The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-11-07

sYamoud,' by Henry Willard French,
gives a picture of desert life made dra-
matte by the capture of slave trader.
Laurence Hutton writes of his ''Three
Dogs" that played very important part
in his household and went straight to
heaven, he is sure, when they died. Two
papers, written by Helen Harcourt and
Blanche l.. Macdonell, describe the odd
habits and the curious home Of the trap
door spider. Two poems that will be
read with interest by the children are
''Down Durley Lane by Virginia Wood
ward Cloud, and "The Vagaries of Queen
Peggy" by Emma A. Upper, both illus
trated by r. G. Birch. There are two
new serials begun in this number, both
by favorite juvenile writers. 1.-THE Sword
makers Son." by w. O. Stoddard, is a
story of life in the Holy Land during the
time of Christ. ''The Prize Cup by J.
7. Trowbridge, as the name would indi-
cate, is story of boy life in which ath-
letics take leading part. Mr.. James
Otis serial, ''Teddy and Carrots" is con-
tinued and grows in interes t.
With the November Century the maya
zine sets out on the second twenty-five
years Of its career. The event is celebra
ted by special artistic cover, new dress
of type of individual cut, an editorial
apropos of ''The Century's Quarter of a
Century, and table of contents indica-
tive OF the aims of the magazine as an en-
courager Of literature and art, and as an
advocate of progress in political, social,
and intellectual things. Mrs. Humphry
Ward new story, '.Sir George Tressa-
dy,'' is begun in the number, introducing
+ no tn alaotInn in,
land, and to life in a typical English
country house. One OF the characters
prominent in the story is .'Marcella," the
heroine Of Mrs. Ward earlier book. Bret
Harte is represented by short story of
Spanish character and California scenes.
''The Devotion of Enriquez." Another
story. 1.-The Tragedy OF the Comedy
is by Chester Bailey Fernald new writer
who has had much success. Particularly
appropriate to the election season is dis
cussion Of 1.-The Issues of 1885, in which
the Republican arguments are put forth
by Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. and those
of the Democratic party by Ex-Governor
William Z. Russell Of Massachusetts,
Prof. James Bryce, NJ. p, discusses ''The
Armenian Question: and tells of the
part that Americans should play in this
international complication. \ brief letter
on the same subject by the Duke of West
minister is also presented. Prof. Sloane S
Life of Napoleon reaches the period of
the creation of the Empire, and is illus
trated with the care and the profusion
that have hitherto marked this work. "A
familiar little essay by Mr.. W. D. How
ellis is devoted to Equality as the Basis
of Good Society," There is a study of
the Italian actress Eleonora Duse, by j.
Ranken Towse, and Mrs. Schuyler Van
Rensselaer, has an appreciative considera-
ton of "Robert Louis Stevenson, and
His Writings.' The latter article is ac-
companied by reproduction Of the strik-
ing bas-relief of Stevenson made by his
intimate friend, Augustus st. Gaudens.
In the line of art there is paper on
''Mural Decoration in America by
Royal Cortissoz, with reproductions Of
the work of La Fargo, John S. Sargent,
Abbey, Simmons, and Vibert. The poetry
of the number is by James Whitcomb
Riley, ". G. Richardson, Reginald Gour-
lay, and r. W. Glider.