The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-10
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Seribncr's Magazine for April Fully
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!StyiGncr'S Iudgnzinc for April Is notable for
The variety OF It's contents, which include
poru!ar atiiGies ON railroad affairs, shiIoulld,c
scott, De Quincy, Burns, and DR.. John
Brown; paper on lbsen, the great Norwe;
series of End Papers, the writer for this
The Epicurean' The illustrations show
equal richness, variety, and Interest.
sion is 1.-The Prevention of Railroad Strikes"
by Charles Francis Adams, President OF the
Union Eacnc. TIE GuthQr has held this re-
paper ibas tSe iGr more tnaa
ripe for it. Events of the past year, espec.
tally the g. b. and q. strike, have convinced
him that's deep.seated trouble exists in the
relations Of railroad employees to railroad
companies; and that his paper may be n
timely contribution to an important discus
sion. He advocates the division of employ
reS into temporary ana permanent service,
the former being probationary and @ step TO
| have certain rights and privileges which
would cause ii to be eagerly sought-such as
freedom from fear of unjust dismissal; a a
| tribunal where the employee can be heard In
| his own defence; the possibility OF rising to
any position; insurance and pension funds
md am active voice In the management of the
road through q representative system result
ing in q council Of employees who would act
! through small executive committee. The
! paper l.. all in all, one of the most Important
The he IeSdInEi iiISstrassa article IL IS ,"cimblpg
describes the partial ascent, by himself and
highest mountain on this continent The
PARTY reached oil altitude or II $50 feet
| higher point than has been attained before on
this mountain: The stirring account OF the
cypcdition Is richly Illustrated from the au-
thors sketches and photographs:
| "Thc iiuiiding OF an ocean greyhound
by William II. Rideing. describes pictures
6f the great Clyde ship.yards, where the
swlrtcst transatlantic steamers are made.
The illustrations show the city Of Ne,g York
and other vessels in various stages of the pro-
cess of building.
Dr. Thomas Dwight. of tho Harvard Med
!cal Schcol, describes fully, for The first time
in popular article, the peculiar Anatomy
! of these "Snalsc.Mcn" arc shown not to be
chiefly the result Of training, but are roaslblr
hcr;liSc uf the unusual construction or Tho
skeleton. The illustrations are from photo
graphs n! several expert C0ntOrtloniSlS.
Mrs JamcH r. Fields writes Of "a Second
Shelf of old looks"--this time giving rcInln-
| iscrnrcs OF famous group OF Edinburgh
writer's, including Scott. DR.. John Wilson
/ trrcStinS fac -slmilcS.
! The End Paper by Walter I'atcr. the authGr
of "Marigs The fp!cutenn" 4" l,ac tne aitract,
puints out the evident purpso OF the
tiralnatl>t to Illustrate by this ghoup of char.
! uctcrs the "irony Of kingshp."
! Another brief paper, by George j.. CarpGn-
, ter nrurrcIativciy describes the work of tho
great Norwegian drnnatlst Henrik lbSrm.
! Illustrated with II portrait engraved by L.
: johnson.
! TIC present lnsalment of Mr.. Stevenson $
"NIaslcr of Ballautrar' cOntainsa great duel
sccno. John II. Spears wr !eE ;!n crcitinG ana
! humol ous sGa-St6ry, ga Sailor called the
! pnrson." John l.. Curran tells the first part
] 4 I'm, Inn ,tn' Il N H.