The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31


bers. Published by q. p. PutnRm's Sons. For
sale by Robert Beaii. 1876 Pennsylvania Ave-.
Washington. Price Sl.50.
series of mysterious tales Of which the title
story is the best, and while half the charm Of it
lies in the delightful way it is toid-a manner
half modern and practical and half mystical
and fantastical-yet one can hint that there
is an ancient Chinese magician-a being vino
makes moons and losses them into the sky, and
who has secret process for making gold that
he fashions into serpents that writhe ana turn
and glow. There is beautiful maid who
comes from some wonderful city in the magl-
clans land and is the sweetheart of good
hearted. intelligent New Yorker. These things
promise, at least. picturesque story. Another
of the stories" The Man at the Next Tabie "
lis most remarkable account of the transmit
grafton of soul. Some of the stories do not
deal with mysticism. These are told in crisp
sparkling dialog, that is charming. To tell the
truth, though it is delightful book, one can
not help feeling vexed at the author for hint
ing around so much, instead Of saying what he
has to say right out. One frequently has TO
strain his imagination to find out what some
OF the things mean-and then can't tell.
TOTEM TALES. BY w. s. Phillips. Published
by The Star Publishing CO., Chicago. Price sl.5o
The Totem Tales are bits and scraps of the
mythology and superstitions of orr Alaskan
Indians. The stories are Disappointing be-
cause so very short.
PHANTOM OF THE RIVER By Edward 8.
Ellis Published by Henry Il. Coates d. Go.
Philadelphia.
A story of boys--rather conventional aud
tame despite its Indian fights However, it IS
what the little boys like to read.
THE YOUNG SALESMAN. BY Horalio Alger.
jr. Published by Henry I. Coates & Co.. Phia-
delphia.
The anthor of this story is well known to the
boys through his Ragged Dick Series Tattered
Tom Series, Luck and Pluck Series and other
tales of poyish troubles and triumphs.
THE AUTUMN SINGER BY George NJ. Gould.
NJ. ID. Published by. Lippiucot. For sale by
Brentano, Washpgton.. Price Si.95.
Magazines and Notes.
Joel Chandler Harris, the author of Uncle
Remus. is making two new characters-Moscs
and Aaron-famous,,t In story entitled The
Mystery of tho swamp, to be published in
Harper's Round Table Dec. 10, he tells US some.
thing more about Them. Appearing in the
same number of tho Roand Table is an enter
tanning tale by Allan sFerman. entitled The
Pingra Pol. and an interesting article. by
Hubert Earl, describing the New York Stork
Exchange; also. installments of the serial
stories entitled The Boy Wreckers. by W. o.
| Stoddard, and The Loyal Traitor, by James
Barnes. Another article is on the scientific use.
OF kites. Gg5
The principal feature in the number of Har.
per's Bazar of Dec. 10 is striking story Of
Western life, by Ella ". Pcattie. entitled A
Shylock of the Sand-hiis. There is very
amusing comedy for amateurs, by Caroline
Ticknor entitled Ore Dlsintercsted Friend.
Both these stories will be illustrated.
Last Summer George w. Smalley, the famous
correspondent and man of letters, went abroad
| in the interest of The Ladies Home Journal
o,. tsclo
OH The Personal Side of Bismarck and the
| other on The Personal Side of tho Prince of
Wales. Mr.. Smaley personally knows both
| men, and he had no difficulty in getting into
| close touch with them. while other men would
| have found insurmouDtablc barriers. The first
of these articles will be printed in the January
| issue Of the Journal.
| Some important questions Of revenue policy
| will be treated by David A. Wells in the in
staiiment OF his Principles of Taxation to appear
| in Appletons Popular Science Monthly for jan
| uary. Among these are the use OF the taxing
power for purposes Interior to providing for the
| expenses of the Government. snrh as support
| ing particular industries enforcing morality,
| controlling paper currency, etc.
| In McClure's Magazine for January, Ida Rose
| McCabe win tell tho story of the celebrated
| Martha Washington Case "a case which en-
| gagged a number of lawyers Of National re-
nown; which charged group of men of the
| highest business and social standing with caus.
| ing the burning of steamboat aud the conse-
uuent loss Of l6 lives in order to collect large
sum of insurance, and which, in its day, was
sensation of the first magnitude The article
will be illustrated.
| See A Christmas Revere, by Wenzel; Gather.
| ing Green's by w. Granville Smith; Christ
mas Card Party, by Mayer and the other
superb art work and literary matter in Truths
l ut
Rev. Andrew w. Crosss article On The Re.
/ ligion Of Burns's Poems in the January arena
| is appreciative and adequate. Its publication
| ut this time is appropriate to the centenary of
Burnss death.
! Julian Hawthorne has written two articles
for The Century on life in Jamaica, and the first
| of them, Summer at Christmastide, illustrated
! by Gilbert Gaui, will appear in the January
number.
| Richard Harding Davis begins his first
] long novel in the January Scri5nes.'s. It is .
| tale Of love and adventure in q revolutionary
| South American Republic with an American
civil engineer and two New York girls for the
chief characters. Gibson illustrates each in-
| stalment.
Harper's Magazine for January. 1897. Special
| features: Portuguese Progress in South Africa.
By Poultney Bigelow; Ccntury's Struggle
/ LOT the FISuCoIS0 III AsucIICd. by TTOIcSSOr
| Francis N. Thorpe; Science at the Beginning
of the Century. By Henry Smith Williams.
Nd; Fog Possibilities. By Alexander Nc
Adie; Literary Landmarks of Rome. BY Lau.
renee Hutton En3lshi Society. By George
w. Smalley. Besides the fourth instrument OF
The Marian, by tho late George du Manrier,
the fiction of the number includes Iudian
Giver, comedy by William Dean Howells
| with pictures by w. T., Smedlev; The Prize
| Fund Beneficiary, a story of Paris studio, by
IE. A. Alexander; In thS Watches Of the Night
| the romance of trained nurse, by Brandel
Matthews, and One Good Time. tale of New
| England aud New York, by Mary E. Wilkins
illustrated by w. T.TSmedley.
The principal STORY In Lippincotfs for Jan
nary is Stockings Fah Of Money. by Mary
Kyie Dallas, authnraef Tho Dcvil's Anvil
Adrietta. etc. There are other good stories
An Anonymo Letter is out. There is an inter
vs,ing account of Thaxter- Going in st. Peters
burg: A Christmas Midnight in Mexico; Marry
| ing in the Fifteenth Century; Robert the
Devil: The Western Housekccpers and tn,
Celestial. md Walnut Lore, arc some Of tn.
other articles of special interest.
OUTING for January is tho holiday number o
this best of sporting magazines. 1t is beautiful
and entertaining, from the special cover to tn.
| last Of its seasonable pages. The fiction includes
Redeoat and Continental, now story by Sari
Beaumont Kennedy. and The Passing o
| Zaxtia, by Edward II. Wilcox. Both are ex
celent. In the sporting department, Hy, Guy
Carleton is very funny in his description of ths
Game Fishes Of Florida; Ell W. Sandys is a