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A Fence-Corner Oration

by Harry Stillwell Edwards

The Century Magazine, August 1889, p. 639

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    1. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 323-331
    2. Horses of the Plains by Frederic Remington, pp. 332-342
    3. The Winter Lakes by William Wilfred Campbell, p. 343
    4. The Romance of Dollard by Mary Hartwell Catherwood, pp. 344-357
    5. Strange True Stories of Louisiana, pp. 358-367
    6. Ireland by Charles de Kay, pp. 368-378
    7. A Fire Opal by Edith M. Thomas, p. 379
    8. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 380-391
    9. Olin Warner, Sculptor by Henry Eckford, pp. 392-400
    10. An American Apprentic System by Richard T. Auchmuty, pp. 401-404
    11. An Old Sermon by Zoe Dana Underhill, p. 405
    12. A Perverted Franchise by A.C. Gordon, pp. 406-412
    13. Round About Galilee by Edward L. Wilson, pp. 413-426
    14. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 427-434
    15. Antietam by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 435-439
    16. Emancipation Announced by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 440-447
    17. A Regret by Agnes Maule Machar, p. 448
    18. Pictures of the War West, pp. 448-449
    19. The Port of the Future by James Whitcomb Riley, p. 450
    20. An Old Man from the Old Country by George H. Jessop, pp. 450-460
    21. The West Point of the Confederacy by John S. Wise, pp. 461-470
    22. Annexation or Federation, p. 471
    23. Separate Municipal Elections, p. 472
    24. Our Architects: Are We Just to Them?, p. 473
    25. A Crisis in the Copyright Agitation, p. 474
    26. Open Letters by John D. Works, pp. 475-476
    27. A Letter of Lincoln by William C. Wilkinson, p. 477
    28. The Life of Lincoln by Gen. Gustavus W. Smith, p. 477
    29. The Mothers' Right by F.L., pp. 478-479
    30. Observations by Ivan Panin, p. 480
    31. Her Smile His Sunlight by Frank Dempster Sherman, p. 480
    32. The Jester by Maude Annulet Andrews, pp. 480-481
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    February 1889 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. The Artist Gerome by Fanny Field Hering, pp. 483-499
    2. Pictures of the War West, pp. 500-501
    3. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 502-511
    4. Strange True Stories of Louisiana, pp. 512-519
    5. Fruition by Kate Putnam Osgood, p. 520
    6. Revival of Hand Spinning and Weaving in Westmoreland by Albert Fleming, pp. 521-527
    7. The Romance of Dollard by Mary Hartwell Catherwood, pp. 528-540
    8. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 541-544
    9. The All-kind Mother by James Whitcomb Riley, p. 545
    10. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 546-552
    11. Financial Measures by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 553-558
    12. Seward and Chase by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 559-565
    13. Slow-Burning Construction by Edward Atkinson, pp. 566-578
    14. Two Negatives by Mary Spear Tiernan, pp. 579-588
    15. Estrangement by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, p. 589
    16. Ireland by Charles de Kay, pp. 590-599
    17. Under the Redwood Tree by George H. Jessop, pp. 600-610
    18. Peaked Rock: A Legend of Narragansett by Caroline Hazard, p. 611
    19. The Portraits of Mary, Queen of Scots by Laurence Hutton, pp. 612-620
    20. Safeguards of the Suffrage by Washington Gladden, pp. 621-627
    21. War Memoranda by Gen. D.S. Stanley, pp. 628-629
    22. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by Gen. J.D. Cox, p. 630
    23. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by Col. Henry Stone, p. 631
    24. The Canal at Island No. 10 by Capt. M. Randolph, p. 631
    25. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by Col. George A. Williams, p. 631
    26. The Imperfections of American Law Procedure, p. 632
    27. Lynch Law as a Argument for Law Reform, p. 633
    28. A Centennial Historical Exhibition, p. 634
    29. French Masters and American Art Students, p. 634
    30. Open Letters by George de Forest Brush, E.H. Blashfield, and Kenyon Cox, ..., pp. 634-636
    31. Gatling Guns , p. 637
    32. Coming from the Fields by Harry Stillwell Edwards, pp. 637-639
    33. A Natural Conclusion After the Wet Spell by Julie M. Lippmann, p. 640
    34. The Devil's Balloon by C.P.C., p. 640
    35. Two Valentines by F. Dempster Sherman and L.R.R., pp. 640-641
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    March 1889 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 643-658
    2. Siberia by Florence Earle Coates, p. 659
    3. The Rival Souls by Harry Stillwell Edwards, pp. 660-667
    4. The Last Letter by Frank Dempster Sherman, p. 668
    5. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, p. 669
    6. Taddeo Gaddi by W.J. Stillman, pp. 670-674
    7. Ireland by Charles de Kay, pp. 675-685
    8. Pictures of the War West, pp. 686-688
    9. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 689-704
    10. The Use of Oil to Still the Waves by Lieut. W.H. Beehler, U.S.N., pp. 705-715
    11. Down to the Capital by James Whitcomb Riley, pp. 716-717
    12. York Cathedral by Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, pp. 718-735
    13. Something Electricity is Doing by Charles Barnard, pp. 736-740
    14. Love's Unrest by L.M.S., p. 741
    15. Strange True Stories of Louisiana, pp. 742-748
    16. Amateur Theatricals by Gustav Kobbe, pp. 749-754
    17. Dutch Painters at Home by Emma Eames Chase, pp. 755-764
    18. Edward Rowland Sill by Herbert D. Ward, p. 765
    19. The Correspondence of Mr. Miles Grogan by George H. Jessop, pp. 766-771
    20. The River God by Charles Henry Luders, p. 772
    21. The Last Assembly Ball by Mary Hallock Foote, pp. 773-788
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      1. The American Commonwealth by James Bryce
    23. Rules of the House of Representatives by Thomas B. Reed, M.C., pp. 792-794
    24. Election Laws for Congressmen, pp. 795-796
    25. The English Language in America, p. 797
    26. Lincoln's Disinterestedness, p. 798
    27. Open Letters by Marion J. Verdery, p. 799
    28. College Fraternities , p. 799
    29. A Thank-ye-Ma'am (To J.W.R.) by Tudor Jenks, pp. 800-802
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    April 1889 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. The Inauguration of Washington by Clarence Winthrop Bowen, pp. 803-833
    2. Washington at Mount Vernon after the Revolution by Mrs. Burton Harrison, pp. 834-849
    3. Washington in New York in 1789 by Mrs. Burton Harrison, pp. 850-859
    4. Original Portraits of Washington by Charles Henry Hart, pp. 860-865
    5. A Century of Constitutional Interpretation by John Bach McMaster, pp. 866-877
    6. Sixty and Six; or, A Fountain of Youth by Thos. Wentworth Higginson, p. 878
    7. The Last Assembly Ball by Mary Hallock Foote, pp. 879-889
    8. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 890-898
    9. A Scout with the Buffalo-Soldiers by Frederic Remington, pp. 899-911
    10. A Born Inventor by Harry Stillwell Edwards, pp. 912-915
    11. Music in Heaven by Christopher P. Cranch, p. 916
    12. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 917-922
    13. The Enrollment and the Draft by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 923-931
    14. A Jest of Fate by Viola Roseboro', pp. 932-940
    15. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 941-944
    16. Some Aspects of the Samoan Question by George H. Bates, pp. 945-953
    17. Open Letters by Capt. George L. Kilmer, p. 954
    18. Suggestions for Organization by Col. J.G. Gilchrist, p. 954
    19. Need of Practical Training by Capt. William H. Howard, p. 955
    20. General Suggestions by W.J. Gregory, p. 956
    21. Annual Cost of a National Guardsman by Maj. Edmund Cone Brush, p. 956
    22. Railway Relief Associations by L.O. Goddard, p. 957
    23. "The University and the Bible" by John B. Daish, p. 958
    24. Imperial Federation by Charles H. Lugrin, p. 959
    25. That Poet of the Future (To J.W.R.) by Charles Henry Webb, p. 959
    26. The Prime of Life by Walter Learned, p. 959
    27. Wampum by Arthur Penn#2, p. 960
    28. April by William Zachary Gladwin, p. 960
    29. Cupid hath Wings by Kemper Bocock, p. 960
    30. De Jingle ob de Bells on de Cows by Edward A. Oldham, p. 960
    31. Spring by Louise Morgan Smith, p. 960
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    1. Cinching Up, p. 3
    2. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 4-11
    3. Samoa: The Isles of the Navigators by Harvey W. Whitaker, pp. 12-24
    4. Our Relations to Samoa by George H. Bates, pp. 25-33
    5. The Tuscadora's Mission to Samoa by Captain Henry Erben, pp. 34-36
    6. Roby's Christian Charity by James T. McKay, pp. 37-41
    7. Round About Jerusalem by Edward L. Wilson, pp. 42-55
    8. Salome Muller by George W. Cable, pp. 56-68
    9. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 69-83
    10. Tom's Strategy by Harry Stillwell Edwards, pp. 84-88
    11. At Break of Day by Dora Read Goodale, p. 89
    12. Recollections of Jean Francois Millet by Wyatt Eaton, pp. 90-103
    13. Unhindered by Charlotte Fiske Bates, p. 104
    14. The Last Assembly Ball (Conclusion) by Mary Hallock Foote, pp. 105-112
    15. The Monasteries of Ireland by Charles de Kay, pp. 113-121
    16. The Lamentable Ballad of the Bloody Brook by Edward Everett Hale, p. 122
    17. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 123-126
    18. Vallandigham by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 127-136
    19. The Defeat of the Peace Party at the Polls by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 137-147
    20. The Western Soldier by Henry King, pp. 148-153
    21. No New Sectional Division, pp. 154-155
    22. Office Seeking the Man, p. 156
    23. Soldiers' Memorial Services, p. 156
    24. Fraternization---The Blue and the Gray by George L. Kilmer, p. 157
    25. Gen. McClelland's Baggage Destroying Order by Gen. James F. Rusling, p. 157
    26. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by George E. Corson, p. 158
    27. The Abuse of Applause by Philip G. Hubert, Jr., pp. 158-159
    28. Ad Astra by Frank Dempster Sherman, p. 160
    29. Arcady by Harrison S. Morris, p. 160
    30. At the Sign of the Blind Cupid by Walter Learned, p. 160
    31. Paragraphs from the German of Friedrich Netzsche by Helen Watterson, p. 160
    32. The Toast by Margaret Crosby, pp. 160-162
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    1. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 163-179
    2. The Last Assembly Ball (Conclusion) by Mary Hallock Foote, pp. 180-188
    3. The Bloodhound by Edwin Brough, pp. 189-197
    4. Early Heroes of Ireland by Charles de Kay, pp. 198-208
    5. The Woman in the Case by George A. Hibbard, pp. 209-216
    6. Certain Forms of Woman's Work for Woman by Helen Campbell, pp. 217-228
    7. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 229-233
    8. Bird Music by Simeon Pease Cheney, p. 234
    9. Decoration Day by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, p. 235
    10. The Relations of the United States and Canada by Charles H. Lugrin, pp. 236-243
    11. King Solomon of Kentucky by James Lane Allen, pp. 244-254
    12. Corot by Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, pp. 255-270
    13. General Robert E. Lee After the War by Margaret J. Preston, pp. 271-276
    14. Can the Emperor Forget by Louise Morgan-Smith, p. 277
    15. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 278-282
    16. The Cleveland Convention by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 283-289
    17. The Resignation of Chase by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 290-297
    18. The Water-Seeker by Edith M. Thomas, p. 298
    19. The Irrigating Ditch, pp. 298-299
    20. An American Amateur Astronomer by John Fraser, pp. 300-307
    21. The Canal at Island No. 10 by General Schuyler Hamilton, p. 308
    22. An Early Suggestion to Arm Negroes for the Confederacy by General Daniel Ruggles, p. 308
    23. Strength of the Confederate Army at Gettysburg by Col. E.C. Dawes, p. 309
    24. Stonewall Jackson's Intentions at Harper's Ferry by William A. Smith, p. 310
    25. A Question of Command at Franklin, p. 310
    26. John Bright, p. 310
    27. The New States, p. 311
    28. How to Preserve the Forests, p. 312
    29. The Dark Continent, p. 313
    30. American Literature by Henry A. Beers, pp. 314-316
    31. Buchanan, Lincoln, and Duff Green by Benjamin E. Green, p. 317
    32. Sea-Coast, and Lake Defenses by R.H. Thurston, p. 318
    33. "The Place Called Calvary" by Charles S. Robinson, p. 319
    34. A Villanelle by Charles Henry Webb, p. 319
    35. A l'Empire by M.E.W., p. 320
    36. A May Idyl by M.L. Murdock, p. 320
    37. My Muse by Annie D. Hanks, p. 320
    38. Neighbors by R.T.W. Duke, Jr., p. 320
    39. Shortest and Longest by George Birdseye, pp. 320-322
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    July 1889 Issue = 41 Articles
    1. Winchester Cathedral by Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, pp. 323-340
    2. The Last Trip In, pp. 341-342
    3. San Antonio of the Gardens by Thomas A. Janvier, pp. 343-351
    4. Vapor and Blue by William Wilfred Campbell, p. 352
    5. Inland Navigation of the United States by Charles Barnard, pp. 353-371
    6. Inland Navigation by Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, pp. 372-373
    7. An Echo of Antietam by Edward Bellamy, pp. 374-381
    8. Broadway by Edith M. Thomas, p. 382
    9. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 383-393
    10. On the Indian Reservations by Frederic Remington, pp. 394-404
    11. Casco Bay by Benjamin S. Parker, p. 405
    12. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 406-413
    13. The Wade-Davis Manifesto by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 414-420
    14. Horace Greeley's Peace Mission by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 421-425
    15. Nils's Garden by Thos. Wentworth Higginson, pp. 426-432
    16. Women in Early Ireland by Charles de Kay, pp. 433-442
    17. The Temperance Question in India by Bishop John F. Hurst, pp. 443-448
    18. Sleep by Thomas Nelson Page, p. 449
    19. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 450-452
    20. Presentiments, Visions, and Apparitions by J.M. Buckley, pp. 453-466
    21. The King's Diary by John W. Chadwick, p. 467
    22. The Day of Independence, p. 468
    23. Summer Exodus and What It Testifies, p. 469
    24. Outdoor Sports, p. 470
    25. Indians, and Indians by Hamilton Wright Mabie, p. 471
    26. Industrial Education for the Negro by S.W. Powell, p. 472
    27. Charles Thomson, Secretary of Continental Congress by Horatio Gates Jones, p. 473
    28. Imperial Federation by Arthur H. Loring, p. 474
    29. Salmon P. Chase's Training for Finance by W.M. Dickson, p. 474
    30. Retaliation in Missouri by General John McNeil, p. 475
    31. Governor Seymour During the Draft Riot by Everett P. Wheeler, p. 476
    32. One Reason for the Inefficiency of Women's Work by Mary A. Johnson, p. 477
    33. The Decline of the Editorial by W.T. Hunt, p. 478
    34. Confiscation No Remedy by W.M. Dickson, p. 479
    35. General Sheridan and his Troops by C.L. Gabrilson, p. 479
    36. At the Door by Walter Learned, p. 480
    37. A Flag of Truce by G. Preston, p. 480
    38. A Purpose by Margaret Vandegrift, p. 480
    39. A Song of the Road by Julie M. Lippmann, p. 480
    40. Just Bloomed by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, p. 480
    41. The Reason by George Birdseye, pp. 480-482
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    August 1889 Issue = 38 Articles
    1. The Stream of Pleasure by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, pp. 483-500
    2. Afternoon at a Ranch, pp. 501-502
    3. The Poison of Serpents by S. Weir Mitchell, pp. 503-514
    4. The Bible in Tennyson by Henry van Dyke, pp. 515-521
    5. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 522-535
    6. On the Indian Reservations by Frederic Remington, pp. 536-544
    7. Something Wrong by Julia G. Skinner, p. 545
    8. Across the Fields to Anne by Richard E. Burton, p. 545
    9. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 546-550
    10. Conspiracies in the North by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 551-558
    11. Lincoln and the Churches by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 559-567
    12. To a Painter by Celia Thaxter, p. 568
    13. Wood-engravers in Camp by Frank French, pp. 569-575
    14. Originality in Wood-engraving by Elbridge Kingsley, pp. 576-582
    15. Painter-engraving by W.B. Closson, pp. 583-586
    16. The New School of Engraving by John P. Davis, pp. 587-588
    17. The Peter-Bird by Henry Thompson Stanton, p. 589
    18. Brook Song by James Herbert Morse, p. 589
    19. The "Haunted House" in Royal Street by George W. Cable, pp. 590-601
    20. How Man's Messenger Outran the Moon by David P. Todd, pp. 602-605
    21. Security by Alice Wellington Rollins, p. 606
    22. The Old Bascom Place by Joel Chandler Harris, pp. 607-608
    23. Uncalendared by Charlotte Fiske Bates, pp. 609-615
    24. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 616-624
    25. A Positive Romance by Edward Bellamy, pp. 625-629
    26. A Song of the Woodland Spirit by Robert Burns Wilson, pp. 630-632
    27. The Lessons of Summer Travel, p. 633
    28. Tipping, p. 634
    29. The Washington Memorial Arch, p. 635
    30. Union Veterans and Their Pensions by George L. Kilmer, pp. 636-637
    31. "The Use of Oil to Still the Waves" by George Gladstone, p. 638
    32. A Fence-Corner Oration by Harry Stillwell Edwards, p. 639
    33. The Sensitive Visitor by Orelia Key Bell, p. 639
    34. Constancy by George Birdseye, p. 640
    35. An Unpublished Song by Thomas Moore, p. 640
    36. Forgotten Books by Frank Dempster Sherman, p. 640
    37. To Mistress Rose by Louise Chandler Moulton, p. 640
    38. Two Loves by Cora Stuart Wheeler, pp. 640-642
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    September 1889 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. Winged Botanists by W. Hamilton Gibson, pp. 643-652
    2. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 653-659
    3. Napoleon in Exile by Eleanor C. Price, pp. 660-668
    4. Love after Life by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, p. 669
    5. A Forest River by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, p. 669
    6. An American Artist in Japan by Theodore Wores, pp. 670-685
    7. In the Orchard by James B. Kenyon, p. 686
    8. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 687-691
    9. Lincoln Reelected by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 692-701
    10. Chase as Chief Justice by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 702-706
    11. Life by Louise Morgan-Smith, p. 707
    12. To George Kennan by Nathan Haskell Dole, p. 707
    13. The Pharoah of the Exodus and His Son, in the Light of their Monuments by John A. Paine, pp. 708-729
    14. "Albemarle" Cushing by James Jeffrey Roche, p. 730
    15. The Poet by Richard E. Burton, p. 731
    16. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 732-748
    17. Attalie Brouillard by George W. Cable, pp. 749-756
    18. Jufrow van Steen by Anna Eichberg King, pp. 757-767
    19. The Old Bascom Place by Joel Chandler Harris, pp. 768-777
    20. Saint-Memin's Portrait of Marshall by Joseph P. Bradley, pp. 778-781
    21. Telegraphing in Battle by J. Emmet O'Brien, pp. 782-792
    22. Ballot Reform Progress, p. 793
    23. Eight Hours a Day, pp. 794-795
    24. The Centenary of Fenimore Cooper by Brander Matthews, pp. 796-797
    25. Salome Muller by George W. Cable, p. 798
    26. Reflections by J.A. Macon, p. 799
    27. The Apple by George Birdseye, p. 800
    28. Chloris and Corydon by Clinton Scollard, p. 800
    29. Song of a Blue-Bird's Egg by Eli Shepperd, p. 800
    30. The Dog Stealer's Story by Maria Bowen Chapin, pp. 800-802
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    October 1889 Issue = 41 Articles
    1. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, pp. 803-818
    2. Moliere and Shakspere by C. Coquelin, pp. 819-829
    3. The Martens by C.A. Bartol, p. 830
    4. Base-ball---For the Spectator by Walter Camp, pp. 831-837
    5. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 838-845
    6. The Hampton Roads Conference by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 846-851
    7. The XIIIth Amendment by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 852-856
    8. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 857-862
    9. Three Jewish Kings by Edward L. Wilson, pp. 863-870
    10. Over Their Graves by Henry Jerome Stockard, p. 871
    11. The Pretty Girls in the West, pp. 872-873
    12. On a Great Poet's Obscurity by Robert Underwood Johnson, p. 874
    13. The Longworth Mystery by Young E. Allison, pp. 875-889
    14. Compensation by Stuart Sterne, p. 890
    15. Song of Ireland by Jennie E.T. Dowe, pp. 891-892
    16. Ben and Judas by Maurice Thompson, pp. 893-901
    17. Phryne in Hades by William Young, p. 902
    18. Reminiscences of the Herschels by Maria Mitchell, pp. 903-908
    19. The Old Bascom Place by Joel Chandler Harris, pp. 909-913
    20. Sunrise by Alice Wellington Rollins, p. 914
    21. Education by Nicholas Murray Butler, pp. 915-919
    22. Manuel Training as a Factor in Modern Education by Francis Newton Thorpe, pp. 920-926
    23. The Democratic Ideal in Education by Felix Adler, pp. 927-929
    24. Illusions by H.S. Sanford, Jr., p. 930
    25. War Diary of a Union Woman in the South by George W. Cable, pp. 931-946
    26. To a Dog's Memory by Louise Imogen Guiney, p. 947
    27. History and Current Politics, p. 948
    28. Disasters, p. 948
    29. A New College for Women, p. 949
    30. A View of the Confederacy from the Inside by Judge John A. Campbell, pp. 950-953
    31. Maria Mitchell by Anna C. Brackett, p. 954
    32. The Single Tax on Land Values by William S. Kahnweiler, p. 955
    33. Country Roads by R.A. Learned, p. 956
    34. The Iowa Experiment by Johnson Brigham, p. 957
    35. A Tenor Farm by G.H. Wilson, p. 958
    36. Irish Estates by George W. Ruxton, p. 959
    37. The Elder Galvanism by Dora Read Goodale, p. 959
    38. When Polly Goes By by M.E.W., p. 959
    39. The Dialect Tale by Margaret Vandegrift, p. 960
    40. Ol' Pickett's Nell by Mather Dean Kimball, p. 960
    41. Teddy by William Zachary Gladwin, p. 960
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    November 1889 Issue = 37 Articles
    1. The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson by Joseph Jefferson, pp. 3-24
    2. A Dying Butterfly by Louise Morgan Sill, p. 25
    3. The Problems of Modern Society by Wm. Chauncy Langdon, pp. 26-30
    4. My 71st Year by Walt Whitman, p. 31
    5. Street Life in Madrid by Susan N. Carter, pp. 32-40
    6. "Is There any Word from the Lord?" by John Vance Cheney, p. 41
    7. The "Merry Chanter" by Frank R. Stockton, pp. 42-54
    8. Ode to a Butterfly by Thomas W. Higginson, p. 55
    9. Pictures of the Far West, pp. 56-57
    10. Italian Old Masters by W.J. Stillman, pp. 58-60
    11. The Valley of the Winding Water by Charles G.D. Roberts, p. 61
    12. Friend Olivia by Amelia E. Barr, pp. 62-72
    13. Clovelly and Tingagel by Aubrey de Vere, p. 73
    14. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, pp. 74-82
    15. A Thanksgiving Hymn by S.E. Adams, p. 83
    16. Poe's Cottage at Fordham by John H. Boner, pp. 84-85
    17. The Grolier Club by Brander Matthews, pp. 86-97
    18. Siberia and the Exile Sysem by George Kennan, pp. 98-115
    19. The Case of John Van Arsdale by Ernest H. Crosby, pp. 116-123
    20. "The Newness" by Robert Carter, pp. 124-130
    21. The Peony by Margaret Deland, p. 131
    22. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 132-150
    23. Tellus by William R. Huntington, p. 151
    24. Southern Cadets in Action by T.C. McCorvey, p. 152
    25. "Who ever saw a Dead Cavalryman?" by John C. Hunterson, p. 153
    26. Shooting into Libby Prison by James M. Germond, p. 153
    27. Prohibition by Law or by Constitution, p. 154
    28. American Game Laws, p. 155
    29. International Copyright, pp. 155-156
    30. A Literary Montezuma by A.A. Hayes, p. 157
    31. Free Kindergartens in New York by Angeline Brooks, p. 157
    32. "The Use of Oil to Still the Waves", p. 158
    33. A Speech of Lincoln's by William J.R. Taylor, p. 158
    34. "Governor Seymour during the Draft Riots" by Miln P. Dayton, p. 159
    35. The Methodist Episcopal Church South by John K. Allen, p. 159
    36. The King's Daughter by Mary L. Henderson, p. 160
    37. To E.C.S. by Charles Henry Webb, pp. 160-161
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    December 1889 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. Selections from Wellington's Letters by Mary E. Davies-Evans, pp. 163-182
    2. Perdita by Florence Earle Coates, p. 183
    3. The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson by Joseph Jefferson, pp. 184-203
    4. Night in the Sick-room by Margaret Crosby, p. 204
    5. The New Croton Aqueduct by Charles Barnard, pp. 205-223
    6. Three Christmas Chimes by Constantina E. Brooks, p. 224
    7. Captain Joe by F. Hopkinson Smith, pp. 225-228
    8. Two Flowers of Love by William H. Hayne, p. 229
    9. The Library by Frank Dempster Sherman, p. 230
    10. Nature and People in Japan by William Elliot Griffis, pp. 231-238
    11. Olive by Joaquin Miller, pp. 239-240
    12. Portrait d'une Dame Espagnole by Edmund Clarence Stedman, p. 241
    13. Friend Olivia by Amelia E. Barr, pp. 242-255
    14. Paris Panorama of the Nineteenth Century by Alfred Stevens and Henri Gervex, pp. 256-268
    15. A Burial by Arlo Bates, p. 269
    16. Pundita Ramabai by Elizabeth Porter Gould, p. 270
    17. Naked Boughs by Harrison S. Morris, p. 271
    18. The Nature and Method of Revelation by George P. Fisher, pp. 272-282
    19. A Dream by Louise Chandler Moulton, p. 283
    20. The Taming of Tarias by Mary A. Owen, pp. 284-290
    21. Equations by S., p. 291
    22. The "Merry Chanter" by Frank R. Stockton, pp. 292-303
    23. The Flower of Destiny by Louise Vickroy Boyd, p. 304
    24. Abraham Lincoln: A History by J.G. Nicolay and John Hay, pp. 305-312
    25. With a Copy of Shelley by Harriet Monroe, p. 313
    26. The Foes of Civil Service Reform, p. 314
    27. "The Century Dictionary", p. 315
    28. The International Exhibition of 1889 by Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, pp. 316-317
    29. The Evolution of the Educator by William J. Desmond, p. 318
    30. Christmus thim Times by Orelia Key Bell, p. 319
    31. A Breath by Mary Ainge DeVere, p. 320
    32. Knowledge is Power by Mary E. Wardwell, p. 320
    33. Maecenas bids his Friend to Dine, p. 320
    34. St. Patience's Day by Kemper Bocock, pp. 320-321
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