Evening journal., 1900-08-23

sons.
THE Master Chivalry," by Margaret
Lee, is the novelette, in the August
smart Set. Miss Lee has written many
successful novels, notably Divorce" {"
the praise OF which by Mr.. Gladstone.
some years ago. aroused discussion OF
che work throughout the world. This
latest story, the author asserts, is the
strongest she has ever written. 1t
deals with social question OF intense
nterest-of mans daring and mag
nanimous reparation OF anothers
wrong in the case of a lovely and high
9om girl. The theme strikes q new
note in fiction, and the situations are
dramatic and stirring. All in all. The
Smart Set for August Is by far the
most entertaining number OF that en-
tertalning magazine that has yet been
.ssued. The wit, the cleverness and
the variety OF this publication are ever
A matter OF establishment.
The possibilities of the animal
story are remarkably well shown by
W. A. Fraser in his new tales. entitled
Mooswa of the Boundaries. These are
stories Of Rod, the Boy. and the fur
bearing animals Of the Northwest and
he half-breed trappers who hunt them
EachOf the tales teens with curious bits
II wOOd-lore and little-known facts
about the moose. beaver, bear, lynx.
fox and wolf. Arthur Heming, who
has illustrated the stories, Is a sports
man and naturalist as well as an ar
list The first Of the Mooswa stories
will appear in The Saturday Evening
Post OF September J.
The September number cf McClure's
Magazine Will contain an elabOr8tely
illustrated article by Samuel Hopkins
on The Training Of Lions. Tigers ana
Other Great Cats. The drawings, by
Charles r. Knight. Of the American
Museum Of Natural History, because OF
the artists technical skill and scien-
tific knowledge are doubtless the most
startling and life-like portraits of lions
that have appeared in any magazine
tor some time. The author relates sew
eral capital anecdotes of hairbreadth
escapes of trainers from death. How
McGrath Got an Engine" will be the
title OF Frank II. Spearman's railroad
H
Spearman has already, In the August
issue, written Of Conductor Pat Fran
ois;" later he will tell stories about
the switchman, the yardmaster and so
on; in the September number he will
relate the daring adventure Of young
and inexperienced wiper" in the face
Of a great danger Miss Edith Wyatt
will contribute to McClure's for Sep
tember a story of contemporary Chi
cago life, OF no little satirical force. In
Richard Elliott she has revealed in
a ridiculous light the character Of an
affectedly refined example OF literary
! nincompOop; the picture OF the Ger
man family of Hofmans is intensely
/ realistic and typical of Chicago. The
story will be illustrated by Frederic r.
Gruger.
The American Boy for August is full
of matter fascinating to boys, contain
ing as It does a railroad story, farm
story, a roller coaster story, a 'bo,
soldier" story, the sixth chapter O
'sThe Cruise of the Yacht Gazelle," I
boat manned by four boys, who tool
, six thousand mile trip in a boat o
their own construction; the third chap
Ter OF a boy EuAueIs an AiiuotAolr'
i, account OF the little son Of Edison, tn
great inventor; a chapter on 'The Bo
Traveller" who had remarkable exper
fences in travelling through Europe o
| foot. an account of a six-year-ol
grower of cacti letter from the Pari
Exposition, written by a boy reporter
two pages devoted to What Boys an
Doing" an account Of a novel news
2 paper published by boys; a page {
science for boys; en- account Of how
IS New Jersey boy earned money with
4 printing press; accounts of Amateu
(. Journalism Conventions; a page o
4, THE Boy Photographer; a page d'
r. voted 20 the Belgian Hare, and one o
l. Boys in Games and Sport" tellin
h how to make and fly kites and bull
lplayhouses; several pages devoted
/ "The Boy Stamp and Coin Collector;
1t with space devoted to The Boy Matt
n ralist" and scores Of items in additio
OF interest to boys. The paper is il
spring and entertaining even Il
grown persons and meets the boy
he wants exactly. Over 100 illustration
N S1.00 year. Sprague Publishing Con
II, pany, Publishers, Detroit, Mich