Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-12-02
LITERARY NOTES
The Century for December.

The Century for December.
The second number OF Tile Cwinr
Masasiae(Scribners Monthly contains
appropriately, material in memory O
the late Editor-in-chief, Dr. ]. G.. Hol
land. A faitful portrait by Wyatt Eaton
engraved by Cole, is the frontispice
and well reflects his kindly face and fin,
bearing. a sketch of his life by Ed
ward Eggleston takes the first place
usually occupied by an illustrated
paper; it is of an anecdotal character
and includes, among other topics, hi:
early poverty, his influence as jour
nalist, his religious character, and hi.
personal qualities. Poems in his mem.
ory are contributed by H. H." F. C.
Stedman, and Washington GLADDEN.
One of his own poems is printed in au.
tograph fac-simile, and two "Topics oi
the lime, "rhe Lesson of the Year." Z"
and poverty as Discipline" (the lat
ter unfinished, and written the after
noon before his death,) are printed as
his last contributions to that depart
ment. There is also an editorial
tribute to him, and an abstract of the
memorial service at Springfield.
This number affords the first oppor-
tuity the magazine has had to make
extend mention of the death of Presi-
dent Garfield a paper on his person.
al and public qualities is contributed
by his friends of many years, MIR. f. V.
Smalley, who makes well-rounded
study; The Story of President Gar
fields Illness is told by DIR. d. w. Bliss,
which will be as eagerly read for the
authenticity it gives to events already
reported as occurring as for those which
it newly records. With Mr.. Smalley's
paper are two striking portraits-one
engraved by Cole from the Sarony
picture Of August, 1880, and the other
engraved by Kruell after the daguer-
reotype of Garfield at SIXTEEN" now
in possession of the family. There are
also two poems relating to the same
subject, viz: "To America" by Har-
old Boulton, of Oxford, England, and
"To Ralph Waldo Emerson, by Robt.
U Johnson. To many readers the
most interesting of all this material
will be the fac-simile of the Presidents
first writing after his assassination-his
name and the words .ShunsuLatus Pre-
Refndhifa ("Slaughtered for the Re.
publlc') J, which Col. Rockwell author
ICES The Century to publish.
Two other papers of a decided per-
'onal interest are The Early Writings
Of Robert Browning" by Edmund W. |
iosse, and the Life-Mask OF Lincoln
md how it was Made, by Leonard w. |
Volk.
Two portraits. the larger engraved
~ Cole, accompanying this paper. Mr..
'olk's records of his interviews with
lincoln while taking the life-mask gives
characteristic glimpses of the great
resident. An engraving by T. John
on of the hitherto unpublished mask
in profle) shows an heroic aspect in
which was generally consider
d homely,
In addition to the six portraits above
Mentioned Qour of them the size of the
age), there are four fully illustrated
rtlcles. "a Cruise in a Pilot-boat,n by
!. G. w. Benjamin, with illustrations
y Burns, was prepared on a special
from The CENTURY. The
fe of a New York pilot, it is believed,
as never before been the subject of a
lagazine paper. The cruise underta-
EN- in the preparation of this paper.
as revealed a life of adventure and
azard beyond the expectations of /:
lose not familiar with the sea. c
"a Colonial Monastery is a paper
a curious interest, by Prof. Oswald
eidenstricker, on that branch of the
unkers known as the Solitary Breth-
n and Sisters, of Ephata, Pa, and
hose chief characteristics were com.
unism, celibacy, and mysticism. The !
lper is illustrated with quaint sketches :
Penne!l and Poore, and has a wide :
nge of interest. I
"The Hieroglyphs of Central Ameri. ;
;" by Prof. Edward S. Holden, is an '.
tempt to indicate basis for the :
ldy of the Codan, Palenque, and T
ner inscriptions. 1t will be remem- 2
red that Prof. Holden and Mr.. Has. Z
I'd, of the Tribune, were the transla. G
S of the cipher dispatches of 1876. p p
lie paper is illustrated with thirteen Z
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MIR. W. ID. Howells's new novel
ich begin in this number, is enti. T
d "A Modern Instance" and is evi. F
ntly going to deal with marriage in C
w England. Eighteen pages of it "
given in the first installment, and a
field is staked out. Mrs.
rnett, in her second installment of
trough One Administration" con-
les to pique curiosity regarding her
Why do people 90 to j. C. Thatcher to to
get their insurance renewed and wi
take out new pollcies9 Because 'th
know HIM to be an old experienced 70 -
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