Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-18
Literary.


Literary.
The North American Review for
January begins the 162d volume of
that periodical with the initial in
stallment OF series of articles on
The Future Life and the Condition
of Man Therein" by the Right Hon.
W. +. Gladstone, who, taking for his
text the famous treatise of Bishop
Butler, handles his great subject
with astounding vigor and skill.
The complete novel in the January
issue of Lippincott's is by Mrs. Alex
ander. the author of 1.-The Wooing
OF" and other well known books
Mrs. Crichton's Creditor" was also
her admircr, but his devotion was
disinterested almost beyond parallel,
and her innocence and sense of duty
were such that the two would have
made model pair-if only they had
been paired. AS for MIR. Crichton,
there was much less to be said in his
favor. And this is but an inkling of
what this excellent number contains.
Outing for January wears the rich
est garb among the holiday publica-
tions. The stately elk. amid his
golden bravery, seems to know that
there are good things behind him.
The quality of text and Illustration
make this holiday number the best
that has left Outings presses. No
table features are: Sweet Mar iory,"
by Sara Beaumont Kennedy; Win
ter Fishing" by Ed W. Sandys:"
The Horse of Society,"" by +. Il.
Abcrcrom bic; IAN Arctic Castawav."
by X. G.. Taber. and "a Moose Hunt
on the Yukon" by the late V. Will
son.
There is but one collection OF the
portraits of Lincoln that pretends to
be complete. and that is the collec-
ton made by the publishers of Me-
Clure's magazines. They have been
able to secure either originals or
copies of every photograph. daguer-
reotype. ambrotype. drawing or
painting of Lincoln. so far as known.
in existence. There are in this col
lection so photographs, ambrotypes
and daguerreotyes. The best collec-
ton OF Lincoln heretofore published
in any work contained 10 portraits.
1t is possible that McClure's collec-
ton may be still further increased.
The entire series of portraits will
appear in McClure's magazine during
the current year. With the Fe5ru-
airy number 20 OF them will have
been printed.
art wins the heart" OF the 125
two hn hly- In
tor and Home and Country for Janu-
airy, several are full-page. limo
cence," from n painting by Charles
Chaplin. makes an exquisite frontis-
piece. "A Stormy Voyage" from Il
drawing by G. Mcknight Smith, is
one of the bakers dozen which make
MY Pet Subject" by Arthur Hoe
Der. thing of beauty, an interesting
study. In Love Disarmed," from 4
painting by Leon Perrault. IAN AZ
ternoon Call" and "A Love Letter."
from original paintings by Paul
Poetzsch. high art is shown to advan-
tage. Beside this, there is a full
page auto-portrait of the great
preacher. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher;
one of like size of Miss Ellen Terry
in king Arthur" from 4 drawing
by J. Bernard Partridge, and "a
hanging from Jack-Oak Limb"
from an original drawing by I. j.
Nicholl. The January number of this
magazine is certainly superb.
Three important leading articles of
very timely interest are presented in
the January number of the Engineer
ing Magazine. The first is entitled
Representative Money and Gold
Expectations" by Horace White, in
which he shows that expectation of
gold must inevitably follow an ex-
cessive issue of paper money. such
as our silver certificates. greenbacks,
etc. The conclusion is that the only
permanent remedy for existing finan-
cial difficulties is to retire the green
backs and treasury notes. which are
used to drain the gold reserve. The
second article, entitled 1.-The Cripple
Creek Gold Mines and the Stock
Boom" by I. A. Richard, distin-
guished mining engineer, gives an
expert and conservative view of the
Colorado situation. 1.-The Future of
the American Iron Trade" by James
NJ. Swank, is n very comprehensive
review of the present outlook in that
important branch of industry, in the
light of fact and history.
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.