Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-14
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
THE CENTURY-The strong feature
OF the Century for August is the splen-
did and timely paper by Commander
Philo n. McGifiin, of the Chinese navy,
upon the battle of the Yalu river, fought
on September Il, 1891, between the
fleets Of China and Japan, and which
ended in the defeat OF the Chinese
squadron. Commander McGifiin was in
command of the Chinese iTOn-clad Chen
Yuen, and came out OF the fight almost
as badly battered up as was his ship.
His narrative Of the terrific encounter
the first between rival fleets Of modern
ships Of vars well written. and Of alb
sOrbing interest TO even the tyro in nav
al affairs. He makes several import
ant suggestions, one of the most val
liable and sensible Of these being dis
sent from the practice of attempting to
shield r2pid-fire guns with light one
and two inch armor He takes the p0-
sition, which is undoubtedly correct,
that such gun shields are worse than no
protection at all, and gives common
sense reasons for this belief There is
q short but valuable criticism upon the
paper by Alfred T. Hahan. the author
Of the Influence of Sea Power Upon
History" Prof. Sloan's history Of the
First Napoleon is continued and there
are a number Of valuable and interest
ing contributions.
THEMONTHLY ILLUSTRATOR dor
August contains number OF
articles, ali richly illustrated as
is the habit Of this maya
zine, such as The Vista Through the
Shadow a pastel" by Mary +. Earle
with pictures by S. VI. Wilson; "Jot-
tinss in New Orleans" written and IL
Illustrated by Paul Hammersmith; "Sug-
gestions Of Arcadia" by Polly King.
with drawings by Thomas 3. Craig;
The Wildness of the Waves" by The
odore Purdy, accompanying marine
sketches by Reginald c. Coke; Prom
Midnight TO High Noon written by
Florence Seeley and illustrated by F.
W. Heinrich; and some "reminiscences of
art-student life, suggested By a CO..
lection of drawings by members of the
Metropolitan School Of Fine Arts, the
writer Of which is Marguerite Tracy.
Harry c. Jones, Editor and Publisher.
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FORM-The August number of Form
is unusually interesting. The first
cover page is adorned with the likeness
Of Mrs. VIM. p. Douglass a prominent
society lady il New York The pic
lures of several other beautiful society
ladies also appear in this edition. The
Query Department in this periodical
contains decisions by highest authority
and of great interest 10 every woman
in society. Dempsy & Carroll publish
ers, SO Fourteenth Street, New York.
THE ARENA The Arena is ac-
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periodicals 10 be found in the country.
The splendid tableCf contents furnished
in the August number makes this pub
hca-iOn more desirable than ever. Ar
ticles Of great merit are contributed by
such talented writer's as Helen II. Gard
nier Hon. Walter Clark. Prof. Geo. f.
EmmOtt, Prof. Frank Parsons, Hon.
John Davis, Rev. ". z. Manly, Geo
Sidney Robbins and other able authors,
FRANC ELLIOTT-Clarence Her
bert's new forthcoming novel, Franc
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days. is one Of the strongest stories thia
year l. deals with New York and
Washington society and is especially
favored with artist life among the stud
los. The publisher is G.. W. Dill-ng-
ham, New York, and the paper edition
will be sold at so cents copy.
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