The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-31
LIrHRARY NOTES.

Hdrpefs Bd;dr, published November
4, will contain short story by Bret
Harte, called can Episode OF West
Woodlands"
1.-THE Struggle in the Senate" will be
discussed in the November number OF
the North american Rerie,U, by Senator
Stewart, OF Nevada, whose articles vii!
be entitled Misrepresentation OF the
Senate" and by Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts,, who will write on Job
struCtion in the Senate"
Mrs. Frances uodgson Burnett has
been induced to revive Little Lord
Fountleroy" in a series Of articles just
completed for the Ladies Home Journal,
in which she tells GLOW Fountleroy
Really Occurred" and traces the con-
cepton OF tho story, the development
oil the character as he lived under her
own eyes, and describes Fountieroy as
he is to-day-her own son.
The Christmas number OF Harper's
Mdgdsine will be noteworthy even in
the history OF that periodical. 1t will
be profusely illustrated. A sympathetic
study of "The Old Dominion" by
Thomas Nelson Page, and a contempo-
rary view OF "The House of Commons"
by Thomas Power 0'Connor, are among
the attractions OF the number. 1t will
contain nine short stories.
The November number Of Romance
marks the beginning OF the twelfth vol.
ume, and the magazine celebrates the
occasion by an enlargement OF one-tilth
in its size, making it by far the largest
periodical devoted to stories in the
world. This sign Of prosperity will be
noted with satisfaction by its many ad-
mirers, who will find the increase in
quantity attended by that correspond
ing Improvement in quality which
marks the successive Issues OF this in
terestinE magazine.
Professor H. Won Hoist, the eminent
historian, contributes TO the November
Forums slashing criticism OF the pres
ent senate under the title, "Shall the
Senate Rule the Republic? The sem
ate, he points out, has perverted its
privileges SO us to give every individual
senator an absolute veto upon all legis.
lation. The two Nevada senators, rep.
representing hardly the population OF u
good-sizcd third-class city, paraly2e the
business OF the whole population. He
warns the people against vicious com
promises" and urges them to hold mass
meetings to demand an immediate re-
vision OF the senate rules.
IScribue's Mago:nefor November opens
with picturesque and amusing travel
sketch by Col. II. L. Colvile, Q. 3. OF
the Grenadier Guards, in which he
describes his experiences while In
Camp with the Katchins"-a tribe OF
cattle-rading mountaineers, living near
the Chinese frontier OF Upper Burma.
This region is held OF much strategic
Importance by England, as the detail OF
Colonel Colvilc, one OF the best known
officers for such service, attests. Col
onel Colvile made an interesting series
OF photographs during his travels, from
which Mr.. A. +. LacCaci has produced
most striking series oil drawings.
A magazine is usually satisfied with
one strong feature Tor the month. The
Cosmopolitan, however, presents Tor No.
yemDer no less than live very unusual
ones. William Dean Howolls gives the
first letter OF the traveller, who has
| Dttu Nlbltiuk lAAla GONhtlNt lAOhA ~
truria. We have read Mr. Howeils'
impression OF the Altrurian; but in
this letter we have the Altrurian's inn
pressions of New York. with some
comments upon our government and
society, calculated to awaken tho most
conservative minds. The second feN-
ture Of the Cosmopolitan is the portion
OF the magazine given up to color work,
no less than ten superb color illustra-
tons being presented, forthe first time
in magazine history, accompanying an
article by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor on
"Changes in Womcn's Costumes. The
third feature is American Notes" by
Walter Besant, who was recently in
America, and is doing the United
States for tho ComopOiuan Ia Dickens.
The fourth feature is an article by Gem
eral Badeau on "rhc Forms OF Invita-
ton Used by the English Nobility" The
article is illustrated by the FAC simiie OF
cards to the queens drawing room. to
dinner ut the princess oil Wales, and to
many leading houses of England. FL
nally we have now and very curious
story by Mark Twain, called THE Es'