The National tribune., 1891-12-17

Prince BismaTCk's eourtship Ia eharmingly
described in the Ladies Home Journal for De-
cember. The Fraulein Johanna Won Puttkam-
mer was most eharmingly sweet and modest
country maiden-in spite Of her name-when
at the wedding Of one Of her friends, at which
she was bridenIaid, she met young Herr Otto
Won Bismarck, a strapping, dissIpated high
handed young dandy OF 81, with a reputation
for fre-eating and 6rtatiOus which would
scarcely have di5graced "a Kentucky Colonel of
twice bis years. These two young people, as
Rosalind says, no sooner met than they
looked no sooner looked than they loved. {"
Hence it was that Immediately on his re-
turn from the wedding young Otto wrote to
the parental Puttkammers. with whom. by the
way, he had not the slightest acquaintance, de-
manding the hand of the Fraulein Johanna in
marriage. The paternal Puttkammer seems TO
have been somewhat Of diplOmatist, for with
out committing himself 20 either a consent or
refusal after learning from bis daughter that
she cared for young Otto, he wrote, inviting
that estimable young gentleman TO visit him.
Preparations were made TO have his reception
one Of becoming solemuity aud dignity but
the effect was rather spoiled by young Bis.
marck the moment he alighted going up to
his sweetheart and kissing her sOundly in
presence Of a number Of guests. The immedi-
ate effect Of this embarrassing and shocking be-
havOr was the prompt announcement of the
betrothsl, which was followed year later by
the marriage.
BslforPs for December contains The Black
Flag in Ohio, by Allen w. Thurman An Un-
representative Congress- stoughtou Cooley On
the Plains Thirty Years Ago, Champion Bis
sell; Artificial Disturbances in the Atmosphere,
B. B. Minor.
The Popular Science Monthly is rapidly coming
To the front as An Illustrated magazine. Until
recently it published only few simple draw
ings, where they were specially needed 20 sup
plement the text, but the January number is
to have no less than 90 Illustrations Those in
the article on American Pottery are especially
noteworthy, and the other illustrated articles
are Remarkable Bowlders, Tail like Formations
in Men, The Aviator Flying Machine and The
Musk OK. The frOntispiece is q portrait of
Prof. Elias LOOMS.
The NsO England Magazine, the literary
magazine Of Boston, Is unique, containing
American legends, traditions, history, story
and poetry, philosophy and music, science and
art A few of its illustrated articles for 1892
are Stories of Salem Witchcraft, Phillips
Brooks, James Parton, Howells's Boston, The
Future of Electricity. Stories are prominent
feature. Every number is finely illustrated
IL treats of American subjects, past and present.
Social questions are discussed i'm its columns
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The Christmas number Of Harper's Bazar,
published Dec. II, was remarkable for the
variety and entertaining character of It's con-
tents. There is story by Mary Z. Wilk ns.
entitled The Other Side; a story by Hezekiah
ButterwOrth, entitled No Room in the Inn !;
poems by Harriet Prescott SpOfOrd, Elizabeth
Bullard, and Margaret r. Sangster; and a strik-
ingly beautiful picture by ROsina Emmett Sher-
wood, entitled Before the Ball, with an accom-
panying poem by Mrs. John Sherwood.
The issue of Harper's Young People for Dec.
was the Christmas number. It contains stories
and articles by Charles Dudley Warner, Captain
Charles King. M. f. NJ. Davis III. G. Bunner,
John Kendrick Bangs and the late p. T. Bar
mum.
The Ph0nOgam is a monthly magazine de-
voted TO the science OF sound and recording Of
speech. Published by the National Phonograph
Publishing Co., World Building New York
Price 10 cents u number, 81 per year.
The Mexican National Railroad has issued
neat Tourists Guide to Points in and Near the
City of Mexico. IL ia prettily illustrated. W.
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the General Western Agent.