The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-10-10

which Will also interest and enlighten their ell
ders; We refer to the little paper in the October
number entitled "How many Indians in the
United States = In the same number Miss
Rose Kingsley, Chades kingsey's daughter,
has a valuable contribution about "the Boy who
Invented the eiegraph"-Claude Chappe, a
little French lad. Mrs Goddard Orpen IN her
Famous Stones" series, gives very different
| page Of French history in telling the story OF
"the Diamond Necklace" Mrs. +. Cavazza
has an illustrated story entitled " Doll on
Mount Etna." ID. Lothrop Co.
The "Atlantc Monthly" for October opens
with generous ;nstallment Of Mr. Bynner's Sc.
rial, The Grgum Daughter" which the LON
don Spectator prunounces "a very powerful
story. "A Nom omsatant's War Remins.
ccnces, by j. r. kendrick, contains fresh
statements with regard to the social and politi-
cal condition Of South Carolina before and dur
ing the war, and many incidents Of peculiar in
tcrest. The writer was a Union man. THE
Government and its Creditors" by Mr.. Henry
Looms Nelson, is record of the dishonest
shamelessly neglected. course of the government
in its treatment of its honest creditors, and
should rouse an indignant determination tina,
the government shall hereafter at least try to be
honest. Agnes Repplier, in an article entitled
Fiction in the Pulpit" takes strong exception
to the theory that Il novel should be in any re
spect didactic or have any moral purpose. Tie
short story Of the number is negro tale entl-
tied Dawes Neckliss," by Charles W Ches-
mutt. Sophia Kirk contributes paper on
"Prismatics - l.. d. Morgan writes Of Ladies
and Learning There are three poems in the
number, reviews of some important new books.
and the usual variety in the Contributors Club.
Houghton, Mifiiin & Co., Boston.
Scribners Magazine for October contains an
exciting exploration article in which Joseph
Thompson describes his remarkable and famous
journey through equatorial Africa; a very prac-
teal paper on the best way to improve the COM
mon roads Of the United States an end paper
by "Ik Marvel" the author of "Reyeries Of a
Bachelors; one Of the most attractive electric
articles, showing modern applications Of cleo
tricity to war, on land and sea ;the end Of Stew
enson'sg great romance, The Master Of BALKAN
trae' an unconventional travel article on lee
land the second instalment of Harold Fred
cries romance Of Colonial New York; with
other interesting fiction and poems, Most of
these articles are richly illustrated
The Century Magazine closes its nineteenth
year with a number for October which besides
its leading serials on Lincoln and Siberia and
the Old Master contains several papers Of peeu-
liar importance. One OF these is a study of
IN oliere and SHAKESPEARE jby the eminent
French comedian N. Coquelin, accompanied
with frontispicce protrait Of Moliere as Caesar,
anu portrait oil Noquelin as MascarlHe. An
o,her ntKins paper, "REMINISCENCES OF the
Hcrschels," is by the celebrated American
astronomer, the late Maria Mitchell With the
ia'tct article 10 protralt oil Miss MITCHELL and a
picture OF htf last oo'srvatoru'' at Lynn Mass
n,,,,,bcr ~. Ccrt+r, 70 \ v :" INV SAINT
The October st. Nicholas has contributions
from Noah Brooks, Joel Chandler Harris, Celia
Thaxter, Elizabeth Robins Pennell Harriet
Prescott Spoford, Julian Ralph, Margaret John
son. Elizabeth CavaAza
Its frontspiece is the fayorite picture of the
noble French hounds tina, belonged TO the Coun,
de Barral, and an article, among Dog, of
High Degree, by Noah Brooks, using the pic
ture as a suggestive text, discourses entertain
ingly upon hue dogs everywhere Hsrris's story
is another from the treasure house of " Uncle