The Republican journal., 1896-11-05
Literary News and Notes.

Mr.. Marion Crawford'S new novel, "a
hose of Yesterday," was begun in The
Century for November. and will run six
months. The attractive title of the story,
it may be remarked, is from Omar II ay-
yam, and the story itself is in Mr.. Craw-
ford's freshest vein.
john Kendrick Bangs is the author of
humorous and clever tale of municipal
politics, called 1.-The Nemesis of Per-
kins,' published in the November num-
Der of Harper Magazine. The sub title
calls it "a political anecdote, for the most
part true and the story turns on the in
cident of local campaign on the eve of
election day.
The December number of Harper S
Magazine promises to be an unusually at
tractive issue. Due prominence will be
given to the Christmes features in stories,
sketches, and illustrations. Poultney Bige-
low will contribute a striking paper on
President Kruger of the South Africa re-
public, in which he will give results of
personal observation, aud information
hitherto unpublished, Obtained from the
Presidents secretary.
Harpers Bazaar for November 18th con-
tains an article by Annie Nathan Meyer,
NuSiltttl ne New I1pIUt lOI
College, with a picture of the building
and diagrams of some of the principal
halls, There is also an article descriptive
of Mount Holyoke, with an illustration of
the hall soon to be erected at South Had
ley by the New Yo1k Alumn9 of the col
lege. Redteln fashions for Autumn will
interest women about to buy new gowns.
Harper Weekly of November eth con-
tains the first chapters of new short Sc
rial of Scotch life, entitled Lady Love,
by ). K. Crockett, author of 1.-The Gray
Man and 1.-The Raiders.'' There is
four-pagc article, profusely illustrated,
on historic New York houses. Boston's
subway, by which the street-car traffic in
the business portions of the city is to be
put underground, is described in text and
pictures, and The great naval sound money
parade in New York Harbor is depicted.
Nj. Duncan Rose of North Carolina. in
writing for The Century for November a
paper on the topic why the Confederacy
Failed, has this to say of the excessive
use OF paper money by the Confederacy:
THE government. at least, acted upon
the theory that all it had to do to raise
money was to print ii. They did not
seem TO realize that, being the largest
purchaser in the market, it was necessary
for the government to keep down prices
as much as possible; that every issue of
bills must inevitab bly, raise prices and rem
der new issue necessary; that every rise
IN price must be followed by a new issue.
until the bubble must collapse of its own
expansion and Redundancy
Dr. Weir Mitchelis new novel ''Hugh
Nynne. Free Quaker was accept ted by
The Century Company for book publica-
tlon and the tlrSt edition was about to DE
printed when the notable adaptability of
the story to magazine publication being
discovered, the book publication was ac-
coldingly delayed, and readers of The
Century will have the opportunity to fol
low it during the present magazine year.
The story purports to be the autobiog
raphy Of Hugh Wynne, an officer of Gen
eral Washington's staff. The first two
parts deal with the life of boy in Phila-
delplia in the years Immediately preced-
Ing the Revolution. The story presents
graphic picture of the continental army
during the Revolution. One of the char
acters is General Washington. DR.. Mitch
ell has the authoritativeneSs of a careful
student of history stepped i'll the memoirs.
published and unpublished. of revolution
any times.
Marriage is extensively discussed in
the November Ladies Home journal by
Mrs. y. D. i. Whitney, who tells her
gin Intends The Truth About Mari
age, and Dr. Parkhurst, who writes OF
Tile Dung Man and Marriage" Both
parels, as may be inferred, are able and
lucid presentations of the marriage pues-
ton. The same issue contains the first If
Mr., Moodys Bible Glass articles,
which the famous evangelist will contrib
ute to the journal in the future-as the
leader OF a great National Bible Glass.
| he initial article of ''Great Personal
Events series--in which the conspicu-
Gus occurrence of the past half century
viii be told by eye witnesses-is also
given. In it, Hon. \, Oakley Hall recalls
when Jenny Lind Sang in Castle Gar
den (New York, in 1850, and tells of
the unparalleled furore created by the
swedish Nightingae' There are also
two admirable, practical articles on sing
ing. one by Madame Calve, who writes on
the ''Conquering Race in Music (Ameri-
cans, and the other by Madame Melba,
on The Vocal Student" Each embodes
the experiences of its famous author and
details TO students of vocal music how to
successfully pursue their art.
The place OF honor in the November
Forum is given to AS Maine Goes, so
Goes the Union, a trenchant article by
the Hon. Thomas b. Reed, whose drift is
perhaps sufficiently indicated by its title.
MI Edward z. Clark under the title,
The solid South Dissolving," contrib
utes an interesting study of the way in
which the South grew from normal divis-
ions into solidity and the way in which
that solidity is now disappearing very
timely and suggestive paper. Mr.. Z. W.
Codington, business man of Florida, dis
cusses the money question with uncom-
mon lucidity, and suggests plan for plac-
ing our financial system upon a sound
basis. DR.. W. X. Brooks of John Hop
kins University, an eminent zoologist,
writes on woman from the Standpoint
of Naturalist discussing in particular
the geological aspects of female suffrage.
MI. W. X. Stride in striking article en-
titled The Immediate Future of Ar
menla, advances very original plan for
solving the Eastern Question. Under the
caption shall the Frontier of Christen-
dom be Maintained?'' Mrs Julia Ward
Howe discusses the same problem There
are many other articles of interest The
Forum sweeps over the whole field of con-
temporary thought and activity and pre-
sents to its readers scholarly and author
ltative discussions of the leadinp ones