Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-01-07
The january Century.

Conspicuous among the varied features
OF the January Century are the shor
stories, Trouble on Lost Mountain" b,
Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Remus), il
even more powerful than his Longer
character novelette,, "At league Poteets'
the scene Of both being laid among the
moonshiners Of northern Georgia. Los
Mountain is q %neighbor Of the KenesaN
mountain of Sherman's Atlanta campaign
n that its people are curiously individ.
ual, with a bent for humor and dramatic
action, is most artistically revealed by Mr.
Harris, and also by Mr.. Kemble, who
supplies the character sketches. In The
other short story of the number, ''ThC
Cloyerleld's Carriage" by Frank r
Stockton, the humorous motive is the de.
sire Of negro coachman who had left
his former owners, in order to make his
freedom appear a reality, to recover his
former dignity as a trusted servant of the
family, Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote's new
serial of Western life, John Bowdein's
Testimony in the third part points
strongly to dramatic situations. Mr..
James "~Bostonians'' assumes new and
interesting phases as it approaches the
conclusion, which will be reached in the
next number.
A portrait of Verdi, the composer, ia
the frontispiece, which is accompanied
by an entertaining anecdotal paper by
Frederick A, Schwab. 1t includes a pic,
ture of the composers birthplace, and a
fac-simile of two pages of the score of
I'll Trovatorc.'' "Ex-Minister Benia.
Minis second and concluding paper on
THE City of Teheran'' is as profusely il.
Illustrated and as replete with incidents re.
iating to The life of the people as the first
article. ". j. Linton, the well known
author and ensraVer, contributes both the
portraits and the text Of "SOme European
Republicans which include Mazzipi
Mr.. Linton was associated with the men
whose characters he describes with anec.
dotal point and the warmth of personal
admiration. In the typical dogs series,
John S. Wise of Virginia and John w,
Munson contribute papers on pointers"
illustrated with engravings of seven fine
dogs. A subject of scientific interest,
treated in a Thoroughly popular style, is
the paper on ''Feathered Forms of Other
Days" by DR.. r. w. Shufeldt, U. S. A,
Among the illustrations are a remarkable
engraving of the fossil remains of n
feathered reptile, or reptile like bird with
teeth, and several reservations of extinct
forms from drawings by DR.. Shufeldt.
In his concluding Paper on THE Les
son Of Greek Art" DR.. Charles Waldstein
the young American who is Lecturer
on Greek Archaeology at the English I'm,
~iversity Of Cambridgc-treats of the Ed
ucation of the American artist, and advo-
Gates general literary and scientific cul-
ture, as well as technical art study. And
in an article on "a French Painter and
his Pupils" a glimpse is given of the
company of American and foreign art
lists who receive instruction from Carolus
Duran, the masters ideas of art as i'm.
parted in studio talks being the larger
part of the article. A full-page engrav-
ing from the portrait by Duran, of a
young American Girl, accompanies this
article. "a Broad View of Art" is the
subject of the leading editorial in Top
les of the Time"
In the Wa Series we have General
John Pope's pungent and personal de.
scription of ''The Second Battle of Bull
Rum which in its fighting, its depress-
ing results, and its controversies was one
of the most remarkable events o. the war.
Few of the wal articles have been so full.
!" illustrated with map and picture; and
the "Recollections of a Private" describ.
ing 1.-TWO Days of the Second Battle of
Bull Run" is replete with incident and
attractively illustrated.
A forcible essay on Spiritual Preach
ing for our Times is contributed by the
Rev. Edward Hufgeford; and in open
Letters are brief articles on "a National
Conservatory of Music" Southern Wo.
men as Teachers Of Colored Children;'
Some Recent Experimental in Hybridiza.
ton, " by Charles Barnard.
The poems of the number are contrib
uted by Mrs. Celia Thaxter, Anthony
Morehead, the late Helen jackson, CH.
H., George Parsons Lathrop, Miss Flor
ence Wilkinson, and Charles G. d. Rob.
erts; "Bric-a-Brac' contains several
piece in the lighter vein.