The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE.
THE DECEMBER CENTURY.

A personal interest attaches to several OF
the pictures and articles in the December
CENTURY. The frOntispece is a striking por-
trait of the late Helen Jackson ("H. H.''), with
which is given an apprec alive account of her
life and writings, by New England writer,
followed by several new poems, her last work
i'm verse George Parsons Lathrop draws en-
tcrtaning word portraits of the GARDENERS OF
GARDENERS Island under the title, IAN Ameri-
can LOrdship,' and the sketches by Harry
Fem. give charming glirnpses of their island
estate. Mark Twain contributes a chapter of
autobiography, entitled, The Private History
of "A Campaign that Failed" which is humor-
Ously illustrated by kcmble. IL describes the
writer's short service a n Confederate vOiun-
tcyr. and il the perfect type of q Satirical war
paper. The sketch has historic value as
showing the fluctuations of opinion at that
time. and the unmilitary character of some OF
the earlier campaigns. The writer's well
known map OF Paris IL not funnier than the
maps he has skcIched for his contribution tO
The Ccntury Var series. Captain Ericsson
furnishes the serious war paper OF the mum
her. which j. both important :; cOntribU-
ton to history and interesting to the general
reader, since it describes the principles OF
construction 10 the original Monitor. and the
performances OF the m onitOrs'' as class. ali
from the point of view of the inventor. The
pictures illustrate fully the battle incidents,
rs well rs the mechanical side of the paper.
The Loss OF the Monitor is briefly and most
graphically described by Il survivor, Francis
Il. Butts The Shah and his palaces are de
Scribed incidentally in an attractive illus
trated paper on The City of Teheran," by
the Hon S. g. w. Benjamin, late United
States Minister To Persia.
James The BOstonians'' and Mrs. Foote's
John BOdewin's Testimony are continued,
the latter containing an episode OF tragic
interest wherein characteristic phase 81
Western life is depicted. This number CON
tains also two short stories, one by III. II.
Boyesen, entitled A Child OF the Age" and
the other, "MrS. Berty's Tea" by Thomas \.
Janvicr Ivory Black !, author of Rose Mad
der" etc. This extravaganza gives strik
ngly satirical view of modern polite con
versatiOn,'' in which the most startling
things are said and heard, and the most
sacred subjects are discussed i'll purely
conventional manner
An art interest j. lent to the number by
Henry EckfOrd's essay on The 'Lamia' OF
Keats, and the Illustrations by Will III. Low
with wood cuts of some of Mr.. Lows draw
ngS: and by suggestive essay on The Les
son of Greek Art" from DIR. Charles VALID
stein. the young New Yorker who lectures on
Greek Art in the English Cambridge Univer-
sity.
Popular essays are contributed by the Rev.
a F. Schauffler on Faith Cures - by John
Burroughs, on Bird Encmles;'' and by Pro-
fessOr Waller. OF Columbia College school of
Mines OH Dangers in Food and Drink The
writer's position chemist to the New York
Health Department lends weight to his Opin
ions regarding this important subject. Short
essays in the "Open Letters department con-
tain opinions by sen tor Edmunds, Judge
Cooley. Francis Wharton, and Allen G Bigc-
low on the question recently brought into
discussion in the Century, "What Shall he
Done with our Ex Prcsidents?' Washington
GLADDEN. writes of the Poetic Outlook, and an
anonymous humOrist. in "Wanted-A Univer-
sal Tinker" suggests new mechanical pro
fessiOn. In Topics of the Time are editO-
rails on the pursuit and uses of wealth. and
ON The sunday school and Good Literature
The December Century is remarkable for its
poetry. Beside the Last Poems of Mrs.
Jackson III. H." there are poems i'm the
body of the magazine by Rev. L. T. Munger,
Edith Thomas, James T. Mckay, Ina ID.
Coolbrith. and Minna Irving; while ''Bric-a-
Brac'' is made up OF group of poems ON
books by Edmund GoSse, COsmO MOnkhoU~e,
and Walter Learned.