Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-04
LITERARY NOTES.


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There could be no filter nor more in
tcresting commemoratlon OF the death
Of Robert Louis Stevenson than that
made IN MoCmte's Magazine for Feb
ruary. With pictures OF steveusons
South Sea life aud home. ana portraits
Of Stevenson extending from his baby
hood to within year OF his death, and
including a reproduction OF the beauti-
rul photograph OF Sir Percy Shelley. Is
given. first. an account by personal
friend who saw him on from san Fran
cisco. of his sailing TO the South Sea
and establishing himself at Samoa. and
then tributes from his fellow Scotchmen
and in some sort disciples. j. NJ Bar
| rle, 3. r. Crockett and Ian Maclnren.
Intimately allied with him as these
three writer's were by nationality, vOua-
ton and anecti0uatc regard. their word
| ON hts death has an especial Apostle
ness and value. Mr.. Bartle's Is a
poem, very happy ana original In con-
ception. and strongly executed. An IL
Illustrated article by Alexander K. Me
Clure. editor OF the Philadelphia Times,
shows by anecdotes ana letters that
| Lincoln OF whom Col Mcclure was an
! Intimate friend. eNcrclued personally
! The fun powers OF military COM
mandor In the earlier part OF the war.
ana showed the comprehension and
| mystery Of great general In military
details. The Mcclure Napoleon series
deals, In the February number, with
that most splendid epoch IN NnpolcOn's
career. when he was lighting the bat
Ties OF Austcritg. jena and Friedland,
and fixing boundaries and supplying
/ a1yercigng for the gtntcs of Europe
Miss Tarbell relates tho history with
admirable luciditY and compactnoss,
and the portraits battle scenes and
! other pictures, all nfter paintings by
noted artists, give special vividness
and reality TO the story, A recently
discovered portrait Of Napoleon. by the
| American artist John Trumbull. who
spent much time In France aud prob
ably had opportunity OF seeing Ma
poleon, ~ reproduced The new Scotch
writer Ian Maclareu. contributes an
excellent short story, ana there Is
another story from the Pinkerton ar
chives by Cleveland Monett, "'rhe
Rock Island Express Robbery"
S. 5, Mcclure, limited, 80 Lafayette
place, New York,
Tho February number OF Godoys
Magazine Is perhaps tho best magazine
ever published FOR 10 cents. and Is
vance " the times This number c0n-
taing n continuation OF the Private Pie
ture Gallery articles. the Fair Women
SERIES 'Nihilsm Up 10 Date" very
clever onc-act comedy entitled Bent
leys Beat a graphic article descrip-
tive OF n woman's lilo at Vnssar coll
lege, further instullment OF MISS
Child's serial story, "a Natural In
ference" and more than usually in
torestinE complement Of short stories,
sketches, p9emn, book reviews, etc,
The whole Is set of with sevcnty-tiVo
nuporb Illustrations, u large proportion
OF which are from original drawings,
Godoys Fashions for February have
taken on several dlstinctlvely new
features. Besides the regular fashions
there are articles on feminine fancies
new dishes house decorations. the care
OF winter flowers, etc.
The Cooley Company 80 Lafayette
place, New York.
MIR, William c. Cornwell, president OF
tho New York state Bunkers' assoela-
ton, has written nm article for the
February Forum entitled should the
Government Retire from Banlsing2" In
which he declares that the currency
troubles In tho United states are due 70
the governments assumption OF tho
prcrogative, rightly belonging to baRks.
% issuing notes for circulation, and
he explains why this function should
naturally be left 90 the bnnka. In the
same number Of the Forum, Mr. Alfred
y Heldelhach explains why Gold Is
Exported" The principal reasons he
sives for tho constant drain OF gold
from this country are; disgust of for
eign Investors because OF recent de-
yelopments In our railroad manage
mont; dismay at the condition Of the
treasury and our currency, ana the
fcar that u they Invest money here,
they may not he able to get back as
good money as they gave. He SAYS
that no change In this state OF affairs
may be expected until tho government
goes out OF the banking business and
we have a more elastic currency.
The Authors journal is the title
Of u new monthly magazine devoted
to writer's. It's purpose. as outlined
IN the introductory editorial IL TO aid
and interest all workers. In the field OF
literature, bending It's energies particu-
larly to the instruction and guidance OF
inexperienced writers and at the same
time giving nows and notes OF value to
professional authors. The editor OF
THIS new publication Is Frank Leo
fWnen formerly OF Frank Leslies
popular Monthly. The first number
Just out contains several interesttng
articles on literary work. Describes the
prizes offered by various peiiodlcnIs
for short stories, gives an index 10
literary articles In the current maga-
zlnes, and has other lmportent
features, The subscription price h 81
a year Published at No. Wullap,
street New York.
An authoritative description OF ,srhe
New weapons of the United states
Army" is contributed 70 tho February,
Century by Victor Louis Mason. the
confidential at,achc ~ the hoard OF
ordnance and fertilization. lie shows
with facts and pictures that the army.
rom being IN the rear OF improvements
Ia the material or war few wears
ago, has now HtepIed TO the front az
even she great standing armies OF