The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
LITERARY NOTES.

Tho Werner company Of Akron, o., an
nounces The United States Army and
Navy a history of these parts Of our
government from the era of the revolu-
ton to the close of the Spanish American
war. The work, which is sumptuously
Illustrated au1 issued in large, magnih-
cent, Oblong quarto volume, has been
written for the publisers by two distln-
guisheu officers of the United states SER
vice, each not only a highly competent
and experienced writer, but intimately
acquainted with tho branch OF the war
administration with which he practically
and instructively deals. The narrative
which records the annals, together with
all details of the organization and admin
istrationof the army is furnished by Lieu
tenant-C Colonel ArChur j.. Wagner, assist
ant adjutant. general, United states
Army, late II structor in the art of war
and gold r1cdalist of the Military Services
institution of the United States. That
which reCites the history of the navy
supplies a description Of its organization,
administration and duties, Is written b.
Commander j. II. Jerrold Kelley United
States Navy, prize essayist of the United
States Naval Institute, and author of
Modern Ships of War" etc. In both
of these narratives, while they cover. in
tho era of the revolution, and deal inter-
cstngly with the manner in which the
army and navy are commanded, clothed,
fed, paid, and generally cared for, con-
siderable space is at the same time taken
up with a graphic account of the mill
tary and naval operations of the Spanish
American war. The volume contains
forty-thrce full-paEe illustrations and
one hur dred and sixty pages of text,
1Sl2XlS inches full gilt edge the illus
trations are beautiful specimens of the
highest photographic art, eXQulsitely pro-
duced in from ten TO twelve tints and
Colors, on very heavy lithographic plate
paper of the best quality. The tissue
covering each illustration is of fine
French folio. with title imprinted thereon
in red. The text is printed on heavy
velvet finished book paper of an exceed
ingly high grade made especially for this
publication.
Tho August Century will he midsum-
mer and travel number. In the former
character its special feature may be said
to be a group of papers on tornadoes and
thunder-storms. The first of these is
a graphic description, at first hand, of
the tornado that visited Kirksville, Mo-,
last spring. This was seen from his
doorstep by John r. Musck, an author
living in tnat city; and as it considfrate-
ly changed it's course, which at first was
straight toward his house, he had an eX-
traordinarily good opportunity TO observe
its actions and devastating effects Some
Of it's pranks seem hardly credible, but
are vouChed fer by trustworthy witness
cs, some of whom, together with horse.
were swept up and carried hundreds Of
yards through the air, without suffering
the slightest injury. A learned paper
on tornadoes in general is contributed by
Professor Cleveland Abbe, nf the weather
bureau; and a kindred theme is helpfully
discussed by Professor John Trowbridge,
Of Harvard, in Powerful Electrical Dis
charges" and by Alexander Jay Wurts,
of the Westinghouse company, in THE
Protection of Electrical Apparatus
Against Lightning"
Frank Lesles Popular Monthly for
August is midsummer art and fiction
number 1t is brilliant and entertaining
In its literary contents and sumptuous
pictorially, as may be judged from the
fact that among its writer's are included:
w. D. Howells, Ruth McEnery Stuart,
Joel Chandler Harris, Eeerton Castle
Van Tassel Sutphen. Edgar Fawcett,
Eta w. Pierce, G. F. Carter, Thcodosia
Pickering Garrison, Perriton Maxwell,
Larkin c. Mead, Eben L. Rexford and
r. Is. Munkittrick: these illustrated by
such weM-knOwn artists as Albert b.
Wcnzell, Howard Chandler Chrsty, r.
Luis Mora, w. Granville Smith, F. Hop
kinson Smith, Hugh NJ. Eaton, Clifford
Carleton, Charles Grunwald, VI. c. Ed
wards, Frank Ada ms and George r. Brill
The handsomest and most costly resi-
dencc in the French capital has just been
completed by tho wealth and taste of an
American girl the Countess de Castel-
lane. formerly Miss Anna Gould of New
York. 1t reproduces the famous Grand
Trianon built by Louis XIV. the scene Of
so much fcstivity of that brilliant court
Edward Page CASTOR, the distinguished
traveller, contributes to the September
WOman's Home Companion a superbly i'll
Illustrated account of this American pa
lace in Paris.
In the August McClure's, Miss Tarbell
will give an account of the death of Lin
coin, based on the unpublished recollec-
tions of persons who were with Lincoln
in his last hours and were more or less
eye-witnesses of his assassination The
article will be illustrated with the last
life portrait of Lincoln, a facsimile of
the last bit of writing done by him, a
picture of the scene at his dcath-bed, and
other pictures.
Tho Messrs. Appleton, publishers of
the IoWn ana country Library, announce
the publication of a new library in paper
to be called Appleton's Popular Library.
1t will contain fiction, adventure, etc.
That it will not be limited to fiction is
shown by the character of the first is
sue, which will be of +. T. Bullen's
Cruise Of the Cachalot," which will ap-
pear in this library in paper at the price
Of o. cents.
Mr.. Bagots discussion of the question
"Will England Become Cathoic?" which
The Living Age of July % translates from
the Italian review, the Nuova Antologia,
is noteworthy for the emphasis with
which it answers in the negative the
question which it puts, and the facts
which it presents in support of that view.
d. Appleton and company have become
publishers of Gilbert Parkers novel,
1.-THE Pomp of the Lavlettes"
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
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1900 students.