The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-28
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PERIODICALS

The Century Magazine, with it's NO
vember number, enters upon it's twenty
seventh year, and, judging from that ls-
sue one would think it intends to main
tain its position as the leader of enter
tainment, art, and thought.
Many new literary features are prom
ised. prominent among which is another
story by DIR. Weir Mitchell, whose Hugh
Wynne," published serially in that mag
azine, is almost, if not quite, the Great
American Novel we have all been look
ing forward to. The title of the new
story is "The Adventures of Francois:
Founding, Adventurer Juggler, and
Fencing Master during the French.
Revolution" Mrs. Burton Harrison
contributes another novel, IcA'led Good
Americans" 1t deals with New York
life and is written in the authors LAP
pest style. In short the contents OF
the Century for the coming year will be
of the widest interest.
''The Century Gallery Of One Hundred
Portraits" made up of the finest engrav-
ings that have appeared in the magazine,
and representing cost of nearly $780,
600 is offered, together with The Cen
fury for one year, for $3.50. The retail
price of the Gallery alone is $3.50.
st. Nicholas, the delight of boys and
girls. promises q remarkably varied and
attractive list of features for the coming
year.
Rudyard Kipling's famous Jungle
Stories first appeared in this magazine
and that wonderful writer will contrib
ute new series to its pages. 1.-THE just
So Stories" they are called, stories about
queer animals. Then Frank r. Stock
ton will contribute "The Buccaneers of
the Coast" J. T. Trowbridge, 1.-TWO
Biddicut Boys" Rupert Hughes, "The
Lakerim Athletic Club" W. O.Stoddard.
with the Black Prince" Clement
Fezandie, Through the Earth; and
numerous other stories of romance,
science, and adventure by our foremost
writer's.
Fifty-two times a year The Youths
Companion goes into the homes of every
one of its subscribers. F'ifty-two times
a wear ii brings to the fireside the best
thought of the best minds in Europe and
America. Coming every week, there Is
a delightful freshness and timeliness 10
its contents. The Companion keeps al
ways i'm touch with current events. It's
editorial utterances and its notes on
new topics Of interest in nature and
science are always abreast of the times.
Fifty-two numbers are scarcely suffi-
Gent to contain all the stories. special ar
ticlps. and other reading already provld-
ed for Companion readers during 1893.
Among the eminent writer's for the
new volume whose contributions are al
ready in hand are Mr.. Gladstone. Lord
Dufferin. Speaker Reed. the Duke Of
Argyll. Senator Hoar, Senator Lodge,
Justin Mccarthy. Professor Shalcr,
John Burroughs. Percival Lowell, Rud-
ward Kipling. w. y. Howells. Mary r.
Wilkins, Captain Mahan and Lieutenant
Peary.
Present readers of The Companion
who renew their subscriptions, and new
subscribers will receive free beautiful
gold-embossed calendar, painted in twelve
colors. 1t is one of the richest and cost
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1899 A handsome Illustrated announce
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THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Gilbert Parker is to contribute Il
new story to The Atlantic next year.
The first installment will appear in the
January number. Are Our State Uni
yersities Goddess" in the December
number, wild likely be read with interest
by all Tar Heel readers of the magazine.
This is only one of a number of especial
ly fine contributions to this number.
Passing over Colonel L. w. Higginson's
Literary London"-for it seems to me
Higginson figures too prominently in his
writings Belated Feudalism in Ameri-
ca" is valuable paper. 1t is an inteili-
gent view Of the Distinguishing features
of our institutions. ''The Greatest Of
These" is a fine story, and Caleb
West" grows in interest with each chap
ter.
The Atlantic depends upon literature
rather than upon pictures, to embellish
its pages.
Good fiction and abundant and novel
illustrations are the features Of the
Christmas Scribner's. The cover is very
attractive and A. b. Frost's frontispiece
depicting the famous Christmas scene
from Pickwick is supremely good. Two
Southern stories appear in this number:
"A Run Of Luck" by Joel Chandler