Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-11-06
The November Magazines.
THE CENTURY.

THE CENTURY.
The edition of the November Century
is the largest ever printed of that maya
zine. Besides the first chapters of Mr..
Howells's new novel. s.The Rise of Silas
Lapham,n the story of an American
business man, its fiction includes "a
Tale of Negative GRAVITY by Frank r.
Stockton; Free Joe and the Rest of
the World, F" an Illustrated story by Joel
Chandler Harris; and 1.-The Lost Mine,
by Thomas A. Janvier, with full page
picture by Mary Hallock Foote.
Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis contributes
TO the November Century paper ON
''How shall We Elect our Presidents?'
General Beauregard, in his article on
the Battle of Bull Run, gives the reasons
why the Confederate victory at Bull
Run was not followed up by an attack
on Washington. He also discusses his
personal relations with Mr.. Davis, and
criticises with much plainness of speech
the subsequent conduct of the war on
the Confederate side.
The illustrations in TIE November
Century include six fnll-page pictures,
among them several reproductions of
Elihu Vedder's illustrations of the Song
of Omar Khayyam, soon to be published
in book form.
ST. NICHOLAS.
The first number of the new volume
of this gem of youths magazines con-
tains more than the usual number of
instructive and entertaining articles.
The article stAmong the Law Makers
written by former page in the u. s.
Senate, is alone worth the price of the
number. The contributions of Stock
ton, Manson, Boyesen, Marshall, Louise
nj. Alcott, and others, are also very
interesting. We quote from the num-
Der the following poem:
THE ISLE OF CONTENT.
There's a land in latitude near to us all
Where each dweller may follow his bent
1t is under no monarch s tyrannical thrail,
And is known as the Isle of Content
It's wonderful spot if you ask it Will bring
To you quickly whateer you desire;
What it cannot produce--dts singular thing)-
That is just what you never require.
By the balmiest zephyrs of Happiness famed,
1t is neither too cold nor too hot,
And the lassies and lads never in this land
Whether school is in session or not.
r.
You are equal in wealth to king.
While tear in the trowsers or darn in the dress
You consider capital thing.
If you haven't the money to purchase a meal
I have been IN that strait once or twice.
Take reel in your vest and you'll instantly feel
Of you live in ContcnD very NICE
When notice a lad with bright, sunny smile
That extends for three inches, or more,
Then nudge myself inwardy, thinking the while,
He's encamped on Contents happy shore
have dwelt on this beautiful island at times
While inditing small verses for you.
And often have wondered If, reading my rhymes,
You were there as resident, too.
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
The November number opens with
articles on 1.-The Relations Between the
Mind and the Nervous system,n by Dr.
VIM. A. Hammond; ''The Origin of the
Synthetic Philosophy, by Herbert
Spencer, and continues throughout the
number with articles of the deepest
scientific interest, handled by the most
competent writers. We quote in this
issue some extracts from articles in the
number.
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
Edward Everett Hale, in the Novem-
Der number, makes plea for Half
Time in Schools which every parent
and every school board ought 10 con-
slider seriously. The old question,
"Where are we, and where drifting?'
was never more forcjbly suggested than
by another article in the same number,
that in which Prof. Gillian discusses
.The African Problem The facts
that he gives as to the increase of the
negroes in the United States, their pc
culiar situation and disposition, and
the problem they will force upon us in
the near future, call for the gravest
consideration. The other articles in
this number are: ..Woman as a politi-
cal Factor by Judge Robert c. Pit
by Hobart Pasha, who thinks the United
States Government has been wise in not
constructing costly navy; "Friend-
ship in Ancient Poetry" by Principal
j. G. Sharp; Herbert Spencer's Latest
Critic" by Prof E. L. Youman's;
..Over- Illustration, by Charles L. Cong
don; and Restriction of the Suffrage
by William l.. Scruggs.
HARPER's.
l. Hc NOSGluuCI LII pcl > COliplclco
VIM. Blacks story of s'Judith Shakes
peare," and brings +. 2. Roe's NAT
ure's Serial Story" within ore install
ment of the conclusion. 1.-The Great
Hall of William Rufus is also COM
pleted in this number, and the illustra-
tions are especially rich. An interest
ing paper on Columbia College, APP
pears in this number, taking up the his
tory of that institution where it was
left by the article on Kings College,
in the October Number MI. Andrew
Lang. who has recently become the
English editor of Harper's Magazine,
makes his first appearance in it as
prose contributor in paper on Sydney
Smith. Mr.. Frank ID. Millet, who was
one of the judges in the Harper art COM
petitions, contributes to the Number
paper on the failure of the competitions
which should be read by all interested
in art work. Mr. Curtis, in the Easy
Chair, suggests pleasantly, by the return
to old-time subjects that the excitements
and turmoil of Presidential campaign
come, after a while, to an end. He
discourses delightfully."- of foreign travel
and Italian opera, and other dolce far
niente topics, in agreeable contrast with
the political heat of ''chill October
days"
CORPORAL Punishment.