Evening journal., 1908-08-05
LITERARY COMMENT
Clement storer Foster.

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A valuable addition TO the historical lit
erature Of the country viii be THE Graf
ton Magazine Of History and GeneaIogy.' p
quarterly periodical. the first issue OF
which has Just been brought out by The
Grafton Press Of New York, and Boston
The contents include the address on 1.-The
Society of the Cincinnati and its Future
delivered by Charles b. Alexander Of the
Pennsylvania Society before the Rhode
Island Society June 4, 1908
A valuable contribution to the litera-
ture Of the subject is a new book entitled
Egypt and It's Betrayal" by Elbert E.
Farman, ex-consul general at Cairo, pub
lished by The Grafton Press, Of New
York.
Those OF our readers who have ever
hearkened TO the multitudinous voices OF
the sea. will again inhale the spume Of
salty pillows In reading Drifting for Mack
erel in the August Sports Aheld. which
is followed by stirring story of Ameri-
can seamanship--Across the Bar Under
a Grizzly's Paw is a true account of what
befell an incautious hunter; while House
boating on the Mississippi win make most
OF us want to "go and do likewise" An
account Of a trip through New Mexico in
the early eighties; Mr.. Woodruff's two
papers on Fishing Sport near Chicagoi
and DR.. Kremers Trout Fishing in the
Pennsylvania Mountains, are especially
interesting DR. Bush's paper on the
Yaqui Indians is good. though much too
short for so grand a theme. My First
Quail OF the Season is notable shooting
paper, as is also In the Puget sound Coun-
try We note a full page photo Of the la.e
Grover Cleveland shooting canvasbacks
on the Atlantic Coast, and in many ways
the August number is replete with inter-
est. sports Aheld, s5s Dearborn St, Chi
cago, nls.)
The Army and Navy Life for August
d5O Nassau street, n. " contains many
features pleasing to the general reader
The story contents half dozen in num-
Der. are brief and therefore good. Army
and Navy manoeuvers the world over will
excite the attention of the militant and
their peaceful friends.
Joe Mitchell Chapelle in his National
Magazine. august editionl, hands over
some trite stories; and right in the midst
Of the compendium he gets busy with the
one Delaware cltizenamost prominent in
the public mind and eye recently. Here is
what he says of Hon. George Gray:
''As Judge George Gray. of Whining
ton, Delaware, begins to converse, you
find in each and every sentence q we'll
wrought thought and finished conclusion
couched in exemplary diction, and never
any indications Of bias or partisanship.
One of those broad. well-balanced per-
sonalities, he at once impresses you as
a just, a fair, and noble man. The
thorough student was revealed in all that
he said, aptly applying the lessons and
events Of history to the present conditions
and issues. His memory seemed like a
great reservoir of almost inexhaustible
information. No wonder that when grave
matters are demanding arbitration, both
local and international, the contending
parties turn with unusual confidence to
Judge Gray to decide their cases. His
services 70 the nation at the Treaty OF
Paris, to the people in the great anthra-
cite coal strike and on several other oc-
casions, have become notable in our diplo-
matte history.
Judge Gray personifes ones ideal of
the courtly graoes of our old-time cava-
lier combined with the profundity Of an
astute philosopher and statesman. One in
stinctively feels in his presence that here
is a man well-poised. honest, candid and
direct in fact. complete in all that goes to
make him worthy of the utmost conf
dence and esteem OF his fellow-country-
men"
Every American boy, and many grown
up boys. viii find the August magazine
The American Boy full Of interest and in
structive reading.
August Recreation Outdoor News Co.,
N. ", is very profusely and attractively
illustrated its articles are timely, full Of
the spirit Of the season and most of them
helpful to those seeking the different
methods of recreation.
A few of the leading articles. each one
Of them we'll illustrated. are Canoeing in
the Surf. Trip Through Liverpool
Waters in Canada, Glimpses Of New
foundland. Pack Horse Trip to Recrea-
ton Lake, Building Recreation Houses,
Exploring the Wisconsin in a Canoe, The
Future Of Wing Shooting Motor Boating
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