The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-05

Harpsrs Basar.
babyAocd for January has an article bv
~. =; H. May on Ere Troubles IN Calf
area In which he clearly defines the
meaning of ''sore" ard "seak1 ewes. and
mentions various simple remedies for the
minor eye Affections Of childhood.
. what the Salvation Army is dong for
the great army Of the unemployed Is the
subject OF two timely articles in the cur
Ient number Of Harper Hs>kis. BY Com
Inander B4Iliugtoa Booth and Maud
baliIngfon Booth. Commander Booth
writes OF THE Work OF the Shelter BY,-
gsde, and Mrs Booth of The Women's
work IN the ssums." The articles are ac-
compsnied by striking portrsits Of Com
mander Booth and Mrs. Booth.
The January number Of Resannes con-
ANS Two New Year stories. prepared es-
pecaally for this issue: an historical tale of
me discovery of quinine, By Madame de
1eniis; . thrilling story Of the French
revolution. By Anatole France: an ex-
citing sea story. by William Laird Cloves:
and the usual complement of animal, ad-
venture. love ard ghost stories. This
fnagox ne II always strong in humoy and
The present issue contains no less than
three distinctfsesy humorous tales.
With the January number the School Re-
sfsw oeg1ns ats second volume. The first
year OF this magazine has been the most
successful In the history eff recent educa-
tionai journalism. The January number
IL especially strong In articles that bear
upon the practical work of the teacher
The opening paper. "A Syllabus Of Latin
instruction" By W. c. Collar. embodies
the experience OF one OF the foremost clas-
sicai teachers OF the country. shose meth
DDS are . matter of deepest interest to all
teachers of languages.
The Harvard Lau Rerien for January.
ihss4. Is limited in the number of lis
papers. but they have all an exceptional
article on An Assignment in Insolvency,
and its Effect Upon Property and
Hollis r. Bailey. OF lighter char.
acter, bu, OF great interest to the
stuiions practitioner. are papers by Oliver
X. Mitchell on the fetions Of the law. and
one oy l.. osen Pike. wing the report
and record of an action at "a " in the time
OF Edward ILL., The Horrnrd LG,s Resi~sc
- always kept up TO very high standard.
Mcc9ures Magazine for January is As at
tractive IN illustration as IN reading mat
ter. and what first strikes one in glancing
through II il the notable wealth OF por-
traits. One OF Parkman. the historian.
serves as frontispiece. and IN the Human
Documents" department (which, by the
way. abates none Of its interest and nov
elty) are others OF Parkman, as well as q
series of Rider Hsggsrd. the novelist. and
series of the eminent French physician
ard scientist. Charcot. Then there are
portraits also OF jules Verne, the late Prof
Tyndall. Prof Huxley, the Duke of Ar
gyli. Samuel Smiles and Prof Max Muller.
Godey's aasasins for January, issued
| December Is. mas rich and varied table
of contents. The complete novel in this
number is by franklin w. Lee. and is
called Miami eile Psganini-" The illus
trations are by 4. L. Durand, and the
story itself Is fascinating from the first
line 10 the last. L. Garrison has . Christ
mas story. Monsieur vigot's Dia-
| mond's"; Julius Chambers one called
The Princess of Barren Island: Con-
| yers G. Converse contributes parior COM
| edy. IT'LL Luther Proposes" In which 10
incorporated sweet and pathetic bit OF
words BY Albert Hardy.
The subscription price of The American
| Journal % Politics will be reduced from 81
| 70 50 "a year, beginning with January
| number. Following are q part of the
| topics discussed in the January number:
The Balance of international Trade" by
| Daniel Strange: ASPECTS of the Labor
| Problem" Ned Arden Flood Free Cities
| "A Plea for Home Rule" Joseph Dana
| Miller; Woman and the Wages Prob
| lem." Samuel NJ. Davis: Freedom of
Debate in the Senate" +. y. Dingiey;
why is the Jes Hated" Rabbi Adolph
| Moses: Tariff Reform Blunders," w T.
| 6aibralth; "Campaila Contributions and
! Presidential Appointments" Charles r ab-
| inson. Andrew ]. Palm d Co., ia Nassau
street. New York city.
Harpea's Magazine for January opens
with q frontispiece in tint, illustrating
| poem by Margaret r.. Sangster called MY
Golden Haired Lsddie" followed by the
irst installment of George du Maurier's
ff.t.
teen drawings by the author. There are
two other stories in the number which
have a serial character, though they are
complete in themselves. One Is "A Mid
summer Midnight" in Brander Matthews
.vignettes of Manhattan" and the other
is the second of William McIennan's
tales Of the French revolution. As Told
to His Grace" Mr.. Owen Nister contrib
utcs q striking story Of Western ranch
life. called "BaIaam and Pedro" in which
the principal character is highly strung
horse.
The short DAYS and long nights of winter
give the atlantic Monthly quite Sufficient
reason for making the January number
particularly strong IN its fiction. Mrs.
DeIand's new novel. Philip and His
Wife. opens with the greatest promise OF
interest not only in the power with which
IL is written. but with its theme of unhap~
nv marriage. indicated perhaps by the
Title. and fuFeshAdowei clearly In the
epening chapters. The heroine of Miss
Jewett's story, The only Rose. " has been
married three times. but IL Is not through
the Treatment; OF any question" that the
story is deiightfai. Humor and sympathy
and skill give It hivh place In Miss
Jegett's best work "Wolfe's Cove" by
Mrs. Caihervood a story of the tax ing Of
Quebec, and the continuation of Charles
Egbers CFadaock's His Vanished STAR
supply the rest Of the fiction. Capt A. +.
MAhan, the weli-knewn naval writer, con-
tributes careful study of the career OF
Admiral Earl Howe. giving a far clearer
idea of hss part in the Revolution snAn
MANY Americans possess.
The January tensnrR opens with the
second paper on the ''uid Dutch Masters"
BY Mr.. Cole. the ensraver. the subject
this month being Franz Halls. OF whose
work Mr.. Cole has engraved three exam
pies The Archcrs Of 81 Andrea. The
jolly Man" and the celebrated Jester"
the las. beinE printed As n fsont;spiece.
Mr. Coles notes interestingly supplement
the work Of his graveg. This uumner con-
tAins paper in the group Of musical
articles on the great composers OF the
past, written hv veil known composers
and musicians of the present This month
ilse contributor Is Edyari GFieg. and she
subject. Robert Schumann." Of whom
there IL = beautiful portrait from
wateT-color made IN his youth. Mr.. G-leg's
treatment ST his topic Is both frank and
inspiring. sHa his comments on the uu-
seal and personal relations Of Sehumann
and Wagner are likely to sstFaet the at
sentiou of tie uagsical world. An article
81 = wholly & ifereBt character in the same
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