Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-02
REGENT PUBLICATION.

Conspicuous among the varied features of the January Century are the short stories Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote's new serial of western life, "John Bodewins Testimony in the third part points strongly to dramatic situations. MT. James, "Bostonians' as sumes new and interesting phases as it ap- breaches the conclusion, which will be reached in the next number. A portrait of Verdi, the composer, is the frontispiece, which is accompanied by an interesting an ecdotal paper by Frederick A. Schwab. It includes picture of the composers birth place and a fac-simile of two pages of the score of ''Il Trovatore." Ex-Minister Benja- min's second and concluding paper on "The City of Teheran" is as profusely illustrated and replete with incidents relating to the life of the people as the first article. w.. J. Linton, the we'll known author and en- graver, contributes both the portraits and the text of Some European Republicans, ? which include Mazzini. In the typical dogs" series; John s. Wise, of Virginia, and Pointers, illustrated with engrav- ings of seven fine dogs. A subject of scientific interest, treated in a thoroughly popular style, is the paper "Feathered Forms of Other Days" by Dr. R. w. Shu- feldt, U. S.. A. Among the illustra- tlons are remarkable engraving of the fossil remains of a feathered reptile, or reptile like bird with teeth, and several restorations of extinct forms from drawings by Dr. Shu- feldt. In the War series we have General John Popes pungent and personal descrip- tion of "The Second Battle of Rull Run, D which in it's fighting, it's depressing results and it's controversies was one of the most re- markable events of the war Few of the war articles have been so fully illustrated with ma md 1,io+J f1o ,of Private" describing ''Two Days of the Sec end Battle of Bull Run,'' is repiete with moi dent and attractively illustrated. And there is much other interesting matter in the num- Der.
 In St. Nicholas for January MT. W. D.. Howells leads off with his long promised story, which is delightfully."- unconventional, and has the bewilderingly suggestive title, ''Christmas Every Day." and some amusing illustrations by his little daughter. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett follows with an other installment of her charming serial, ''Little Lord Fauntleroy;" Horace E. Scud- der, the author of the favorite "Bodley" books, contributes the opening and very in teresting chapters Sf his story of the life of George Washington, which will be illustrat- ed from many sources; there is short "Bit of Talk for Young Folks," by Helen Jackson (H. H.); and H. H. Boyesen writes one of his entertaining tales of two continents called Big Hans and Little Hans," for which W. A. Rogers has done two illustrations. Sophie May has a bright and timely story about E'Santa Claus on Snow shoes,' with full page picture by D. Clin ton Peters; and Hezekiah Butterworth tells how his "Grandmother's Grandmother's Christmas Candle' repelled an Indian in- vasion in colonial days. 'sNick Woolson's Ride" is a clever winter sketch by Rose Flaw thorne Lathrop, well illustrated by George Foster Barnes; there is full page polar pie ture to John R. Coryel's sketch, "The King of the Frozen North;' and Susan Cool1dge's verses, ''The Secret of It," tell their own story without the need of illustration. One of the most thoroughly enjoyable bits in the number is an illustrated poem on :'The Brownies Tobogganing," by Palmer Cox.