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Show WHAT'S IN McCLURES? I The August fiction number of Mc- I Guru's is an excellent illustration of I the development which has taken I place in this magazine during the I past year. The fiction number of ' H 1906 was remarkably good. The fie- 1 I tion number of 1907 shows a markcl III growth in the distinctive quality of J I its stories, the power and authorita- 1 1 tive value of its articles, and the gen- era! broadening and deepening of its I editorial policy. The Orchard con- I fession, which appears in its second I instalment, increases in interest, not I only as a remarkable contribution I to the literature of criminology, but I a human document which throws I light upon one of the most intricate EH economic situations which has cvr -H existed in this country. Truman Bart- iU lett, the American sculptor, contri- LH butcs a strikingly illuminating study I of Lincoln's physiognomy an article DH which points the way to revolution- I izing of popular tradition on this 1H subject. The seventh article of the fU Christian Science scries takes up the ;H most interesting aspect of the whole uH mesmerist movement, the strange ,'fl conspiracy case brought by the State ,H of Massachusetts against Asa G. dH Eddy and Edward J. Arens. Two H important contributions to the study of railway reform, by Carl S. Vroo- fl man and Dcster Marshall, complete .H the list of articles. ;H The fiction in his number is tin- 'fl usually strong and distinctive "The jH Power of the Dog," by M. Gauss, is jH a love story of great imaginative pow- H er, written in a totally new and :ndi- H vidual style. "The Great North H Road," by Mary Watts, revives some 'I of the very best romantic traditions 'S in a talc of splendid gallantry and H finesse. Maud Radford contributes H another of Iit sympathetic studies of H the working-classes. Will Adams, in H "The Knuckle-Pusher," writes with H robustness -and humor of barrack- H room life. A strong story of the H Philippines, by James Hopper; a re- H maskable mining tale, "The Long H Shift," by Eugene Rhodes; and one of H Lucy Pratt's delicate and unique stud- H ics of negro childhood, "Ezckiel in fl Transit," complete the list. An "Ev- H cuing Song," by Willa Sibcrt Cathcr, H and "To A. E. Housman," by Blanche H Allyn Banc, make up the verse in this H number. H The August McClurc's is one of the H most beautifully illustrated numbers H of the year. The splendid photo- H graphs of Lincoln, with their illumi- H natiug commentary by Mr. Bartlett, H arc one of the most interesting feat- H urcs. "The Great North Road," has H color illustrations by Keller, while H Bendn, Child, Steele, and Wright each H contribute artistic drawings. H |