The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-01-03
Scribner,s Magazine for Jan
uary, 1895.


| PUBLISHED DECEMBER I'D, 1871.
/ Scribner's Magazine for January
; begins the XVII volume and gives a
foretaste Of a number Of the important
projects which are TO characterize the
year. Among the most attractive Of
these is the series of papers by Robert
Grant on The Art of Living" writ
ten in semi-satiric;l but very practi-
cal vein, and dealing with the every
day problems Of living in the humor
Gus and shrewd manner that made
his "Refections of Married Man
one of the most popular serials ever
published in this magazine. In this
number Mr. Grant begins with dis
cussion Of the question of "Income,"
showing What the average man can
do with S2,200 year and with Si0,-
900. The social satire Of the papers
exactly adaptS them to the clever
pencil of Charles Dana Gibson. 1t is
notable characteristic of this series
(as Of the other great projects an
nounced for the YEAR, that each article
in each number will stand alone as to
individual interest.
Noah Brooks begins Il group OF
three papers on American Party poi
tics with mcst inf, rming account of
The Beginnings of American
Parties" relating the political compli-
cations with the same nearness of view
as though he were contemporary
observer. The group of papers will
furnish an admirable introduction to
the leading historical plan of fthe year
wnren-555'iss sir III t4e March number
President Andrews brilliant narrative
of The Last Quarter Century in the
United States
The chief serial fiction for the year
is George Meredith's fascinating novel
The Amazing Marriage tale full
of adventure and incident from the
very first chapter and written in what
Mr.. Meredith himself avows to be his
most direct manner.
The froniispiece OF the number is
an engraving by Henry Wolf of a
painting by W. NJ Chase, and is the
first of a series OF frontispieees to rep
resent the very best work by Ameri-
can wood-engravers. 1t is accompan-
led with a short article about Mr.. t
Wolf and with number of specimens
from his best blocks.
Notable among the single articles
IS Mrs. Maud Ballington Booths ac-
count of Salvation Army Work in
he Sums which is most pathetic
md dignified narrative of a work
which has won the admiration of all
'hilanthropic people. Mrs. Booth
vas member of the party that be-
,an this work in London, and she was
llso the one who initiated it in New
York.
Among other notable articles in
his number, which is filled with good |
hings, are a narrative poem by A. f
conan Doyle; an essay on "Good t
'aste,' by Augustine Birrell, author a
f "Obiter Dicta'; "Reminiscences of o
)r. Holmes as Professor of Anatomy"
v his successor in the Harvard Med 5
al School, DR.. Thomas Dwight; "a 4
tudy of the Mental Characteristics of o
ne Japanese by Professor George a
'rumbull Ladd, of Yale, who had un- d
snal opportunities for observation p
uring his visit to Japan; and short
count of an important act discovery,
Y Edith Wharton, entitled a Tus 5
N Shrine"
The number also contains two short
cries Of unusual power, "The Going 4
the White Swan" by Gilbert
arker, illustrated by the distinguish
French artist Albert Lynch, and .
Sawney's DeerLick," by Charles D.
amer Ga son of Sidney Lanier.)
ustrated bv \. B. Frost. ST