The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-30

In Democrats Family Magazine for
February valentines From Famous Peo-
pie includes contributions from Nine.
Melba. W. H. Gibson. Cheiro. Miss Eliza
beth Marbury. Mrs. Sydney Resented
and others
DR. Parkhurst starts out as writer for
women in the February Ladies' Home
Journal In way which promises to be
most interesting. His vigorous style is
IN his work. and his direct way OF put
ting truths leaves no room Tor misinter-
preting his ideas about women.
Herr Wilhelm Licbknecht. leader OF the
Social Democrats in the German reich
stag. has written for the February Forum
fuA explanation Of 'sThe Programme OF
German Socialism," and describing Its
wonderful growth In Germany In the
same number OF the Forum Mr.. Henry
Holt explodes some OF the s'F'ailacies
Underlying Social Discomfort In the
United States.
The complete novel In the February
issue OF Lippdncott's is 1.-THE Chapel Of
Ease" by Harriet Riddle Davis. 1t is a
pleasant. peaceful story of rural life in
Maryland. and Of q young widows some
what complicated love affair. Francis
Lynde. In "Quong Lee. shows that there
are some good Cinnamon. The poem
my Discomfort" by Carrie Blake Morgan,
Is good enough for the Post-Intelligencer
to reprint.
In the February Century two articles
of special novelty are Mr.. Victor Louis
MaSon's authoritative account Of the new
rational armament. with many illustra-
lions published for the first time: and an
account by Mr.. r. Dorsey Mohun, United
States agent in the Congo Free State. OF
'.The Death of Emin Pasha," including
statements to the writer by men who par
ticipated in the murder Of Emin. This
account, told with much particularly. Is
q valuable addition to the history OF Az
rican exploration.
Every nation Of the earth, except the
people of the United States, has a national
music. DIR. Antonin Dvorak. the distin-
guished Bohemian composer, now director
OF musical conservatory in this country.
asserts, in the February Harper's. that
we have all the elements OF a new and
characteristics music, and need only tho
genius who shall be las thoroughly rep
resentative Of his country as Wagner and
Weber are Of Germany. or Chopin CT
Poland" The themes for national mu-
sic Of America DIR. Dvorak finds In the
songs OF the aborigines and the plantation
negroes.
There could be no more fitting or more
interesting commemoration OF the death
Of Robert Louis Stevens than that made
in McCnre's Magazine for February.
With pictures OF Stevenson's South Sea
life and home. and portraits OF Steven
son extending from his babyhocd to
within year Of his death. and including
a reproduction OF the beautiful photo
graph by Sir Percy Shelley. is given. first.
an account by personal friend who saw
him of from San Francisco, OF his sail
ing to the South Sea and establishing
himself in Samoa, and the tributes from
his fellow Scotchmen and in some sort
disciples. J. 81. Barrie. s. r. Crockett and
Ian Maclaren. Intimately allied with him
as these three writer's were by national
ity. vocation and affectionate regard.
their word on his death has an especial
appositeness and value. Mr.. Barrie's Is q
poem, very happy and original IN concep-
ton. and strongly executed