Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

the reader may judge whether each
story is written by Margaret Deland or
DR.. Weir Mitchell or Owen Wister.
This second tale-caled "The Waiting
Hand"-is based upon gruesome eX-
tract taken from a singular Will,
actually drawn in Maine in 1874. How
the prophecy of the will is fulfilled
makes an unusual and startling story.
The author has given the story's gay,
fashionable, motor-to tourist characters
dramatic setting against generation
old New England tragedy. Leading
place in the magazine is given to
complete novelette, by DR.. S. Weir
Mitchell a tale of strange doings in
Paris during the Third Empire entitled
1.-THE Society of the Guillotine." There
are other short stories, abounding in
fun, by Lucy Pratt and Charles d.
Stewart.
A paper on Limitation Among Ami
mails" by Prof. Robert M. Yerkes, as
sistant professor Of comparative psy-
chology Harvard university, has both
popular and scientific timeliness. While
the psychologists who have taken up
this subject with scientific precision
are cautious as to final conclusions,
their experiments are of a nature to
interest the general public, and some
of the results already attained are sur
prising. Nowhere have certain OBJ
servations been carried on with greater
thoroughness than at Harvard.
The important discoveries within the
Antarctic circle, made by Lieut.. Err
nest H. Shackleton, are described,
with comment by Gen. A. w. Greedy,
who commanded the Arctic expedition
of 1874.
There is further presentation of THE
Emmanuel Movement" in a reply by
the Rev DR.. Elwood Worcester to
faic
tri-centenary of Calvin's birth makes
timely two articles, a presentation of
1.-THE Human Side of Calvin. by Maria
Hornor Lansdale, and a discussion of
Calvin as a Theologian" by the Rev.
DR.. Francis Brown, president of Union
Theological seminary.
Woman's Home Companion for July
Is a summer fiction number. There are
eight stories in this issue. by Cyrus
Townsend Brady, Marie Van Worst,
Alice Brown, Mary Heaton Worse and
Albert White Worse, Annie Hamilton
Donnell, Anne Warner and Euphemia
Holden. Most of these are love stories
of the kind the world and his wife
like to read at this time of year. One
of the most charming Of them, how
ever, is a tale of a Poor Little Help
less Thing" in which a wee baby
proves itself the strongest member of
the family. The story strikes an an
swering chord in the experience of
many a long suffering parent.
Especially timely are the articles in
this issue on July in the Poultry
Yard" by Kate V. Saint-Maur, THE
Woman Camper" "a Charity Cafe
Chantant" and 1.-THE Picnic Basket"
Kate Douglas Wiggin has a winning
personality, and it never seems so
evident as when she is at home at
Quillcote- on Saco. A writer in this is
sue had the good fortune to see her
there and tells about it in a most in
teresting story.
Ideas for summer pillows. crocheting
ideas and new summer recipes, all are
opportune in this issue An article on
the making of long sleeves from short
will be welcomed by many woman.
In addition to all this there are the
regular departments: The fashion de-
partment, the entertainment page,
Margaret Sangster's home page, Sam
Loyd's page of puzzles, advice to the
girl who earns her own living, many
suggestions for fancy work and cook
cry, and several pages especially for
the children.
July Nautilus (Holyoke, Mass), is an
Oklahoma number. A series of articles
by Elizabeth Towne in her usual bright,
snappy style, and two articles by Will
liam e. Towne tell in detail how Won
derful this new country is.
Ella Wheeler WilcoX's new poem, 81
Know Not" Is published in this issue,
and is q lasting work. Another of the
splendid series of Mother Thoughts"
is proof conclusive that Florence Morse
Kingsley has a beautiful insight into
the heart of things. That young west
erner, Thomas Dreier, contributes 1.-TWO
Thoughts" the first, "Be a keystone" ="
and the second, 1.-The Way to Succeed"
Each is strong, sensible article.
The fiction for this month is; ITO
Him That Hath Shall Be Given" by
Edith j. Griswold, a story in decided
contrast to the usual inane purposeless
periodical story. Edgar Wallace Coma
BILE writes on 1.-THE More Abundant
Life" The noted astronomer of the
Lowe observatory, Edgar Lucien Lar
kin's subject in this issue is mind:
Precursor or Result of Life Prof.
Larkin is making for himself position
where he will rank with our most noted
thinkers. Adelaide Keen's Fairy Tales
Come True" is a delightful fantasy
The other contributions are by DR. W.
r. C. Latson on the Master Keys of
Power" and Wallace d. Wattles on
what Is Truth?' The little depart
ments that make of the host of Nauti
with bits of condolences from the edit
ors to the readers, from the readers to
the editors, and from the readers to
other readers. Nautilus is one of the
few magazines that is essentially a sub
scribers' magazine.
The Popular Magazine for July is
there with the goods. as usual. First
of all in the table of contents-which
comprises twelve numbers in 224 pages
is a complete novel entitled Via
Wireless" by Edwin Balmer, founded
upon the incidents in the great play
of the same name. Then there are two
entertaining western stories-''B Blink,
by B. M. Bower; and Peter Gregory,
Promoter" by Alan Sullivan. A short
story of college life by Ralph d. Paine,
author of "The Stroke-Oar" which
you bought for your boy at Christmas,
is entitled peter Burnham, Journa-
list" and deals with the first expert
ence of the crack Yale pitcher as a
newspaper man, while he is still in
college. Charles r. Barnes, whose
name is familiar to you if you read
the southwest corner Of the New
York Times is there with piece of
humor which rivals Mr. Dooley at his
best. The story is the first of series
dealing with Mrs. Belle Sweeny, a
race-track gamblers widow, who has
an apartment in Central Park West.
If you read this story you will wait
impatiently for the next But mean
while you would do well to read "The
shannon Syndicate" a short story by
A. M. Chisholm, one of the most hu
morous writer's in the magazine field
today. And don't miss following it
up with "An Elephant in Arms"
which Charles Francis Bourke, author
of many a good circus story, admits
to be the funniest yarn he ever wrote.