Literary Notes

Thomas Stevens' account of his cruise in a steam launeh, "From The Germán Oceaji to the Black Sea," in Outing tor September. The closing c haptere contain niuch interesting infiormatkwi, and are embellished with several handsoine illustrations. In Outing for September, Lieut. AV. R. Haanilton, U. S. A., concludes a ttio.st interesting treatise on the "Military Schools of the United States." The unquestionable value of the schools, and their desirable intluence upon a growing nation, are pointed out in a marnier which cannot fail to be under.stood. Mr. Fortner'.s Material Claims, a oew story by Richard Jlalcom Johns-tion, wMch is accompanie-d by a few stort stories, will "be the lest book iu D. Applet'Ou & Co'B dainty Snmmer Seríes for the current year. ín this ook Colcmel Johnston returns to the ira int sceneg oí Georgia life, which ie describes wlth so much humor and latbos. Iike the other books of the charming Summer Series, this volume a.ppears in an original and most attractive dress. Worthington Co., 747 Broadway, ew York, arniounce for immediate publicatton as No. 29 in their International Library: "Four Destinies," by Theophile Gautier. Translated by jücy Arringrton. Illistrated WTCB photogravures. 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth S1.25, or in paper covers 75 cents. n this dazzling hlstorical romance frautier introduces into the love Btory two political plots, one the restoration of the Indian dynasty. the er nu organized cffort to release Napoleon fr.om St. Helena. The seene s prinuarily in England, but graduaHy extends to India, and embraces the rugged gloomy island of N'apoleon's banishment. The brilliant (jualities of Gautier'e genius is fully revealed n the descriptive part as in the chnrKterization which includes .111 oxtrairdinary variety. The orientalism is a feature, and with the poetic ïandllng peculiar to the author, glvce he chai-m of versatility to a story vhioh is at onoe deep, fascinatinsr and lioi-ou.ülil.v sustainiMl in its interest rom beginning to end.