The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-30
LITERARY AND PERSONAL.
James Russell Lowell is suffering
from insomnia.

James Russell Lowell is suffering
from insomnia
Mr.. ]. l.. Stone, music dealer of
Raleigh, died last week.
Henry Irving is to spend 915,0OO
on his Macbeth" scenery and cos
TUNES.
Rev. j. S. Williams, Raleigh's loved
Presbyterian minister, has returned
from his European tour.
Maurice Thompson, the Indiana
poet and littcrateur, is neighbor and
warm friend OF Gen. Lew Wallace.
He is Democrat in politics and chief
ofthe Department of Geology and
Natural History of Indiana.
Novelist Howell says that people
nowadays would not enjoy novels in
the style of Thackery. Nevertheless
there are more inquiries at the public
libraries for Thackery's works than
for the works of Novelist Howells.
The Cosmopolitan for August is the
midsummer holiday number. Among
the well known contributors are Tour
guenef, E. P. Roe, Joel Benton, Da-
vid Ker and Frank G. Carpenter.
Price 50 a year. Published in New
York. The late Rev. E. P. Roe's
novel of "Miss Lou appears seri-
ally.
DIR. W. B. Phillips, recently pro
fessor at the State University, has fin
ished the monument to DR.. Elisha
Mitchell, erected on Mt. Mithell after
four weeks Of arduous labor The
granite blocks had to be carried up on
the backs of hardy mountaineers DIR
Phillips has done good work. THE
SENTINEL. would like the next Legis.
lature, OH behalf Of the State of North
Carolina, to tender him vote OF
thanks
The Electic Magazine for Septem
Der contnins, among many good
things, fresh article on the Boulan.
gist Movement by Henri Rochefort
the well known French editor and pol
itician. The Future of Religion, by
Laveleye, Charles Lambs Letters, by
VIM. Summers, The Theatre in Ole
Times, Murder as Fine Art in Scot
land, and many other articles from the
best English periodicals, show the
treat which readers of the Electit
have prepared. for them each month
E. E Pe1ton, New York 500 pei
year.
The September number of Harpcr'
Magazine contains several of Edwin
Abbey's fine etchings. Abbey's work
ls universally popular.-E. r. Pennel
contributes an illustrated article on
Our Journey to the Hebrides. Chas
Dudley Warner treats of Memphi!
and Little Rock in his Studies of tn.
Great West. Howells and VIM. Black
| continue their serials Lafcadit
Hearn has third paper on the Wes
Indies. Mr.. w. D. Howells, in the
Editors Study has a good deal that il
appreciatire to say of recent Southern
poets poetry. Harper & Bros, New
York. $4.00 year.
When we pick up Scribner's Maga
| 1ICC thO hlo ot We ioOh al 10 IeOO
ert Louis Stevenson's monthly essay
It is always bright and suggestive
Next to Rider Haggard he is probabl,
more widely read than any of tn,
younger romancers He is about 3;
years old. native of Scotland. and i
an enthusiastic admirer of Sir Walter
Scott. Ste, enson has been called thI
"Young Wizard of the North III,
certainly possesses some Of the quail
ties of the "Old Wizard" In tn,
September Scribner his monthly essa,
is A Letter to a Young Gentleman
who Proposes to Embrace the Caree
of Art His new serial will begin il
the November number. He married
a California wife and spends goot
deal of his tine in the United States
The series of articles on railways b,
Gen. Porter and others is attractin.
considerable attention. Thomas D
Seymour contributes an illustrated ar
ticle on the Modern Greeks whicl
takes hopeful view of the future o
that ancient race. Henry James
story-a Landon Life-is concluded
Many other good papers give that va
/ riety which all periodicals should air
at Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York. $3 per year.