The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-04

Pacific Boys and Girls will hereafter be pub
lshed on the first OF each month. The Decem.
Der number contains stories by Ella Higginson
aud Julia L. Kennedy and much matter appro-
pirate to the holiday season.
The first number OF Uorthincton's Nnon-jns
will be issued January /, 1s93, by A. D. worthing-
ton & Co., Hartford, Conn. 1t will be hand.
someiy illustrated, and among the contributors
are Mary A. Livermore, Helen Campbell and
Albert Bigelow Paine.
The complete novel in LippiacotEs K1qc.tne
for December, "Pearce Anderson's Will" is nv
Col. Richard Malcolm Johnston, and will be ad-
mitted to be one of his finest productions. Il
has perhaps less than his usual humor Though
Nh. Flints dealing with his Jaws" on page
726 is unsurpassed), but it is solid and con.
sclentous piece OF WORK, and most li.e.like
story OF middle Georgia in the old days In the
Journalistic Series, Maj. Moses P Handy tells
how he was present at the surrender of the
Firginus, having got ahead OF nj. the other
SPECIAL correspondents. Edwin Alice Barber
gives the history of IAN Old American
China Mandatory" chat OF Tucker &
uemphiii in Philadelphia, from 1875 to 1889,
and Floyd r. Wilson describes his researches
in the French Champagne Country" Thesa
articles are illustrated, rs is that OF D. p Heap.
L. = A., on the mode of lighting "The Statue OF
Liberty" Paul II. Haynes Methods of Com
position are recounted by his son, William II
Hayne, with two portraits.
The Century for December falls into the current
OF the Christmas feeling with number OF fea.
lures. First of all, il has baautitui and an
proprlate special cover. In addition to this
there are five ful, page engravings of pictures
by American artists on religious themes. besides
irontispiece OF a beautiful Madonna and
Child by Dagnan- Bouyeret. one OF the choicest
OF the french artist, and leader in the ten
dency 10 revive the Christian sentiment in art
The American artists thus contributing ara
simmons Du Moad, Thnyer, Miss Macomber.
and Blashteid, the representative OF the la.,
being his salon picture OF 1892, Bringing the
CHRISTMAS Bells There are several poems and
stories rejecting the Christmas feeling, and mora
or less relating 10 the holiday. These include
"My Cousin Fanny" by Thomas Nelson Page:
Their Christmas meeting" by Florence Wat.
ters snedeeSer; ana discussions of The Effect
OF Scientific study upon Religious Beliefs" by
H. ; W Villains: and of "The Problem OF Pow.
erty,' by Washington GLADDEN., and subjects
relating 10 child life, such as some Tenement
House Evils by Lillian ". Belts; 1.-The Pre-.
veniion OF Blindness in Infsnts,'' by swan VI.
Burnett, AMI series of poems about children
entitled ">one More Boys" by James Whitcomb
Riley. with illustrations By kimnie
The investigation OF the school room work in
We public schools of OF: principal cities made
for the forum b. DR.. J. NJ. Rice has provoked a
volume oil comment and CORES pondeuce par-
-'P' go fHA'e4 40 Fei4Vd4CaA literature IL the
becenoeF number appears the results Of DR.
Rice s investigation 0. the schools Of It. Louis
and OF lndlanapois-St Louis represeutins tha
eVii effects OF s mechanical supervision and
Indianapolis the beautiful results OF soma al
the best school room work done in the world
which is described in detail Confirming the
conclusion reached ty DR.. Rice, Pres i&isnt Eliot
OF Harvard university, writes perhzn.
MS oess contribution to period cal liter
afure or ''H herein Popular Eiues,fon
las Failsd'-a comprehensive review ~ ou,