Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-15
THE
Century Magazine

IHE CENTURY Keeps up It's custom OF max
ing the August a midsummer Holiday Num-
her," The points of novelty in this number
are the beginning of an ingeniously planned
story in three parts by Thomas A. Janvier,
author of the ''Ivory Black" stories, ard an
astronomical series by Professor Holden of
the Lick University. Mr.. Janvier's new serial
is called "A Mexican Campaign" It need
hardly be said that this is not new War
Series, although the chapters of the first part
are named 1.-THE Mobilization of the Troops"
1.-The Farley Under False Colors," and 1.-THE
Skirmish at Buena VISTA" Prof. Holden will
publish two articles on sidereal Astronomy,
old and new. The one now given briefly chro-
nicles the data which astronomy has collected
up to date; it tells of the methods of naming
the stars, their number, the star charts, cata-
logues. etc. These articles are appropriate
to the star gazing season.
The frontispiece of the August Century is q
portrait of George KEENAN, in his study, drawn
BY Henry Sandman. and shows the celebrated
traveller at work on his Siberian papers. The
article giving sketch of his lite is by Miss
Laureus Dawes, daughter of the Massachu
sets senator. Kennan's own article in thit
| number describes his Meeting with the Politi
cal Exiles.''
The opening illustrated article describes "A
Home of the Silent Brotherhood" namely
the Abbey of La Trappe in Kentucky. Thu
illustrations seem to be of scenes in the OF
World rather than In the New, and it will no
surprise those who read Mr.. James Allen'l
sympathetic description of the Abbey to lear1
that all its inmates are of foreign birth.
! Mrs. Van Rensselaer, and Mr.. Pencil with
pen and pencil describe another of England'l
great churches, Lincoln Cathedral.
| Mr., John Burroughs writes seasonablyabout
| the southern Catskills; q section of ''out
doors" with which he is especially familiar.
| Colonel Johnston, whose portrait and life
were given in the July Century, publishes q
characteristic story, illustrated by Kemble
and entitled 1.-THE Experiments of Miss Sally
Cash."
| Mr.. George w. Cable describes the objects
and methods OF the Home Culture Clubs. ,
! originated by Mr.. Cable himself.
The principal essay of the number is Rev
DR.. Lyman Abbott's discussion of 1.-The Pull
pit for To-day" This article, it is interesting
| to note, was written before there was any ldes
that DR.. Abbott would succeed Mr.. Beeche1
in the pulpit of Plymouth Church; indeed
/
! The Lincoln History deals this month with
Tennessee and Kentucky, aud gives new
and clearer idea of Iincoln's relations to the
early military movements in the West. The
chapter headings are ''Halleck," 1.-The Ten.
nessee Line. "Lincoln Directs Cooperation
! 'Grant and Thomas in Kentucky" and For,
| Donelson." On page SIT very Interesting
| letter from President Lincoln to Governor
! Morton of Indiana, is published for the frs,
time.
In the body of the magazine are poems by
Arlo Bates, CharlesEdwin Markham, Florence
Earle Coates, Caroline Hazard, Minna Irving
Richard E. Burton, and Celia Thaxter.
The ''Topics of the Tme' deal with new
method of handling the liquor question in
| municipalities, Modern Science in its Rela-
| tionstoPain," and SOCIALISM and the Trusts
The "Open Letters" are about 1.-The Teach
er's vacation" Father Taylor, the Merit Sys
tenn. and s'rhe Abolition of Slavery by the
CherOkees."
In 'Brlc.a. Brac" Charles Henry Webb has
! a piece entitled The Friend OF Ages Ago"