Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-09

ing author. has contributed to the New
England q sketch of Miss Edwards
childhood and early life Tho sketch Is
illustrated hy Louis A. Holman from
photographs and the Illustrations are
scenes around her home OF Baylham, n
q copy OF a photograph by SarOny, lac
SMILES Of her letters and drawings. For
these last she acquired considerable
reputation. indeed SO versatile was her
genius that II seemed ne II she might
have excelled In whatever field she chose.
In this number there Is a short story
by her at u years Of age, the excellence
Of which ycrihes the assertion just made.
The promised serial, John Ballnn-
tyne" by Helen Campbell begins in
the January number, and from the chap
ters given II Is fair to presume that the
met
Alice Morse Earle contributes an In
teresting sketch Of 81. paul's church ut
NCwburyport, the oldest Episcopal
church IN New England. and Lee &.
Hardy In the Old South State takes
New England readers to Georgetown,
~ c.. and gives them bits of interesting
history Of this famous old town
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Belford's Monthly; January. New York
Office Sj3 Broadway.
The great musical director Of America
Is Theodore Thomas, and the portrait
Of him in Bedford for January shows
strength and decision, qualities quite as
necessary TO successful leadership as mu.
steal talent. In the fourth paper Of the
series. "The Men Who Made the West"
for music In America so much that
had he done il for American music he
would have gained Immortality instead
OF thanks
The artistic quoted Is collection OF
facts relating 70 music IN the West with
sketches and portraits of the men who
hnfe made Chicago n music center
The stories and sketches In this issue
are largely of local color and are there
fore OF Interest 70 Western readers.
To minds Of military turn the pro-
fusely illustrated article by Percy w.
Thompson The British Army. It's Or
SANITATION, Strength aud Traditions"
will be found alike interesting aud In
structiye.
The Century: january. Office. Union
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Alter long silence Mark Twain gives |
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Arthur Alichin contributes a sketch Of |
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Winter Ride 10 the Great Wall OF |
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