The Wilmingtonian., 1888-06-23
Crose or,he Cen.ury's s5m volume.

The April numbY Of 27e Century CLOSES
the thirty, fifth 'hsIfyearly volume. The
first article is by Edward L. Wilson, the
well-known photographer, and is desoliI We
of the natural and other features Of Pals
tine "From Dan 10 Beorsheba." The arti-
Gle has great number Of illustrations, main
ly from photographs, and will b. If special
interest to the teachers aud Students of
International Sunday School Lesson.
Theodore Roosevelt, in this number de.
scribes, with the aid of Mr.. Remington's
well-formed pencil that decidedly Ameri.
can institution, "Ihe Roundup." As Mr..
Roosevelt and MI Remington have both
participated in scenes. such as are here depict
ed, the paper is unusually vivid both in
letter-press and illustrations.
An illustrated article on 1.-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. Vail's extremely i'm
portant connection with the invention n is here
for the first time fully and authmitatvely
told. The article will be a surprise to the
larger part Of the public.
Two articles OF special literary interest
are Henry James's paper on Robert Louis
Stevenson, with a sketch of Stevensou's very
Individual face by:Alexauder,I Iaud brief cs-
say by the Rev. T. II. Munger on "The
Works of Elisha Milford" Mr.. James
does not speak of ''Underwoods" in his cs,
say, it having appeared since the paper was
written; but there is y poetic criticism of ii
in "Bric-a- Brac," by Miss Thomas.
DIR. Eggloston's story OF "The Grayson"
has some very exciting chapters; and James
Lane Aliens story, illustrated by Lemblc is
a pathetic account of "Two Kentucky Gen
tlemen of the Old School"
A series of papers by Simeon Pease
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,
ful aunotations Of bird music which have
yet appeared. The binds whose songs are
describe in this paper are the Bluebird ana
Robin
The present installment Of the Life OF Lin
coin is on "The National Uprisipg'' for the
preservation of the Union; the political ana
military relation of Baltimore to the situa-
tion is also fully described A further chan
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-g gton occurs a most pathetic passage
describing Lincolu's anguish of mind at the
extraordinary dangers menacirg tie
country and the capital.
Mr.. George Remnants article is on The
Russian Penal Code the astonishing provi-
sion of which are here briefly explained
This paper is the last of Mr.. Remnants intro
ductory series, and will be followed in the
May number by the first illustrated article
in the main SERIES which will give tho re-
suits of The Century's expeditions into Sibe.
ria.
Among the poems Of the number arc
''Thefts of the Morning." by Edith NJ.
Thomas; an illustrated dialect poem, "NIarse
Phil" by Thomas Nelson Page, aud the last
poem written by Emma Lazarus, which is
addressed to "Carmen sylvia" and is an ap-
peal to the Queen of Roumauia in behalf of
the oppressed Israelites of that country.
Memoranda of the Civil War contains
short articles on "The Opening Of the Allan.
ia Campaign" by Colonel William C, p
Breekinridge; 'Kershaw's Brigade at Fred
by General j. B. Kershaw; an
extraordinary account of ''Tho Last Victim
of the War;" by Judge W. NJ. Dickson; an
unpublished letter by General Hooker on |