The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-29
LITERARY NOTES.

The feature OF the November Con-
tury, which will doubtless appeal to the
greatest numbsr oil readers. il the OPEN
ing inalalment OF Mrs. Humphrey
Wards new story, "Sir George Tres
sadly" An excellent portrait Of tho au'
thor, from a photograph taken during
the summer for this purpose. precsdsa
the frat chapter. This story introduces
the American readers 10 : fascinating
feature Of the best EncliSh public lie,
namely, the relation Of politici to the
Engl!sl "couutry houie" In none Of
her stories has Mrs. Ward TOUCHED
upon tho vital forces Of tue time with
groater yiylduess. II will interest the
Thousands OF Americans who are &C.
quaintsd with the authors writing, to
know that "Marcslia," as Lady Max
we'll, becomes later on the potent ismi'
nine character Of the story. Ill
The November issue OF St. Nicholas
begins GlneW volume, aud gives lore
taste OF the features provided for the
coming year. The irontlIptece 10
beautiful portrait Of child, drawn by
that gifted artist, Cecilia Beaur. "a
Famous French Painter" by Arthur
uoober. Isl sketch OF tue career and
the personality OF A. L. Gerome, several
of whose pictures are reproduced in the
article. Fancy l.. Brent has 4 pretty
STORY, "Riches Have Mings," telling Of
young girls effort to secure an artistic
training. Reading the Book OF Fate,
by Louise Willis Snead, describe9 the
iorluus.talling and flower games played
by the children OF the south. Prince
ton: A Modern PusS in Boots" by
Minnie b. Sheldon, is a story Of cat,
and, incidentally, OF foot ball contest.
The concluding part Of "famoud," by
Henry Willard French, gives a picture
Of desert life made dramatic by the
capture OF slays.trAdsr. "Tho Sword
makers Son." by w. o. stoddAtd, Is q
story Of life in tho Holy Land during
the time OF Christ "The Prize Cup"
by J. I. TrowbridGc, aB the name would
indicate, iG a Itory Of boy life in which
athletics takO leading part Mr..
James OtisH serial, Teddy and Car.
rots," is continued and grows in inter.
est There Is a host oil other good
things for the children and youth.
The November number OF Harpet's Is
UiAuugulhu6u Wy tue uhGhGNA auu
variety oil its fiction. Il opens with
brilliant short story by Brander Mat.
thews, called "Men aud Women and
Horses" In "a Pilgrim on the ella"
owen Wisier tells a tale Of politics and
highway robbery in Arizona, in which
fiction thinlv DISCUSSES fact. Harriet
Prescott Spoliord gives a vivid picture
Of Washington liio in "A Thanksgiving
Breakfast" tale appropriate to the
season. "PlumblosSom Beebe's Adveu-
mre," the second Of Julia Ralph's stor-
les Of China, relates the unhappy for
tunes Of tho native wife OF an English
merchant, and e. d. Weldon furnishes
characteristic illustrations. Thomas
IIArdv'a serial, "Ilearis InIurgent.' IL
completed. In the "Porsonal E)collec-
tions Of Joan OF Arc" illustrated by T.
V. Du Mond, we have the story OF the
fret battle 10 the capture Of Orcan'.
The charm OF fiction also psrvado' "OuI
Of tho World at CoriHt7," an account by
Richard Harding Davis oil his enforced
stay last winter at an uniroquented
Central American port. These things
do no. begin to Cnumerale all the at
tracuvo features OF the number. From
artistic, literary aud entertaining pointS
OF view the November HarpeT'S has
never been exColod.