Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
THE APRIL CENTURY.

The Century for April is remarkable ior
the variety of its contents. Two of Mr..
Coles charming artistic engravings ac-
company paper on Giovanni Bellini, by
Mr.. W. J. Stillman, in the series on Italian
Old Masters. One of these engravings Is
printed as frontlspiece, and the conduc-
tors OF the magazine claim that American
wood-engraving has never before been put
to such important use as in this series.
Mr. Jeiferson's Autobiography reaches
the Rip Van Wrinkle stage of his career
and tells the reader exactly what lie
wishes to know-how Mr.. jefferson came
to play the character. Three striking
engravings of Jefferson as Rip" accom-
panY the paper, which also contains dis.
QUESTION on guying by actors, with hu-
morous incidents.
Three time articles are "The Late
Siberian Tragedy" by George Kennan, II
which is given a new account of the out.
rage at 1akutsk; Suggestions for the
Next Worlds Fair" a practical and help
full paper by Georges Berger, Director of
the French Exposition and THE Slave
Trade in the Congo Basin" by f. j.
Glave, one of Stanlcy's pioneer officers,
with text and pictures from life during
MIR. Gave's. residence OF twenty months
among the natives.
Three articles of special interest and
llthOpit iunnaec n An ~ tytN, I
tiers from japan" by john La Fargo, with
illustrations beautifully engraved by
Marsh, Kingsley and Whitney " The
Serpent Mound of Ohio" by Prof F. w.
Pullman, of the Peabody Museum, Cam
bridge, Mass, an exhaustive treatment OF
the facts and archaeological significance of
these curious remains and 1.-The Old
Poetic Guild in Ireland" special study
by Charles de Kay, with illustrations by
Alexander and Bacher.
There arc three short stories, giving al
together much variety in subject matter
and treatment. "The Herr Maestro" by
Elizabeth Robins Penncll, with picture
by Joseph Pennell, story about Venice ;
That Yank from New York" n story of
Mexico, by John Heard. Jr., with pic
lures by Allen G. Redwood and " A
Dusky Genius, story of the
South, by Maurice Thompson, illustrated
by Kemble. Mrs. Barr's novel, Friend |
Olivia" reaches the sixth part.
TIE central West comes IN for attention |
in " The Non. on.Irrigable Lads of the Arid !
Region" by Major Powell, Director of the
United States Geological Survey and |
" The Shoshone Falls" by Captain John
Goldman, with two beautiful Illustrations. |
There is short literary essay Ly Col.
T. w. Higginson and a curious special |
account from Captain Charles Bryant of |
his experience In the Fur-Se Islands," |
Alaska, Captain Bryant having instituted !
the present method of catching these
seals. An article in the series of Present
Day Papers is contributed by Profess IL
Richard T. Ely, under the title of ga
Programme for Labor Reform"
Other articles of public discussion in
Terms and Less Rotation, >" The People,"
and Loyalty in Employment"
Open Letters are contributed ON "Judge
Holt and the Lincoln Conspirators, by
Horatio King on The White League
of New Orleans" by F. r. Southmayd
and George w. Cable. and on other topics.
There remains to be considered the
poetry, which is furnished by Celia Thax-
ter, Frank Dempster Sherman, Charles
G. d. Roberts, Margaret Crosby, Ellen
Burroughs, Helen Cone, James Whitcomb
Riley, Lizette Woodwork Reese, Aubrey
de We're (on Robert Browning) Katharine
Lee Bates, and, in lighter vein, by De
Witt Z. Lockwood, William Page Carter,
Orelia Key Bell, and Brainerd Prescott
Emery.
A wrecked freight car delayed the Mail
Express cast, about an hour at .Packsaddle