Rock Island Argus., 1895-10-07
ing will require two years IN its con-

Among the popular illustrated
magazines of America, Home and
Country and the Monthly Illustra-
tor have held high place. Each
has occupied field peculiarly its
own. The two have now been COM
bued under the blended title, The
Monthly Illustrator and Home and
Country, and the October number
furnishes evidence that the strong
features of both publications are to
be retained, and indeed improved
upon. Especially is this true with
regard to Illustrations, OF which
there are l6G in the current issue.
The subscription price is 81 Il year.
Issued by The Monthly illustrator
Publishing company. Joseph ".
Kay. president. 1898 Leonard
street, New York.
Much of Robert Louis Stevenson's
best work appeared for the first time
in Scribner's Magazine, the only
periodical tc which he was az habit.
ual contributor during the last ten
years: and it is therefore peculiarly
appropriate that the first account of
his homc-liie at Nai!ima, written by
a mem Der OF his household-his step
son and co-wosker, Lloyd Osbourne
should appear in Scribrer's pages.
Mr.. Osbourne's account. in the
October NUN beE. Of the home which
Stevenson created. OF his eZtraor
dinary influence throughout Samoa,
and the interesting household of Sa-
moan servants and dependents which
he built up around him, is most
picturesque and entertaining. The
whole article is al intimate personaf
account of Il remarkable genius by
one who loved him.
Ore would scarcely expect the
story of the making OF pair OF
equestrian statues Of Lincoln and
Grant to he Is interesting as piece OF
fiction; bat this it truly proves to be
in McCluTc's Magazine for October,
where Cleveland MoGett describes
the long aud patient lahors OF the
artists, O'Donovuu and Eakins, first
IN the collection aud study OF docu-
nen,s aud the discovery Of suitable
living models for horse and rider.
and then in the actual modelling of
the lfe-size Statues lately completed
by them for the Brooklyn memorial
arch. 4 description is also given of
the work Of the founders in casting
the models in bronze: and success
sion of pictures, from special photo
graphs, exhibits the entire operation
Of modelling and casting, from the
lao, a 20 En;r ID
bronze casts. Other matter-of-fact
contributions, as well as of the imag
inativc side, complete the mum Der.
The movement OF New England
into the west began very early and it
has gone on with such energy that ii
is quite right to BAY that New Eng
land is more in the west today than
she is AZ home. One Of the earliest
Of these movements was that into
the Western Reserve in Ohio, the
centennial of which is to be observed
next year. This coming centennial
forms the theme OF the Editors Table
in the October New England Maga
zine. The same number contains
valuable article on New England in
New York" by L. P. Powell,
which traces in compicter and
more interesting way than has ever
been done before the carly advances
of the men Of Massachusetts and
Connecticut into central New York
This is one of several articles which
| are 10 appear in the New England
Magazine detailing the incidents in
the significant movement of New
England into the west.
| Ruiyard kipling makes his last
appearance as 4 teller OF Jungle
stories in the Cosmopolitan for Oc-
| tober. "Mowgli Leaves the Jungle
Forever and the curtain is drawn
over one Of the most charming con-
ceits in literature. In the same
number in which Mowgli makes his
! final adieux. appears for the first
time before an American audience.
/ the now famed Richard lie CALI
enne in plea for religion under the
| title Of The Greatness Of Man" A
very important paper on state Uni
versitics' is contributed to this rum
Der by Prof. Ely. Aud among the
! story-tellers are Hopkinson Smith
and Boyesen. No more beautiful
work has ever appeared in any mag
azinc than the marvellous illustra-
tions OF Cabrinety used as a frontis-
| piece and accompanying the prose
poem by Mrs. Cardozo. Drake
who is said TO be Kipling's favorite
artist for his jungle stories-Carter
| Beard. Osterlind. Denman and kem-
Bile, are among those who contribute
| a wealth of illustrations to this num-
Der. The Cosmopolitan announces
that it will begin the publication in
| January Of the Agriculturist's Illus
trated Magazine, to be fully the
equal of the Cosmopolitan, but con-
tanning from 16 TO 20 pages by the
ablest agricultural writers of the
world. upon subjects Of Importance
to the agriculturist. horticulturist,
and stock growing interests.
The complete novel in the October
issue OF Lippincotts, My Strange
! Patient contains some adventures
that are by no means commonplace.