The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-01

even more Stlng-althOugh lar more
hazardous-topic in discussing the char
acteristics of THE New England Wo-
man." This is a very notable group of
outdoor poems by John Burroughs, Dun
can Campbell Scott. Meredith Nicholson
l.. s Porter, Richard Burton Arthur
Ketchum, Wilfred Campbell and Joseph
Russell Taylor Several stories and
sketches also emphasize the "return to
nature" which omre and more character
ICES the American people in the summer
time. The Atlantic Monthly, Boston,
Mass.
Stories. long and short, will abound in
the July Century, justifying its charac-
terization as Summer Fiction Number
Miss Mary E. wilkins will tell a char
acteristic New England tale, and Seumas
MacManus typical Irish one; the hero
inc of "A Hope Deferred" by Josephine
Daskam. is New England spinster. and
the hero of Miss Sedgwick's "A Lion
Among Ladies'" a popular novelist in
London The other short stories will be
by Stewart Edward White and Elliott
Flower, creator of Policeman Flynn In
teresting instruments will accompany
them of Mrs. Burnetts novelette,, 1.-THE
Making of Warehouses" and Mr.. Bach
eller's novel, 'D'ri and l." Ex-President
Cleveland in his concluding paper in
this number on the Venezuelan boundary
controversy says: 1.-THE fact must not
be overlooked that, Notwithstanding this
treaty was promoted and negotiated by
the officers of our government, the par
ties to it were Great Britain and Vene-
2uela This was a fortunate circum-
stance, as the work accomplished was
thus saved from customary disbursement
at the hands of the United States SEN
ate" The Century Company, Union
Square, New York city.
Scribner's Magazine for July has an at
tractive flavor of adventure, sport. travel
and holidaymaking t-of-doors. These
are entertainingly presented, both in the
text and in the abundant illustrations of
the strange countries which are the sub.
jeets of the narratives. The leading ar
ticle describes the romance and the his
toric past of the Island of Sicily The
author, Rufus B. Richardson, director of
the American school at Athens, is partic-
ularly well suited to write of the won
derful Greek ruins which there abound.
G. r. Putnam of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey made a journey along a part Of
the shore of the Yukon delta never-visited
by a white man before. He describes this
unusual trip and illustrates it with some
striking photographs. John La Farge's
diary of his voyage in the Pacific is oon-
cluded with an account of Tahiti, fully
illustrated from Mr.. La Farge's own
drawings and paintings. There is also a
short story of life in a mining camp on
the shores of Lake Superior. 1t is by
Sewel Ford, the author of Skipper"
Mrs. Virgins "Diayr of a Goose Girl
comes to an end with a very pretty love
story. The foregoing are only a few of
the good things of the number Charles
Scribners Sons, New York City.
ST. Nicholas for July is spoken of by the
little folks with enthusiasm. 1t seems to
please them more than any previous num-
Der. AS a matter of fact, it has a par
ticularly fine table of contents. The stories
are excellent and its special articles and
illustrations are just about as good as it
is possible for them to be. The Century
Company, Union Square.
The midsummer fiction number Of the
July Cosmopolitan contains the best story
Bret Harte has written in long time.
The we'll known Jack Hamlin is the hero,
and he will be eagerly welcomed back by
the public. Desperate and gambler that
he is, theoretically we ought not to like
him, but he has that fine courage too
rarely met with in real life or in fiction,
and those who read "A Mercury of the
Foothills will probably lose sight of his
faults in following the events which take
place upon that heaven-kissing hill.V
Katrina Trask's story in the same num-
Der should be read by every woman. 1t
is one of those homely tragedies constant
ly going on In modern society. 1t is prob
ably the cleverest piece of work Mrs.
Trask has ever done. r. K. Munkittrick's
quaint New England coast yarn has a
breeziness about it that makes 1t really
refreshing. The July instalment of Eyer
ton Castles story begins to raise the cur
tain on the inevitable ruin which the
Duke of Cluny's weakness must bring on
those who love him. The Cosmopolitan,
Iryington New York.
Everybody's Magazine is beginning to
command great deal of attention, on
account Of the excellence Of its articles
The July number contains something that
will suit the taste Of about everybody.
This magazine in the August number will
publish Aguinado's own account Of his
capture. Everybody's Magazine, SS East
9Th street, New York city.
The special features OF the Review OF
Reviews for July are Count Tolstoy in
Thought and Action" by r. e. C. Long;
Preserving the Hudson Palisades (fully
illustrated from photography; 1.-THE
Washington Memorial Institution" by
Nicholas Murray Butler; The Russian
Problem In Manchuria," by @. Frederick
Wright with photographs obtained by
DR.. Wright on his travels in Manchurla
last year; New Phases Of Polar Re
search" with maps, by Cyrus G. Adams,
and "The Twentieth Century Club OF
Boston," by Howard A. Bridgman. In
"The Progress Of the World" the editor
discusses the croD outlook for the year,
the conditions Of foreign trade, and other
timely topics. Review OF Reviews Co., 10
Aston Place. New York city.
Frank IDeslie's Popular Monthly for
July is a most excellent number filled as
II is with a number OF clever stories and
several interesting articles, well written
and covering a wide field. Among the best
OF them Is The Great Log jam" BY
Stewart Edward white and THE Struc-
tural Workers" by Cromwell Hide. or
even greater interest, however. Is His
toric Fort Monroe" by Lieut.. John w.
Ruckman which. though condensed. COW
ers the ground well, and Is exeellentiy n.
lustrated
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