Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
LITERARY NOTES.

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LITERARY NOTES.
THE INTERNATIONAL NAGA-
/ ZlNE-The first number of the Inter-
national Magazine gives promise of
/ vigorous and judiciOus editing. It is
luli of interesting reading matter and
very neatly Illustrated A glance at
/ the first number shows a handsome coll
cred cover. on which we observe The
names of Rider Haggard, w. Clark Rus
i. p. f. B0yesen. T.. NJ. Allen. Julian
Hawthorne Frederic r. COudert Ed
I gar Fawca-t David Christie Murray.
and other well known English and
American writer's. Turning the first
leaves the Table Of Contents shows
/ that three splendid stories are COM
mencal, Jo-Wit Joan Haste" by Rider
H2-gard, "fhe Tale of Ten. by W..
Clark Russell, and "Ballybeg Junction. 80
by r. 81. Allen, q comparatively new
name 10 American readers.
TIE ARENA-The editor of the
7 Arena gives a charming historical
sketch of "Chester-On-tbe-Dee," the
/ only walled city i'm England and q
/ place exceedingly rich FIN historical in
| terest This contribution is made es-
pecially attractive by q number of eX-
ceedingly fine full page illustrations.
Mr. Flower also contributes q paper on
Sir Thomas More, which is one of
the series of papers on the Renaissance
which have been appearing in the
Arena.
RONANCE-The October number of
Romance has a pleasing cover printed
I'm purple and green. and the reading
matter is no less attractive and varied.
Conan DOyle's pathetic story is illus
trated with pen and ink drawings
recent departure for this magazine. and
the other noteworthy tales are Barry
PAINS humorous sketch of o spoiled
child. called The Spelling of Veron-
lc1. Aimee, touching love story. with
the lurid background of the French rev
olution, by George w. Ellis: transla-
ton from the French. entitled. "A
Court Martial" and several sketches Of
q light and pleasing character.
THE NEW MOON-This bright little
literary journal is brim full of interest
ing stories and always is well worthy
of perusal It is published by the New
Moon Publishing Company Lowell,
Mass
TOURIST GUIDE TO THE CONTI-
NENT-Edited by Percy Lindloy. Lon
don. q. c., so Fleet street. A complete
Tourist Guide to the Continent with il
Illustrated maps. The chapters upon
Holland including the interesting dis
tricts of Amsterdam and the Zuyder
Zee. of Belgium, including Antwerp.
Brussels. Waterloo. the towns of Old
Flanders and the Cockpit Of Europe. "
win prove of special interest to Amer
lean travellers.
ST. NICHOLAS-During the COM
ing year ST. Nicholas will print
q series of characteristic let
ters written by Robert Louis SteeensOn
TO @ boy relative. describing the roman
tic Incidents of his life i'm Samoa. Mr.
Lloyd Osb0ume viii contribute a paper
filling ont the episodes touched upon by
Mr.. Stevenson The letters viii be en-
riched by series of pictures from pho
togwphs most of them never before
published. Critics have dwelt upon the
perennial bOyishness" of Mr. Steven
sons nature and this quality will be
striFiuG'v illustrated i'm these letters.
LIFE or NANCY HANKS.-We are
in receipt of q handsomely bound little
volume containing q life of the queen
OF che Turf. Nancy Hanks, together
with an her performances. The vol
ume contains, among other things a
description of the many diseases of live
stock together with their treatment;
also the standard of registration of the
American Tr0tting Register and of the
National Saddle Horse Breeders Reg
iSter and complete list of Horse
Breeders Associations. Tt also con-
tains the fastest trotting and pacing
records i'm races. against time and at
different ages. The book is full of val-
liable suggestions i'm regard to live
stock. The publishers. The II. L. Lob
never Drug Co. Pittsburg. Pa, will
send this interesting volume free to all
who apply at once. although the regu-
lar price is 5)Cents
A NEW BOOK BY TALMAGE.-R.
r. Woodward Company. Baltimore.
Nd. viii soon issue a new book 10y Tai
mage. It gives an account of his re-
cont travels around the world and will
be very literally and beautifully illus
trated several hundred illustrations
being used. The book viii be sold by
subscription.
Way & Williams Monadnock Block.
ChiceE0. announce q translation of
paul and Virginia OF Northern
zone" by the gifted Danish author,
Holger Drachmann. The story is q.
Danish classic. and cannot but meet
with q warm reception from American
lovers of the best fiction. The volume
will have an Introductory note by
Francis T.. Browne. editor of THE
Dial" The same firm have nearly or
Quite ready volunteer Grain, a vol
rre of poems 10y Francis r. Browne:
Queen Helen and Other Poems by
rohn Vance Cheney; new edition of
rThe Emancipated. a novel by George
Cissine. "Shelley's Translation of the
banquet of Plato" and "The Death
Wake. or. Lunacy, a Necromaunt i'm
Three Chimeras." by Thomas T. StOd-
DAFT.