Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-16
LITERARY NOTES.

tits a quarter of a century since Bret
Harte made the language Of Truthful
James, familiar everywhere. After long
silence he has returned TO that most anus
ing manner of verse in poem entitled "a
Question of Privilege which will appear
in the February Scribner.
Writers for The Forum report, since the
reduction of its price, that responses from
every State in the Union, and from every
civilized foreign country, and that no other
publication in our language reaches so in
fiuential an audience. The reduction Of
the price OF a great Review to sum that
every thoughtful or ambitious person can
afford to pay, was simply another case OF
trusting the people-of relying on their
intelligence; and, as is usual, the people
did not fail in appreciation or patronage
The publishing OF a dozen important dis
cussions for p cents is unprecedented; but
il has been found possible and profitable,
and it is the best index of the intelligence
and thoughtfulness Of the masses.
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. II
The bound volume of the Century, con-
tanning the numbers OF the magazine fer
the past six months, which has just made
it's appearance, contains enoug literary
material TO I'll a dozen volumes of fiction,
travel and adventure, personal remenls-
cense, art essays, and poetry. Among the
more notable features are the record OF the
remarkable bicycle tour across Asia made
bv the two young Americans, Messrs Allen
and Sachtleoen, two exciting bits of ad-
venture. each OF which adds new chapter
to history, are "On a Mission for Kos
suth," by w. j. Sullman," and
The Capture Of the Slave-ship Cora, !"
by Majsr Wilburn Hall. ''Edison's In
veution Of the Kineto-P photograph" is de-
scribed by his laboratory assistant, and
Albert Franklin Matthews shows the
Evolution OF Battle-ship." In the way
of art there are, besides the mastery en-
cravings from the old Dutch masters by
Cole illustrated articles on Dagnan-Bou-
vert, Tissot, and Boutet de Monvel. In
fictian there are many notable short sto-
ries, and the serials, "a Bachelor Maid, "
by Mrs Burton Harrison; Love in Idle
ness by +. Marion Crawford, and "A
Cumberland Vendetta" by John Fox, Jr.
Altogether the numbers are such as one
would wish TO keep in permanent form in
a library, New York: The Century Co.,
Union square. Price $500. E3
YEAR OF ST. NICHOLAS. 81
Having absorbed nearly all of its rivals,
St. Nicholas virtually has a field 10 itself
as a richly illustrated magazine for boys
and girls. Two volumes, bound in red and
gilt cloth, and containing the twelve num-
bers for the past year, haveIust made their
appearance. There are number OF inter-
esting serial features, including the re-
: arkable Jungle Stories of Rudyard Kip
ling, Mark Twain's humorous account Of
the wonderful adventures Of tom Sawyer
Abroad and Mr.. w. T. Hornaday's en-
PERTAINING studies of the natural history Of
North Americas Mrs. Jamison's story OF
child life ''Toinette's Philip" is concluned,
and tire are all the chapters Of Miss Molly
Elliot Seawell's stirring romance of the
navy, Decatur and Somers." Howard
Pyle's Jack Ballister's Fortunes" is pro-
nounced one of his most successful works.
Prof. Brander Matthews's studies of great
American authors, Charles l.. Lummis's
Pueblo Iadian foik-tales, and the ''Recollec-
uons of the Wild Life, by DR.. Charles AL
exander Eastman, full blooded Sioux In
dian. are all important features. The two
volumes contain enough literary treasure to
fill half a dozen ordinary Juvenile books.
New York: The Century Co., Union
Square. Price, $500.