The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-11-02
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THE CENTURY MAGAZINE FOR NOVEMBER.
As the first number of new volume,
the November Century gives promise OF
even increased excellence for the magE-
zine during its second year under the
new name. PictOTlally, the November
number shows that the Century is as
| ambitious as ever for the reputation of
American wood engraving. Though
the art side of the November Century Is
so cOnspicuOu the contents offer strik-
ing proof of a tendency to make the
literary side of the magazine paramount
and of the greatest possible excellence
and Importance, in travel, biography,
| fiction, poetry, criticism, and in the dis
cussiOn of the foremost public questions.
In earnest of this tendency, the NOvem-
Der Century presents paper on
venice" which treats the subject in a
charming, unconventional manner, with
all the vivid impression and delicate
| cOlOring that might be expected from
such subject in the hands of brilli-
ant novelist; a paper on Henry James,
Jr., himself, by W. D. HOwells, whose
generous and acute Judgment of his fell
low novelist cannot fail to interest
wide circle of readeTS;a remarkably able
and entertaining article on "VictOr
hugo by the celebrated French novel
lSt, AlphOnSe Daudet, who describes his
personal intercourse with the poet and
paints wood pOtrait of Victor Hugo,
giving besides, many interesting glimp-
ses OF Daudet's own life and literary
methods; fOrcible essay by Charles
Dudley Warner on the sources of the
material and intellectual prominence of
England, aud the literary Indebtedness
OF the United States to the mother cOun-
try, as also the growing literary inde-
pendence of the United States to the
mother country, as also the growing
literary independence of the United
States; and strong argument in the
negative to the ripe question "Is the
Jury System Failure?" by Albert Stick
ney, who argues for the abolition of the
system and suggests substitute.
Other prominent features of the num-
Der are Edward Eggleston's description
of The Beginning of Nation" the first
of his series of Life in the American
Colonies, the illustrations Uf which in
clude many curious old drawings of In-
dian life, for which the magazine is in
debted to the courtesy of the British
Museum; the Rev. DR.. Washington Glad
den's opening chapters in his story with
a purpose looking to Christian cO-Opera-
tiOn-entitled "The Christian League of
Connecticut" finely illustrated paper
on "A New Profession for Women" in
which Franklin H. North describes the
Bellevue Training School for Nurses;
and Mrs. Lucy NJ. Mitchell's illustrated
paper on The Sculptures of the Great
PergamOn AltaI," which are among the
new and impOTtGn. discoveries.
The fiction of the number comprises
the first chapters of Mary Hallock Foote'S
novel THE Ked Horse Claim" which
carries the reader into new and subter-
ranean fields of story telling; humOr-
GUS short story by Frank r. Stockton,
entitled "The Lady and the Tiger"
which Is in his most quaint and whi nsi-
cal vein; and the continuation of Mrs.
Burnett's Through one Administra-
tlOI." The poems of the number are by
Thomas Wentworth HiggensOn, II. H.
James T. Mckay, George Edgar Mont |
gOmery, Edward n. POmeroy, and Rich !
ara Watson Glider, not to forget some |
hitherto published verses by Roller
Browning and Henry W. LOngfpllOw, |
which are reproduced in autograph from |
a childs album, in Brio Brac, which !
contains also clever satire on Mr.. Walt |
whitman and Mr.. Oscar Wilde, by Helen |
Gray Cone. The more serious editorial de-
Eartments treat on a gT t Val iety of top |
les. In the publishers department is an !
account of the "Century's New Home"
with drawings of the comfortable and |
spacious rooms in which the magazines |
arr housed.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR NOVEMBER
Begins the new volume in splendid |
style with cOlOred frOntispiece, by r. |
B. Birch, entitled Indian Summer"
A prominent feature is the first in
'tallment of j. T. TrOwbridge's new
serial THE Tinkham Brothers Tide
Will, which is live American story
about live American boys and girls.
The November number is also the
Thanksgiving number, and so Miss So.
Dhle SWEET has contributed a Jolly story
called "All the Plums," which any one
with half an eye can see must have some
mysterious connection with the Thanks
giving pudding. "Old MOrdccai's Cock
9reP is another amusing Thanksgiving
tale, and there is daintily illustrated |
Grace for Child" from Herrick.
Miss Eva L. Ogden has written, and Mr..
Alfred Brennan has illustrated a quaint |
and beautiful poem, entitled "The
9uest," founded on Little BO-peep's |
sleeps search for their long. lost tails.
The pranks and dOings Of "Tad" Lin
colin, the late Presidents youngest son,
are ,entertainlngly treated by Noah |
Brooks.
THE False Sir Santa Claus" beauti-
tul and novel form of Christmas enter |
.alnment, by the author of "The Land of !
Nod, Is printed in this number, with |
music and cOmDIata ata0n diractinnc