Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-18

October number of ScribnerS Magazine
Henry Norman writes an elaborate
and most intelligent account, entitled,
Russia of To-day" THE Last Days
of Pretoria" is the graphic story of that
historic place by Mrs. Richard Harding
Davis. That delightful serial story OF
Tommy and the Grizel' is continued.
Walter Wyckoff contributes a compre-
hensive and interesting paper, styled,
With Arctic Highlanders. The
Dust of Defeat" is a bright short story
by Lloyd Osborne. "A Visible Judg-
ment," by Arthur Cotton, is also very
/ readable story. THE Sherman-John-
son Convention" by Gen. Jacob d. Cox,
is thoroughly interesting historic
paper, and will be very generally read
| POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
Among the leading articles in the Pop
ular Science Monthly for October are;
Problems of Biology by Sir William
Turner; The Origin Of the Mammal
| ia" by ]. S. Kingsley; Religious Be-
liefs of the Central Esquimo." by Prof.
Franz Boas; THE Economic Life of
France" by DR.. Edward D. Jones;
Modern Mongols, by DR.. H. Oswald;
Mental Energy" by Edward Atkin-
son; THE Scientific Principles OF War
/ fare" by William j. Roe.
! There are also important discussions
of scientific problems of the day. the
bubonic plague, automobiles, etc, and
reviews of the various scientific jour
| nails.
| OUTING.-A splendid frontispiece is,
presented in the October number OF
Outing, styled, HE Strobe Forth Into
the Open" "A Treason of Nature"
i by Charles D. Roberts, is a thrilling
story of Moose hunting. THE Devel-
opment of the American Trotter,P by
Nathan A. Cole, is carefully prepared
paper with the various records accur-
ately noted. Edwin Sandys contributes
very readable paper on The Wood
cock and His Ways" Philip Terry's
story "Awheel in the Heart of Old
Japan" is full of interesting points.
"Coursing on Western Prairies,' by W..
S. HARDWOOD, will engage the attention
of many readers Marco Polo's Adj
ventures, The Place of the Automo-
bile" and THE Sportsman VIEWPOINT
are some OF the many features of this
splendid number
l
number Of Brush and Pencil is by far
the finest yet issued by the publishers
of that popular magazine. 1t comes
out in enlarged form, sixty pages in
stead of forty-eight The enlarged adj
dition will be observed hereafter The
contents of this number are varied and
of exceptional interest. Its pages are
| handsomely embellished with upwards
OF seventy illustrations of the highest
character, many of them being full-page
plates. The frontispiece, Days After
glow" is lovely water color by Leon
ide c. Lavaron. Fifteen OF Thomas
IMoran's best works are reproduced. Ell
| lis I. Clark contributes a timely article
(llustrated) on Allen Element in
American Art" Studies of Art in
American Life" by Virginia H. Rabie;
Japan Art for American Students" by
Walter T. Hadley, and American Art
| Industries. by Hugh w. Coleman,
completes this most attractive num-
| Der.
!, THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
In the October number of this emil
nent magazine, '"The Present Duty of
American Citizens" is ably discussed,
both from a Republican and Demo-
cratic standpoint. THE Great Relig-
ions OF the World" is an able and in
struetive paper by T. w. Rhys Davids.
| Other excellent contributions are China
and Russia" by Josiah Quincy: james
Martineau," by the Rev. A. w. Jack
son; The Decline of British Com
merce-A Reply" by Benjamin Taylor;
misunderstood Japan" by Y. Ozaki;
| Catholic Citizens and Constitutional
Rights, by the Rev. T. H. Malone; The
| Picture Gallery of the Hermitage" by
Claude Phillips.
! REVIEW OF REVIEWS.-The spec
ial features of this number are char
acter sketch of AuIai K. Stevenson; a
sketch of Lord Russell, the late Chief
Justice of England. by W. r. Stead a
series of papers written in reply to the
question, What Could Mr.. Bryan do If
| Elected PRESIDENT" an illustrated study
of Jamaica as an Object Lesson in
| Colonial Government" by Julius Morit-
zen; and an article, also illustrated. by
! Price Collier, on THE Rise Of Golf in
America. In the Progress of the
| World" there is full and impartial treat
ment of the issues OF the campaign, as
| presented in the letters of acceptance
of the candidates, and the usual resume
of domestic and foreign events of the
month
McCLURES MAGAZINE-The Oc-
tober number OF McClure's opens with
an article on THE Strategy of Ma
ttonal Campaigns" Portraits OF the
candidates and managers illustrate the
article. A. Conan Doyle Is a contribu-
tor 30 this issue. His paper, Some
Lessons of the War" is full OF interest
ing matter. The fiction of this num-
Der includes stories by Anita Fitch,
Gelett Burgess, E. Hough, Edith Wy
att, Annie Webster, Myra w. farrell,
and Josiah Flynt and Francis Walton.
Mrs. Fitch's THE Lady with the Wat
erfall' is illustrated by Walter Glack-
ems, the young artist whose individual
ity of style has lately brought him in
to prominence. THE Horse Thief" By
E. Hough, is a Western story, told
with remarkable bravado and with roll
licking humor of style
PEAS0N'S MAGAZINE-Th chief
feature in the October number of this
progressive magazine is the first in
stallment Of H. Rider Haggard's new
historical novel, "Lysbeth.' In this
number James s. Metcalfe begins his
hfctOry 0f sssIoyarv in Amprfra - Tho