Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-08
CURRENT LITERATURE.

The governor Of New Hampshire,
Frapk W. Rollins, and the governor of
Rhode Island, William Gregory, write
in n brilliant article in, the November
"Snccess In which they make the
claim that New England's greatest crop
is nlen--men of brain and character,
who have been as the salt of the earth
TO the other States of the Federal
Union. The French premier, M. Wal
deck Rosseau, criticises American ideas
of success winning, by stating that our
greatest crop is millionaires. Emile
lola politely agrees with his fellow
couutrymen, except to say that we are
young yet, and may grow into an APP
rreciation of the arts and sciences.
William Il. Stead fires shot in the
same direction, hut he uses a blank
cartridge. Joe Chamberlain tells 'Suc-
cess'' he is very fond of everything
American, including American wives.
Another feature OF absorbing interest
| is the discussion OF the question, Is
the American Home Deteriorating?"
Mrs. Frank Leslie and Rev. Madison
| G. Peters declare that 1t is, owing tn
| divorces, clubs, apartment houses and
other reasons. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Rev. Robert Collyer, Stewart
l.. Wo1dford twho has just started in
to Greats a new home for himselfl, and
Samuel Gompers stoutly maintain that
the home is as safe as the republic. III.
Ii, Vreeland Describes the growing
room at the top" and Hezekiah
Butterworth has an exquisite Thanks
giving story and poem OF much merit.
Altogether, the number is a credit te
American journalism.
The November number OF the Review
OF Reviews has as special features TIVE
illustrated articles describing the cam
paign methods Of the Republican
and Democratic nation committees, re
spectvely-the latter contributed b,
Willis j. Abbot, the manager OF tn
Democratic press bureau at Chicago
and the former by New York news
paper man, who has the entree at tn
Republican headquarters; a Jul &C
count Of the Inception and purpose o
the Hall of Fame for eminent Ameri
cans, by Chancellor MacCracken,s @
New York University. with portraits Q
the 80 distinguished Americans jus
selected as worthy of commemorative
= in this unique editics; an article O
= Political Beginnings in Porto Rico,
: by John Finley, of Princeton Uni
4 versity; an account of the Negro eN
!, hibit at the Paris Exposiiinn, by ID
: W. Il. b. Du Bots; study Of tn
= recent rapid development of trusts
i in England, by Robert Donald; ard a
!, instructive study of British campaig
L methods, as illustrated in the Parlii
+. mentary elections of the past month
2 by W. L. Stead. The editorial depar
:, ment, "The Progress OF the World,
+ covers the Presidential campaign, tt
= British and Canadian general eleation
= the careers of The late John Sherma
i and Charles Dudley Warner with no
- traits, and many other topics of speci
= intereRt at the present moment. Mar
of the la fest and most effective cartoon
y of the campaign are reproduced in tn
~ number.
:, The best and most fully illustrate
= account Of the voyage Of the Duke
= Abruzzi, who has just returned
&c Italy after having exceeded Nansen
"a "Farthest North,' is to he found
- the November Magazine number
y ! The Outlook. (s3 year. The Gu
.. look Co.. New York.