The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-16
THE MAGAZINES.

Four delightful articles. particularly at
tractiye 10 artists, art students and lovers
OF art generally-that means everybody
VIII be found in the Monthly Illustrator
and Home and Country. New York, for
December. In "A Glance at William Ho-
garth by Clarence Cook, the Illustrations
are fifteen in number and are reproduced
from early proofs Of Hogsrth's plates, The
subjects are ''Shrimps," THE Analysis Of
Beauty" "A Landscape Columbus and
the Egg" The Theater," The Oratorio."
'Canvassing for votes" 1.-THE Beef of Old
England" The Enraged Musician" Mar
rage la Mode" two plates). The Indus
trious Apprentice" 1.-TWO plates. and 1.-THE
p.strest Poet
with the December issue, The Arena IS
reduced in price 10 . cents per copy and
TO s. per year. but this reduction in price
IS accompanied By no diminution in the
excellence OF this great liberal. progress
sive and Informative review. indeed. this
issue IS exceptionally strong Among the
eminent thinkers who contribute 20 the
i76 pages which go 10 make up the body
Of the magazine, are Prof. Richard T. Ely
Justice Walter Clark. IL. d. Rev. Minot
J. Savage. Rev. Edward Everett Hale
Frank 3. Sanbora. Rev. John w. Chadwick,
Henry Gaull.eur. Prof. George n. Heron.
Prof Frank Parsons. Prof. Joseph Rhodes
Buchanan. Helen II. Gardener and VII
Allen Dromgoole.
With characteristics ttmeiiness the North
American Review for December opens with
a symposium OF The Work OF the Next
Congress" which Is discussed BY such
eminent authorities as ". " Tszeltlne
Reprrseut atives Thomas Q. Catch!nEs. Of
Mississippi Jonathan I. Dolliver. OF Iowa /:
George y Southwick OF New York. and
John j. Bell. OF Colorado. Mrs. Lynn Lin
ton writes un "Cranks and Crszes." vigor-
oilelv fep5ctinE the various fafs Of modern
.fr,ez ard Prof y : Shaler contributes
a thoughtful paper OF The last G.ft Of
the Century" The Ri Hon. Lord Morton
who has devoted a great part OF his life
- the study 81 mendicancy in Great Brit
ain. tells How London Deals W.th Beg
cars" The Results of the Bering Sea
Arbitration" are carefully considered nv
the Hon. John w. Foster. ex-secre,ary Of
state.
OF several new stories OF lincoln told
In the second iustaiImeut II the new life
OF lincoln" IN McClure's Magazine for
December. one Of the most interesting is
that when lincoln removed with his fam
Nv frar, Indiana 70 Illinois. re made thrift
~ use ~ the opportunities of the journey
- NEEDLE out az n good profit a stock a
small wares which Re had bought for the
t,urrase The whole inStallme1t IS rich IN
picturesque details. and IN lincoln as he
undertook life on his own account first
as a uAttsFa imam, anu A42su As , grocer "
clark az New Salem. exhibits q young
genius ard hero. doing wonderful feats
az strength. riskiug his life 20 save COM
r,s4es from drowning. and magicauy win
ming his way n 4 new community by his
-re integrity. MS superior intelligence.
ard MS SIT OF entertaining speech. Along
With the PAPER are twenty-five pictures,
Including a fac-simile q Lincoin's first vote
r,artra'ts & him n 1881. iS57. ISIS and 1850
Y,rtraits q his early associates. and pct
ures OF al the important scenes OF this
-.-s.s - his life