The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-01
The March Century.

The froutispiece portrait of Mr.. Cattle
In the February Century is followed In
the present number by u half-length of
Mr.. w. d. Howells. 1t will doubtless
be an acceptable feature to the thou
sands In England and America who, in
the Century, are reading Mr.. Howells's
work for the first time. As far as this
story. "A Modern Instance" has adj
vanced it must be said that it Is for
tuuate introduction to q new audience ::
Mr.. Howells Is surprising his warmest
admirers by his unusual conciseness,
rspidity, and Intensity of method. In
the present installment. Bartley deserts
the logging-camp, and after dickering
over the sale of his colt "a capital scene)
leaves Equity, and, making a sudden
resolve, is married. Mr.. Howells's lit
erary work Is the subject of readable
and appreciative essay by Thomas Sar.
gent Perry in this number.
As usual in this magazine, there Is a
decided prominence of timely or season.
able topics, ssBroken Banks and Lax
Directors" is the subject of a. paper of
the widest commercial interest by John
Burroughs, who describes exactly how
the directors may keep the cashier from
going to Europe. Mr.. Burroughs has
for wears been a National Bauk Exami
ner, and is familiar with accounts as
well as with birds and poets. HAS Utah
q Republican Form of Government?"
is the question asked by Mr.. A. G..
Campbell, the anti Mormon contesting
delegate, who gives substantial sum-
mary of the non-polygamous features OF
Mormonism which are the basis OF the
Gentle grievances.
Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote's third paper
on Mexican life Il entitled From More
liza to Mexico City on Horseback" Mrs.
Foote sees and ddescribes Mexico as only
an artist can. ga Ramble in Old Phila-
delphia" includes seven picturesque and
delicate etchings by Pennell Mr.. Rich-
ard Grant White, in his first paper on
ssOpera in New York, )" in readable
style and with much Interesting anec-
dote, traces the beginnings of the musi-
Cal drama in America. The series prom
ises to be one of permanent value In the
annals of music in America. Winter
sports are the subjects of two illustrated
papers in this number: "The Black
Bear and s'rhe Danish Skate-Sail. D
| A portrait of Leigh Hunt (eDgraved by
Il. johnson accompanies paper by his
| friend, Mary Cowden-Clark. Some ex.
cellent architectural drawings of the
Union League Club Decorations are
given, with short critical paper.
The unillustrated papers include
scholarly and unpartisan study OF "Lorc
Beaconsfield, +" " htch is solid contribu'
| ton to political biography. Under the
caption ssByrant and Lougfellow" are
reprinted some early letters of the two
poets showing the literary relations ex
/ listing between them-of cordial good
will from the elder and of grateful
obligation from the younger. ''Brothel
/ Sesosrris,n by Julia ID. whiting, Is
/ vigorous character-sketch of New Eng
land farm life. In Mrs. Burnett's novel
Through One Administration" The
/ rea Ter obtains characteristic glimpse:
of Washington hfe-a suggestion of thu
heroine as q possible member of thu
lobby, etc. The poems of the number
are bv Margaret j. Preston, Mary w
i Plummer, w. F. Smyth, David L
i Proudfit and Ella G. White.
ssTopics Of the Time" strikes into cur
rent discussion with articles on "Ghost
| in our Foreign Policy" "Authors
Rights" and "a Recent Social Pheno
menon," and an ethical paper on ''Kind
ness and Blindness" Communities
tions" include two letters on Interna
tional Copyright Zone an old one q
Harriet Martineau's y 1.-THE Weak Poin
of Mormonism, +" Honor to whom Hon
or Is due" and come corrections by tn
Rev. Washington GLADDEN. of his owl
paper on nThe Increase of Divorce,
which it Is reported has been widel,
discussed in England.
Besides the book-notiees in Litera
ture," q series is begun in ..Home anC
Society" on House Construction, Geo
Martin Huss contributing the first pape
-on FoundAtions-with ten drawings