The Wilmingtonian., 1888-05-26
close or,he Century's.satn .vo1ums.


The April number Of The century closes
the thirty. fifth half,yearly volume. The
first article is By Edward L. Wilson, the
well-known photographer, and is descriptive
of the natural and other features OF Pals
tine "From Dan to Beersheba." The arti-
Gle has a great number of Illustrations, main
ly from photographs, and will b. af special
interest to the teachers aud Students of
International Sunday Schcol Lesson.
Theodore Roosevelt, in this number de.
scribes, With the aid Of Mr.. Remington's
well-formed pencil, that decidedly Ameri
can institution, THE Round up" As Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Remington havo both
participated in scenes such as are here depict
ed, the paper is unusually vivid both in
letter-press and illustrations.
Au illust. ated article On The American
Inventors of the Telegraph tells the inside
story of the invention, especially bringing
out the services rendered to the enterprise
by Alfred Vail Mr.. Wallis extremely i'm
portant connection with the invention is here
for the tiIst time fully and authoiitatively
told The Article will be surprise to the
larger part Of the public.
Two articles Of special literary interest
are Henry James's paper on Robert Louis
Stevenson, with sketch of Stevenson's very
Individual face by..Alexander, Iand brief es.
say by tho Rev. T. T. Munger on "The
Works of Elisha Milford" Mr.. James
does not speak of "Underwoods" in his es.
say, it having appeared since the paper was
written; but there is poetic criticism of il
in "Bric.a. Brac, " by Miss Thomas.
Dir. Eggleston's story Of "The Grayson'
has some very exciting chapters; and James
Lane Aliens story, illustrated by Lemble, is
a pathetic account of ''Two Kentucky Gen.
tlemen of the Old School"
A series of papers by Simeon Peast
Cheney (the father Of the poet, John Vance
Cheney, is begun in the April number. Mr.
Cheney is said to have made the most care.
full annotations of bird music which have
yet appeared. The bids whose songs arc
describe in tins paper arc tho Bluebird and
Robin.
The present iustalment Of the Life of Lin,
coin is on The National Uprising" for The
preservation Of the Union; the political and
military relation Of Baltimore to the situa
| ton is also fully described A further chap
ter is devoted to the condition of things in
Washington itself at the outbreak of the
Rebellion In the chapter on the city Of
Washi gton occurs most pathetic passage
describing LincOln's anguish Of mind at the
extraordinary dangers menacirg the
country and the capital.
Mr.. George kennan's article is on the
Russian Penal Code, the astonishing prUvi
sion Of which are here briefly explained
This paper is the last of Mr.. Kennan's intro
ductory series and will be followed in the
May number by tue first illustrated article
in the main series, which will give the re,
suits Of The CcHtuyy8 expeditions into Sibe
ria.
Among the poems Of the number are
"Thefts Of the Morning." by Edith NJ
Thomas; an illustrated dialect poem, ''AIarse
Phil" by Thomas Nelson Page, and the last
poem written by Emma Lazarus, which i,
addressed to Carmen Sylvia" and is an ap
peal to the Queen of Roumauia in behalf o.
the oppressed Israeltes of that country.
Memoranda of the Civil War" contains
short articles on "The Opening of the Allan
ia Campaign" by Colonel William c. P
Breckinridge; "Kershaw's Brigade at Fred
ericksburg," by General J. B. Kershaw; an
extraordinary account of "The Last Victim
of the War;" by Judge W. M. Dickson; an
unpublished letter by General Hooker on