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CURRENT LITERATURE

A MAGAZINE OF RECORD AND REVIEW

VOL. XXII.

JULY-DECEMBER, 1897

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NEW YORK

THE CURRENT LITERATURE PUBLISHING CO.

BRYANT BUILDING, 55 LIBERTY STREET

INDEX TO THE TWENTY-SECOND VOLUME.

Articles, Stories and Sketches

Actor, a Critic and a Challenge, An, 148.
Adventure of the Chevalier d'Auriac, 374.
Ancient Magic and Modern, 563.
Anonymous Lyrics, 227.

Atlantic Monthly and its Editors, 316.
Books and Book-Lovers, 512.
Border Affray in the Old Dominion,434.
Burlingame, Edward Livermore, Edi-
tor Scribner's, 114.

By the Grace of God, 249.
Calvinist Inquisition, A, 329.
Canadian Courtship and a Dancing
Bear, 53.

Centenary Anecdotes of Jane Austen,

422.

Century Magazine Editorial Staff, 12. Daughter of Hungary in War Time, A, 244.

Dinner at the Court of Napoleon III., 338.

Foss, Sam Walter, 208.

Fun From Over Seas, 177, 272.
Gobseck the Usurer, 48.

Great Declaration and One of its Signers, The, 8.

House of Dreams, The, 470.

In Cowboy Days, 417.

In the Tideway, 253.

Klondike and Other Gold Fields, 294.
Legends of the Christ-Child, 488.
Love Songs of Jean Ingelow, 264.
Love Sonnets from Recent Publica-
tions, 347.

Mifflin, Lloyd, 400.
Mistaken Zealot, A, 322.

Mysterious Mr. Bugle, The, 392.

Optimistic View of the Orient, An, 367.
Page of Christmas Verse, A, 496.
Parodies of Wordsworth, 30.
Piatt, John James, 112.
Poet's Sacrifice, The, 165.
Prisoner of War's Escape, A, 519.
Prose Poems of Turgenev, 566.
Sherman, Frank Dempster, 526.
Sonnet: Autumnal Pictures, The, 443.
Thompson, Maurice, 304.

Tongue, Robert Clarkson, 24.
Unpublished Poetry of Tennyson, 394.
Value and Origin of Jefferson's Declar-
ation, 456.

Van Dyke, Henry, 10.

Wilful Sadness in Literature, 298.
Woman and the Republic, 557.

Among the Plants: In Garden, Field and Forest

Brookside Gardening, 72.
Caprices of Orchids, 168.

Culture of Roses, The, 361.
Flowers that Shine by Night, 168.
Green Color in Plants, The, 73.
Plant that Melts Ice, A, 548.
Preservation of Roadside Trees, 74.
Robbers and Paupers in the Plant
World, 170.

Testimony of the Wild Flowers, 271.
Toadstool and Mushroom, 269.
Tulip-Tree Geological Witnesses, 270.
Weeds as Transatlantic Stowaways, 271.
Winter Growing Plants, 548.

Animal Life: Stories, Studies and Sketches
Albatross at Home, The, 76.
Ancestry of the Cat, The, 553.

Animal Cannoneers and Sharpshooters, 551.

Battle of Great Fishes, A, 75.

Birds' Petition, The, 266.

"Child," The, 358.

Cows that Ants Milk, 455.
Emotions of a Goat, 360.
Horse that Can Read and Write,A, 552.
How the Birds Hold Court, 359.
July and August Butterflies, 174.
Lilliputian Monster, A, 267.
Lobster's Toilet, A, 453.
On Behalf of Camels, 172.
Patriarch of the Animal World, The,453.
Puppy, The, 266.

Queer Eyes in Queer Places, 176.
Reason in a Mouse, 360.
Some Four-Footed Oak-Dwellers, 75.
Strange Capture of a Catfish, 360.
Styx, A Battery Dog, 552.
Three Burros on a Strike, 454.

Applied Science: Invention and Industry
Artificial Silk, 31.

Concerning Animal Industry, 33.
Human Voice Photographed, The, 218.
Ivory Production, 217.

Manufacture of Celluloid, The, 32.
More About Ivory Production, 424.
Rendering Ships Unsinkable, 31.
Submarine Railway, A, 425.
Synchronograph, The, 424.

Book List-What to Read: Where to Find It
92, 188, 284, 380, 476, 573.

Brief Comment: Doings of the Literary World 88, 184, 280, 378, 474, 570.

Contemporary Celebrities
Austrian Emperor, The, 414.
Besant, Mrs. Annie, 14.

"Blind Tom" in Retirement, 319.
Buel, Clarence C., 12.

Burlingame, Edward Livermore, 114.
Cànovas, the Spanish Premier, 317.
Clemenceau, Georges, 524.
Czarina, The, 525.

Darwin, George Howard, 116.
Gilder, Richard Watson, 12.
Hanotaux, Gabriel, 15.

Household of the Sultan, 416.
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 12.
Kneipp, Father Sebastian, 415.
Longstreet, Gen. James, 415.
Müller, Max, 414.

Newcomb, Simon, 523.
Picard, Alfred, 416.

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"Movements" in Fiction, 395.

Mr. Allen's The Choir Invisible, 109.
New Light on Burns, 20.

New School of American History, 300.
Plagiarism Defined, 302.

Poet's Ideal Woman, The, 204.
Popularity of the Essay, 21.

Prof. Courthope on Life in Poetry, 109.
Reading for Children, 17.

Rudyard Kipling's Recessional, 299.
Russian Naturalistic School, 398.
Sir Walter Scott, 17.

Sunday-School Literature, 201.

Ten Years of English Literature, 396.
Unnecessary New Books, 494.

Value of Free Public Libraries, 19.
Victorian Journalism, 397.
What is Prose Style? 299.

Word to Young Novelists, A, 205.
Editorial Comment

1, 97, 193, 289, 385, 481. Educational Topics of the Day

Best Current Educational Literature,
62, 145.

Cult of the Child, The, 145.
Education and Farming, 146.
Elementary School as a Source of Cul-
ture, The, 354.

Fears of Children, The, 147.
Home Training, 61.

Plastic Art in Education, 243.
Pretentiousness in Education, 242.
Some Demands of Sociology upon Ped-
agogy, 242.

Three Articles of My Pedagogical Creed, 354.

Facts and Figures: The Little Encyclopedia

90, 186, 282, 376, 472, 568.

General Gossip of Authors and Writers
Allen, James Lane, 35.
Braddon, Miss M. E., 307.

Craddock, Charles Egbert, 515.
D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 516.

DeMaupassant and Meilhac, 142.
Hardy. Arthur Sherburne, 144.
Hawkins, Anthony Hope, 518.
Hope, Anthony, 518.
Ingelow, Jean, 236.

Jókai, Maurus, 237.

"Maid of Athens," The, 34.

Moore, F. Frankfort, 406.

Mrs. Burnett as a Patron of Art, 404.

Murfree, Mary Noailles, 515.

Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret, 141.

Payne, James, 309.

Richards, Laura E., 239.

Roberts, C. G. D., 306.

Some English Authors at Work, 402.
Stanton, Frank L., 238.

Steel, Mrs. Flora Annie, 143.
True Story of "Little Breeches," 402.
Verne, Jules, 403.
Wells, H. G., 514.
Zilliacus, Konni, 37.
Zola's Superstitions, 406.

In the World of Religious Thought
Decay of Dogma, The, 343.
Development of Zionism, The, 437.
Gods of India, The, 438.
Growth of Religious Tolerance, 438.
Influence of the Psalms, The, 259.
More Rabbinical Apothegms, 343.
New-Found Logia, The, 341.
Scientific Argument for Immortality,
The, 58.

Social Conscience, The, 258.

Some Rabbinical Apothegms, 260.

Story of the Bible Manuscripts, 58.

Value and Danger of Ritual, 60.

What Theosophy Means, 342.
Library Table: Review of Books

43, 129, 222, 311, 407, 497.
Magazine References for the Month
94, 190, 286, 382, 478, 574.

Matters Musical, Artistic and Dramatic

Abbey, Edwin A., 136.

Alma Tadema's London Studio, 556.

Art of Seeing Colors, The, 365.

Brahms and His Music, 40.

Claretie, Jules, 139.

Development of Newspaper Illustration,

230.

English Caricaturist by Fable, An, 39.

Eulogy of Street Ballads, A, 364.

First Use of the Baton, 461.

Howard Pyle as an Illustrator, 42.

Important Congress of Musicians, An,

136.

Japan's Stage and Greatest Actor, 459.

Marchesi and Music, 555.

On the Endowing of Theatres, 140.

Reminiscence of Rubinstein, A, 234.

Saxons and Berliners on Art, 554.

Scenery in the Theatre, 364.

Strange Powers of Music, 459.

Summer Theatre in Athens, A, 554.

Theatre Going in St. Petersburg, 41.

Walter Crane on Modern Dress, 461.

Modern Medicine, Surgery and Sanitation

Coloring Food Products, 465.

Help for the Hunchback, 464.

Hippocratic Oath, The, 464.

Hospital on Wheels, A, 82.

Physiological Effects of Cycling, 83.

Sixty Years of Progress, 276.

Tattooing the Human Eye, 83.

Water Sanitation in Iowa, 82.

Why the Dram-Drinker's Nose is Red,

463.

Open Questions; Talks with Correspondents
96, 192, 288, 384, 480, 575.

Over the Wine and Walnuts

85, 181, 273, 373, 467, 559.

Random Reading: Miniature Essays on Life

Advice, 345.

Art of Obedience, The, 164.

Beggar on Horseback, The, 162.

Chemistry of Debt, The, 71.

Credulous People, 344.

Failures, 261.

In Praise of Misers, 442.

Liberation from One's Place, 441.

Marriage Market, The, 440.

Moral Hags, 540.

Nothing, 70.

On Conversation, 262.

Osculation, 345.

Poseur, A, 540.

Progressive Ideas, 163.

Study in Current Slanguage, A, 440.

Value of Asceticism, The, 69.

Witness of Character, The, 346.

Woes of the Wealthy, 344.

Sayings of the Children

79, 179, 275, 357, 451, 546.
Scientific Problems, Progress and Prophecy
Biological Progress in the Victorian
Era, 127.

Can the Hair Turn White from Fright?
561.

Extent of the Universe, 560.
Extravagant Prophecies of Progress,

327.

Living Earth, The, 326.

Nerve Training of the Future, 128.

Spontaneous Combustion, 126.

Sketch Book: Character in Outline

At Evening Time, 63.

Battista and the Busted Blue Doll, 448.

By the Grace of God, 249.

Cabbage Soup, 351.

Colored Mrs. Partington, A, 545.

Girl and I, The, 352.

Her Weapon, 351.

Irish Election, An, 448.
Irish, 161.

Matter of Education, A, 63.
Mrs. Nagley's Way, 251.

My Sister Settles the Servant Question,
543.

Progressive Observations, 65.

Registering a Letter in Peru, 251.

Ten Years After, 160.

Toil and Pleasure, 352.

Travelling Joe, 543.

Two Flats, 159.

Two Hearts that Beat as One, 450.

With the Gallery Gods, 353.

Sociologic Questions of the Times

Problem of Dependent Children, 183.

Recruits of the Criminal Classes, 348.

Socialistic Theory of Kleptomania, 348.

Vice of Thrift, The, 349.

Women as a Race, 182.

Sport, Recreation, and Adventure

Apotheosis of Golf, The, 110.

Big Boom in Kite Flying, 370.

Cycling with Hounds, 80.

Elephant Fight in India, An, 80.

Fox Hunt in England, The, 206.

Great War Correspondent's Adventure,

A, 207.

Hypnotized Bull Elk, A, 468.

Japanese Swordsmanship is San Fran-

cisco, 371.

My First Tarpon, 370.

New Cycle Game, 207.

Patron Saint of the Bicycle, 469.

Prohibited Game, A, 371.

Socrates on the Links, 468.

Surf Running, 81.

Statistic, Historic, Legendary and General

Another Estimate of Machiavelli, 120.

Canadian Outlook, The, 330.

Cost of a Railroad Car, 215.

Colonial-Day Advertising, 26.

Cromwell's Place in History, 119.

Expense of Funerals, The, 427.

How Perry Secured the Treaty with

Japan, 426.

Information About Greece, 333.
Legend of Hawaii, A, 216.

Legend of Hina, the Helen of Hawaii,

331.

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