Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20


daring Nvvem Der will contain letters
from rspp.n Adney. the wsekly's
correspondent to the KIopdike; an
account Of the recent feet MAT Gu-
vres. eutitled with the North At.
lautic Squadron" with four full
psge illustrations. by X. +. Zogbsuw;
aud articles on the Chicago ard New
York horse SHOVE; on "ihe Z,onite
Movement by tbs Rev. Clifton II
Levi; On '.Cresp,'s TSo Monuments
aud on "Tbe Making q . Big Gun. "
W. ID. Howells will also resume his
department Of Lf, aud Letters"
Hsrper's Bazaar during November
will include . social Thanksgiving
number. containing . strong story.
entitled IA Stay-at.home Enemy"
by Margaret Sutton Briscoe. Among
the other features OF the month will
be the beginning Of o series Of ar
ticles On '.Woman's Voice aud
Speech" by Ada Stirling; . paper by
Eben +. Rexiord on November
Work Ia the Garden" and contribu
tons By the musical editor on Cur.
ront Music In New York" In tie
department Of fashions, special ~.
tehtlo, will be given to ..E. ening
Gowns and Wraps" and to "Chil-
dren's Ciothing."
The Ladies' Home Journal has &c
cured what promises to be the great
magazine iestute Of 1898 IL is en-.
titled The Inner Experiences OF o
Cabinet Mem ber's Wife" In q series
Of letters written b. the wife OF a
cabinet member to her sister at
homo, arc detailed her actual ex-
pericnces in Washington. frankly
aud freely given. Tue letters We .
written without any intention OF
publication. They give intimate
peeps behind the curtain Of high Off
cial snd social life. They are absu-
lutely fearless; they studs washin. =
ton life under the searcnlight Ms IL
has never been before present'd
The preaident and the highest eff
cials OF the land, with the most bril-.
liant men aud women OF The capital.
are seen 10 the most familiar way.
AZ these are oil actual experiences
the name Of the writer 10 withheld.
The letters will doubtless excite
much shrewd Guessing by reader.
ard study OF internal evidence to dis
cover She secret The Experience, y
which will be beautifully illustrated,
begin In the December number. and
will consinue for several months.
Among the contents Of Harper
Msgszinc for December will be Q
narrative poem by Gen. Lew Wal
lace. entitled Tho " ooing ~ Nal
kstoon;" articles on "Ths Queen.
Jubilee" by Richard Harding Davis
and on George william Curtis al
Concord" by George Will. Cooke
and an interesting array OF fiction
Including stories by Owen wisier,
Mary Hsftwell CAtherwood. Mary
Trscy Earle. and William McLennsn
The numoer will be bound in an or
nsmental cover, designed In color
BY Kenyon Cox.
| The first correct copy OF Sir Arthur
Sullivan's great song. The Los
Chord" ever printed in America
direc: from the compaser's owl
hand. will sppcsr in the Cpristm~
number CT the Ladies' Home Journal
Over his signsture Sir Arthur SuIli
van states that of the millions o
copies OF The Loot Chord" sold Il
America, all are incorrect. and tha
this IL the hrst accurate copy Of thu
song ever prepared By him. or foI
which he ever received . penny o
payment. Tho complete music IN.
words 81 sir Arthur's copy OF th'
song. expr. sally prepared for th'
Lsdl,s' Home Journal, will be given