Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-05
- cENTURY MAoAzINE

A personal interest attaches to sever
al Of the pictures and articles In the
December CENTURY. The frOntispiece
is a striking portrait of the late Helen
jackson G H H.'') with which is Civ
en- an appreciaJiVe account of her life
and writings, Ey a New England writer,
followed by seven new poems, her last
work in verse. George Parsons La
thrOp draws entertaining word portraits
of the Gard lners of Gardeners Island,
under the title, 'sAn American Lord
Ship and the sketches, by Harry Fem
give charming glimpses Of their island
estate. Mark Twain contributes a
chapter of autobiography, entitled,
''The Private History of a Campaign
that Failed which is humOrOuslY IL
Illustrated by Kemble. 1t describes the
writer's short service as q Confederate
volunteer, and is a perfect type Of q
satirical war paper. The sketch has
historical value as showing the fluctu-
atiOns of opinion at that time, and the
unmilitary character of some Of the
earlier campaigns.
James's ''Ehe BOstOnians' and Mrs.
Foote'S ''JOhn BOdewin's Testimony
are continued, the latter containing an
episode of tragic interest, wherein a
characteristic phase of western life is
depicted. This number contains also
two short stories, one by III. II. BOVesen,
entitled, ga Child of the Age" and
the other, ''AIrs. Berty's Tea - by
Thomas A JaniverO Ivory Black author
of ''ROse Nader - etc. This extrava-
ganza gives strikingly satirical view
Of modern ''pOlite conversation, in
which the most startling things are
said and heard and the most sacred
subjects are discussed IN a purely con-
ventiOnal manner.
An art interest is lent to the number
by Henry EckfOrd's essay on ''The la
mia of Keats. and the Illustrations by
VIII II Low, with WOOd-cuts OF some
of Mr.. Lows drawings; and by q sug-
gestive essay on ''The Lesson of Greek
Art, " from DR.. Charles Waldstein, the
young New Yorker, who lectures on
Greek Art in the English Cambridge
University.
Popular essays are contributed bv the
Rev A Z Schauffier on ''Faith Cures';
by John Burroughs on ''Bird Enemies
and by Professor Waller, of the COlum
bia College School, on Dangers in
Food and Drink" The writer's posi-
ton as chemest to the New York health
department, lends weight to his
opinions regarding this import
ant subject Short essays In the
''Open Letters'' department contain
opinions by Senator Edmunds, Judge
Cooley, Francis Wharton and Allen O.
Biglow on the question recently brought
into discussion in the Century, s'What
shall he done with our Ex-PresidentsP"
Washington GLADDEN. writes of the poetic
outlook, and an anonymous .humOrist
in Wanted-A Universal Tinker, - sug-
gests q new mechanical profession.
in ''TOpics of the Time" are editorials
on the pursuit and uses of wealth. and
on ''The Sunday School and good 1T
erature. >
The December CENTURY is remarka.
bic for its poetry. Besides the 90 Last
Poems of Mrs. Jackson, there are .po-
ems in the body of the magazine by
Rev T. T. Munger, Edith Thomas,
James I Mckay, Ina D. COIbrith, and
Miuna Irving; while "Bric-a-Brac is
made up Of group of poems on books
by Edmund Goose, CosmO MOnkhOuse
and Walter Learned.