The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01
THE NOVEMBER MHGHZINES
Current Monthly Publications Have Strong
Election-Tirne Flavor.
But They Are Nevertheless Rich Literary Contents The Cen
tury" Celebrates Its Entry Upon the Jwenty-Se1enh
Year of Its Successful Career

The Century for November opens the twenty
seventh year of the magazine with a series of
papers by General Horace Porter, entitled
"Campaigning With Grant," embodying recol-
lections OF Grant during the period of his su-
preme command over the Union army. From
the first paper it will be seen that General
Porter's work will give an intimate revelation
OF Grants nature, and thatlt will be enlivened
by abundant anecdote. Two serial novels are
begun in this number: "Hugh wynne, Free
Quaker" by DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, is story in
which Wynne, sometime officer on the staff
of General Washington tells. in the first per-
son, the story of his life. The first INSTALL
ments give graphic pictures of life in Philadel-
phi q just before the Revolution. The other
serial, by Marion Crawford, is entitled "a
Rose of Yesterday; the opening scene is in
Lucerne, and the characters are all Americans.
ELECTION Day in New York; is described in
much detail by Ernest Ingersoll, and is ac-
companied by pictures by Jay Hambidge.
''The Olympic Games of 1896" is the subject
of paper by their founder, Baron Pierre de
Coubertin, now the president of the interna-
tional committee, and his article is illustrated
by Andre Castaigne, whoAwas sent to Athens
for the express purpose ofmaking the pictures.
suggestive and timely article is contributed
by Duncan Rose. son of q Confederate officer,
on the topic. ''Why the Confederacy Failed"
the three reasons given being, 1.-THE excessive
use OF paper money" ''The policy of dis
persion" and "The neglect of the cavalry"
"The National Hero of France, Joan of Arc"
written and illustrated by Boutet de Monvel;
1.-THE Chinese of New York;" by Helen F.
Clark, with Illustrations by .Lungren and
Drake. and AFTER Br'er Rabbit in the Blue
Grass" by John Fox Jr.; are other papers In
the number. There are also short stories by
Chester Bailey Fernald, Lucy S. Furman and
Harry Stillwell Edwards.
Harper's Magazine for November is an ex-
ceptionally strong number. It contains as its
special features "Jamesons Raid," by Poultney
Bigelow; "The First President of the United
States" fourteen illustrations by Howard Pyle
and others, byWoodrow Wilson; ''The Literary
Landmarks of Florence" by Laurence Hutton /;
''The Dominant Idea of American Democracy"
by Professor Francis n. Thorpe; 1.-The Cuekoos
and the Outwitted Cowbird," by William Ham
| ilton Gibson, and five short stories. The second
| instailment of George du Maurier's "The Mar
! tian" gives some delightful pictures of school,
| boy life in Paris in the last generation, with
| the authors own illustrations. The other fic-
| tion includes short stories by Thomas A. jan
| vier, John Kendrick Bangs, E. A. Alexander
Octave Thanet and by writer new to the
magazines, Miss Victoria Clement. The poems
! of the number include "Feet of Clay'' by
Louise Belts Edwards, "The Interruption" by
Ella W. Peattie, and "Outward Bound" by
Edward n. Pomeroy.
The November Forum contains, among other
articles: '.As Maine Goes, So Goes the Union" !"
q trenchant article by the Hon. Thomas B.
Reed, whose drift is perhaps sufficiently in
| dicated by its title. Edward P. Clark under the
| title "The Solid South Dissolving," contributes
an Interesting study of the way in which the
South grew from normal divisions into solid
ity, and the way in which that solidity is now
Al zarfr
paper. E. w. Codiington, a business man of Flor
ida, suggests a plan for placing our financia
system upon sound basis. DR.. w. K. Brook:
OF Johns Hopkins University, an eminent zool
ogist, writes on ''Woman from the Standpoint
or Naturalist" discussing in particular the
| geological aspects of female suffrage. w. K
Stride in en- article entitled s'The Immediate
Future of Armenia" advances very original
plan for solving the Eastern question
Under the caption ''Shall the Frontier
of ChrIstendom be Maintained?' Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe discusses the same problem. J.
| Gennadius, the distinguished Greek diplomat
whose admirable series of articles in The
Forum, on recent archaeological discoveries
in Greece has aroused so much interest, con
tinues his recital with brilliant and in
tensely Interesting account of the exploration
of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, and o.
the discovery-the most important yet made
of original specimens of Greek music. Henry
D. Lloyd, in study entitled "Emerson's Wi
and Humor,'' shows the Sage of Concord in al
entirely new light-that of wit of the highes
order The article fairly bristles with Emer
sons rare humor. William Ferrero, risins
young Italian criminologist, and the author
with Professor Lombroso, of .'The Female OF
fender" contributes a thoughtful and sug
gestIve paper. entitled "Work and Morality
Professor Ferrero contends that the capacit,
for methodicaI work is the very essence o
morality-the quality upon which all Others
depend. Professor Taussig, who occupies tn,
chair of economics at Harvard, writes very
plain-spokenly about Bond Sales and tn,
Gold Standard"
i Godey's Magazine for November has q stron,
election time favor. which will commend tn,
number to those even who are SO much inter
ested in the campaign as to neglect magazin,
reading this fall. Rufus r. Wilson's illustrated
article on Conducting National Campaign
presents in highly interesting way facts tina
it is the duty of all citizens to be familiar with
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