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Frank Leslie,s for yanuary.

Sons IS described in al interesting and
sven Illustrated article IN Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly. for January. The au.
the leading spirits in the organization.
Another important paper in this number
is one on Bryn Mawr College by Made7
line Vaughan Abbott Secretary g Lnal
contributes an able article on Personal
Traits of Robert e. Lee" and there are
papers On .'Ganosing Down the ps hhlns;a
Islands, and HAmong the Waikato Mao
ris,y all splendidly Illustrated: Frank Lee
Farnell, the Editor of the magazine,
writes of Books as Christmas PRESENTS
plays and players; several excellent short
| stories are given, with an installment of
Edith Sessions Tupper's Fascinating serial,
Father john, and the young folks de-
partment is as attractive as ever
National C~enserratorE of Music Ex-
amfnations:
The National Conservatory of Music Of
America, Nos. 1876 and 12S East Seven
teenth street, New York, has issued 9
circular In relation to the semiyannual
examinations which take place as fon2Msi
piano and violin, 10 to p A. M; singing,
January 4 Mondayl, from 10 to 70 A. M,
3 to 4 P. M. and 8 to 10 r NJ, chorus, 8
to 10 P. M, piano and organ, January 3
(Tuesday), 10 to u a. NJ, 2 to14 F; NJ;
January 6 "wednesday, 10 to 70 A.. NJ.
3 to 4 P. M; orchestra and all wind In
struments, January 6 "wednesday, ? to
4 f. NJ.
The board desires to gather pupils from
all parts of the United States, whose
after labors will advance the cause OF
music in their native land.
Popular Science News.
Beginning with the new year, Popular
Science News New York; is TO- be much
onrau r1anU naU urrifarG and nTnm1-
nent contributors having been engaged.
1t is the only scientific journal that is
really popular and free from technicalfties.
Its departments of nature, science,
hygiene and medicine are ably conducted
by specialists. either one being alone
| worth the subscription price This journal
is a great educator for young and old
and should be in every family.
Barpsr,s Magazine fer
| In the opening paper of sHarper's
| Magazine" for anuar Pouttney BfgeioW
will sum up the result of Portuguese
| Progress in South Africa" showing how
Intellectual a colonizer Portugal has been
during four centuries of nominal pos
session. and how demoralizing has been
her influence upon the blacks For this
| paper r. Cation Woodvnle has made four
Spirited Illustrations, including the frontis-
| BigeloW. George du Maurser's ssThe
| Martians' will continue to increase In in
| terest with the development Of its hero,
| Barty J~osselin, now become a young man
| with an ambition to be an artist. The
| scene will be shifted from London to
| Pars and Antwerp, and the story will in
I clude Incidents that with slight changes
| might appear in an autobiography of the
| author. Fortunately, Mr.. Du Maurier
| finished the Illustrations for these scenes.
| An important paper on "A Denfury's
| Struggle for the Franchise" from the
| pen of Professor Francis N. Thorpe. will
/ rpIata the hiSfarV of the m0Vamepf mhtrh
/ has underlain all American politics, u
will show how the Individual has become,
in fact as well as IN theory, the political
unit in the United States. Fog Poss'-
bfMties," by Alexander McAdie, will indi-
cate the nature, uses, and dangers Of
fogs. and suggest how the great cities
Of the future may avoid them. The
paper VIII be accompanied by illustrations
of fog phenomena made from photographs.
Science at the Beginning Of the Gem
tury," ~ DR.. Henry Smith Williams,
will be an important contribution to
the history of ninsteenth century civiiiz-
alton, and will be followed by other
papers showing the progress of scientific
discovery during The last hundred years.
Laurence Hutton, in Literary Land
marks of Rome will complete his italian
series with an account Of the literary
landmarks of the foreign city most closely
identified with the poetry and fiction of
| Englishmen and Americans Important
and beautiful illustrations for the paper
have ! sa been made mad l ~ Tra e. X p BIN M0 Cd.
ciety's and the basis upon which 1t rests
will be contributed BY George w. Small
ley. An exceedingly interesting account
Martha NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., viii pof-
tray the striking career Of the most fam
GUS Of our border. bandits. Thc action
sides the fourth instalment Of sgrhe Mar
tian,, it Will include a farce by William
Dean Howells, called Indian .GGiyerss II