New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-27
OCTOBER MAGAZINES
Topics of General Interest
Fiction, Verse and Eumor.
HARPER's MAGAZINE.

Fiction, Verse and Eumor.
HARPERs MAGAZINE.
The October "Harper's" is we'll
rounded issue There are seven short
stories by well known authors. three Of
which are humorous. and the others more
romantic; another instalment Of Mrs.
/ Wards novel. The Coryston Family, q
diverse collection Of intereting articles; a
number OF poems solemn. lyric and anus
! ingly foolish. together with numerous il
Illustrations Of the customary Harper
! standard. and the usual features by Mr.
! Howells and the editor. The article by Y.
/ Stefanssen, which considers the difficult
task Of Christanizins the Esquimau. is
/ rich in the fascinating folklore o. this
PEOPLE The first Of series of articles by
. Norman Duncan, who set out some
months ago on an expedition 10 discover
Australa--the places where civilization is
only beginning to penetrate-appears in
this number. There is q study OF the sys-
! tenn in Italy of "Capitalizing Character.
by John l.. Mathews. an article on ~
/ Forgotten Slavery OF Colonial Days by
! Professor Jernegan, Of the University OF
/ Chicago. which tells some interesting
I facts in regard TO certain famous men
who were descended from the ndentured
white servants sent 10 the colonies from
/ England: an article on the island Of Chin
colleague off the eastern coast Of VIZ
einia. in which the author tells OF the
little wild horses which have made the
| island famous. and an article by Alan
! ;.l nd DlAEeS
( Of the incessant hurryinR stream OF lie
[ beneath the streets OF New York
scRlBNER's MAGAZINE.
/ "Scribner's Magazine" FOR october opens
with AN article entitled The New Re-
publlc." in which Charles l. Preston
gives his impressions OF Portugal. found
ed on a recent visit BEING of the routes
of general travel, it is, perhaps the least
visited European country. Mr.. Roose-
velts Life History in this number ue-
1 scribes the African elephant Inc ele
phant, with the possible exception OF the
lion. he found the w1sest and most inter
estine of big game. The study OF prs,
oners st first hand which Miss Wini!red
/ Louise Tavlor calls The Man Behind the
/ Bars" presents the prisoner as h""'a"
| being full Of possibilities, and many times
/ saved from his worst impulses. IL II tle
first of a series OF papers founded on Ihe
work which she has carried on lor
score of years That veteran hlusUb'o'
~ the solid old American school MI a.
y Frost who has been living ior
nur,ber of wears abroad. joins VITA
/ c,v Rose in presenting "Trout-F ISL
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/ of the Frenchman as a sportsman
! letter prcss is furnished by MIS- NOoo'
who was their companion on hshlhs I'IPS
John Corbin, in The New ke'oIt Aha'n',
broadway" describes the newly ors@'''"oI
! Drama League Of New York and what
! ,,ro,,oeos IN do for the beneht OF the
! rlo,,goer as well as the playwright III
! so+,o, Mrs Wharton's much discussed
sa~iol ..-rhe Custom Of the Country no"
aro,.e toward its close. This inStaliheh'
shows I-ndine in the role OF fie"oi
/ l,a,,,+aee John Galsworthy's DARK
/ 1,io,vor " winch will conclude with tne
/ >-o,eroher instalnent, here presents t''
| fasc,nation Of young girl LOT lle nv
- ~ s.orv There are three shor'
/ ..o.io. including one Of Mr.. simeon
| c,-,,,sL,,,s highly entertaining SATIRE
| oTeirs The poems are by Juha - Il
/ 60. ard william Hervey Woods ano ID
tho denartment The Field Of Art the
/ -, work of the American sculptor
ro,i " Bartlett is discussed. the COZ
a.ea ero,tispiece is by the popular maya
Di.o a-t,st \ c. Weyth. An interesting
/ lecture of the advertising pages piese"'
q description Of one Of the ne" s H'ser
our city. the sumptuous ne" '' I.",o.
oooy store. with illustrations rom pn'''
| graphs. ,,,N
o.r,e Century" this month is fui' Of IN
-, rbie number is advertised as al