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The December number of THE CENTURY MAaA.
ZINE remarkably varied in its contents and IL &C.
pecially interesting Among the more important ar
| tcles are:
SELECTIONS FROM wELLINGToN's LETTERS
now published for the FIRST time. This CORE
spondence extends over period Of several years.
to within fortnight of his death. and it is notice
Iron Duke. Fauy illustrated ey many pictsves
and portrdits.)
| THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
which began in the November CENTURY. m
creases in interest. The present installment is
full of delightful "reminiscences Of the wallacks,
John E Owens, Burton. Burke and others, besides
containing some curious adventures of the au-
thor Illustrated with portraits. Nec York o0p-
msreidl Advertiser says: lit is as rafting good
residing IS his Bob Acres Is rattling rood act.
ing."
| THE NEW CRoToN AoUEDUcT. The first COM
plete and fully illustrated paper on this great
triumph OF modern engineering appears in the
December ontury, A feature Of the illustrations
is the reproduction of photographs showing the
caves which were filled by the contractors with
air at the rate of 50 per cubic yard. to the tune
ola million dollars.
THE PARIS PANORAMA OF THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY was one of the features of the Paris
Exposition. 1t is reproduced in miniature. The
text is by Alfred Stevens and Henri Gerve1.
who con- eived and executed the project.
REVELATION AND THE BIBLE is the FIRST paper
of timely and important series on the general
subject of "The Nature and Method of Revela-
tion." aud is written by Professor Geo. p Fisher
of Yale.
THE FALL OF THE REBEL CAPITAI.-and Lin
coin in Richmond, are striking chapters in the
Lincoln history.
TWO SERIAL STORIES. Friend Olivia" by
Amelia E. Barr. and THE Merry Chanter." by
Frank r. Stockton are in the very best vein Of
two of the most popular writers of the day.
TWO COMPLETE SHORT STORIES. In Captain
joe" Mr.. F. Hopkinson Smith tells in the form
Of a story one Of the most heroic deeds Of modern
times. and The Tanning Of Tarias" introduces q
new writer to The Century, The scene is laid in
the Platte Purchase.
THERE ARE CHRISTMAS POEMS in the December
Century. well as many Others including one by
E. c. stedman of Fortuny's famous spanish
Lady" accompanied by a full page engraving OF
the picture. Among the contributions are arti.
cles on Mature and People in Japan" by wn
Elliot Grifhs, with pictures by wores; "Pundits
Ramaba." by Elizabeth Porter Gould, &C. &c.
markable paper by Amelia b. Edwards. describ
ing recent astonishing discoveries in Bubastis
Egypt. Fully Illustrated. The authors of Lincoln
in the same number, describe in . most graphic
manner his assassination and death
FUTURE NUMBERS OF THE CENTURY
will contain "New Studies in Astronomy" "Lici
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beautifully illustrated by the author; Present.
day Papers," by Bishop Potter. Hon. Seth Low
Prof Ely &C.; ''The Women Of the French sa-
lons." proftlsely illustrated; prehistoric Amer
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Cole the most notable series of its kind ever exc
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