The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-09-27
IHE nnIoRER cENInRY

October brings the concluding mum
ber Of The Century year, aud Of the
twenty-sixth volume OF the magazine.
illustrated articles AMI critical, bio
graphical papers give a popular look
tn the number The portrait Of Long.
fellow which accompanies Edmund &.
Stelman's admirable essay on the
poet, il thought TO be one Of the best
Of The Century series Of frDntispieees.
it differs from most OF the IsOngfeIIow
partraits in emphasizing the serious
side of his nature. Mr. Stedmau may
he said 10 apply 10 the poets works
the best standard nf contemporary
judgment. His estimate Is high, vet
discriminating, aud his remarks on
LOugfellOw's literary methods are OF
the highest value. Ina different way.
and with popular force and knowledge,
Professor George p. Fisher, Of Yale,
reviews the position held In religious
thought and history by MARTIN Luz
ther After Four Hundred Years. -
With Il Is printed q cSpy OF Lucas
CFaneh's wOOd-cut portrait, made in
l546.
Richard Grant Whites "Old New
York aud its Houses" Is one OF the
most interesting among the illustrated
articles, being a racy criticism Of the
commercial spirit and building taste
Of the past twenty years. Ofstriking
interest is his description of the beau
ties-Of New York Bay. as it appeared
10 him in youth. William H. Ride
ing's Interesting jaunt aliout London,
ain the Footsteps of Thackeray, de-
scribes and illustrates houses and
scenes described ia Thackeray's novels
and also places of Interest Ike the
Charter house, where rhaekeray re-
eeived his early schOOling. r. r. con
tributes an illustrated paper on the
Outdoor Industries Of California"
and George Bird Grinneil has a prae
teal sportsnan's paper. On 'Snipe-
shOOiingm
Austin DobsOn follows his import.
tant paper On the engraving Of Thomas
BeWiek tthe September Century, 1881
with a sketch Of The PUPILS OF
Thomas Bewick,n illustrating the
text with copies Of,the best engragings
Of Harvey, Nesbit, Clennell, Jackson,
Landels, and Hole.
w. J. Stillmnn's "Characteristies OF
London" and the paper Of an an
onymOus Foreigner in Florence"
succeed In making travel picturesque
without the aid OF pictures.
In the third part Of the Bread
winners,h the anonymous novel
which is attracting 30 mueh attention
there is the novelty OftwO love scenes,
IN which the hero Is d0ubly en-
barrased by q declaration OF love from
Maud, and subsequently, by the cold
ness with which Alice receives his
own proposal. Mr.. Hewells brings
"a WOman's Reason 10 an effective
Through WateFspnut
and TyphoOn," by James q. Wait, is
q story Of tropical seas, Of graphic and
realistic power.
The poetry Of the number IS con-
tributed by Roger RiOrdan, L. Frank
'rOOker, Miss Charlotte Fiske Bates.
Edna Dale; and IA "Brlc-a- Brac,b
by Richard A. Jackson and others.
Topics Of the Time" discusses
The Democrats aud the Presidency, !"
Law and Order Leagues" 1.-The
Lack Of EaFnestness In American Pol
tiles, and Professor JeV0ns on Edu-
cation :" while ''Open letter." con-
,ains short articles OF Interest and i'm
portanee, including Charles Dudley
Warner on "A new Interpreter Of
freek Art" namely, Dr.. Charles
q young American who ls |
at Cambridge University, |
England; "Henry Irving's Stage /
by Walter HerFis Pol |
Oek "SOme of Younger English /
pOets-E w. Gosse ud Andrew /
Lang; Tame Butterflies" by T. /
Two Southern Novel /
sts," by =. B. Dorsey "a Recent
Decision on the License Question, BY /
3. V. 8malley ''Chief Justice Taney /
n Relation to the Dred Scott Case,h
" ]. A. Walter aud Courtenay De /
Salb; and 1.-THE John Brown Raid, -
y S. H. Brown.