The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-11
The MAGAZINES.

.'Co,d Hands aud Feet is the suhiec
of timely article by DR.. William II. Flint
IN the February number Of " Babskeod
The writer contends that hahitnassy cold
hands and feet are always symptom OF
disturbed health ana ought 70 be brought
20 the notice OF . physician.
The portraits of famous authors, a new
feature begun in the February number of
Carrenf literature. adds greatly 70 the in
tcrest and value OF the magazine. The
Library Table, new department of con-
densed reviews OF noted books, gives 81
glance just the guide that readers need
through the mage Of new publications To
ness and freshness. Current Literature must
be carefully read, though il is delightful TO
dip into in leisure moments.
The February Forum treduced 10 IS per
year, covers oy Its thirteen articles FER
haps IS wide range Of subjects as any
single number of any periodical ever COW
cred. There are two important articles on
the great problems of poverty: sReiief for
the Unemployed, !" BY Mrs. Josephine
Shaw Lowell. perhap, the greatest author
ity on this class of subjects in America,
and ..The Personal Problem of Charity"
by Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott A careful re-
view Of the whole Hawaiian controversy
made especially for the Forum by the
historian James Schouler.
The February Overland Monthly is q
Northwestern number, almost exclusively
made mp of articles. stories, poems and
sketches relating to Oregon and Washing
ton. These are profusely illustrated BY a
great variety of pictures of the most beau
THU points in these two states. Among
the contributors are Ella Higginson,
Frances Fuller Victor. Ella Beecher Git
tings, Herbert Bashford, s. A. Ccarx. Rose
Simmons. Carrie Blake Morgan, Frank
writer's we'll known TO Overland readers
and to the Northwest as well. Ii empha-
sizes the fact that the Overland is the mag.
azlne of the whole West coast
In the February number of Deaahoe's
Nodczige Is discussion Of President
Cieveland's political character and acts.
by James Jeffrey Roche and John Ford.
Both are ardent Democrats, but the latter
hauis the president most numerically
over the Goals, while the former defends
his official acts. A strong and lively
article by James w. Clarke on the ethics
of boxing shows how the Golden Rule is
observed even in the prize ring, and how
boxing promotes true manliness. Able
Hogan tells marvellous story about
Partisan society women who serve as
nurses in cancer hospital. Jennie Rice
Ware gives the results of the latest investi-
cations in the subject of child labor in fac
tories. Mary Elizabeth Blake contributes
delightful fairy tale for grown folk, and
there is the usual amount of excellent
fiction.
The Arena for February is a magnificent
midwinter issue, containing 164 pages.
Among the contributors are Rev. NJ. J.
Savage, Rev. Washington GLADDEN., ID. D.,
Heinrich Hensoldt, Phi. D., Congressman
John Davis. stinson Jarvis, Rabbi Solo
mon SCHNEIDER. Helen Campbell and Rev.
Hiram Vrooman. The editor contributes
two important papers; one dealing
with unlimited poverty, the other an
argument against medical monopoly. A
striking feature Is symposium by six
tionat Dress for Women" This sym-
postum is profusely illustrated. Alto
gether, no review Of the month will be 80
attractive to progressive persons IS the
midwinter Arena. The publishers an
nounce that hereafter the Arena will con-
tain la pages, making it the largest
monthly review published.
February being the birth month of
Lincoln and WASHINGTON. the current
Century contains material relating to both.
1t presents two heretofore unpublished
portraits of Washington, one newly dis
covered miniature by Ramage, made in
October, 1859, and the other q por srait in
biack-silk embroidery on q white-silk
ground by Rowlinda, daughter Of James
Sharpless. the English artist These two
portraits are substantial additions to the
pictorial biography Of the first president.
The Lincoln material consists Of an essay
by the Rev. John Coleman Adams on
"Lincoln's Place in History" and the true
story Of "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,"
by John g. Nicolay. his private secretary,
the latter being accompanied by repro
Lincoln, which, being from an unre-
touched negative, makes faithful record of
the lines of his face. Mr.. Nicolay CON-
pares the different versions OF the .'Gettys-
burg Address and accounts for their
variations, and there is fac simile, made
script. There il also an .Open Letter.
from Maj. w. II. Lambert. dealing with
the same topic. and one on Lincoln as an
Advocate"