Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-10-05
LITERARY NOTICES.

The North A,aeficd,l Repieig for Oc-
tober is notable as well forthe import
ance of the topics treat, as for the emf
niece Gifts writers. The leading article
.sMoral Character In Politics. is by
President j. II Seelye, whose EXPOSE
tion of the ethical principles involved
in the popular election of candidates to
high station in the Government must
command the attention of every right
minded citizen. Benefits ofthe Tariff
SYSTEM, sequel to the article in the
September mum Der on the Evils Of
the Tariff SYSTEM is symposium
consisting of thr ee articles, written re-
spectively by John foach, Prof. r. E.
Thompson, and Nelson Dingley, Jr.,
who advocate the policy of protection
of American industries with great in
.genuity OF reasoning and abundant
citations of statistical facts. In addi-
ton to these most timely discussions of
high political issues, the Reuie,o has an
article by the Rev, DR.. Augustus Jes-
sop, entitled "Why | Wish to VISIT
America; 1.-THE philosophy of CONVEX
sation", by o. b. rockingham; ''The
Origin of Yellow Fever; by DR.. Z.
Creighton: "Shall the jury Sytem he
Abolished by Judge Robert Y.
Hayne; "The Genesis OF Tennyson's
Maud", by Richard Herne Shepherd;
and "'The Development of Machine
Guns" by Lieut.. C. Sleeman.
The October Cemiu,y, which closes
the 18th volume of this magazine, con-
tains the announcements of some OF
the features of the coming magazine
year, chief among which is profusely
illustrated series on Battles and Lead
ers of the Civil War;, most of which
will be written by generals, either upon
the federal or the confederate side, &C
tually in command during the various
engagements. Predatory to these ar.
ticles is the opening paper in this
number, on Lights and Shadows Of
Army Life by George F Williams, the
well-known war correspondent, whose
description and anecdotes of the camp
the march, and the battlefield, and re.
miniscences of famous generals, are
supplemented by engravings after the
etchings of Edwin Forbes, the pretoria
war correspondent.
Henry Bacon, of the art colony il
Paris, writes Interestingly OF Rosa Bon
heur, whose portrait is engraved, to
gether with several views OF her studio
and dwelling and one of her we'll known
paintings. Brander Matthews writes
with the knowledge of a friend litera
ry criticism of Austlon Dobson, who's,
portrait, after monochrome by Fred
rick Watts, is the frontispiece of thu
number. The other illustrated paper
are DR.. Eggleston's article on 'Socia
Conditions in the Colonies which i
profusely illustrated by pictures ofanti
revolutionary houses now standing
Prof. Langley's second paper in hi
untecnichal series on The New As
,ronomy' describes in a popular way
the Surroundings of the Sum- the tex
being supplemented with nineteel
drawings and diagrams; w ] ShllmaI
concludes the account of his journe,
On the Track of Ulysses for which
Harry Fem has made the charming
Illustrations.
The fiction of the number embrace
story, Braxton's New Art by VII
liam Henry Bishop, author of 'Th,
House of Merchant Prince; and 'Th'
Price | Paid for Set of R.uskin,' b,
Grace DEMO Litchield, whose frs
short story, 'One Chapter in Til
Century for last December, will b.
remembered. In addition are TIT
closing parts of Cables DR.. Sewer
and of Boyesen's novelette,, "A Probe
matte Character
The Ceur d'Alene Stampede is
graphic account by Eugene V Smalle,
of the growth and decline of the recen
mining craze.
Washington GLADDEN. contributes al
interesting discussion, tending to sho,
how the increase of wealth in the worl,
is due to the progress of christianity
and suggesting means for its employ
ment.
The department of Open Letters
is especially significant and timely
containing brief papers on is Arcti
Exploration Worth its Costf by Prof ]
E.Nourse; The Bombardment of Alex
andria,' by Stone Pasha and the Com
mander of the U. S. S. Galena; pith,
article on Congregational Singing b!
Eugene Thayer, the organist of tn
Rev. DR.. John Halls church; and tw'
comments on the recent history of TIT
Ku Klux Kan. In Topics of TIT
Time are editorials on Battles ant
Leaders of the Civil War; Tips ant
their Takers and The Danger Q
Delaying reforms; and in 'Bric-a-Brac
are aphorisms by Uncle Esek, humor
GUS and society verse, etc.