St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-28
IN THE MAGAZINES.

CdJe SOCldllSiD. waiter Crane. Tie well
known Englishman, willhave an article
article in the January Atlantic Monthly
answering the query why socialism APP
pealS to artists.
John Fiske's work on 'sThe Discovery
of America" will be published early in
1892. 1t has involved vast amount of
research, and Mr.. Fiske is reported to
regard these two volumes as his most
important contribution to American
history.
In the Atlantic Monthly for January
will be printed a collection of letters
written by John Stuart Mill while con-
Quoting the Westminster Review. This
periodical, under his editOrship. was
one of the most important reviews of
England, and these letters throw a
pleasant light on famous man.
Early in 1892 Mrs. A. ID. L. Whitney
will publish, through Houghton, Miffiin
IL Co., new story entitled "a Golden
GOssip,"a neIghbOrhood story of the
same sort as her "AScutney Street."
An important paper Oh Boston, from
Mr.. EmerSon'S unpublished manu-
scripts, will appear in the January At
lantic.
Over 100000 women in this country
alone now buy and read each month the
Ladies' Home journal, and a study of
the January number, Just to hand,
shows at once why the Journal is popu-
lar. 1t is in complete touch with
woman's best needs, and covers every
thing in her life. No magazine covers
its special field so thoroughly, and in
such fresh and capable manner. Mrs.
Burton Harrison, for example, is Sc
lected to write of Social Life in New
1ork"-than which there could have
hpsafa M haitian OH
lOnable Tables" whether its use is in
creasing or decreasing, is discussed by
such royal entertainers and dinerS-out
as Chauncey NJ. Depew, ex-PreSident
Hayes, Nine. Romero. Mrs. ex-Secretary
Whitney, George W. Childs and others.
In the series of unknown Wives of
Well-Known Men, we have the
first portrait of Mrs. John Wanna
maker ever printed, and a sketch,
while "Clever Daughters of Clever
Mem presents Ethel ingalls,, the pretty
daughter OF ex-senator ingalls,. Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher reaches the call
of Plymouth church to her husband and
their removal to Brooklyn in her series
of papers OIL Mr.. Beecher as l Knew
Him." while the daughter of Charles
Dickens completes her first story. A
very pretty page of "SOfa Cushions" is
QIOQ QOSCI1OCUs AOX
funny little Brownies are seen in
ludicrows sleighride, while Robert j.
Burdette begins his work as a Journal
editor with his new department, From
a New lnkStand." DR.. Talmage'S page
Is excellent this month; Maria ParlOa's
department is full of good household
ideas: Rider Haggard, Canon Farrar,
the Countess of Aberdeen, Charles
Dickens and score of famous English
celebrities send New Years greetings
to American women, and all through
the number there is a sense of original
ity and brightness which copes with
honest practical advice and helpful
ness.
The January number of LippincOtt's
Magazine is marked by several new
features: The first of sundry stories
and sketches illustrating journalistic
life and laborS: the first of series of
articles on athletic subjects; an editO-
rial department headed LAS 1t Seems"
containing brief essays and comments
on various topics of the times, literary
and other: the notices of several recent
books, given i'll the form of a dialogue.
The complete novel is by an expert
enced journalist. Young E. Allison, for
merry of the Louisville COurier-Jo Journal.
from the sure, easy and Dracticed way
IN which he writes it might be his tenth
rather than his first effort i'm fiction:
yet it has all the freshness and force of
a first book, undertaken after the author
had thoroughly learned his trade in
other of its branches. There are the
hum0rS and woes of the newspaper
office; and here are its various Young
men. each drawn from and to the life,
including the religious editor, of whom
have nftQn haard hoF
surely was never photographed in such
detail till now. The story is interesting
throughout, and not lacking in ele-
ments of excitement, pathos and unex-
pectedneSS; the character drawing is
full of Shrewd insight and kindly hui
NOR, and the style is natural and de-
lightful. Col. Mcclure gathers many
amusing "reminiscences and instruct
i've reflections in his paper on
1.-The Editor-in-Chi his experiences
in that capacity antedating by some fif-
teen years the civil war, during which
he was thrice visited by rough riders
from across the border, and once burned
out with the town. Daniel l.. Dawson
introduces the discussion of athletic
sports with an account of boxing, given
with all the zeal and authoritativeness
of an expert. In his estimation the
noble art Of self-defenSe, viewed in the
light of health and utility, takes prece-
dence of all other exercises. The poetry
of the number is by James WhItcomb
Riley, John &. Tabb, Daniel l.. Daw-
son, Albert PaysOn Terhune, John
Ernest Mccain and Henry Peterson.
Gov. Hill has written for the Janu-
airy number of the North American Re-
view a remarkable article on 1.-The Par
doning Power"
The symposium in the January num-
Der of the North American Review will
be on The Best Book of the Year" 1t
will include original criticisms by Sir
Edwin Arnold, Gail Hamilton. Agnes
Repplier, Amelia f. Barr, Rev. DR..
Briggs, Julien Gordon and DIR. William
A. Hammond.
Lady Henry Somerset contrasts the
slums of London and New York i'm al
article which she has written for the
January number Of the North American
Review.
The holiday number of Outing is of
interest. The Christmas
story is entitled THE Bears Head
Brooch" and is an excellent hunting
story. "Harry's Career at Yale' grows
more interesting, and the hero'S first
love affair is mingled with the account
Of college sports. Saddle and Senti-
ilOuN 10 NOltiuOCQs ilC Vi
the issue are unusually well drawn.
The frOntiSpiece Of the Californian
for the holiday, or January, number
shows an incident in crOss-country rid
ing In California i'll midwInter. where
the horses beat down flowers instead of
frozen snOw-crust. Two horses are
shown going over hedge and ditch,
with the greyhoundS between them.
The sketch is by Mr.. Harmer. the
Illustrator of Capt. Kings novels, and is
an actual incident in the experience
Of the Valley Hunt club DIR. +. f.
Rowland, master Of hounds of this fash
iOnable club, and weil-knOwn member
of the Philadelphia Rose Tree Hunt,
gives spirited and handsomely Illus
trated article on cross country riding in
California.
The poets of the number are J. w.
Wood. Emily Brown Powell, Virna
Woods and Ellery Claiming.
Neutrality-suspicious. of San francisco"
tells the story of this movement in the
Golden Gate city-ShOWing the work