The Republican journal., 1896-01-09
Charles Dudlev Warner in the "Edi.

Charles Dudley Warner, in the "Edi-
tors Study of Harper's Magazine for
January, discusses the function of the
dog in civilized society, to the greater
credit of the English as compared with
the American people. Mr.. Warner con-
tends that in the United States the dog is
not properly subordinate-in other words,
that be does not know his place. 1t Will
not be forgotten that the same charge has
sometime been brought with less good
humor against the American child.
There is but one collection of the por-
traits of Lincoln that pretends to be com
plete, and that is the collection made oy
the publishers of McClure's Magazine.
They have been able to secure either
originals or copies of every photograph,
daguerreotype, ambrotype, drawing or
painting of Lincoln, so far as known, IN
existence There are in this collection
fifty photographs, ambrotypes and da-
puerreotypes. The best collection OF
| Lincoln heretofore published in any work
| contained ten portraits.
The first of Professor Woodrow Will
son S papers on George Washington opens
the January number of Uarper's. This
paper. entitled ''In Washington's Day."
portrays the colonial life of tide water
Virginia at the time of Washington S
birth; also shows what were the distinc-
tive features of the New England of that
day, and of the Middle Colonies; and in
dicates the situation of the conflict be-
tween England aud France for the posses
sion of North America. Three FULL page
Illustrations, together with a head and
tail piece, by Howard Pyle, and other APP
propriate pictures, enhance the interest
of this important contribution to Ameri-
can history. The frontispiece to the num-
Der is a portrait of Washington at the age
of forty, engraved from the painting by
c. W. Peale
During this year the Ladies' Home
Journal, Philadelphia. will present sew
eral groups of Kate Greenaway's bonnie
little people; Charles Dana Gibson's best
work on new lines and some of Albert
Lynch newest creations. W. L. Taylor,
w. 7. Smedley, w. Hamilton Gibson,
Alice Barber Stephens, William Martin
Johnson, Eric Pape, W. A. Rogers, Regi-
Maid Birch, Frank O. Small, B. West
Clinedinst, I. de Thuls+rup, A. B. Frost,
E. w. Kemble, Irving R. Wiles, Abby E.
Underwood and other artists of such COM
handing prominence will contribute their
finest drawings. In its departments the
Journal promises to be stronger than
ever, and more comprehensive in its scope
of practical information. In this direc-
ton it will print a series of illustrated
articles on home building, giving plans
and details for the construction of medi-
um-size houses. The Ladies' Home Jour
nal for 1896, in fact, will be complete, and
uniquely so.
Outing for January is beautiful num-
Der. An elegant holiday cover and many
fine illustrations please the artistic eye,
while this golden promise is fulfilled by
the quality of the text. The world S
magazine of sport, travel and recreation,
never celebrated the birth of the New
y ear in more charming guise. The con-
tents are as follows: "Sweet Marjory,'
by Sara Beaumont kennedy;' IAN Arctic
Castaway,' by II. G, Taber; "A Moose
Hunt on the Yukon" by the late V. Will
son; ''Winter Fishing" by Ed. W. sandys;
"Cycling in Mid Atlantic,'' by @. How
arth; ''Tlle Stranger at The Anchor,' by
M. f. Williams; "a Deer Hunt with
Akicitana," by j. O. Green; 1.-The Burg
lar of Corntield Inn,'' by H. Babson; "a
Night Among Wolves,' by Fred Whis-
haw; 'Lenz's World Tour Awheel;' "a
Lion Hunt in Colorado by c. A. Hardy
''Ihe Horse of Society,"" by E. B. Aber-
crombie; dragged, Labrador,' by r..
G. Taber; New Hampshire National
Guard,' 10y G. II. Moses, and the usual
editorials, poems, records, etc.