Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-08
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CURRENT LITERiTURE.

ST. NICHOLAS for October BRINGS out mn
drawer nor more remarkable character
than Nebraska Allen genuine daughter
o. the pralrles, named for her native state.
Her wonderful. shooting, swimming and
rlulnS lead one TO expect her to grow I'm to
De the pride of some wild west. But Mrs
Allen had been Massachusetts schnnl
teacher and through her instruction and
ny embracing other opportunities. which
quered as the country developed. her little
daughter came to better things. Therefore.
though she never had days schooling
Wheh their once isolated homestead be-
came he centre of a town, She was able to
take charge of its school. This number
winds up The Fortunes Of Toby Trairordn
who, after manifold tribulations, wins tho
favour Of railroad president. Instead If
worklng adversely they decide to i6in
forces and hence forward our hero finds
the road to fame and fortune a pcrfec,
pleasure ground. The Black Art is the
making OF slihoHcttes Az to their usc
many good suggestions are offered and orc
sees That with clever hands and an Ingenious
prain inns modest art might give Il great
zeal of pleasure and entertainment. This
number concludes the eighteenth volume
for the lnneteenth the publishers sinITly
say THAT the magazine will steadily al
nere 70 the two fundamental principles
winch have guided ii from the first 10 NJ
true tothe best interests Of Young folk and
70 grow with the times Then follows a
tempting list of stories and sketches which
may be expected
1t is an odd coincidence that in nil ex-
cept the ending, Was it in Exceptional
laser III the current CENTURY. has the
same plot as Howell 5 tlmperatiye DutvW
Just finished in Hdype's Tie former
of course WAS in mechanical nreparatin,,
before ilowclIs unusual story had deyel
pped 10 the public "lhe Story of 4
story is rather novel and in the water
tournament ut MarseIles Mr.. rennel nus
mt upon one Of the oldest surviyals 0f
hie'ila' Yal Joasting, Rudyard Kipling no
eprding IT, Edmund Gosse, found 4 olarn
all prepared for him leapng lnto tho viii
pttWrei the psychological ANALYSIS which
mas long held it's ground in iiuTion and
superhulnan romance. The critic at The
outset OWNS himself overcome 81 the dash
ing charm Of Kipling. Though Nc does
however abundant Justice to his Anglo
ihalail work, undoubtedly as good MS il Is
lmql ylaual' ne apctks slightingly Of Light
lhat railed. Alter the extremely depre-
clatlnB characterization of the hero. il
would be hazardous perhaps TO suggest n
suspicion Of kinship between killing
himself and poor Dick, that Is in tile lat,
VT sudden access to fame and conscious
temptations Y misuse il and abuse the
fupllt. nj MaAiin thinks that air navi-
ganil9h WIN e9me n the near future, but as
nNiug machines will lie complex and
delicate, only rich and highly civilized
nations may use thcm. Poor and inferior
tribes must. still get on as they have done
for long tine past,
=. The CEhTuRYs new year begins with
November and among forthcoming attrac.
tions are novels by Rudyard Kipling and
baicstier,, Mrs. Barton Harrison, Mary
Hallock Foote and Thomas Bailey Aldrich
ihere VIII he also life Of Columbus by
Castelar, essays by Stedman and illustrn.
lions Of the Chicago Fair, so soon as il Is
determined What they shall he. In addi.
uOh "Bill ave will give u series Of
humorous "Altobiographies,f and from
". kichard ,Mheatley is announced an
This has been carefully prepared with the
ASSISTANCE Of several leading Hebrews and
Wall be illustrated. ''