The morning call., 1893-12-17
OPEN EVENINGS.

papers on the Hawaiian situation. The
first is by Eugene Tyler Cham berlain. for.
merry editor of the Albany Argus, who
describes THE Invasion of Hawaii''; the
second, by the Hon. John L. Stevens, re-
e e.ay Minister to Hawaii. deals with
.lhe Fall of the Monarchy" and the
third, by Congressman Springer. is en-
titled THE Duty of the Republic" SEN
ator PETER OF Kansas sets forth 1.-The Mis-
sion of the P0pulist Party" in an able
article; the ex-Commissioner of Patents.
w. Z. Simonds, discusses the question,
Are Our Patent Laws Iniuuitous ?''
Justin Mccarthy. M. P, contributes an
interesting paper on parliamentary Man
ners, and Captain w. L. Sampson, u. S.
NJ, furnishes reply to Admiral Colomb's
article on The Battleship of the Future, !"
which appeared in the October number
of the Review.
THE FORUM - The publishers of the
Forum announce reduction in price from
on cents to % cents copy. or from So to
50 year. 1t thus becomes the cheapest
by hail OF all great reviews of the world.
and 1t remains the largest of all our peri
odlcals OF Its kind, and it's character is in
no way changed. This reduction of price
puts the forum easily within the reach of
every reader who cares for it-of every
man and woman who desires to keep
ABREAST OF the times The extent to which
this reduction will add TO popular educa-
ton on great subjects is incalculable The
aDlest articles by the foremost writers are
now offered at less than two cents each.
REVIEW OF REvIEws.-The multiplicity
and excellence of other magazines, far
from lessening the usefulness of the IRE.
view of Reviews" makes this UNIQUE
periodical more and more a necessity. Its
indexes, condensations of leading articles.
classified lists of new books, and general
survey of things written. things said and
things done during the month preceding
its issue, would suffice to keep the busy
reader in touch with the current of life
and thought. even if he were able TO read
nothing else.
MCCLURE's MAGAZINE.-The second
volume of this new, but already successful.
publication begins with the December
number. which fully maintains the reputa-
ton achieved by its predecessors. The
idea dominating the editorial department.
of McClure's Magazine is that no articles
are to be given space in its pages unless
they are both timely and readab 1t Is
but just to say that each issue proves that
the editors have hewn close to the line.
In this number. for instance. Professor
henry Drummond relates the history of
the founding and progress of the Bows
Brigade. The article of sharpest present
interest, perhaps, is discriminating and
sympathetic study of the character and
career of Governor William Mckinley, by
T.. Jay Edwards. Charles A. Dana. editor
Of the New York Sun, provides q particu
larly interesting travel sketch in some
notes on journey he lately made to Jeru-
salem. Nearly every article is copiously
illustrated, but of especial value are a
group of portraits of Tepnyson and his
friends, reproduced from the famous mega
tlves OF Mrs. Julia Margaret Cameron.
The last of the Sherlock Holmes stories
by Conan Doyle, an Arkansas Christmas
story by Octave Thanet aad new story
OF the seen and unseen by Mrs. Oiiphant
give special distinction TO the fiction OF
the number. In the novel department of
Human Documents" portraits are given
of the Honorable Whitelaw Reid, William
1. Stead and Governor William Mckinley,
from boyhood to the present time.
ST. NICHoLAs.-Everybo knows THAI
st. Nicholas is the leading Juvenile maya
zine o! the world. 1t has absorbed all of
its rivals, the very popular "Wide Awake"
being the last to merge its ider tity in that
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temporary. Still the full measure of in
struction and entertainment which is fur
nished monthly TO tine subscribers of "St.
Nicholas" cannot be fully appreciated
until one glances through the pages of the
monthly numbers as they appear when
bound together at the end of the year.
Nowhere else within the same compass