Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
ST. NICHOLAS.


The October ST. NICHOLAS has con-
tributions from Noah Brooks, Joel
Chandler Harris. Celia Thaxter, Eliza
beth Robins 2ennell, Harriet Prescott
Spofford, Julian Ralph, Margaret John
son, Elizabeth Cavazza.
Its frontispiece is favorite picture of
the noble French hounds that belonged
to the Count de Bawal, ''Among Dogs
of High Degree" by Noah Brooks,
using the pictures as a suggestive text,
discourses entertaininglv upon fine dogs
everywhere. HarrIs's story is another
from the treasure-house of Uncle
Remus." recounting Brer VOLTS un-
provoked attack upon THE Creature
with no Claws and the retributiye re-
suit. This story is wonderfully well
illustrated by Kemble, apparently the
artistic interpreter so long hoped for by
admirers of these delicious folklore
fables Celia Thaxter's story is almost
Tragedy and tragical conclusion
is only avoided by the intelligence OF a
cat. +. Cavszza tells the story of II
volcanic eruption in the adventures of
"A Doll IN Mount Etna.' Mrs. Pen.
nell calls attention to Stevenson and
and Jefieries as writers for the young
who are truly young in spirit, and makes
out their title as "Make-Believe.
Eleanor Putnam tells good story of
college life, and Lucy Lincoln Mont
gomery gives suggestion for the holi-
days in "Dora Miller's Wonder Ball.
An excellent bit of descriptive writing
is THE Making of Great Steel Gun,
by G. +. Muller. He describes in an
interesting style the process used IN pro-
duciDg the cast-steel breech-loading
cannon which burst so discourasingly
not long ago.
William Dudley FOulke tells about
"My Dog''-a magnificent St. Bernard
whice proved white elephant on his
owners hands; Julian Ralph tells fish
story about "Where Salmon are plent-
full" and unnecessarily fortiIies his ver-
acity by surprising photograph; and
Ruth Putnam has an amusing chronicle
of a "Close Corporation. which will
touch the hearts of all editors.
THE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE
The New ENGLAND MAGAZINE for
October presents varied and attract
i've table of contents. Many of the
articles are devoted TO subjects relating
to education, so many, in fact, that the
might well be called an educa-
tional number Mr.. Albert p Marble,
the retiring president of the National
Educational Association, contributes an
article on the history and prospects of
the Association; w. A. Mowry, the
editor of Education, writes on DR.. Har-
ris and the Bureau of Education; there
is brief article on History. by A. +.
the editor of the NeW England
Journal of Educdti0n; and there is a
long and Iully illustrated article on the
Institutions of Nashville.
Nashville receives further notice in q
general article on the history and new
life OF the city, by Hon A. 5. Colyar.
This article is also richly illustrated, and
is especially timely, as the recent meet
ing of the National Educational Educa-
ional Association in this "Athens of the
South has drawn 10 it the attention
of thousands of the teachers of this
country. 1t is the first of an important
series of articles, in which the NeW
England Magazine proposes to pre-
sent the enterprising cities of the New
South TO northern readers in COM
pleter way than has been done before.
DR.. Holmes, whose eightieth birth
LAY has Just been celebrated, receives
liberal attention in this number of the
Ne1o England Magazine. The 'front.'
ispiece is portrait of DR.. Holmes, from
a recent photograph. There is an illus.
Irated article "Dr. Holmes at Four
score by George Willis Cooke; an
article on ''Dr. Holiness Pilgrim
Poems and interesting facts acout the
poet among the Editorial Notes