Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-06
NoyEmBER MAGAZINES.

| tied Explorations in the SIERRA mduro.
| The expedition was conducted under the
auspices Of the American Museum OF
Natural History and the American Geo
graphical Society, of New York. The
| Sierra Madre mountains were formerly
a favorite haunt of the Apache INDIANS,
who have almost devastated the valley
| by their depredations. These valleys
were once inhabited by the Jesuits, and
many deserted pueblos and prehistoric
ruins still remain to tell OF iost
civilization. The article is finely Illus
trated from photographs taken by
the exploring party. The United
States Naval Apprentice System" by
Lieut.. A. b. Wyckof. will be read with
great interest by everyone. The paper
deals largely with the practice given
naval cadets at the present time and
goes briefly into the history OF the sys-
tenn. 1.-THE Ocean Steamship as
Freight Carrier" by John FL. Gould, de-
serves a thorough perusal. 1t is thor
oughly and ably edited and is very
superior paper in every way. "Ihe
Picturesque Quality of Holland" Is by
George Hitchcock, and is an artlstic
coloring of Holland life. "The Propos-
ed Trans-Saharian Railway" by Napo-
lean Ney, ga Recognition" a novelette,
by Octave Thanet, and 1.-THE Fedora
ton of Australia" by Alfred Deakin,
are among the interesting articles.
The atlantic Monthly for November
devotes considerable space to paper
entitled Count Tolstoi at Home" oy
Isabel t. Hopwood. The article is
chatty and light, but is intensely inter.
esting throughout. e 1t Is descriptive OF
a visit to the home of the famous Rus
sian novelist. The character OF the
peasant is delicately and artisticaliy
touched. The scenes in the hay held
are well pictured. The daily life OF the
| Count is glowingly recounted and inter-
esting conversations with him on cur
rent topics are well told. "a Trumpet
Call" by L. Cavazza, is an interesting
little character sketch, in which Is In
terwoven story OF love as toia
by the married girl friend OF the nero
Inc. "James Clarence Mangan." Is
Biographical sketch OF the Irish poet,
whose priceless little gems are the sur
prise and admiration of the book worm.
The sketch is by Louise Imogen Quincy
and is ably treated. "The Chaperon,"
by Henry James, "The Schools at Ok
ford" by s. E. Winbolt, ga People
Without Law" by James Bradley
Thayer, and Journalism and Litera-
ture," by w. ]. Stillman, are all meri-
torious papers. 1.-THE Lady OF Fort st.
john" by Mary Hartwell Catherwood,
l., l. IN
atlantic Monthly.
That great American periodical, the
Century, is going to Guido its own I'M
rivaled record in its programme for
1892, and as many Of it's new features
begin with the November number, new
readers should commence with that
issue. In this number are the opening
chapters of THE Naulahka," a novel
by Rudyard Kipling, the famous author
OF 'Plain Tales from the Hills" writ
ten In collaboration with an American
author, Welcott Balestier. The novel
describes their remarkable adventures
at the court OF an Indian maharaJah.
Besides this, the Century will print
three other novels during the year, and
great number OF short stories by the
best American story writer's. Inc well
known humorist Edgar w. Nye C'Bill
Nye") is to write a series OF amusing
sketches which he calls his ''autobio-
graphies," the first one Of which, 1.-The
Autobiography OF Justice of the
Peace" is in November. This number
also contains valuable and suggestive
article on "The Food Supply OF the
Future" which every farmer should
read, to be followed by number of
others of great practical value
to farmers, treating especially
Of the relations OF the Govern
ment to the farmer, what it is doing and
what it should do. This series will in
clude contributions from officers OF the
Department Of Agriculture, and other
well-known men will discuss "The
Farmers Discomfort" "Co-operation,"
etc., etc. A celebrated Spanish writer
is to furnish a "Life of Columbus"
which will be brilliantly illustrated, and
the publishers of the Century have ar
ranged with the managers OF the Worlds
Fair to print articles on the buildings,
etc.