Middletown transcript., 1897-10-09
LITERARY NOTES.

A picture in the October "St. Nicholas
fortells the greeting that many readers will
give to this issue of the magazine. 1t repre-
sents young girl pouring over the pages
and saying: "Oh, dearI The serial stories al,
end in this number" For months cage,
readers have followed the adventures of
the boys and girls who figure in the serials,
and it is hard to part with them. Master
Skylark." in John Benefits romantic
story of the days of Queen Bess, returns to
bis home in Stratford with his little COM
panion. Cicely Carew. An account is given
of garden-party at Shakesperes house.
and Rare Ben" Jonson is one of the guests.
''The Last Three Soldiers" whom William
q. Shelton has pictured as leading Crusoe
lives on mountain-top in the South, hap
PLY return to their homes. miss Nina
Barrow" the little American of Frances
Courtenay Baylor's helpful story, shows in
her ripened and chastene6 character the
excellent results ofloving care. But aside
from the serial features, there are many
stories and sketches for the casual reader.
Charles T. Hill describes the work of 1.-THE
Fire PATROL" that useful adjunctto the fire
department of all large cities. William T
Ellis has an affecting sketch of the e duca
ton of deaf and blind boy, Tommy
stringer, protege of Helen Keller. "The
Escort to the Color" by Lieut.. B. W. At
kinson, U. s. A, is q description of one of
the most impressive of military ceremonies,
an honorthat is paid to the flag at military
posts. There are two fairy stories, one of
them an up-to-date order. "a Magician for
One Day." by Tudor Jenks, and the other
of the old-fashioned sort that is always well
come, How an Elf Set up Houseke keeping. :"
by Anne CIeve. A dog story by Laure nee
Hutton, poems by Julia Taft Bayne, Edith
M. Thomas, Mary Bradley, Carolyn Wells
and Katherine Pyle, and pictures by Birch
Varian, Clinedinst, and Relyea, are other
features of the number.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt contributes a
paper to the October Century" on''The Roll
of Honor of New York Police" his article
being one of the series in this magazine on
Heroes of Peace" Mr.. Roosevelt incident
ally describes his efforts and those of his
associates to reform the police force in New
York, and he tells of the workings of their
plan to reward heroism by promotion
wherever possible. A paper by Miss Anna
L.Bicknell, who wrote"Life in the Tuileries
Under the Second Empire, ,besa'd upon her
own experiences in the palace, treats of
'Marie-Antionetteea as Dauphine," and has
many illustrations. Miss Bicknell presents
much new material, drawn from the State
Papers in Vienna. In wild Animals in
a New England Game Park" Mr.. G. T.
Ferris describes the great game preserve Of
twenty-seven thousand acres established by
the late Austin Corbin among the aban
doned farms of New Hampshire. MIR. T.
Cole, the engraver. gives his attention this
month. in his "Old English Masters" to
Sir Joshua Reynolds, four of whose most
characteristic paintings are reproduced.
The accompanying text is by Prof. John
G. VanDyke. Joseph Pennell writes ap-
preciatively of The Art of Charles Keene,"
ranking Keene next to Hogarth among
English artists. A number of examples of
his work, from the original drawings, give
point to Mr.. Pennell's praise. "Letters of
DIR. Holmes to Classmate," edited by
Mary Blake Morse, are for the first time
printed. This number of the Century"
closes the volume and brings TO an end the
serials that have proved such successful
features of the year. Gen. Horace Porter's
Campaigning with Grant" gives vivid
description of the surrender of Lee at Ap-
pomattox, and corrects some errors that
have crept into the generally received his
tory of the event. Dr. MitchelPs novel,
Hugh Wynne," gathers together the
strands of romance, after the momentous
scenes of the Revolution have played their
part of the story. Mrs. Catherwood's ro-
nance, "The Days of Jeanne dare" ends
with the death of the pucelle and her
squire. and is accompanied by pictures by
Boutet de Monvel, There is short story by
Lucy s. Furman, entitled 1.-THE Flirting of
Mr.. Nickins," and one by Louise Herrick
Wall, ''The Heart of Maid"