The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-29

son; Samuel Phillips Werner, an experl-
enced explorer, describes the pygmy races
of Africa from personal acquaintance;
Leonard Stcjneger, of the United states
National museum, explains at consider
able length the strained relations now
existing between Norway and Sweden,
making clear a matter frequently referred
TO In print but not generally understood;
Grcenough White reviews in readable
manner Mackall's Life of William Mo-
ris'; Mary a. Henry claims for Profess
sor Joseph Henry, long time secretary
the Smithsonian institution, priority
In the discovery of the telegraph; Rob
ert NJ. Bruins offers an Interesting char
acter sketch of w. S. Gilbert, the dean
Of comic opera librottists and Hamlin
Garland considers the personality and
work Of ]. zangwill. From this hasty
summary IT cal. be seen that tie Con-
servative Review has entered upon an
| ambitious career and is making a large
and successful appeal to the educated
| Engllsh-reading public.
These are times when a correct under
standing of the most prominent news or
| the day requires frequent study of map
| The news has penetrated regions to which
the general geographcr had not gone and
which no ordinary atlas shows in SUM-
cient detail to enable ono to follow the
| movements of the armies. one Will look
| in vain on the maps of last year Tor such
places as Eandslaagte, Glencoe. CO.
| lenso, Belmont, etc, in South Africa ana
| for Alaga, TaaVera, Magalang, Mabla-
| cat and Lingayen in the Philippines.
Yet these and similar little points in two
| distant quarters of the world have be-
| come news centerS. The need or lhe
| hour Is met by q folded map sheet which
| the Matthew's Northrup company of BUT
| falo has published for the Buffalo EX-
NV tnI fnr ,Y,I Il 1igtri
| In "Trooper Tales" by VIII Lexington
! Comfort, published by street q Smith,
| New York, we have a bunch of war sto-
| ries which are the real thing. America
has been waiting for q worthy enron
| icler of the side lights and romance OF
| the late war with Spain. We have had
! histories, tales and essays constructed
| by those who never saw the field of ac-
| tion. This work is different. a bright
young American. of marked literary abh-
| ity enlsts as 4 trooper, goes 10 the
! front, and has given us a series OF the
| most vivid pen pictures OF the real
| American trooper. 1t is Il work That VIII
| last, and Mr. Comfort. by this one et-
| fort, takes Il front rank among the VIII
| ters of America.
| 1t is said that prophet is without honor
| In his own country. This statement Is
| Controverted by the experience of Booth
| Harrington, author of 1.-THE Gentleman
from India" which is published by the
Doubleday & Mcclure Co. Mr.. Tarking'
| ton, as is known is resident or IN
| dianapolis, and three book stores there,
re-ordered one day recently $50 copies
| their heavy initial orders having been eN-
| hausted That the sale is general as wei
! as local is shown by the fact that the
book Is already in its tenth thousand.
| McCluro's Magazine for December viii
| contain the Introductory chapters of "Cht
| Life of the Master" by Dr.. John Wat
| son clan Maclaren'O, which is to be
! leading feature of the magazine for some
| months to come. 1t will be illustrated
from special drawings and paintings by
| Ccrwin X. Linson, reproduced partly II
| color. The same number Will nave ar
inside view of 1.-The Impeacf ment of An
| drew Johnson" being an account or the
historic trial and all it's circumstances by
ex-senator George S. Boutwell,, who was
himself ene of the official managers o.
the trial.
The present successor Of Henry War,
Beecher in the u, Of Plymouth
church. Brooklyn. DR.. Newell DwiSh
Hills. is preaching to vast congregation
through his contributions To the press
the Womans Home Companion VIII p'
included in his literary fold, with an abb
discussion from his pen of The ReNia
of Art and Beauty" to appear in the Jan
uary Womans Home Companion.
The name OF Henryk Sienklewicz, au
thor of "Quo VadS," is fGmiliar to ever!
reading American, yet, so far as w
know, it has never been signed 10 any
thing in an American magazine. In IN
December Century, however, VIII D.
found a prose-poem Of his. Englished b.
his authorized translator, Jeremiah Cur
Tin, and not yet published even in Polish
1t is called "The Judgment OF Peter an
Paul on Olympus"
As might be expected, the Christina
spirit pervadcs the December st. Nicho
las, Short stories, verses and pictures
appropriate to the season crowd eac
other in the teeming pages Of this maga
zine, which has been enlarged by eish
pages, and will not be diminished In slS
during the coming year.