Literary Notes

The Forum for August is an unusually attractive number. Prince Kropotkin, who has made a thorough investigaron of the greatest yields in the most densely settled sections of Europe, writes of The Possibilities of Agrieulture. He shows thatby methods aïready in u.se, cultivated lands can be made to sustain ten times as many people as are now alive wilh both better food and food of a less cost than now. Elizibeth Stuart Plielps, in an essay on the decollete in modern life points out the decay of delicacy in American life in its several departments. Senator W. E Chandler explains the pending bilis for national control of congressional elections, arguing favorably losuch control. Mr. Donald Morison explains the discontent in Newloundland, and Mr. Robert J. Burdette has an article entitled Are We a Frivolous People? The Forum Pub. Co., 253 Fifth-ave, New York. Seribner's Magazine for August is a fiction number containingsix short stories, five of them illustrated. A number of entirely new writers are brought forward with stories of striking originality. H. C. Bunner contributes a coniinuation of Sterne's Sentimental Journey, writing in the qnaint manner of that author A Sentimental Annex, describing a visit to modern New York. Mr. Aldrich contributes a dramatic )oem, The Sisters' Tragedy, one of nis most finisbed productions. There are other poems by Andrew Lang, G. Me!nlle Upton, and Emily Dickinson. ïhe 3oint of Vriew discusses The Tyranny of Things, An Obsolete Distinction, and The I'assing of a Week. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. For midsummer reading, the August Ladies Home Journal is like a cooling )reeze - all the stories gavor of the sea and country, and Julián Hawthorne, tlaud Howe, Louise Chandler Moulton, Cate Upson Clark, Jenny June, Dr. Talmadge, all vie with each other in story, )oem and article. The article on Proniscuous Bathing for girls is specialiy imely. The life of the fachionables at ïewport is delightfully told in an article. Dr. Talmage tellshow he preached lis first sermón, wbile ten of our most amous womeu try to answer the quesion, Which is the Happiest Hour in a Voman's Life? Ten cents a number )ne dollar a year. 433-435 Arch-st, 'hiladelpbia. Theodore Child.in the last number of Jarper't Weekly, has a timely article on 'he Argentine Republic and its Presnt Crisis. Having spent the six months from January to July, 1890, n tíouth America, Mr. Child writes diectly from his own observation and xperience. The paper is the result of careful personal study of the condiion of affaire in the country of the Argentines, and of the causes which lave led to the present complications. The August Popular Science Month'y will contain the n'rst of two important rticles by Mr. Edward Atkin&on, dealng with tariff revisión from the scintific stasdpoint, under the title,Common Sense Applied to the Tarifl" nestion. Like other articles in the ield of political science which appear n the Monthly, these papers will discuss lie subject with a refreshing disregard f partisan advantage. $5.00 a year. ). Appleton & Co., New ïork. In connection with the series of paers now being published on Exercise 'or Women, the last number of Ilarper's iazar contains an article on The Laies' Athletic Club at the Berkeley yceum, Mary Gay Humphreys. Jarper & Brothers, New York.