The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-15
THE oC9OBER CENTURY.

In the October Century, the space
commonly taken M with the War Ser
les has been devoted to articles and illus
trations relating in q timely way 20 the
life and serYisAs of General Grant
General Horace Porter, who WIS nsar 70
General Grant both IN military and
civil lire contributes forcihIe snecdo-
tai paper on Lincoln and Grant, inclu-
ding stories which were told by one or
the other in their intercourse.
GenereTA1 James 81. Wilson giyas enter
tanning "Reminiscences Of General
Grant" relating chiefly 70 his Western
with entire knowledge of detail and
freshness of detail, Of the 'eThe Last
Days Of General Grant" The latter pa
per Is illustrated with two most inter-
resting portraits, from old dagusrreo-
types of General Grant as Heutennant
and as captain. Two other portraits are
after photographs which were taken du-
! ring his last campaign. There are, be-
sides, pictures Of his birthplace and OF
his headquarters at City Point. In
Memoranda of the Civil War;" General
Don Carlos Buell. contradicts 3 lannon's
saying ascribed to General Grant, as
having been addressed TO General Buell.
at Shiloh. Mrs. NJ. z. Seawell relates
an anecdote to show General Grants
PremonIton," after Vicksburg, that he
would become the leading geaeral. Miss
Hlentzleman replies to General McClel-
lan's reference TO the part taken by
General HsintzeImAn In the PeDinau.
lar Campaign; and Charles w. Ell
bridge answers 3 passage in General
Badeau's sketch of General Grants ca
reer, in which mention was made of
Charles Sumner,
Riverside Park" the resting-place
of General Grant, is the subject of pa
per by William A. Stiles, which Is illus
trsted with several drawings By Alfred
Parsons and Harry Fem.
Other illustrated articles of the Octo.
Der number are Lieutenant Schwatka'
| second and concluding paper on his ex-
| plofstioRs In Alaska; Mrs. Lizzie W.
Cnampney' description of The Haunts
| OF American Artists" profusely Illus
! trated with pictures of country studios
and Mr.. Howell's " Tuscan Cities, ILLUS
trated with numerous etchlngs by Pen
| nell.
A portrait of the late Samuel Bowles,
the famous editor of the "Sprlngfield
Republican" is the frontispiece of the
number. His career is described by
George s. Merriam, in paper entitled
1 u StuOy II AuOcpouucHt JOuTUAllSus
Principal Grant, of Queens University,
Canada, writes timely paper on "The
Canada Pacific Railway" ''Zweibad
Being Notes of Professional Exile" is
an anonymous paper of clever observa.
| lions on human nature.
Brander Matthews contributes the
short story of the number, which il
called Love at First Sight" the serial
is the ninth part of Henry James BIOS
tonlans."
Two of the poems-"Taps," by F. N
Newton, "The Dead Comrade." by Rich.
ard Watson GIlder-relate TO Gen. Grant
The other poems are contributed by c.
P. Cranch, Mary Allen, II. G. Bunner
Edgar Fswcett; and in "Bric- -Brac''
by Frank D. Sherman, Robertson Trow
bridge, Roger Rlordan, Bessie Chandler
j. A. Macon and others.
The subjects discussed in Topics Of
the Time are "North and South, y
prejudice and Progress" and Civic"
Rivers" In "Open Letters" some OF
the papers are Mrs. E. 3. Wizards &C
count of life in ''The Chllcat Country
Alaska, and "Police Reform" by L. E
Dudley.