Middletown transcript., 1898-10-29
LITERARY NOTES
CENTURY.

The Century begins its new year with
brilliant cover in color by the well
known Partisan poster-artist, Grasset, who
made the Napoleon poster for The Century
This time he pictures Alexander the Great
on the famous Bucephalus. This is in
connection with the magazines new histor-
cal serial on Alexander, written by Prof.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, which will be one
of the leading features for the comming
year. The lessons from the career of the
Macedonian conquer are of particular in.
terest in these day of empire-making pro-
jects. Aside from the archaeological mater
ial that is pictured, strikingly illustrated by
Castaigne, Loeb. Captain Charles d. Sigs-
bee begins his personal Narrative of the
Maine" This the contribution of the
commander of the battle ship to the Cen
tury's New War Series which will include
articles by most of the leading officers in
the land and naval operations in the recent
war Captain Sigsbee in this paper, for the
the first time. and authoritative manner,
the story of the Maine to Havana, her ar
rival in the harbo:, her reception by the
Spanish officials, and the precautions that
were taken to guard her safety. The arti-
Gle is fully illustrated from photographs
that have not appeared elsewhere. Paul
Leicester Ford. author of "The True Geo.
Washington" begins series of profusely
illustrated papers on "The Many-Sided
franklin, the opening article dealing
with Franklin's Family Relations. A new
romance by Marion Crawford, his most
important historical novel, is begun. 1t is
the story Of young English knight in the
Second Crusade, and is entitled "Via
Crucis." A characteristic story by Mark
Twain is called From the London Times
of 1904" and is founded upon a recent
invention, in which the author is deeply
interested. 1t contains an incidental re-
ference to the Dreyfus trial. A two-part
story by Frank Stockton, "The Vizier of
the Two-Horned Alexander" one of his
most curious conceits, is begun. The prize
in fiction in The Century's first competition
for college graduates has been awarded to
Miss Grace NJ. Gallaher, and her story, "a
Question of fHappiness, is given. Lowell's
Impressions of Spain" are contained in
some of his hitherto imprinted official
dispatches, written while Minister at
Madrid, with predatory note on Spanish
politics by Hon. A. A. Adee. Baron Cou-
bertin writes on Building Up Worlds
Fair in Paris" and there are illustrations
by Castaigne. A frontispiece portrait, in
colors, Of DR.. Weir Mitchell. is drawn by
the distinguished portrait-painter Cecilia
Beaux, especially for the magazine; and
romantic poem by DR.. Mitchell, "Guidarello
Guidarelli," is strikingIy illustrated by
Louis Loeb. Timothy Coles wood-engrav-
ing this month, in the series of "0ld
English Masters" is from Raeburn.
ST. NICHOLAS.
With its November number st. Nicholas
begins new volume and celebrates its
twenty fifth birthday. In honor of this
anniversary the magazine dons special
cover, bearing birthday cake decorated
with twenty-five candles. Notwithstanding
its quarter of a century of existence, st.
Nicholas is just as young as ever in spirit.
A new Henty serial is begun. tale of
American history, that will be one of the
features of the coming year. 1t is called
'The Sole Survivors" and it deals with the
of an early Virginia colony with
the Indians. E. III. House is to contribute
a series of papers on bright Sides of His
tory" dealing with amusing episodes in
ancient and modern history. These are
given in the course Of story, which tells
of the sayings and doings of a party of
clever boys and girls. In the present num-
Der Mr.. House spins entertaining yarns
about "Cleopatras Fishing Party" and "A
Dinner of Lucullus." Mrs. Charles D.
Sigsbee, wife of the captain of the battle
Navy" and gives an account Of the cat and
the dog that survived the terrible explosion
in Havana harbor. A tale CT the capture
of Santiago is "Chuggins, the Youngest
Hero in the Army" by H. Irving Han
cock. margaret Clyde's Extra" by Isabel
Gordon Curtis, is the story of q quick
witted girl who gave the first news of Ad-
miral Dewey to the people of her town, and
scored beat on her newspaper rivals.
Richard Stillman Powell, in 1.-The Arrival
of Jimpson," tells rafting foot ball story
of contest between Yale and Harvard.
Frederick W. Wendt describes IA Visit to
Bismark," giving characteristic anecdotes
of the Iron Chancellor. Princess Madri-
gals Wish" is an old-fashioned fairy-tale
by Florence Simmons, and "How Mr..
Drake Went to Court" by Emma NJ.
Backus. is darky mammy's bedtime story
All Of these contributions are fully and
attractively illustrated. Gelett Burgess, in
quaint pictures and amusing rhymes, tell 8
of the Coop Babies" who are likely to
prove worthy successors to the famous
Brownies. There are verses and jingles by
Carolyn Wells, Mildred Howells, Oliver
Herford, Charles Love Benjamin, Helen
Gray Cone, and other favorife writers.