Literary Notes

Andrew Lang relates his experience "Fishing in Tweed and Yarrow," humorously and practically, in the August Wide Awake. Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster, of San Francisco, has written, and D. Lothrop Company will publish, the story of a real colonial boy in the days of hardship and daring ; a handsome, illustrated, 12mo volume, under the title of "A Colonial Boy; or, The Old Link Closet." D. Lothrop Company have just issued a nautical novel by Captain A. Palmer, Jr., which differs from current marine literature in that it portrays Ufe in the cabin. The scène of the plot is laid partly in Boston, partly in the Mediterranean. The book is entitled "One Voyage and its Consequences." Mr. Joseph Pennell and Mrs. Elizabeth Robins Pennell have respectively illustrated and written an article for the midsummer (August) number of the Century Magazine, describing a rowing trip down the Thames river from Oxford to Richmond. The article, which is called "The Stream of Pleasure," is illustrated with thirty-three of Mr. Pennell's pictures- most of them small wood-engravings. Trade journalism has made gigantio strides of late, bat it was not until last year tbat a trade journal for advertisers was started. Such a paper has just completed ita firet volume. It is published at New York, and is entitled Printers' Ink. lts object is to teach the art of successful advertising, which it does by plain, comprehensive articles that treat of every phase of advertising from the writing of the advertisement to its insertion in the proper papers. It is a veritable storehouse of information on a subject that is but little understood, and a perusal of any number would enable an inexperienced adverliser to save njany dollars in advertising. "The value of an Egyptian Girl's Gold ■Necklace,' is the title of an article by Rev. Dr. Charles S. Robinson, contributed to the forthcoming August number of St. Nicholas. In lecturing on Egypt recently Dr. Robinson exhibiteda necklace taken from a mummy, and to help the boys and girls who were present to realize what agreat while ago thirtysix hundred years must be, he aeked them to make th is calculation: How much would the money which bought the gold chain, if it had been American money put out at compound interest for thirty-six hundred years at six per cent., amount to today, if the original Srice had been twenty dollars? The St. icholas article contains several answers to this problem, but. it may be said that they are expressed in figures 30 great that they cannot be read. For convenience in reckoning it may be assuined that the amount will doublé iteelf every twelve years. The August number of "'Popular Science Monthly" opens with an article on "The Spirit of Manual Training," by Prof. C. H. Henderson. There is another paper in this Rsue on "Agnosticism and Christianity," by Prof. Huxley, in which he reviews the chief points of his controyersy with Dr. Wace, and sharply criticises some of Cardinal Newman's writings. "Life in the Solotnon Islands" is described by Mr. C. M. Woodford, with a number of pictures, A similar article is "Savage Life in South America," by Captain John Page. A. G. Warner, Ph. D., discusses "Scientific Charity," and maintains that scientific methodí applied to charitable work will merely guide our sympathie and not thwart them. "The Influenre of Race in History," is pointed out by M. Oustave LeBon. Mr. W. H. Larrabee ■describes "The Stone Age in Heathen Sweden," with illustrations of many implements and structures of stone. Samuel Sheldon, Ph. D., contributes a paper on "Electrical Waves," describing recent experiments which indícate that lectricity is conveyed in waves like light. Félix L. Oswald, M. D., has a suggestive article on "The Wastes of Modern Civilization." The customs of "Blood-Vengeance and Pardon in Albania," are described by Herr J. Okiö. Under the title "Mr. Mallock on Optimism," Mr. W. D. Le Sueur criticises the recently expressed opinión of that writer that no hopeful outlook for the race is furnished by science. A "Sketch" and a portrait are given of Lavosier. The scientific lessons of "The Johnstown Disaster"are pointed out in an editorial, and the other departments are marked by their usual variety. New York: D. Appleton & Company. Fifty cents a number, $5 a year.