The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-24

LIPPNcorT's MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY
The complete novel in this issue, The
First Flight" is by Julien Gordon. It
deals satirically with the ambitions of
daughter of wealthy parents, not quite
ito the manor born" socially, and is illus
trated. The Journalist Series is contin-
ued in an interesting article by Hon. John
Russell Young on Men who Reigned
Bennett, Greeley, Raymond, Prentice,
and Forney" Portraits of these famous
editors are added, and one of Secretary
Seward accompanies "Recollections Of
Seward and Lincoln" by James Matlack
Scovel. In the Athletic Series. Herman
F. Wolff gives an account of Wrestling"
of which he is one of the most eminent
professors. 1t is illustrated, as is Charles
Morris description of New PhiladeI-
phia." Karl Blind, we'll known au-
thority on the politics of the Old World,
discusses "The Russian Approach to In
dia.o Miriam Coles Harris. the author Of
"Rutledge," criticises Seventh Command
ment Novels" and maintains fiction gives
undue predominance to the sexual rela-
ton. Under the heading, "An Organ and
a Reform" Frederic M. Bird calls atten-
ton to "The Pagan Review and its Plans,
and discusses the question: "Are Women
Free and Equal p
Worthington's Magazine for February
opens with a decidedly interesting pa
per by j. A. Mcknight, entitled BRIG
ham Young: A Fair Sketch by One who
Knew Him. When boy Mr. Mcknight,
asia relative of the SO called Prophet"
was member of Brigham Young's house
hold, though not a favored one, as he was
not considered tractable young saint.
In view of Utah's struggle for statehood
and the general amnesty just granted to
Mormons by President Harrison this arti-
Gle possesses timely interest, and the nu-
merous beautiful illustrations, reproduced
from photographs, admirably supplement
the text. Mrs Livermore presents the
second paper OF the entertaining series of
personal "reminiscences, In ole Virginny'
Fifty Years Ago" The young teacher
spends day in the Virginia woods with
her new pupils, and her novel and varied
experiences are very brightly and wildly
portrayed Mrs. Liyermore does not de-
pend on her memory for details, but draws
her material from her well kept journals
and note books of the period.
Harper's Young People, No. 800, pub
fished January IL, 1898. picked Vio-
lets, by Mary Selden McCobb, illustrated !;
"The Game Of Jankin," by Barnet Phil
lips, illustrated "A Great Speculation, !"
by James Otis, part third, illustrated I;
"The White House," by William Drys-
dale, illustrated "Raftmates A Story Of
the Great River" by Kirk Munroe, Chap
tiers XIII. XIV, illustrated "Oys-
ters," a story; Zone Kind of Skater, a
poem, by R. K. Munkittrick short arti-
Giles and anecdotes, humorous pictures
and paragraphs. eight page supplement.
The architectural features of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition at Chicago will be
fully discussed by Charles Dudley War
ner in the Editors Study in Harper's
Magazine for February. One of his con-
illusions is the distinction of the Column
bian Exposition is not its magnitude 1t is
not that it. contains the largest building
ever erected in the world 1T is In its beau
ty, its harmonious grouping. its splendid
landscape and architectural effects. And he
expresses the opinion that this result has
been reached by the exercise of practical
good sense on the part of the commits
sioners in allowing free play to individual
genius, and in recognizing and encour-
aging American art