Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-15
LITERARY NOTES.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW

THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
This popular magazine contains the
following choice and interesting table
of contents for November: Hawthorn
and Lavender, songs and madrigals,
W. E. Henley; International Arbttra-
tion, A Russian View, F. de Martens;
From an American Standpoint, Seth
Low; France at the Parting Of the
Ways, Bernard LaZare; The open
Door" Policy in the Philippines, Frank
d. Pavey; The Dramatic Festivals of
Orange, Jules Claretie; Is Civil Re
form in Peril? Prof. Joseph F. john
son; Food Which Fails to Feed, Louis
Windmuller; The Story of a Helpful
Queen, Carmen Sylvia; The Picture
Gallery of the Hermitage-I, Claude
Phillips. The American Church Crisis:
The Rebellion against the Royal SUI
premacy, the Earl of Portsmouth; How
the Ritualists Harm the Church, the Rt.
Hon. Arthur J. Balfour.
PEARSON'a MAGAZINE-Th No
vember Parsons contains an unusual
ly attractive list of contents. There
is a beautiful frontispiece by H. Sic
miradzki, entitled, "The Song of the
Slave" big Fruit Operations" by E..
H. Rydall, is an excellent illustrated
article ON one Of the great California
fruit products. 1.-THE Dukes Letter"
will be found story Of absorbing in
terest, by James Workman. ''The Adj
ventures of Sirdar Mohammed Kahn"
are continued in this number. 1.-THE
Last Champion of Grenada" is a choice
poem by George Griffith. Other choice
contributions are: Human Storks, 2
"a Priestess of the Pigskin,' "Tele-
graphing from the Clouds" "The Lost
Continent" 1.-THE Art of Age" and
''Life's Little Mysteries.
THE CUTLOOK-In the November
magazine number of The Outlook the
strongest feature in the world of poll
tics and history is the authorized in
terview with Dr. J G. Schurman
president of the Philippine commission.
Another timely article is a sketch of
two military leaders in the Transvaal
war, Sir Redvers Butler and General
Joubert, with excellent portraits of
both. In the literary world the best
article is that by Augustine Birrell on
Samuel Johnson and on the Johnson
Club. Other interesting features of
note are Mr.. William Durban's ac-
count of the opening of Siberia by the
great Trans-Siberian Railway, which
has the title, "From Moscow to Vladi-
vostok;" Mr. Clifton Johnson's THE
Lakes of Killarney" illustrated by
photographs taken by the author; de-
scription of "An English Village Public
House," and a picturesque account of
the life of Bishop Whipple, of Minneso-
ia. Stories, poems, sermon by DR..
Greer, together with news and editorial
departments, complete a varied and
timely number.
FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR
MONTHLY.-Among the many excel
lent articles found in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly for November is
Stephen Cranes new story, West
Pointer and Volunteer" Clifton John
sen, the artist-awthor, contributes a
beautifully illustrated article upon The
Old Folks at Home in New England. !"
Coaching as Spor.," by Gibson Will
lets, is a unique story, but we'll worth
reading. The admirable article of Ly-
man Gage on Finances OF Our Wars"
is of unusual interest. The Stories of
Women in Dramatic Art by Adeline
Stanhope Wheateroft, and "Old Vir-
ginia Breakfasts" by Mrs. Roger A
PRYOR, make up an excellent number Of
this progressive journal.
OUTING NORTHUMBERLAND as
the autumn tints of the woods and
fields it loves 50 well are the pages of
Outing for November. Football has its
prophet in Walter Camp, lawn tennis
its historian in James P. Paret, golf
it's chronicler in Charles Turner, and
Travel in China, "a Race Round the
Horn" and Yachting On White Bear
Lake are described by well-known
pens. The illustrations are remarkable,
even for Outings high standard OF
sporting pictures. and the Editorial Re-
view Of the months pastimes is by tha
foremost sportsmen in their respective
lines.
THE AMERICAN MONTHLY RE-
VIEW OF REVIEWS.-The special
features of this number are the editor S
comment ON the war in South Africa
(illusTated), Mr.. Stead's character
sketch of Cecil Rhodes (illustratedj,
President Schurman's address on The
Problem of Territorial Expansion" a
paper by Mr.. Alfred F. Potts, CT Indian
oils, on a Successful Substitute for
Municipal Ownership, a description
of "A Model Suburban Village East
Cleveland, Ohio, by Mr.. c. E. Bolton,
and The Toledo Manual Training
School" illustrated). by President j.
H BarroWs. of OberIin College.
AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE.-Ainsl
Magazine for November presents a
number of valuable contributions TO
its numerous readers. Forrest Girls
sey furnishes an excellent sketch OF
Brig. Gen. Charles King. soldier and
novelist. In Football Harness is a
dashing short story by Samuel Mer-
win Through the Pigmy Forest will
/ be found . valuable contribution By Al