Middletown transcript., 1898-10-01
LITERARY NOTES.
rHr orNruRY roR ocropER.

THE CENTURY FOR OCTOBER.
The October number of the CENTURY
opens with a paper on Edouard Detaille,
"Painter of Soldiers" written by Armand
Dayot, and illustrated by number of
hitherto unpublished sketches by Detaille.
Prof. William NJ. Sloane gives Personal
and Collected Impressions of Bismark."
Prof. Sloane saw more or less of Bismark
while a student of history with Bancroft,
when the latter was United States Minister
OF Berlin. Prof. Dean c. Worcester, Of the
University of Michigon. who wrote in the
September Century of 1.-THE Malay Pirates
of the Philippines" from personal ex-
periences among them in this number dis
cusses "Knotty Problems of the Philip
pines" Prof. Worcester believes that the
United States should retain the islands, but
he tells what, in his opinion, are the re-
forms that will have to be instituted Ches-
ter Bailey Fernald, author of "The Cat and
the Cherub," spins naval yarn of the
Spanish war in 1.-THE Yellow Burgee," !"
Horatio L. Wait, formerly paymaster in the
United States Navy, writes of THE Block
ade of the Confederacy," giving many stir
ring stories of adventures off the beleaguer.
ed ports. A second paper is printed pre-
senting impressions of "Life and Society in
Old Cuba" These papers are from the
diaries of Jonathan s. Jenkins, an American
miniature painter who spent some time in
Havana during the middle of the century.
Albert Shaw contributes an article on
''The Trans-Mississippians and Their Fair
at Omaha" illustrated from photographs
The "Home of the Indolent" is a paper on
the island of Capri, written by Frank D.
Millet, and illustrated by Charles Caryl
Coleman. Arthur L. rockingham, Jr.,
furnishes an illustrated article on 1.-THE Ro-
man Emperor and His Arch Of Triumph"
W. F. Bailey gives picturesque account
of 1.-THE Pony Express" with pictures by
Lungren and Remington. George H. Oar
win writes about the little-known "Bores"
-tidal-waIls of water that rush up the estu-
aries of some rivers. In the series Of arti-
cles on London at Play" Mrs. Elizabeth
Robins Pennell gives her impressions of
THE Oxford and Cambridge Race" and
her husband, Joseph Pennell, furnishes
characteristic drawings. A remarkably
graphic account of "a Storm at Sea- is by
Fl. Phelps Whitmarsh. In addition to Mr..
Fernald's short story, there three others:
'The Werwolves," tale of old Canada, by
H. BeaugTand; "a Gentleman of Japan and
Lady," by John Luther Long, and "Uncle
ADAM" Characterised by M. E. M.
Davis. T. Coles engraving this month is
from Hoppner, and one of Gilbert Stuart's
portraits is engraved by Henry Wolf.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR OCTOBER.
The October number of ST. NICHOLAS
opens with two articles on Queen Wilhel-
nina of Holland, both of them illustrated
from photographs. The articles are written
by Annie G. Kniper and Jeanette May
Fisher, and contain many pretty stories
about the merry Girl Queen. "Under the
Sea- is paper about diving, and the perils
and experiences that divers meet, contri-
buted by James Cassidy. Charles F. W.
Miela'z gives "a Boys Recollections of the
Great Chicago Fire." wildly recalled des-
pite the lapse of years. Several times tie
author was almost hemmed in by the rush
of the flames. GustaY Kobbe writes of
Battling with Wrecks and Derelicts, ," those
constant menaces to navigation. Appro-
priately following this is a story of the
Wnet Tpdioc tITha N1,o.a oF i.
DerelicS," by Kate Upson Clark, telling
how an enterprising boy picked up a rich
prize. Tackle in Time" is a story of the
Philippines with favor of football, as
the title would suggest, written by Charles
Bryant Howard. "The White Queen Club"
by Ida Remission, is rich in suggestion for
parlor amusement. Harry Fem, the ar
tist, writes and illustrates an account of his
visit to the great Temple of the Sun at
Baalbec, showing that There were Giants
in Those Days''-at least in the line of
architectural and mechanical geniuses.
'The Judgment Of the Cadi" is a clever
Ea1fern tale by Charles Love Benjamin.
Two of the successful serials of the past
year, "The Lakerim Athletic Club, "by Ru.
pert Hughes, and "Denise and Ned Toodles,
by Mrs. Gabrielle E. Jackson, are brought
to an end. There are an unusual number
of verses and jingles, including contribu-
tions by Mary A. Gillette. Oliver Herford,
Elsie Hill, Edith M. Thomas, Carolyn
Wells, and others. This number completes
the twenty-fourth year of st. Nicholas.
Among the artists represented in the
number are Varian, Reyea, Birch, and
Fem. This number completer the twenty
fourth year of st. Nicholas.