The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-28

ST. NTCH0LAsq F0R lDEdEHBE

IL tne 1857 Work OF the Neueran story
teller. Copiously and cleverly Illus
tratsd by Kelly is the highly origins
"Magnie's Dangerous Ride. the firs
Of Prof. Boyesen's s'TAles OF 7exo Con
Itipeiits, ,f1sbfkdA with snIfited illus
tf4tEfns by1 HentI sandhhH Of rh,
hero's Involuntary journey on a rein
deer; and Frank II. SrgcKtcn T. repre-.
serted by a more than usually Hnusua
fairy tale, with appropriate illustra
tons by Birch. 'sEdouard Frere anC
his Child Pieturesn are the subject anC
title of delightful paper by Mrs Liz
zie w. Champney, with reproduction
OF six Of his more famous works ant
with some added pencil sketches by j
w. Champney. "a Duel I'm atDesert'
is a very laughAble story, and so is the
series 90 pictures and verses entitled
'Fhe Well Read Hnnter1 Then there
is Christmas play BY sE. s. Brooks,
with a full page drawing tbrA r. R
Birch Of Infringing i'm The Yule Log =
and the same artist furnishes the col
Ored Christmas frontisPiece; there Is
also q description of n rChildren's
Christmas'C1ub by Ella 5, Sargent
and q great deal besides; forming alto
gether rousing Christmas number OF
over hundred pages Of splendid stor-
les, instruelive sketches, beautiful pic
tures and poems, and fun for every
body, good measure, pressed down, and
running over into the npmbep 70 fol-
ow,-enOugh to give the whole vol
ume a holiday flavor, and still have
something left for another year.
THE DECEMBER CENTURY.
A portrait OF Peter Cooper, engraved
on wood by Thomas johnson from o
Photograph taken few months before
his death, is the frontispiece OF the De-
cember number. Mrs. Susan N. Car
ter, who Is at the head Of the Woman's
Art School Of the Cooper Institute,
contributes an sneedotal paper which
throws much light on Mr.. COoper's
ideas sRd his generous aims in pro-
noting the education Of young women
for skilled occupations. DR.. Charles
Wald.tejn contributes an instructive
illustrated paper on ''The Frieze of the
Partheron," with special reference to
a recent discovery by himself in con-
nection with the Athene. An enter
tanning paper on DevonshIre, entitled
"The Fairest Country IN England" 10
the opening illustrated article, and con-
tains nine charming sketches. IN q
profusely Illustrated paper on Los
Angeles, entitled, ECHOES from the
City OF the Angels" /" II. Il. closes her
series OF picturesque articles on South
ern California. Professor J. 'Rendel
Harris writes Of 'The Original Docu-
ments OF tie New Testament" and
gives an interesting illustrated account
Of q discovery which the. author be-
heyes that he has made with regard TO
the text Of the Bible and other aAcient
manuscripts. In fiction the December
CsAtuTy Is uncommonly generous as
well as Undressing. II offers parts OF
tArse serial stories, namely, the much
discussed "Brea George
w. Cables new romance, "Dr. Sevier,"
which was begun In the November
number; and the first part Of Robert
Grants story Of New Ysrk life, "An
Average Man." which will run thro'
six numbers Besides, It prints the
conclusion Of Henry Jsmes's novelette,,
The Impressions Of a Cousin" aud a
reaBsd snd humorons short story
lone Chapter" By a new Americsn
writer, Miss Grace Demo Litchaeld.
MOreextracts from Robert Louis Stew
enson's graceful and humorous nara
tive Of moantain0 life. in CaliforniA,
"The nilverEdo SquAtters," are given
in the Decsfhber number, which con-
cludes IL so far as the Century is con-
cerned. The whole narrative tRillVbe
issued later In book form. t'Topics Of
the Time contains editorials entitled
Central Park ih>Danger'' and ~"9'he
Spiritual Effects OF Drunkenness;"
and among the contributions of.open
Letters" are q review. -6fO sRecsA
Am' rican Novels" a reply, to recent
Century editorial h'The Temperance
Outlook, by Walter Harrington, and
"Hurricane Reform" by the Rev.
Washington Gladden. II