The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01


of Montana contribute to the Septem-
Der National strong articles on two
public problems of the first class. Sem
ator Lodge takes occasion in his Ma
tional article to interpret for the gen.
eral understanding the terms of the
Philippine civil government bill, which
he chiefly shaped, and to forecast the
future of the Filipinos under the flag
of the United States. Senator Gibson
urges the duty of Congress to save
all remaining public lands for actual
home seekers, and warns this country
that tens of thousands of our farmers
are settling in Northwestern Canada
because of our failure to adopt this
policy. The w. w. Potter Company,
Boston, Mass.
One of the most striking features of
the September Era Magazine is the ex-
cellent poetry. Theodosia Garrison,
Nathan Haskell Dole, Norman H. Pit
man, S. Scott Stinson, Rupert S. Hol-
land and Charles Morris are repre-
sented- Charles McIlvaine, who is a
recognized authority on the subject,
writes in aninteresting manner of Some
Autumnal Toadstools." The complete
short stories include "A Literary Char
acter," by Albert Lathrop Lawrence;
ITOI1 the On1neSe
by Helen G. Smith; 'Moogwa, the
Three Thieves, and the Man-Squaw,"
by j. oliver Curwood, and I'm the Sier-
ras," by Mahlon Stacy. Two articles
well worth reading are Uncle Toms
Cabin in Kentucky" by Joseph NJ.
Rogers, and Newport. Present and
Past" by Mary Moss. Henry I.
Coates & Co., Philadelphia.
''Hilarity HALF is the delightfully."-
suggestive title of the long story in
the September st. Nicholas and is by
Carolyn Wells. "Hilarity Hail. is the
name of the long story by Carolyn
Wells in the September st. Nicholas.
1t has to do with the lively adven-
lures of eight girls who take a sea-
side cottage for the summer. An ideal
girls story. This is only one of the
many good things in this number. Par
ticularly interesting is THE Little Col
onel," the story of an Indian fight by
Mrs. Guy V. Henry. How the Wealth
er is Foretold," by Clifford Howard
is an entertaining account of Uncle
Sans weather bureau and it's conduct.
"A Little Journey Through the Air"
is an illustrated account of a queer
railroad abroad where the cars travel
suspended in mid-air. Probably the best
boys story in the magazine is Mary
Brown Mascot" by Ralph Henry Bar
bour. There are a lot of clever rhymes,
and also that very important depart
ment 1.-THE Young Folks League"
with its capital contributions from the
young readers themselves. The st.
Nicholas. The Century Company,
Union Square, New York.
The temperance of the author of
The Workers" marks the September
number of Scribner's Magazine
When Walter A. Wyckoff began that
narrative every newspaper of import
ance in the country commented on his
remarkable experiment Last summer
Mr.. Wyckoff transferred the field of
his Investigations to England. Hav-
ing been a workman himself, and
moreover having the training of a
scientific student of social questions,
he was able to gather, and, in his first
article to present with vigor the Lon
don Wage learners present conditions
and prospects. This Introductory ar
ticle will be a revelation to those who
look on East London as a vast slum
Mr.. Wyckoff found there a clean. or
derby, self-respecting and progressive
body of wage-earnerS. A story with a
memory of Napoleon in 1t, but with an
entirely new and original theme, and
most of the action taking place on a
wild Irish coast. is begun in this num-
Der. It's title is "Vive PEmpereur" and
it's author is Mary r. S. Andrews
whose stories in Scribner's have re-
Gently attracted much favorable COM
ment. A girl is the central figure in
this story. and 1t is full of dramatic
situations of an unusual kind. 1t will
be completed in two numbers. The
new writer of sea stories, James b.
Connolly, shows in "a Fisherman Of
Costa that he can draw an Irish
fisherman as wildly as a Gloucester
man. The artistic features of the
number are of a high order of merit
Charles Scribners Sons. New York.
The American Review of Reviews
special features for September are an
illustrated account of the migration
to Northwestern Canada. by Cy War
man; a graphic summary of the pres
cnt political situation in England, by
w. T. Stead: character sketches of
Earon Shibuzawa, known in this coun-
try as "the Pierpont Morgan of ia
pan" Justice oliver Wendell Holmes,
and the late Rabbi Joseph, of New
York's East Side" an article on 1.-The
Russian Jew in America" a resume
of the census of manufactures by Chief
SldIlStlclan NOIIEs An instance OF
Profit Sharing" by Samuel Cabot;
THE Bonus System of Rewarding La
bcr," by H. L. CAN'T. and other excel
lent articles. The editorial department
is particularly good. The Review of
Reviews Co.. No. 13 Aston Place. New
York city.
w. f. Burghardt Du Bots opens the
September Atlantic with an impressive
article on the Training of the Black
Man" Talcott Williams, LII. D.. de-
scribes the New Navy of the United
States;" II. w. Horwill discusses the
advance Of "A National Standard in
Higher Education:" Hitler G. Wellman
tells What Public Libraries are Do
ing for Children" and Vida ID. Scud-
der contributes Democracy and So
ciety" in her able series OF papers
upon Democracy E. II. Russell con-
tributes some highly interesting bits
of Unpublished Correspondence Be
tween Henry Thoreau and Father
Hecker," and Charles M. Harger, a
brilliant and instructive article on
the Kansas Of To-day" The number
contains much good fiction appropriate
to the season. Poems are presented by
Annie w. i. Macy, Julia G. X. Dorr,
John 3. Tabb. Frank l.. Pollock and
John W Chadwick Reyiews comprise
Edward Fuller's essay on William
Black: John Winthrop Piatner's paper
on Recent Religious Literature" and
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