Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-02

months cOntaiuing ILLUSTRATIONS gNtNefed
from various sources II is n new enter
prise, and the initial number Is for tho
FIRST three months Of 1893. The list Of
artists embraces the names OF almost all
prominent illustrators of periodical iitera-
ture. and any one with artistic taste
cannot turn the handsome leaves without
finding something pleasing on every page.
This publication vs. Of especial benefit TO
publishers, as IL Is a kind Of index hy
which they may be enabled to select the
style Of work bost suited TO them, and
by examining the list ascertain the hume
and address of The desired artist. The
publishers design is to supply succinct
aud comprehensive survey of work done
by Illustrators and in this number he
has succeeded in doing that, but also In
comforting pleasure upon those who are
not even publishers
The Christmas number Of "Thc Jour
ualist' is q very attractive one. The
Journalist is at an times valued com
rade In newspaper work, nor is its use
fulncss confined 10 this fraternity. II
comes welcome visitor each month
to authors. artists publishers aud adj
vertisers. II Is model Of good work IN
OF the departments Of magazine milking,
aud rightly expects generous rec0gni-
ton from a reading public The cOntri-
all admirably chosen. The frontispieca
is q portrait of Major .. j. Smith, presi-
dent and general manager of the Amer
lean Press association. In this Decem-
her number there il short account Of
thc origin Of The American Newspaper
Publishers association, which WIS or
Elnized nt Rochester, ~ ". IN Fcbru-
afy 1881 for The purpose of adjusting,
so far MS possible. the many questions
relating 10 the business management Of
q newspaper Aside from much good
reading this journal has n world of val
liable suggestion for the classes TO which
IL is especially devoted
IL win be- remembered that not very
long since an experiment in rapid cycl-
Ing was made I'm this country for the pur-
pose usccrtuining If this mode of trav-
81 could bc made successful. The expert
ing was made in this country. for the pur
mcut was fairly successful enough tO
warrant the serious consideration of bi
cycling us q valuable auxiliary I'm milf
tary operations In courier service "nd
iu The movement of troops Brigadipr
General Albert Ordway. has prepared
drill regulation for cyclc-infuutry, which
is published by the Pope Manufacturing
company, Boston. Mass. Va which are
Co hc found nll directions requisite to
efficiency To- that h9insh of army SER
vice From the same publishing house
rs % small work of cyclists drill rcgu-
lution United States army. by licutpn-
amt William ~ May. commanding mill.
tary bicycle detachment, fort Sheridan,
Il
These publications demonstrate that
the bicycle Us not regarded by army men
us q pluythiug. lint Is considered ns
cminenuy scryircublc in military opera
lions.
Among the recent publications Of
louohuc. llcunchrrry a Co., nrp "A
Young Girls Love-" hy Mudnme n.
Caro-; "A Lucky Mishop.' hy Fred Wit.
rock lJim Cummiugl; "rhc Play of
Fntg' by Hermann Biurstnn; "a Story
Of Clouds MIL by John W. Clnmptt;
aud .l'hc American Siberia" hy i. c.
Powell captain Of the Florida convict
camp.
These novels arc for sale by lending
booksellers and boy the publishers. iOI
Dearborn street Chicago.
The January number Of Current Lit
cr1iurc ho- gathered q larger 'posc Of
other mems flowers than usunl" or II
not larger Il rs even more choice. This
" particularly true OF the departments.
'l'OOks of the Month" aud "Rcndiucs
From Now Books" "lu Current of
Thought rtc.. the rcoder will fluid por-
trnits and sketches of JAY Could De
IossCp5 and other uutnhlps Of the past
month, with a short Resume Of events
mat have been of general interest In
Latter Day Philosophy" a glance M
the topics viii 40 once convince the read
or that there IN much within those pagps
ihat arc' of moment 10 the thinking
world.
"a Blonde Creole" by Alice Howard
.N.ta AL
street. New York Price 50 cents.
A story In which are introduced some
features peculiar TO society IN New Or
lcpns, and which Illustrate the strength
of prejudice ami also the hold which
church doctrine has upon the Individual
IN matters relating to marriage and
divorce. Tho story of two women. the
mistress of one man and the deceived
WHO of another, il told in % way that Is
not shocking to moral sense and vet
thcre seems To- bee little reason for Tho
telling, After passing through many
Ncis>itud's the wrongs of these women
were atoncd for and the dcnoumcnt Is
q happy one.
"I'nclc Rcmus aud His Friends" nv
joel Chandler HmTis iloughton, Nit
film y 90. BOSTON mud New York
Uncle tcmus is permancncy I'm Amer.
lean literature His X the uCcucy through
which the passing negro dalect of the
South Is preserved the same AGENCY nor
pemating the curious FOLKLORE Of the
blacks This Inter object Is the end
that Mr. Howard couiossedly had IN Wow
In writing, An interesting instance or
the universally If this folklore is mem.
TONED 10 the preface, 4 uontlem0n
living IN Now Jersey scut IN the author
q story which he said NE had heard rrom
tnr distant source. and asked N n
could, Doe verified a little bow was Given
q sentence from the story and spnt ont
amongst the blacks 10 ascertain n no
could flush the rest of a. Ue >ros
successful Tho nero repcatinr MI iLis
mtchphusc brought ont story froto mo
of the field hands which was the conn.
terpart of the one sent from New Jer
No writer Of tho negro dnleet mn
depicter oi the "old-Gmey" plantation
negro with his shrewducss aud his io
nnOnce. has ever approached joel Chan
dler Harris, and 10 saw Tint bore *
fresh collection Of stories nbonf eTrpde
h.mus Is o. say that Il Is q delichtfnl
volume OF entertainments osnecioUv IA
the men and women of the South who
recognize ln every sentence touches of
the days that were "befoh de wah."
,,Alladn's Lump Va london: Houghtop
Mllhin A CO., Boston and New York.
This Is n tale that p1rtal,es sotpev-bot
of the eytra-uamml Though Il n sanG.
naperol Tor modern IDEAS WNfred
bacre IS in love and his love IA recipro-
cated' hni De i poor and his niospective
iatherin-lQW demands wealth Chance
infows the unfortunate 9uitor I'm with
lhe owner Of n ring, which Is fahlrl Al
nave heen sent down from heaven by
hahno Ihr possessor 3 given nutbor
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