-Nothings, that
figured in American politics some years ago?"

5.--The late Epes Sargent, in one of his sketches, says:--

"Semmes took a pinch of snuff, and replied,--'You remember _Mrs.
Glasse's_ well-known receipt for cooking a hare--First catch your
hare!'"--_Who was Mrs Glasse?_--LATIN SCHOOL.

6.--Where can I find a full account of the history of the Indian tribes
of early Massachusetts? The various State Histories say but little about
them.--ANTIQUARY.

7.--Has the life of Robert Rantoul Jr. ever been written? If so, by
whom?--H.A.D.

8.--Most of our States have one capital; some have two--Providence and
Newport, in Rhode Island for instance. Why two?

9.--In Chandler Robbins' "History of the Second Church," under date of
Oct. 7. 1762, occurs the following: "Voted that the singers sound the
base at the end of the lines whenever they think proper." What is the
explanation of this custom?

10.--Bartlett does not give this: "To fleet the time carelessly, as they
did in the golden world." Where is it to be found?--ELHEGOS.

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"_Undoubtedly the most remarkable series of articles ever published
in a magazine, and their popularity is in, accord with their
merit_."--BROOKLYN EAGLE.

_Of the numbers of_ THE CENTURY _from November, 1884 to April
1885, six issues, more than a million and a quarter copies have already
been published_.

THE WAR PAPERS IN THE CENTURY MAGAZINE.

[Illustration]

With the number for November, 1884, the first issue of a new volume,
there began to appear in this magazine a series of separate papers, the
object of which is to tell in clear and graphic manner the stories of
the great battles of the War for the Union; the authors being leading
officers on both the Federal and Confederate sides, often the first in
command, and always a participant in the engagement under consideration.
The extraordinary increase in the circulation of the magazine since
these papers were begun, and the reception by the public and the press
of the material already printed, indicate the wide-spread popular
interest in the plan.

THE NOVEMBER CENTURY contains the paper by General G.T. Beauregard, of
the Confederate army, describing "The Battle of Bull Run," with more
than twenty illustrations, including portraits of McDowell, Johnston,
"Stonewall" Jackson, and others. General Beauregard