The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-02-28

Frauc -Prutsian war
Life on an ocean flyer" nom the luxurious
first cabin to the Bwelteriug stOke-hole, wnere
the great furnaces SIT enthrone1 and have an
army OF brasny servants to attend them, will
be tue subj ct Of descriptive article illustrat-
ed with numerous drawings from life, In Nc.
Clure's Magazine for March.
The FOrum for March, which by the way be-
gins volume 10, viii contain four articles par
ticularly timely The Butiness World vs.. Il e
Politicians" b the Hon. j. H. Eckels, comp.
troller oil the currency; Our Blunderlng For
eien Policy" by sens or Henry Cabot Lod 20;
" The Con stltuLlonality ard Ju,tice OF the In
col,e Tax by Professor +. r. A, sellgman, Of
Columbia College; and "The AntitOxine Treat
ment tf Diphtheri4," by DR.. /. Emmett Holt.
one OF the best living authorities on children's
diseases.
The complete novel In the March issue OF
LfppincOu's is "A Tame Surrender by Captain
Charles King. Departing from this autnors
usual field, thepurely military, II dea with the
Chicago strike, the riots and their suppression,
and the loves Of a United States Lieutenant and
a high-minded young lady who works q type
writer II is her tame surrender" after long
resistance, which gives ths tale its title. The
other stories, all very short, are "Fulfilment,"
By Elizabeth Knowlton Carter; 1.-THE Luck OF
the Atknses," by Margaret B. Yeates; and zone
OF the wanted, by b b.
The March number of Godey's Mugasiae shows
that this famous old publication is rapidly cd.
preaching the from, and that the public Is ap-
preciating IL Is shown by the phenomenal In.
crease in circulation during the last few months.
This number ntains as leading articles: Ben
It i" illustrated by Newman; Tyres of Eng
R % spsctscsiar Ssss sHTR Is
Produced;" ARTISTS and Their Studios, p giving
sketches of William NJ. Chase. J. Wells Champ.
ney, and c. Aver Whipple. Besides tn Sc there
are short Ories, sketches, poems book reviews
and fashions, the whole set or with nearlyione
hundred superb Illustrations. Altogether, 1t is
one OF the most attractive magazines OF the
month: THE Cooley COMPANY, 80 Lafayette
Place, New York.
why? Says Gladys" is the odd title OF q nov
eleite by the distinguished English anlhsr
David Christie Murray, that heads the collection
| OF attractive literary produc ions in the March
humber of "Tdles from T0tpn Topics" 1t Is a
brilliantly written story of love and matrimo-
| the author treats his theme with such ga ETY.
and eloquence that one can not fail to be inter
ested and amused. Gladys is lovely American
| girl who marriss reformed Eng ish rake, and,
as 1t turns out, the rake proves TO be the stead
| ia and tE2e element of the pa rtnei ship,
whereas Gladys, 10 AZ absurd spell of emotion
alism, brings disas cr into her home, Mr.. Muir
| ray Is at his best in recouutiug the lnieadyen-
| lures OF this strangely assorted pair, and pr
duces very god philosophical argument on
the ms,rimony question as well as captivating
piece OF romantic literature. Ths vOlu me CON
| tanning the n ivelette is croSded as usual with
the brig rrAy OF stories sketches poems and
/ oilhquiss culled from the back pages OF T0wn
| Topics. Town TOPICS PUBLISHING Co., 2l8 Fifth
avenue, New York city.