The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-14

Harper's Weetly for Jan contains a valuable
and exhaustive article on the Uaited States
Revenue Marine, accompanied by numerous
illustrations. IL will also contain accurate
views. from the accepted plans and designs. Of
the new Protestant Cathedral Of St. John the
Divine, soon % be built in New York City.
William Blacks new story. The Magic Ink.
will be published serially in H1rpers Bqsar.
The first instalment will appear in the issue Of
Jan. Q, and it will run through about four
numbers.
Harper's Young People for Jan. ;. being the
first ia 1892. is called the Columbus number.
10 consists Of "a pages and a special y designed
cover and contains tho story Of Christopher
Columbus in brief told By Thomas A. Jauvier
The First Christmas in the New World by Kirk
MunrOe: the ninth instalmcut Of the Columbus
serial, Diego Pinzon the second part Of The
Fate Of Be field New Years in Russia BY the
Countess NorraikOw, and other stories articles.
poems, and pictures
The January number Of the Annals Of the
American Academy Of Political and Social Sci
euce contains two valuable papers on municipal
government which should be read by every one
interested in the great questions Of municipal
politics. They are the article on The Study of
Municipal Government, BY Frank p. Prichard,
and the article on The Political Organization Of
a Modern Municipality, By Wm. Draper Lewis
This number also contains n copy Of the By
LAWS OF the iliaIti PIMA Fi Asfdkt4t Al
organization whose purpose Is the divorce Of
municipal from national politics.
The present condition of excellence Of the vol
untecr militia il said TO be the result Of barely
more than dozen years Of well-drected effort
The February Century viii contain fully Illus
tratcd article on The New National Guard,
written by Capt Francis Y. Greene late of the
Regular Army, and now a Major Of Militia. de-
scribing the origin and present condition Of the
force, its object and extent.
President Harrison's daughter, Mrs. McKee,
has written her first article. 10 treats Of The
Training Of Children aud will be printed in
the February issue Of The Indies Home Journal
A unique experiment will be tried in the Feb
ruary issue The entire number has been con-
trbuted in prose- fiction and verse by the
daughters Of famous parentage, as a proof that
genius is often hereditary. The work Of 80 Of
these daughters will be represented.
The January number Of The Illustrated
/ W0rI,Fs Fair contains special article with pOr-
trait Of the Hon. Ignatiu5 Dounelly, Of Min
nCsOta; similar page with portrait Of the Rev.
/ DIR. MelOy; an ingenious sketch by LarOy
| Armstrong, and touching story by Anna Old
/ field Wigs. The front page is occupied with
/ a portrait Of Dion Geraldine Chief Of Construc-
/ ton. The pictures Of the fair buildings exceed
| in variety and interest anything heretofore ac-
cOmplished BY this enterprisiug journal. Views
Of work on the Art Palace, the Fisheries the
/ Government and the Agricultural Buildings
arc novelties. Nothing so extensive has before
been done pictorially. J. n. Halligan, General
Manager MeVicker's Building, Chicago. Price
- year; % cents a number
The last poem written by James Russell
Lowe!l-the only one OF Importance left by him
in manuscript aud at the same time one Of the
strongest in the whole list Of his work5-will
be published by arrangement with Professor
Charles Eliot Norton, his literary executor, in
the March number Of ScrJaer's Magazine. The
admirers Of Mr. Lowell will be gratifed to find
il a great and noble poem, fitted to form the
close Of his pOetical career. 1t is in the vein Of
Mr.. Lowells highest and broadcast patriotism
and will rank with the Concentration Ode
The poem is entitled con Bust Of General
Grant"