The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-31
Literary.

WstUWVVU !uAy"Esno grows luOTc lutcT
esting with each succeeding issue. The
September number contains q fne de-
scription of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and the
finely illustrated. The Ned Buntline
the preacher sportsman, W. II. H
Blind Indian Girl" and the Irish Setter
is finely written up by Mont Glare. Illus.
trations of several noted settlers of this
strain accompany the article. The mag
azine is u prize to sportsmen. and the
price is but ~ a year. 1t is published in
Chicago.
A literary enterprise which may well
be ranked rs one of the greatest and. for
the mass of intelligent readers. one of
the most important of the century, Is the
publication of Alden's Cyclopedis of
Universal Literature. The names in
cluded in the list of ninety-tve eminent
authors represented in Vol. X, serve to
illustrate the scope and the popular char
acter Of this work. Nationalities repre-
sented are: Italian, French, Scottish.
German, American. Swiss, English, Per
sian. Canadian, and Irish. Each author
is presented in u concise aud brightly
written biographical sketch, following
which Is a specimen of his OF her writ:
ing, translated into English, if a foreign
author. Guicciardini writes of the trial
and death of S~avonarola; Guizot of the
Crusaders; Cesar in Gaul, the st. Bar
tholomew Massacre, ETC.; pious Madame
Guyon, Of God, the Fountain of Love;
through John Habberton. Bulge ex-
plains; Hafiz presents a Persian song;
Sir Matthew Hale gives Counsel to his
Children; Halliburton, Sam Sticks opiu-
ion OF Brltishers; Hallam treats of Medi-
aval Booksellers, Early Copyrights, etc.
Alex. Hamilton, of the necessity Of q
National Bank; John Hancock gives his
Grafton on the Boston Massacre; Bret
Barte. q number of characteristic short
stories; Nathaniel Hawthorne occupies
50 pages, and his son Julian, a pages;
Hegel, German philosopher, is given Z
pages, and Heine, the poet, 10 pages;
Patrick Henry speaks of the Abolish
ment OF Slavery, ETC.. and George Her
bert sings Of Paradise. Even this list
does not adequately illustrate the va
riety, since from it are omitted Rider
Haggard, sensational novelist, and
Helmholtz, popular scientist. and so on
the list might be continued. The work
is, emphatically. one for every home
library: it is handsomely got up and be-
ing sold at Alden's characteristic Liter.
ary Revolution price, Of so sents . vol.
umu, it is easily within the reach of
every lover of good literature. Address
John B. Alden, 1903 Pearl ST.. New
York. or 21s Clark St., Chicago.
81. Nicholas for September has a dainty
summer fro%ntispiece, the original Of
which may be found in almost every
country place, showing that More near
than we think.-very close at hand. lie
the golden fields OF Sunshine Land" as
Miss Edith NJ. Thomas tells us in the
poem which opens the number. Then
comes the 1.-TWO Little Confederates,"
who BY this time have won their way to
the affection of ali young readers. North
and South. Tho late Mr.. e. T. Roe col
lected Some Stories about the Califor-
mia Lion" during his recent %sojourn in
Southern California and these stories are
related in this number. Estelle Thomp.
son relates a charming story about
"Knot-Holes," and What Dora Did, is
q true story of q Dakota blizzard. There
are several articles about birds: Ernes,
E. Thompson describes the "Pintail:''
Henry Tyrrell writes a charming poem,
The Water Ousels' Address, and Chas.
Frederick Holder relates CHOW Some
Birds are Cared For" Dicks Farm
Hand" by Anna 8. Reed. touches upon
the labor question. and shows how Z
small boy found one solution Of the
problem. Richard Malcolm Johnston
continues his record of the oddities OF
Little Ike Templin;" and Thomas
Stevens describes the haunts and habits
Of the Wild Pea-Fowls IN British
India" Charles Barnard tells an ex
cellent story of the cruise Of Capt. Eliza
in command of the Grant canal.boa,
"Betsey Jane" The Mischievoui
Knix." by Langdon e. Mitchell 10 I
qusint sort Of fairy. we'll illustrated BY
Birch. A very practical article, valuable
to all ingenious boys. is What to dc
with Old Corks." BY Chss. G Leland
In the Scent of Dogs" Thco. B. Will
son calls attention to some OF the won
ders performed by hunting dogs. "A
School Legend" refers to the short his
tory Of that we'll known Mr.. Peter Rice
who is 80 fond Of . fish diet. The pict
urss. jinRles. and short verses are album
dant, aud the department contains tn,
customary amount Of interesting infor
nation for the young people.