The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-28
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,Scribner's Magazine" for November.
Scrtbner's Magazine for November con-
tains three remarkable illustrated articles
of travel and adventure of widely differ
ing characteristics, embracing elephant
hunting in Africa, a per1lous voy-
age through the Canon Of the
Colorado (the first trip ever
made from the source to the mouth OF
thai river), and cruising with the White
Squadron along the coast of France.
Another unusual feature is an article GA
Day with a Country DOctor') written,
drawn and engraved by the same a
Frank French. Training Schools for
Nurses are described by Mrs. Frederick
Rhinelander Jones, who has been inter-
ested in their organization from thev very
first.
There is a long instalment of the an
story by F.. j. Stimson, the author of
MRS. Knollys.n Two sonnets on Car
dinal Newman are by the aged Irish
poet Aubrey de We're, and by lingo
Deane, a disciple and friend OF the late
Cardinal. A strikingly melodious an
the last OF Prof. Shaler's papers on
| Mature and Man of America, |" are among
| the other features OF the issue. Fred
eric Villiers (the English war ARTIST,
r. f. Zogbaum, and Frank French II
trate single articles.
hODerD CIdlUOU OlVl luigi
| neer, tells in Through the Grand Canon
of the Colorado" the story of the railroad
| surveying expedition which he led along
| the course of the Colorado River, from
| Grand Forks to the Gulf of CALIFORNIA;
| distance of twelve hundred miles.
Six hundred miles are at the bottom of
! the great canons, and the journey was
| Tuade in boats through dangerous rapids.
me narrative details many stirring adj
| ventures in shooting these rapids, and is
! illustrated from a great series Of photo
| graphs made by the author and an assist
ant. No previous party had traversed
| these canons except that Of Major J. w.
| Powell, In 1860.
Herbert Ward, the African traveller.
from his abundant knowledge and ex-
l,neriences, has told the 'sTale of a Tusk Of
| Ivory''-giving, in a vivid narrative, the
| history of a tusk from the trapping of
| the elephant to the sale of the ivory on
the coast. All the 1niquir1es OF the
| trafiic-the raids by Arab traders, and the
resulting slavery and de-
scrIbed. Frederic Villiers, who has spent
/ much time in Africa, illustrates the arti-
Gle with spirited drawings.
"A Day with a Country Doctor" by
Frank French, is the record of the anus
| inw. pathetic and vexatious incidents
| which make up the life of a benevolent
old physician in q rural district. The odd
| characters of the place are described as
| seen through the DOCTORS kindly eyes.
| and the whole article Is a tribute to a
! strong but self denying Jypeof men who
are often too little appreciated by those
| for whom they labor. The illustrations,
| which Mr.. French has drawn from life
| and engraved, are very effective interpre-
tations of the text.
s.The Training OF a Nurse" By Mrs.
Frederick Rhinelander Jones, is an ac-
| count of the education for what has been
| called the new profession for women
| Mrs. Jones has given in her article the
| sketches written by several pupils of the
| New York City Training School. describ-
| ing their actual experiences during a ty-
! pical day or night of work in a hospital.
The paper will give definite and explicit
| information on a subject about which
much that has been written is vague and
sentimental.