The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-01-30

son Page, the late NJ Velhagen. the dis
tinguished German editor. and Lord
! Rosebery, the rising liberal statesman of
England, are among the people whose
/ faces are presented IN this number.
! The February Forum has as a special
feature al explanation Of three Of the
greatest industrial problems in ali history
which DOW await Us: The Nicaragua
cana! lin both its commercial and its po-
iitical aspects), the further development
0: lake commerce and OF ways 70 the sea
and the retaining .: a great domain By
irrigation. IL the same way the largest
experiments that have been made in
! practical philanthropy Booth E
great plan Of work in England AMI the
! German labor colonies for tramps-have
been investigated for the Forum by Prof
Francis G. Peabody (who is now study
ing social systems in Germany, aud by
! pr Albert Shaw, who went to London to
study the results Of the first year Of Cen
eral Booths work with the large sum
that was collected in reference to his ap-
peal in Darkest England
| Such original Investigations as these
will become more and more An important,
part Of the work Of the Forum
! Robert c. '. Meyers will contribute a
charming character sketch, entitled Pin
de Steele" to the February number Of
Harper's Magazine, i'll which the girl Of
the period will appear in a new role and
the question Of divorce will be considered
from an unaccu.tomed standpoint.
| The current number Of Harper's
Weekly contains an srticle on The
Modern Orchestra" by Henry E. Kreh-
bel, which will prove to be delightful
reading to musicians and ali lovers of
music. 1t is accompanied by sixteen por-
traits of prominent performers OH or
chestral instruments. The same number
of the Weekly contains portraits and
sketches Of the Duke Of Clare, &c and
Cardinals Manning and Simeoni. besides
the usual rich variety Of stories, poems.
miscellaneous articles and illustrations.
/ Harpers Bazar for January 23d con.
tains an interesting article ON the New
York Normal College, By Clare Buace.
one Of its graduates. The article is finely
illustrated. Among the illustrations are
portraits Of President HUNTER of the late
Miss Wadleigh and of several popular
teachers. There is also portrait Of Mrs.
Ros'ert L. Stuart, with an article by Jno.
Gilmer Sreed. Mrs. Ormsbee's valuable
series of papers on The House Comfort
able" is brought TO close, while Emma
Moffett Tying contributes the first chap
ter OF a new series OF sketches Of life
"In Southern Homes"
"From the Black Forest to the Back
Sea, is the title Of a valuable and at
tract've series OF Iapers to lie begun in
the February number Of Harper's Maya
zine. These papers will describe the
Danube river, from is source to its
mouth, as seen during can voyage &C
complished in the summer Of 1891. under
the auspic es Of the Magazine. The frs,
instalnent will be written by Poultney
Bise ow and bea utifully illustrate d by his
fell'w can oeists, Allied Parsons and F.
! d. Milltt.
A most unique magazine is the Feb
r"ary Ladies' Home journal. entirely
mad up. as it is, in prose. verse and fic
ton BY daughters of famous parentage,
some Of The daughters" being famed
themselves. Thirty daughters are
represented. each by an article, story or
poem. aud q more curious and successf,,l
innovation in magazine literature has not