richard Han ding Davis 1.-THE Relief
Of Ladysmith" in the July Scribner s
is probably the most brilliant piece of
war correspondence since his famous
story of the fight at Las Guasimas. He
gives vivid impression of the ways of
| living, the privations, suffering, and
| the constant danger In the besieged
city, and of the fine spirit of endurance
that enabled Its defenders to hold out
until the last. He shows, too, how
difficult it was for tine advancing
column under Gen. Butler to make its
way through the surrounding hills that
afforded the Beers an almost impreg-
nable natural defence and describes
the stirring scenes attending the en-
/ trance into the city of the relief
| column, The illustrations are from
photographs in the city and of the
country about The first of the papers
on 1.-THE Slave Trade In America, by
John r. Spears, appears in this num-
bel. These will supply the first COM
plete narrative dealing with tho sub.
iect in all its aspects. Beginning with
| the conditions OF life among the ignorant
and superstitious blacks of the west
coast OF Africa, Mr.. Spears tells Of the
inception and gradual development Of
| the business of dealing in the lives Of
human beings, with its attendant
brutality and general moral degi ada
tion. The entire narrative Is based upon
q careful study of actual contemporary
records, both English and American.
| A remarkable series Of illustrations by
! Walter Appleton Clark accompanies
the text. Another article by Thomas
| +. Willard, the correspondent who has
been on the Boer side throughout the
| war, and who has made a careful study
\ CT their methods of fighting, deals
with 1.-THE Boer as q Soldier. He
| pionts out with great clearness the
| Beers methods in the field and shows
| how the dominance of indiyidualism
| in the ranks and a lack of willingness
| to yield tho conduct of affairs to the
| proper leaders have caused Ian e per.
| centage Of their defeats aud deprived
them Of many opportunities for taking
advantage of British mistakes and re-
verses. Senator Hoar contributes an
entertaining article on Harvard Col
lege AFirty eight Years Ago." dealing
with college customs, classes, and
many of the famous men who made up
the university world Of the old days.
Thtee are interesting personal reminis-
cences Of Presidents Quincy, Everett,
Walker, and of Piofs. Longfellow,
PIERCE, Charming, Judge Story and
others. A delightful sense of humor
pervades the entire paper. The snort
stories are "The Vain Shadow" by
Duncan Campbell Scott, the scene OF
which is in the great Hudson Bay
region and the ''Colligo Club Theatri-
GALS" by Charles Warren. an amusing
narrative CT how the governor of a
great State played his part with sur
prising results.
The special features of the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for July
are charter sketches of President Nc.
Kinley and Mr.. Bryan, the standard
bearers of the Republican and Demo.
cratic parties for 1900; fully illus
trated article on 1.-The Provision for
Children in Public Libraries, by Miss
Katherine Louise Smith; plea for the