The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-11-07

some OF the most delightful story.
writer's contribute to the paper, but
many OF the most eminent statesmen,
jurlsts and scientists OF the world. No
fewer than three cabinet ministers are
announced, among them being the sec.
retary Of agriculture, who chose for a
subject "Arbcr Day. the celebration
OF which he originated: Secretary
Herbert writes on "What the Presi
dent OF the United States Does," and
Secretary HokeS NTH on" OurIndians."
In fascinating group OF articles
under the head of "How / Served my
Apprenticeship" Frank r. Stockton
tells how he became an author, Gener.
al Nelson A. Miles gives "reminiscences
OF his army days, and Andrew Carne.
gle recalls his earliest struggles in get
ting a business footing.
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Through articles entitled "Child-
hood, ""Men andWomen OF the Hour"
Two Notable Plays" and "The Edi.
torial Mind" which appear in The
Monthly Illustrator and Home and
Country, for November, we are en-.
abled to keep in better touch with the
world around us. AS everybody is in.
terested in children, remembering,
perhaps, that we we're all children
ourselves once; as the personality OF
some men and women is an ever at
tractive theme; as "all tie worlds
stage" and the play has its votaries
also--indeed, we are all actors-and
editorial thought often ripens into a
decisive "public opinion" (msny edi-
tors, however, make the mistake that
what they write editorially becomes
public opinion at once, simply because
they wrote it), the subjects are popu-
lar. They help create feeling which
makes us wondrous kind. They touch
the heart as well as the senses And
out Of it all comes better humsnity
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| Among the gcnl things announced
for the Christm ,mber OF Harperl
Magazine are 'hr first chapters d
Briseis, q new nov | by William Black
| In the same in her will be found thi
opening pap ~ Oaspar W. Whit
ney's acc0u his journey on snow
shoes to tn ~ rem Grounds Of Britisl
North Ams i i,ln pursuit OF big game
q brilliant o..rliption OF Caracas, Thl
Paris of : an America, by Richard
Harding u "a comedy by William
Dean Hra FIVE short stories ant
eighty ! Ia ,tions, including a front
ispiece lurs.
| TIL, \ vamber issues of Hssper'
| Weekly will contain articles on tn
following subjects Opening Of th
Carnegie Library at Pittsburg; th'
Horse Show, with illustrations b,
Frederic Remington, WenzeL an'
Klepper-comments by Caspar w
Whitney; the coming musical sea
son in New York, by W. ]. Henderson
and Owen Wister the Atlanta Expo
sition, with illustrations by W. A
Rogers :. the Marlborough Vanderbilt
Wedding; ViscOunt Wolseley an,
British War Office Reform the Ne,
York Portrait Show. handsomely illus
trated and additional papers in tn
, valuable Public Schools series
Do you play golf? II you do, yo
are bound to be ga enthusiast or moth
ing, and never tire OF telling or listen
ing to tales Of prowess on the "green
aud if you do not and have any "gol
ing" friends you should make haste |
learn all you can about it. or reconcil
yourself to losing their iriendship, C
not to know golf places you in anoths
sphere entirely, aud the golfer will te
you frankly, You have no soul
That it is a charming and health-gi'
ing game, 10 one can deny and aft
; reading fhs handsomely illustrate
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