St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-07
MAGAZINE NOTES,

MAGAZiNE NOTES.
Scribner's Magazine for January be-
gins the XVII. volume, and the table of
contents for the month contains the
greatest array of attractions Imaginable.
including the first of a series of fronts
pieces by American wood engravers,
Henry Holt con tributiug the first one,
from portrait by William NJ. Chase.
Robert Grant cOntr ibutes as an opening
paper the first of series OIL The Art
OF LIVING" written In very prac-
tical way and calculated to create as
much interest as his "RetlectionS of
Married Man" Mr.. Grant discusses
the question of "Income," showing
what the average man can Go with 50, 200
year and with $4,000. The article is
illustrated very cleverlY by Charles
Dana Gibson. Noah Brooks begins
group of three papers on American
party politics, with al account Of tine
Beginnings OF American Parties" For
fiction the number contains the OPEN
ing chapters of another of George Mer-
edith'S fascinating stories. The Amaz-
ing Marriage" is written in an entirely
different manner to anything that Mr..
Meredith has yet written. Among the
single articles is one by Mrs. Booth on
the work of the Salvation Army in the
sIums of London. DR.. A. Conan Doyle
contributes o little narrative poem,
Augustine Berrell an essay on "GoOd
Taste" DR.. Thomas Dwight reminis-
canoes Of Dr.. Holmes as professor Of
anatomy at Harvard, and George Trum-
bull Laid discusses the Mental Char
acteristicS of the Japanese"
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Outing for January, the enlarged holir
day number. we'll maintains It's place
among the leading magazines. Turning
over Its pleasant pages one seems to
hear the ring Of skates, the creak OF
snowshoes, the crack of rifle for all the
healthful sports Of merry winter receive
attention. Several interesting pieces OF
fiction furnish variety TO q satisfying
and superbly illustrated number. The
contents are as follows: king Skate"
by G. Turner; "Winning a Christmas
Bride" by Arthur Z. Vance; BIAS
Therese." by Jean Porter Rudd; An
Elk Battue in Russia" by Fred Whlss
haw; Two Tries for Turkeys" by Ed
w. Sandys; "a Sledging Picnic in
North China" by Alethe Lowber
Craig; "a Woman in the Mckenzie
Delta,' by Elizabeth Taylor: In Ba-
Aaron; "Lenz's World Tour Awheel,"
"A jamestown Romance" by Sara
Beaumont Kennedy; "A Christmas
Among the Tules," by Myron B. Glib
son; National Guard of New York
State" by Capt. E. E. Hardin; Down
in the Desert" by w. M. Wolfe; 1.-The
Tact of Miss Aspinwall-Jones," by Will
lam Earle Baldwin, and the usual edi-
tOrlals, poems, records, etc.
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Octave Thanet, foremost among mid
land writer's, leads off in the January
Midland Monthly with ''The Prisoner"
a keenly interesting story of home life.
Mrs Mary j. Reid, Of st. Paul, con-
tributes charming sketch. Octave
Thanet at Home" with pictures. The
fiction of this number is especially
strong. sin de Glory Land" prize
story, by Birch Hard wicke, Kansas
writer, is thrilling description of the
days 'befo' de wah." Two Men and
a Madonna" is pleasing love story by
toDa writer Jerry Walton's Pros
peet," by John H. Mason, is touching
story of stranded "forty-niner." Hon.
George f. Parker, consul at Birming-
ham, England, proposes that Iowa cele-
brate her semi-centennial next year.
Who seconds it? The War Sketch
this time is by a woman-an ac-
count of a nurses experiences before
Vicksburg, by Louise MaertZ, of Quincy.
1.-The Society of the Army of the lem
nessee," by Col. Moore, includes latest
portraits of prominent members, also
OF Mrs. Logan and of pretty Miss
Pearson, the ''Daughter of the Society,""
beatrice" is nearing the climax Of her
picturesque career. Eugene Schatfter
delightfully."- guides the reader through
Rome. Heidelberg. by the editor, is
elegantly illustrated. One Of the strong
topical papers, on labor theme, is by
ex- President Pickard, of the Iowa State
university. Another, by B. Nagarkar.
written from India. describes The
Hindu Woman" Two prize poems and
other poetic gems, and over sixty illus
trations, embelish this, the largest and
best number yet.
The January Harper ia full of good
things for the readers Of that magazine.
Mr.. Hardy has changed the name of his
new story from 1.-The Simpletons" to
'iHearts Insurgent." Kate Mason Row.
land contributes an article entitled
1.-THE Fortunes of the Bourbons," and
Henry Cabot Lodge paper on ''Shake-
speare's Americanisms." The first part
of a novelette, by Mr.. Davis. THE
Princess Aline," starts in this number.
The hero is young New York man who
goes abroad in search of the Princess
Alins, with whose portrait he has fallen
in love with. He crosses the Atlantic
with a beautiful American girl, with
whom he bids fair to become as much
interested as he Is in the charming
princess. A days stag hunt near Paris
IS described by Hamblin Sears in with
the Hounds in France" the article be-
ing illustrated by A. Jacacci. There is,
Of course. something more on Japan,
Alfred Parson contributing a paper
which is profuselY illustrated by him
self.
The third Napoleon article appears in
the current number Of the Mcclure, aud
has for illustrations twenty-five por-
traits. Beatrice Harraden has done the
thing that every author is rapidly get
ting to think necessity of fame, and
teliss how she came to write "Ships
That Pass in the Night" MIR. KiplIng
has written another of his jungle stories
for th8 number, and E. j. Edwards
writes of DR.. Parkhurst and his work
in New York. An article by Edward
Marshall, entitled "The Dramatic Sea-
son" contains number Of excellent
portraits OF the leading theatrical peo-
nile Oh the year. THE Green Flag" o