Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-10-02
Magazines.
HARPER's.

lneOdOre CDlld series OF OOutn
American papers. which il attracting
so general attention. is continued in an
article on Agricultural Chilli" de-
scribing the farming resources of that
country, methods of cultivation and IT.
rigation. wine culture, wages of labor
ers, etc. The article Is accompanied by
fourteen illustI atoms from photographs,
and from drawings by leading American
artists. Julian Ralph, in an article en-
titled "Antoine's Moose-yard," illus
trated by F. Remington), gives an in
teresting narrative of hunting adven-
lures in the wilds of Canada. Joaquin
Miller relates the story of visit to the
historic neighborhood of Sherwood
Forest, and of some Nights at New
stead Abbey spent in the haunted bed
chamber of Lord Byron. This article
is illustrated from photographs and
drawings by American artists. L. E.
Chittenden gives history of the "New
Moneys of Lincoln's Administration,
and George Ticknor Curtis contributes
an interesting chapter of Reminiscent
ces of N. P. Willis and Lydia Maria
Child" Daudet's Port Tarascon." of
which the fifth instalment appears in
this number, still maintains its interest,
while it is evident that a crisis Is APP
preaching in the fortunes of the hero.
The usual number of illustrations by
French artists add interest to the story.
The short stories by George A. Hubbard,
Anna c. Bracket, A. b. Ward, S. P.
Mclean Green, and Jonathan Sturges.
Among the poems are six s'Sonnets by
Woodwork" accompanied by eleven
illustrations from drawings by Alfred
Parsons: 1.-THE Dream of Phidias," by
Rennell Rodd; and IAN Autumn Song"
by Nina +. Layard. The subjects
in the Editorial departments include
reflections on Christian ideals and the
Peace Congress, by George William
Curtis; critical remarks by William
Dean Howelfs on the faulty of certain
modern novels, with some mention of
the works of Mr.. Kipling, yerga's
blouse by the Medlartree," Mr.. Hen
ley's essays. and other recent publica-
tons; and an explanation. by Charles
Dudley Warner. of newly coined
Western word. with its application to
an eccentric foreign novelist.
THE FORUM.
The first article of political nature
that appears in the October Forum is
The Decadence of New England" by
ex-Secretary George S. Boutwell,, whose
aim is to show by statistics that the
predicted decline of the New England
States is wholly imaginary; that her
manufactures have increased, as well as
the value of her farm products and the
value of her railroads, and that the total
wealth is greater than ever before; and
these facts Mr.. Boutwell, attributes to
the protective tariff 1.-The Working of
the New Silver Act" is by Prof. F. W.
Taussig, of Harvard, who explains the
practical operations of the new law and
expresses less fear of unhealthful in
fiation than many other students of our
financial system feel.
The leading article of the number is
by Bishop Huntington. of New York.
on Social Problems and the Church,
wherein he takes the churches to task
for their sloth in bringing to the solution
of our most pressing social problems
the absolute justice and the complete
fraternity of Christ's teachings and ex-
ample.
Other articles in this number are "The
Future of our Daughters, by Prof. j.
Peter Lesley; 1.-Two Forces in Fiction"
by Mary ID. Cutting; an explanation of
the zodiacal light by Prof. Arthur w.
Wright, and of the Gulf Stream by
Jacques w. Roadway, who shows that
many of the popular notions about this
ocean current, especially in regard to
our climate, are superstitious.
CENTURY.
The October Century opens with a
frontispiece portrait of Joseph Jefferson
The last installment of the autObiogra-
ply accompanies the familiar face, an
installmeHt which the author consid-
ers the most important of all, perhaps
because it contains, at considerable de-
tail, his own final reflections upon the
art of which he IS an acknowledged
master. 1t is doubtful whether such
subtle and at the same time practical
suggestions can be found elsewhere
| from the source so authoritative.
"a Hard Road to Travel Out of Dixie
is the accurate title of paper in The
CENTURY new war prison series. The
present contribution is by the we'll
known artist and illustrator, Lieut.. w.
H. Shelton, of New York. Mr.. Shelton
naturally furnishes his own illustrations
for his own story of hardship and adj
venture. prehistoric Cave-Dwellings"
is profusely and strikingly illustrated
paper by f. T. Bickford. on the pre-
historic and ruined pueblo structures in
Chaco Canon. New Mexico, the Canon
de Chiefly, Arizona.-the ancient home
of the most furnishing community OF
cave-dwellers. and other extraordinary
cave villages not now inhabited.
Several articles have a general or
special bearing on the fall elections-in
the direction of reform and wholesome
independence. Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge
tho Republican Congressman, strongly
advocates The extension of the merit
system in his paper OIL why Patronage
in Office is I'm American and Judge
Thompson, the Democratic member OF
the National Civil Service Commission,
i 4 al.