Show The Century The first instalment of tho selections fromTalleyrands longexpected Memoirs is the most striking feature of the January Centum A sketch of Talleyrand by Minister Minis-ter Whitelaw Ried prefaces this instalment The opening pages tell of Talleyrands neglected neg-lected childhood and his entry into Parisian society Before plunging into tho Gold Discovery the California series pauses at the Pioneer Spanish Families in California Califor-nia of which Mr Charles H Shinn writes with special reference to the Vallejos a supplementary paper by Mr John T Doyle giving an account of the contemporary contem-porary life in the Spanish Missions of Alta California Both articles are illustrated from authentic sources Under the title A Romance of Morgans Rough Riders a contribution is made to the group of articles ar-ticles on the experiences of prisoners of war In the first of three chapters General Gen-eral Basil W Duke who was Morgans righthand brigadier describes General John H Morgans famous raid into Indiana and Ohio General O B Willcox contributes contrib-utes a chapter on the capture of a large part of the command and Captain Thomas H Hines who planned the escape relates how Morgan and a few ol his officers tunneled tun-neled out of the Ohio state penitentiary and after thrilling adventures reached the confederate lines The opening article of the number is C W Colemans description of the fine old mansions aloug the Lower James with a number of picturesque illustrations illus-trations by Harry Fenn Octave Thanet tells a true timely and thrilling story of An Irish Gentlewoman in the Famine Time of 1847 and 1843 Mr Rockhill the Tibetan traveler describes the Mongols of the Azure Lake Mr Krehbiel the musical musi-cal critic of the New York Tribune has an article with music on Chinese Music Colonel Carter of Cartersville by John Hopkinson Smith and James LanoAllens Sister Dolorosa are continued Among the poets of the number are James Whit comb Riley Virginia Frazer Boyle Mr Ken on and Mr Luders Kent Hampden tho new serial story announced to appear in The Youths Companion Com-panion by Mrs Rebecca Harding Davis begins with the first number in January Its incidents are laid in West Virginia which was Mrs Davis homes in her girlhood girl-hood days The illustrations by W P Snyder Sny-der are especially line Preparing Lor chile what you chewin dat flour barl top fur Be still honey De Jeruslcm baud has dare annual fair ncx week an gives a prize fur do bes pie eater Im apracticin fur dat casionJudge |