Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-07
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LITERARY NOTES.


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paign to Khartoum. shows, in a
thoughtful article in the October
number of Harper's magazine, the
debasing effect of the Dreyfus affair
on France. An article by Hon. John
Barrett, late United States minister to
Siam, and for 10 months war corre-
spondent at Manila, gives an admir-
able representation of the character
and personality of Admiral Dewey.
Short stories are contributed by Seu
mas MacManus, /. Zangwill. Mary
Hartwell Catherwood and Stephen
Crane, beside numerous special fea-
lures.
The largest issue of Harper's Week
" ever published is the Dewey mem
orial number, ready Sept. IS. Be-
tween its ornamental covers, printed
in colors, are 90 pages, devoted al
most entirely TO Admiral George
Dewey and the eventful incidents in
his career. For interesting and au-
thoritative articles and fine drawings
this Dewey number is perhaps I'M
precedented in the annals of illus
trated periodicals. Rudyard Kipling
contributes a poem, his most striking
work since his illness, appropriately
entitled Let Us Now Praise Famous
Men. a history of the Dewey family
and a sketch of the admiral's life is
contributed by Hon. John Bar
ret, late United States minister TO
Siam, an intimate friend OF the adj
mIral, and closely associated with
him 10 months at Manila. Through
out this period Mr.. Barrett kept care
full notes of everything of material
interest, and consequently his article
contains a mass of entirely new in
formation upon these all-engrossing
subjects. The number contains also
an important article on the United
States navy by Henry Loomis Nelson,
and special articles on Dewey and the
Manila campaign, illustrated with
many hitherto unpublished portraits
and with superb drawings of naval
scenes. 1t is a mum Der that is not
only worth reading, but worth pre-
serving. The issue for Oct. will
describe Admiral Dewey's reception
in New York, and the succeeding
mum Der will he given over to the
story of the contest for the America 5
cup.
The special fashion number of Har-
per's Bazaar, published Oct. 1, con-
tains comprehensive and authorita
tive presentation of autumn and win
ter fashions. The numbe is elabor-
atelv illustrated and gives full de-
scriptions of the reception gowns,
outing costumes, capes, wraps, house
gowns and negligee costumes which
will be worn during the coming au-
tumn and winter. The large number
of new and original fashion hints
make this issue invaluable to every
woman.
1t is said that Rudyard Kipling and
Ernest Seton-ThOmpson met last win
ter, and spent an evening telling each
other animal stories. The Interpreter
of the Jungle wanted story of
grizzly bear. Mr.. Thompson had one
ready for him. 1t took an hour to
tell it. When he had finished, Mr..
Kipling exclaimed: That's fine,
Thompson; why don't you write it?'
Mr.. Thompson has since written it,
under the title of The Biography of Il
Grizzly, and its publication will lie
begun in the Novcm Der mum bef of The
Century Magazine. 1t is the first long
story by the author of Wild Animals
| Have Known. Needless to say, he
Will illustrate it himself. The deco
rative arrangement of the pages will
be the work of his wife.
The articles in the October Forum
are of great interest, a mum Der being
written by widely known men. Sen
ator j. G.. Burrows forecasts the pres
idcntial contest of 1900 with paper
on This Years Elections: Their Bear
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Comptroller of the Currency Charles
G.. Dawes writes a paper of much
Importance on The Present Outlook
for Currency Reform. The dean Of
Canterbury. Z. W Farral, speaks
with no uncertain sound upon The
Sunday Question. Oscar p. Austin,
chief of the United States bureau of
statistics, givesan interesting account
of the rapidly growing Commercial
Japan; Prof. Sohm, of Leipzig,
member of the code com mission, tells
of the true significance OF The Civil
Code of Germany, and Charles Howard
Shinn considers. in his article on the
Literature of the Pacific Coast. the
prominent part that Californian writ
ers have taken IN the department of
fiction.
With a wealth of beautiful illustra-
tons and with all the experts have to
say concerning the great national yacht
race. Outing for October is as fresh
and wholesome as is the ocean breeze,
which presently shall drive the white
winged fliers in their race for the
Americas stored cup Long and
vainly has Great Britain striven to
regain possession of the trophys which
signifies the yachting supremacy of
the seas, and this time. if ever. IS the
opportunity for Sir Thomas Upton :
stately Shamrock. Designer Fife.
SaiI-maker Ratsey. and all concerned
have done their best. and the two
swiftest yachts the world has ever
seen Will race upon their merits to