248 The West America7i Scientist. 



AMONG THE MAGAZINES. 



Except the life of Lincoln and the War Articles, no more im- 

 portant series has ever been undertaken by The Century than this 

 of Mr. Kennan's. With the previous preparation of four year's 

 travel and study in Russia and Siberia, the author undertook a 

 journey of 15,000 miles for the special investigation here required. 

 An introduction from the Russian Minister of the Interior ad- 

 mitted him to the principal mines and prisons, where he became 

 acquainted with some three hundred State exiles, — Liberals, 

 Nihilists, and others, — and the series will be a starding as w^ell as 

 accurate revelation of the exile system. The many illustrations 

 by the artist and photographer, Mr. George A. Frost, who 

 accompanied the author, will add greatly to the value of the 

 articles, which will appear in the current volume. 



St. Nicholas, For Yoim^ Folks. — Since its first issue, in 1873, 

 it has maintained, with undisputed recognition, the position it 

 took at the beginning, — that of being the most excellent juvenile 

 periodical ever printed. The best known names in literature were 

 on its list of contributors from the start, — Bryant, Longfellow, 

 Thomas Hughes, George MacDonald, Bret Harte, Bayard Tay- 

 lor, Frances Hodgson Burnett, James T. Fields, John G. Whit- 

 tier ; indeed the list is so long that it would be easier to tell the 

 few authors of note who have 7iot contributed to "the world's child 

 magazine." 



One of the best !home magazines published is The Cottage 

 Hearth, of 11 Bromfield St., Boston, and its subscription price of 

 $1.50 a year is very low for so beautifully printed and illustrated 

 32 page quarto monthly, and yet, by special arrangement with its 

 liberal publishers, we can send both The Cottage Hearth and The 

 West American Scientist one year for only one dollar and a 

 half — the price of one! Further, sample copies w^ill be sent free 

 to any of our readers who may address the publisher as above. 



A GLANCE AT BOOKS. 



Among the interesting volumes from the publishing house of 

 Messrs. Lee and Shepard, Boston, are 'The Fortunes of the Fara- 

 days,' by Miss Douglas; 'The Art of Projecting,' by Prof, A. E. 

 Dolbear, the inventor of the telephone, who mentions especially 

 the electric lamps and lights for projecting purposes, and phe- 

 nomena of vortex rings; 'The Debater's Handbook,' which in- 

 cludes Sheridan Knowles's debate on the character of Julius 

 Caesar; 'Britons and Muscovites,' by Curtis Guild, and 'Educa- 

 tional Topics of the Day, or Chips from a Teacher's Workshop,' 

 by L. R. Klemm, Ph. D. 



Messrs. Lee and Shepard are about to issue with additions 

 covering his completed career, a new edition of 'Our Standard 



