Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-09
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ience that has marked it during the year
the best pledge of continued improve
ment in the future. The number opens
with II paper on Slang" by Lucia
Gilbert Runkle. With the title of
Another Indian Ivasion," Mrs. Lizzie
w. Champney contributes pleasant
anecdotal account of the Government
Schools for Indians at Carlisle, Pa.
The celebrated Lotos Club cat, Dick,
is the subject of an appreciatiye sketch
by his friend Noah Brooks.
Lost on the Plains" is the title of a
bright story by Joaquin Miller; and
The Romance OF Menagerie' is an
account by j. Il. Coryell of the remark
able friendship existing between little
Donald Melville and .'Queen." mother
of the baby elephant Bridgeport" An
amusing irish story by Fred d. Story
entitled "Lanty O'Hoolahan," is capt.
ally illustrated by c. &. Bush. "Corny's
Catamounti is the last OF Louisa NJ.
Alcott's popular Spinning wheel
Stories" and Louis of Bourbon the
Boy King finishes L. S. Brook S
"Historic Boys series Maurice Thorn
son brings ''Marvin and his Boy Hunt
Ell 4" safely home through all their adj
ventures, and f. Vinton Blake's spark
ling story, 1.-The Dalzells of Daisy
down. comes TO a close in its SECOND
installment.
Alfred Brennan and Frank Bellew
illustrate their own contributions. lit
erary and artistic, by Mary Hallock
Foote, Margaret Vandergrift, Geo. f.
Barnes, Amanda b. Harris, Gunner
Barnes, and many others.
HARPER's MAGAZINE.
for October is an exceedingly interest
ing Number, with over sixty fine en-
cravings The Eleventh Part of Mr..
Roe's popular novel, Natures Serial
Story" is even more richly illustrated
than usual. The Third Part of The
Great Hall of William Rufus by the
rev. Treadwell Walden, contains many
novel and impressive historical pictures
and the Seventh Part of Boughton's
artist Strolls in Holland is enriched
not only by the authors quaint sketches
but also by some very effective pictures
by j. +. Rogers,
Frank Il. Brown contributes an in
teresting paper on Monterey, with nine
excellent Illustrations.
Il. +. Zogbaum contributes Il similar
sketch on the English camp at Alder
shot.
John MacMullen contributes an arti-
Gle on Kings College, to be followed by
one on Columbia College, III the Nov
ember Number
My Life as Slave" is an autobio-
GRAPHICAL sketch taken by Miss Porter
from the lips of an old colored man.
James ID. Hague contributes an en-
tanning "reminiscences of Mr.. Darwin,
which is accompanied by the bestportrait
of the naturalist that has ever appeared.
The opening article of the Number is
an interesting illustrated paper on
Copenhagen, as associated with Hans
Christian Andersen, by Horace +.
Scudder.
There are three capital short stories:
Latitude ard Longitude by Hen
rietta II. Holdich; "A Providence
Thwarted, by Julia d. Whiting; and
"A Gathercr Of Simples," by Mary +,
Wilkins.
William NJ WINS contributes an inn
portant and timely paper on "Munic-
pal Finance.
Mr.. George William Curtis, in the
Easy Chair, makes plea for the use
fulness of Acrtic exploration, and dis
cusses the present position of the House
of Lords and other timely topics, The
other Editorial Departments are well
sustained.