The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-06-27
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Respectfully,
JOHN NELSON.
The July Century

Contains remarkable contribution to United
States history in "The Ku Klux Klan: It's Origin ,
Growth and Disbandment," by the Rev. d. l..
Wilson, of Pulaski, Tenn., who vouches for his
facts, most Of which are new 70 the public, and
will prove a revelation to many who consider
themselves well Informed on all the outgrowths
Of the late conflict i'll the South, This paper also
furnishes the text for the leading editorial in
'Topics of the Time''
The Frontisplece is an engraving from full.
length photograph OF John Bright, accompany
ing careful and discriminating estimate, b.
T. H. S. Escott, editor of The Fortnightly Re-
view Mr.. Escott includes in his article several
amusing and characteristic anecdotes of the
great English radical. "The Scenes of Haw-
thorns Romances" are described in cratty
way, with pertinent quotations, by Julian Haw
thorne, and they are charmngly illustrated by
Harry Fem, among the pictures being several of
''TAe Wayside,'' and ''Thc old Manse.'' Mr..
Fem, as we'll as Francis Lathrop and others,
also contributes to the illustrations of Mrs
Schuyler van Rensselaer's second paper in her
series ON "Recent Architecture in America :"
which this month includes, among other struct-
ures. the Metropolitan Opera House and the
Casino at Newport. ga Greek Play at Cam :
brid ge,' which is an interesting account of the
production Of the "Aias". Of sophocles at this
English University, written by D. G. Prothero,
contains several strong and graceful drawings
| of characters and scenes by Kenyon Cox. The
.'Cruise of the Alice May by S. G. W. Benjamin
| is completed IN "Cruising around Cape Breton,''
| for which Burns makes the drawings.
In fiction this number is particularly strong
Frank R. Stockton has one of his inimitable
stories, 1.-THE Reversible Landscape" on art OF
'kind that cannot be too high," and Miss
Jalia D. Whiting writes pathetic New England
love-story; besides insta llments of W. Cables
| s'Dr. Sevier," in which we hear mutterings of
the coming rebelioni and the eancluaion of
| '.Lady Barberna,n by Henry James, in which
| there Is an elOpement.
| Ex-Prest Theodore D. Woolsey has suggestive
| essay on "Academical Degrees; Especially Hon.
orary Degrees in the United States,' which will
be read with interest in the light of the announce
ments of the numerous titles which colleges of
Smalley has brief but comprehensive and pop
| ular account of the workings Of the United
States Patent Office.
| In "Topics Of the Time' are editorials on "Ths
Advertising Power of u Good Name,' s'Dis.
| honesty in Com wmerce and Politics." "Open
Letters" confirms brief popular essays and
sketches Of "Recent American Poetry" "The
Minister and the Music" by Rev. DR.. Charles 3.
Juliet NJ. Everts; 'shan we have an American
Conseryatoryr' by +. H. Sargent, of the Ma olson
Square Theater, etc. There are poems by the
late Irwin Russell, John Vance Cheney. Charles
de Kay. VIII Wallace Harney, and others, in
verse by W. w. Fink. Walter Learned, W. A.
Crofut. and others, are s0mo drawings by
: Thackeray.