PHILIP GIBBS "Still Waters," by Malcolm La Prade: illustrated by the author. "Ballade of Life's Dream," by Rich- ard Le Gallienne. Drawings by Chester I. Garde, R. B. Fuller. HARPER'S MAGAZINE: Published Monthly; 40 cents a copy. $4.00 a Year. Issue of July, 1920. Serial Beginning with this issue the price of HARPER'S MAGAZINE has been made 40 cents a copy. The price to annual subscribers will remain for the present $4.00 a year Announcement of next month's issue HARPER'S MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST MARGARET DELAND'S NEW SERIAL A story of Old Chester-an absorbing human drama in which Dr. A PORT OF ALL THE WORLD Herbert Adams Gibbons writes of Marseilles, which is not only one of the world's greatest shipping centers today, but which retains much of the picturesque beauty and interest of medieval times. Illustrations in full color and tint by W. J. Aylward. THE CHURCH OF TODAY AND TOMORROW W. G. Shepherd has some forceful things to say on the question of efficiency and influence of the church in modern life. A comment on Mr. Shepherd's article follows, written by the Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York. OUR OPULENT SOUTHWEST Edward Hungerford's fourth article in his series "America Goes Back to Work" is a striking picture of the great wealth and almost spectacular progress that has been achieved in the Southwestern States. A TRIBUTE TO MR. HOWELLS BY BOOTH TARKINGTON A brilliant and witty paper by W. L. George on an inertia of modern life that may be regarded as momentum. CLASSIFYING OUR MINDS Ellwood Hendrick points out the danger in democracy of slowing down all effort to the speed of the least competent, and offers a remedy. THE MID-SUMMER IDYL A delightful out-door study of bird-life at the high-tide of the year by John Burroughs. NOTABLE SHORT STORIES In addition to Margaret Deland's new serial-appear stories by Marie Manning, James Hopper, Reita Lambert Ranck, Roger Curly, and a second adventure (in G. K. Chesterton's new detective series "The Man Who Knew Too Much." "A Revelation," by Burges Johnson-"The Classic Hypocrisy," by Ben Ray Redman-"A Nursery Tale," by C. A. Bennett-"Cheerio, Collegians!" by Merrill Anderson. HARPER'S MAGAZINE: Published Monthly; 40 cents a copy, $4.00 a Year. Issue of August, 1920. Serial Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, N. Y.; Clinton T. Brainard. President and Treasurer, Franklin JOHN GRANT DATER Square, New York, N. Y.; Henry Hoyns, Vice-President, Announcement of next month's issue HARPER'S MAGAZINE FOR SEPTEMBER EXPLORING THE HUMAN MIND If the field of scientific investigation could be portrayed like a geographical map, the human mind would constitute the "darkest Africa" portion. Prof. James Harvey Robinson, formerly Professor of History at Columbia University, has written a series of brilliant papers showing how the human intelligence has developed and what are its handicaps yet to be overcome. The rise and fall of ideas has been more momentous in the history of the world than the shifting fortunes of nations, and has an incalculable bearing on the future of civilization. LOOKING AMERICA OVER Frederick Palmer has crowded into the past twenty years an experience of war, men, and peoples, such as few men can boast. Now, after his recent return from Europe, he reviews his own country-America-" from a mountain top," as he puts it, a detached but trained observer seeing with a fresh eye. HUNTING ON MONGOLIAN PLAINS Roy Chapman Andrews, who has recently conducted an expedition into Mongolia for the American Museum of Natural History, describes the thrills of hunting antelopes and other game in one of the strangest parts of the world. RICHES AND PROBLEMS OF OUR PACIFIC COAST Edward Hungerford shows in the next article in his series on present economic conditions, "America Goes Back to Work," how peculiarly California's great wealth and problems affect the rest of the country. ON FALLING IN LOVE AFTER FORTY W. L. George's visit to the United States will sharpen the interest of American readers in the writings of this brilliant English novelist. In this witty paper he dares tell some truths that will set every one to thinking. THE COMEDY OF ANIMAL LIFE William J. Long puts forth persuasively his belief that there is more comedy than tragedy in the life of wild animals, with many striking instances that he has observed. NOTABLE FICTION In addition to Margaret Deland's "An Old Chester Secret," there will appear stories by Edwina Stanton Babcock, Philip Curtiss, John Balderston, and a new adventure in Gilbert K. Chesterton's detective series, "The Man Who Knew Too Much." "Those Annoying Amenities," by Brooks Shepard-"The Taboo of Culture," by F. M. Colby- "The Greatest of These," by Ben Ray Redman"-"On the Other Hand, I," by May Thorpe Bigelow. "John and I," by Stephen Leacock-"Ballade of Ancient Habit," by Berton Braley-" Ye Up-to- date Story of Ye Knave of Hearts," by George E. Clough-Drawings by Hubert Whatley, Calvert HARPER'S MAGAZINE: Published Monthly: 40 cents a copy. $4.00 a Year. Issue of September, 1920. Serial Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, N. Y.; |