The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04
Authors and Books.

h stephen Crane wrote The
Red Badge of Courage" he had neve
been I'm a field of battle and knew moth
ing of military affairs. His work ex-
cited great admiration. But later on
he wen to Cuba and was i'm the front
at San Juan Hill. N I'm the Decem-
Der Cosmopolitan we have another
story. this time from a real field Of
battle. entitled The Wool Of Thin
Red Threads" 1t will be interesting
for those who are familiar with his
previous work to compare the two-the
imaginary and the real. Apropos Of
the name Cosmopolitan IL is rather Gu
rious tn note that the December issue
Of hat magazine contains one article
having to do with Spain. another with
India. another with Japan. another
with Cuba, another with Jamaica, mn
other with England. another with
Rome and still another with France.
This is A pretty wide range.
h Christmas number of ~Scribner's
Magazine has several notable art fea-
lures. The brilliant cover in silver.
gold and Colors IL from a prize design
by Albert Herter. There are also Is
pages Of color printing of an u%nusual
kind reproducing Maxwell Parish's
very original scheme of Illustration and
decoration. accompanying +. j. Slim
sons poetical version of a scene from
wagner's Rhine Gold" In the ar
ticle on 'John Ruskin as "A Painter"
Mr.. Spielmann has included reproduc-
tions Of many unpublished paintings
and sketches. secured only by reason
of his long personal friendship with
Ruskin. Another artistic feature Is
the frontispiece by the young artist.
Walter Appleton Clark. whose reputa-
ton has been made i'm the pages If
Scribner's. The contributions To the
Christmas number are also of great
distinction. The whole question Of
America and ~colonia expansion and
Its relation To an AngLo-American al
lance is discussed by the leading pub
lie man Of English political life. the
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, colon
ial secretary. From the very duties Of
his cabinet position he Is best suited
tn speak on colonial subjects. He H.
also known as a strong friend of the
United States. Without %venturing to
intrude advice. Mr.. Chamberlain clear
~ indicates what he believes To he
the inevitable solution of Americas le-
lations to her new possessions. Rich
ard Harding Davis concludes his stir
ring chapters on the war with Span.
with a description Of the varied and
exciting life of our soldiers In the
Rifle Pits" from the critical battle Of
July .. when the Americans hung onto
san Juan hill as preCariously AS
Humpty pumpty on the wall. to the
surrender On July II. This is the least
known period Of the Wharf.-The time
when the men suffered. waited and en-
dured. and acquired the seeds of dis
ease by exposure in the trenches. 1t
Is as brilliant a piece of writing as
any Of this series Of remarkable arti-
cles. The military and naval move
ments that eliminated on Aug. u in
the surrender Of Manila are very clear
~ described by Capt. 4. Bentley Mott.
L. :. A.. aide To General Merritt. and
acting aide To Gen. y. V. Greene dur
ing the battle. Captain Mott saw ev-
erything from the best point Of view.
and has been officially commended by
General Greene FOR his bravery and
efficiency I'm this action. He has writ
ten his impressions as vividly as
though writing were his profession.
The Youths Companion promises to
rpa itself during the coming year.
Those who read IL during 1899 will be
introduced TO the foremost nOVelists.
explorers. naval officers. poets and
men ~ science in England and the
United states. They will be personally
conducted" as IL were. into the heart
Of Africa by Henry NJ. Stanley: into
the Arctic seas by such explorers as
Peary. Greeley and Markham. and into
spy-ridden Russia by P%oultney BIge-