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s~scribner's Magazine" for january

'~Scr1bn6r'8 Magazine" 1Or january.
Scribner's Magazine, for January, begins its
thirteenth volume and seventh year, for which
many important features are announced, some
of them making their first appearance ID this
number. Serial fiction will be a feature OF the
year, with such writer's as Frances Hodgson
Burnett, Fl. G: Bunner, Robert Grant, Harold
Frederic and Miss Elliott, the author of Jerry"
In this number the first part of Mrs. Burnett's
serial is given, under the title of "The One l
Knew the Best of ALL" which is q charming bit
! the author childhood and youth up to the pub
LEGATION of the first story. 1t is believed that
this story will do for the child-life Of a girl very
much what was done by Dickens in David Cop
1 perield" for the life of a boy.
Professor Angelo Heilprin, who was in COM
mand of the Peary Relief Expedition (Which
from his three months journey on the
ice-cap), describes the voyage of the Kite,
I've vsa qu spfigs T tbs Iona Mr. Arc END Winter aps; pe snS
the meeting of Lieutenant Peary with the
relief party on the ice cap. Illustrations from
sketches made on the spot by F. "; Stokes, an
artist who accompanied the expedition, are also
given. The whole article is the authoritative &C
count of the relief expedition. and gives u rather
new glimpse OF Arctic travel in the summer
time, showing it to be a delightful yachting ex-
cursion III a balrny region Of plentiful sunshine
and most exhilarating atmosphere.
OF the personal "reminiscences and memoirs
which will appear during the year, a delightful
glimpse Is given In the late Marquis de Cham
bruins '.Recollections of PRESIDENT Lincoln, -
covering the last few months of the President s
life, and eliminating with one Of the most
graphic descriptions of the death-be e scene
which has ever been published. This articls
was written in French coon after Mr.. Ltncoln's
death, and remained among the Marquis's
papers, where 1t was found at his death, which
| occurred in September, 1891.
The very popular Historic Moment" series
is represented this month by William Howard
Russeil's account of the Fall of 6ebastopol'
| (~September 8, 1850, Of which he was an eye
witness.
The illustrated articles in this number, which
is rich in pictures, include Madame Mario's ac-
count Of 1.-THE Poor in Naples, which is the
seventh article in the series on 'aThe Poor in
Great Cities" Madame Mario investigated
this subject for the Italian Government. The
illustrations are by the skilfuI artist Tito.
Frederic Crowninshield treats in a popular
way for the first time the subject of 'Decora-
ton in Modern Rome" which is illustrated with
examples of some of the most skilful mosaics.
Charles F. Lummis continues his group of
| papers on Arizoua and New Mexico (the Land
of POGO Tiempo'') with a brief account of 9Th
Wanderings of Cochiti, v the great city Of the
Pueblos which made eight distinct moves, be-
ginning centuries before the history and ending
with the Spanish reconquest in 1891.
The short story of the number Is "Lps Cara
quenos," by F. j. Stimson, who tells the pa
thetic love tale of a Venezuelan beauty.