The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
I'M THE LITERARY WORLD.

In McClure's Magazine for May, Prof
Dean G. Worcester, Of the Philippine Com
mission, has give an account of General
Lawton and his last campaigns as Profess
Bor Worcester came to know them in the
course of his intimate association with
Lawton in the Philippines. The article
will be illustrated with a series Of por-
traits of Lawton and other pictures.
The May Atlantic opens with a thought
full paper Nations and the Decalogue, by
Henry ID. Sedgwick, Jr., who discusses the
grounds of national morality and exposes
the weakness and folly of the traditional
methods of conducting international rela-
lions. and believes that the time is coming
when all nations will be consolidated into
one. and national distinctions will merge
into one grand cosmopolitan brotherhood.
The leading article on Some Pictur
esque Sides of the Exposition" is both
written and illustrated by the artist
Il. C. Piexotto. He has spent a number
of months in Paris recently, and these
drawings give an artists impressions OF
the very picturesque group of buildings
which will be soon crowded with visitors
from all portions of the world Mr.
Piexottos skill as a craftsman, shown in
the Cromwell and the Revolutionary Sc
ries, in this magazine, has enabled him
TO make the best possible pictorial pres
entation of the great French EXPOSE
tion.
The University Magazine, under the
management of VIM. Bernard, editor in
oh Of T. (a1a1yn oil htIci pnc
manager is worthy of the University
and this is highest praise. Before the
war it was published regularly and the
columns are today the best mines of North
Carolina history. 1t is to be hoped that
the faculty. trustees and alumni of the
University will cooperate with the two
societies in making the magazine more
than college publication. 1. ought TO
be to North Carolina what the New Eng
land Magazine is to New England, a real
State historical and literary magazine
properly managed and regularly published.
The somewhat unusual combination of
experience that the members of the firm
of Doubleday, Page & Co., bring to their
business has provoked friendly but incor
rect mention so often that the following
correct statement is made for the infor-
nation of their friends of the press: Mr..
f. N Doubleday spent sixteen years with
the Messrs. Scribner; Mr. Walter H.
Page was editor of 1.-THE Forum from
1890 till 1895, when he became literary ad-
wiser to Houghton, Mifflin & Co., and sub
sequently editor of 1.-THE Atlantic Month
ly:" Mr.. H. w. Lanier and Mr.. Ever
lit were also in the service of the Messrs.
Scribner lin various capacities, both in
the magazine and book departments; Mr..
]. l.. Thompson was for years with Messrs.
A. G. Mcclure & Co.. Mr.. James MacAr-
thur, the agent Of the firm resident In
London, was editor of THE Bookman
from it's beginning and literary adviser
to Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co. This grouI
of men, every one of whom is an active
and working part of the business, bring:
together successful experience, editorial
financial and commercial. From the time
book manuscript comes into the office
till it reaches the bookseller, it is in the
hands of member of the firm. The WORK
of every department is done in constant
cooperation: and no member of the firm
is without successful practice of the duty
that he performs.