St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-24
IN THE MAGAZINES.

sioup VI SHOTI papers from repre-
sentative men not engaged in active
politics, telling for whom they will vote
and why. The writers include two
bank presidents, one clergyman (Rev.
Or. Swing, of Chicago), one historian
(JameS SchOuler), two great merchants
John Claf1in, of New York, and Frank
lin McVeagh. OF Chicago, and Hon.
David Dudley Field. An interesting
point about these brief aud frank state
ments of political preference is that
most OF the men who represent what
might be called vested interests favor
Mr.. Harrison, and those who do not,
avor Mr.. Cleveland.
AS usual, Short Stories offers its read
ers good selection of fiction, and in
the November number, just issued, read
ers will lind much that is interesting.
Perhaps the best of the tales are The
Maid of Saint Philippe" pretty love
ment, then "a promising rival of st.
Louis; The Tale of Hat" by Jules
Verne; The Vengeance of the Sea-"
by Maxwell Gray. minor tragedy in a
fishing village. Among the lighter and
more humorous sketches are Light
ming From Clear Sky" comedy
from the Italian, by Auguste Lenzonl;
"A Banking Misadventure." by Gran
vile Murray. and THE Trans
fer Ticket" from the French.
The famous story this month
tale called What Was It ~
The interest in the short story prizes
has been such that the editors have been
obliged-Such is the tax on their time
to name the limits in some way. They
have. therefore, made it necessary for
competitors to be duly enrolled sub
scribers. The prize announcements for
the coming year are given from month
TO month";. A popular one among those
already given out is prize of $50 offered
for the best etching not to exceed 800
words i'll length. Other prizes of $50
are offered for short stories upon diff
ferent themes. 1t is also said that
Current Literature has also a plan
shortly to be announced for monthly
prize offering, to which all subscribers
are eligible. 1t is to be in the nature of
literary puzzles and general tests of in
genuity, skill, and quick perception.
George William Curtis's last contribu-
ton to the Easy Chair-a plea for
Christmas-will be published in the
November number of Harper's Maya
zine, and with it that department of the
magazine will be discontinued. The
Easy Chair was started in September.
writer. Mr.. Curtis's connection with it
began with the number for October,
1858. when he and Mr.. Mitchell became
joint editors of the department. The
latter was responsible for the foreign
paragraphs, which appeared for some
time under Subhead as "Our Foreign
GOSSIP" although still a part of the
Easy Chair. In March, 1859, Our For
elgn Gossip became a distinct depart
ment called Our Foreign Bureau, and
from that time MIR. Curtis was the sole
occupant of the Easy Chair. The dis
continuance of the department at the
present time is signal mark of respect
TO the memory of him who for nearly
forty years had impaired to it SO much
of his own personality that it seems i'm
possible to imagine all Easy Chair with
any other occupant than himself.
Many of those attractions which COM
blne to make Paris the most delightful
city i'll the world will be described by
theodore Child in the November num-
bers of Harper's Magazine. He will
conduct the reader Along the Partisan
Boulevards," and will show how the
city appears at different seasons of the
of fashionable life, the brilliant sun
shine of living Paris, its intensity and
ardor. The article will be illustrated
with seven full-page engravings from
drawings by Lepere and Renouard.
Several months ago there was great
deal of talk about literary discovery
Of unusual Importance. relating to Vic
tor Hugo. NJ. Octave Uzanne, editor of
l., Art ct L Idee, and one of the best
literary authorities in France, has been
granted the exclusive privilege of ex-
aiming carefully the two thousand
pages of this unpublished manuscript.
called the journal of Exile'' of Victor
Hugo, covering the years 1852 to 1856 of
the poets residence Oh the island of
Guernsey. These papers were sold as
waste paper, for S or 10 ShllingS, little
time after the death of Hugo, and it is
only recently that their Importance was
discovered. They are really conversa-
tons and opinions of Victor Hugo
and his friends, recorded from day to
day by his son, Francois Hugo, and
carefully revised in the handwriting of
Victor Hugo himself. NJ. Uzanne is an
expert on all matters relating to Victor
Hugo. and he has made most Judicious
selection of interesting matter from the
journal. which will first appear in the
November number of Scribner's Maya
zine, with portraits and fac-simile of
page of the journal.
The November Overland Monthly will
contain an article by Atilcent w. Shinn
on the Lick Astronomical Department
of the University of California; sec
ond paper IN the university series, so
well received last mouth. 1t is also
deliberately illustrated with views on
Mount Hamilton and photographs taken
through the great Lick telescope.
Over the Santa Lucia Mountains" of
Monterey county, by Mary l.. White,
will describe remote region of Califor-
MIA not yet converted from early Span
ish ease to American civilization, illus
trated from photos. and from sketches
and washes by Grace Hudson. 1.-The
Fisheries of California" by President
David Starr Jordan, will treat of the
subject in critical manner, with much
interesting information as to the
changes made in the last ten wears.
''Siwash." by E. Meliss, is an illustrated
description of the Puget sound indians,
and their peculiar customs and lam
gdage. supplemented by a sketch of
old Angelina, Princess OF Seattle" by
Rose Simmons. Among the notable
sketches and stories of the number will
be How Mrs. Binnywig Checked the
King" a strong temperance story;
9TH Mother of Felipe" Spanish
sketch, and an essay on George
William Curtis, by Warren Olney.