The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
LITERARY NOTES

Tho new year of SCribner's Magazine
opens In the January number with sew
Jral features of distinction. The place OF
| honor is given to Governor Roosevelt
who Will contribute not only his con-
| tinued story of "The Rough Riders" but
| other articles on the naval preparations,
| the strategy and other important sub
| iects growing cut of the war with
Spain. The frontispiecc of the number
| is drawing from life by Charles Dana
| Gibson of Colonel Roosevelt, and 1t Is
| most satisfactory Interpretation OF 'he
salient qualities in the face of the new
governor of New York. The first chap
ter of ''The Rough Riders is entitled
Raising the Regiment" and from the
| very start it reveals those dudlities or
vigorous description that have become
| associated with Colonel Roosevelt as an
author and speaker. 1t has been said
| that he knew almost every man in his
| regiment and this article is filled with
| the colonels anecdotes of notable men
| from east and west who composed the
| most picturesque body of fighting men
| of modern times. The illustrations,
| which are to be a feature of this serial.
| have been chosen by the colonel himself
| from many hundreds of photographs.
| The completed narrative will be the most
| striking book of the year. written by
| man holding one of the most exalted
| positions in the government of our coun-
| try.
There are several noteworthy articles
in the January Homo Magazine, w.
| V. Afford, tho Central American en-
| plorer tells about the ancient city Of
| Copan, with many illustrations. ellison
| Wiletts has an illustrated article on
George Francis Train. the most cccen-
| tric man in the world. W. y. Clute, Of
the New York Botanical Gardens. de-
| scribes some wonderful Vet quite COM
mon plants That Eat Meat Christ
mas in the Philippines is the subject OF
| an Illustrated article by W. G.. Irwin, the
| Home Magazines correspondent at Ma
Mia. Mr. Irwin sends some interesting
photographs which are here reproduced.
| There are also illustrated articles on
| Porto Rico, on the "Bazaars in Constan-
| tinople' and on the "Faiure of the
Bertillon System" while Henry Chadwick
tells the story and points the moral of
the base ball campaign of 1898. The
fiction of the number includes three un-
usually good seasonable stories, and there
are the usual editorial departments.
Edmond Kelly, New York lawyer,
describes in the January Century the
| experiences of AN American in Madrid
During the War" When he announced
his intention of going from Paris to
Spain, on the outbreak of hostilties, no
one encouraged him to attempt it. Min
lister Woodfords secretary-a Spaniard,
who had quilted Madrid with his chief
was consulted by our ambassador to
| France, and asserted positively that Mr..
| Kelly would not get beyond the frontier.
The Spanish Charged Affaires quietly in
formed him that if he was a spy, he
would be treated is q spy. But, dis
| guised as a Frenchman by wearing q
1 - ....l ~.
| Kelly slipped through the Spanish GUS
tom house with a facility that was
positively humiliating." and spent seven
| weeks in Madrid. Though known TO be
an American, he was absolutely unmo-
Tested.
| The Forum begins the new year with
an excellent number. Sir Charles Dixie
writes forcefully on "The Future Rela-
tions of Great Britain and the United
| States; Adjutant-G General Corbin con-
tributes a paper on THE Army of the
United States" showing the wonderful
improvement Of late years in its per-
sonnel; and Mr.. G. Everett Hill, who
was private secretary TO the late Col
q. Il. Waring, gives the substance Of the
Coloners report to the United States
government "On the Sanitation of Ha
vana." All of tho remaining articles arc
cminently readable
A very curious presentation Of tho
number of Irishmcn. of the stamp OF
Woscley in England, the Duke OF Tctuar
in Spain, General OBrutschef in Rus.
sia, Niscount Taale in Hungary, who are
leaders in many nations, is given in the
January Cosmopolitan under the title
Irish Leaders in Many Nations" II
wlE be found interesting to all who have
even a drop of Irish blood in thcil
, veins. "The Jews in Jerusalem 10 an
other article In the same number pos
scssing interest for large class.
The Womans Homo Companion offer:
$2O0 in prizes of SlOO $50 and $40 for th'
three best short stories submitted before
March 1st The competition Is open Il
all; the only requirements are that al
stories entered for the prize keen within
the 300 word limit, and be addresscC
Price Competition, Woman's Home Com
parion, Sprir gfield, o.
The North American Review Cor Jan
: uary gives Andrew Carnegie the position
: | of honor with an earnest argumen
against expansion, Cuban Reconstruc
tion" bv Richard ]. Hinton is n mos
: | informing paper. Serator Vest also op
: | poses expansion and the remaining topic
! ! treated are we'll selected.