The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-25
LITERARY NOTES.

An authoritative calculation will ar
pear in the February Forum of til
pr sent and The probable production
Of gold TO answer the inquiry. "Is the
supply Of Gold Suiiicient?" by Mr.. ].
E, FrSenkel, specisl student of the
subject.
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Robert Barr, probably the wittisst
and most ingenious OF the writer's of
short stories. will hsve thoroughly
characteristic story OF she "holding up"
otan express srRin in McClure's Ma0G-
sine for FEBRUARY. The story will be i'd
IirsbIy illustrated.
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James Wmtamh Riley. the
"NnOrier" pea, and HSMln Garland,
another portrAyer Of Western farm
life, WI provide real conversation"
for tire FEBRUARY n4lMbsr OF HcClure'S
HdOGsins. Mr. Garland il the recorder
at the con 'GrSAtlon, and It L. said to
he one OF the mcst notable in that
series of genuine talks of which Ne
ClWre'S Ad0GziRc has made an impor-
tSnt feature. Portraits of Mr.. Riley
ane Mr. Garland. and pictures OF Mr..
Rllty's boyhoud home and the scenes
OF his more familiar poems will accom-.
puny the articles.
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Do people really love trashy litera-
ture, or do they read it chiefly because
IT. is, cheap and easily accessible?
Much light IL thrown on this inquiry
by the experience OF The Forum,
which is the very furthest remove
from sensationalism. This leading
monthly reduced It's price from SIS to
IS q year, and discovered almost in
StsRtly that the number OF readers of
serious literature in the United States
WAS as creator we'll nigh rs great
as the number OF readers OF the "pop-
ulsr" magazines. The publishers report
n continuous increase, and an increase
at faster rate since the January num-
beI appeared than before. The edition
Tor February will, it is believed, be
larger than any edition OF any review
ever hitherto published anywhere.
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There are American Beauties and
American besu.ies,-rosRs and women
and eAch payS homsg to the other.
Our country ID voted for its lovely
women and hrilisnt society leaders
and after seeing tho portraits OF nearly
y score of Society Leaders OF New
York State" given in Dcnsorest'S Mag
asine for FEBRUARY, one is willing to
concede that the Empire State can
hold its own for the celebrity and beau.
ty OF its women Of wealth and culture,
for these portraits from q charming
collection of typical New World wom-
en- that everyone will find pleasure in
possessing.
Then everybody will be interested
in the account of CHOW Great News
papers are Printed" with its pumer-
ous illustrations. and the daily news
paper will acquire new interest after
having read about how it is made.
Rough Riding" is interesting as we'll
as amusing and one must be entirely
devoid of any sense of humor who Is
not moved to laughter by the humor.
GUS recital of the tribulations of the
dude in rough riding class, and the
illustrations which portray his ludic-
rous attitudes.
There are several excellent stories ;
"A Valentine Bee furnishes illustra-
tons and full directions for making
lovely and unique valentines; "Table
Decorations by the Home Florist"
gives some excellent suggestions; in
fact, there is something in this num-
Der to please everyone, exclusive OF
the over 600 illustrations that embel-
lish it. 1t is distinctively q olive
magazine, and is published for only
80 a year, by w. Jennings DemOrest,
Is K. 18th st. New York.