Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
les, "The First Christmas" by C. F.

watch over their flock by night"
etc., q noble theme to which the
artist has added the charm Of his
art with fine effect. To those who
dwell upon the coming Of the Christ
mastide with reverence these pic
lures will appeal very strongly.
They certainly compose a fine col
lection, and are worthy to be pre-
served. The number abounds in Sc
rails and other contributions, both
entertaining and instructive.
McClure's magazine for December
will contain series OF views. made.
most of them, under the personal d.
rection of the editor of the magazine,
of points of historic interest on the
road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem
and in Bethlehem itself. The Christ.
mas McClure's will have a special
cover, richly printed, and decorated
with one Of Botticelli's noted Ma
donnas, adapted and interpreted in
line by Henry McCarter.
The complete novel in the Deem
Der issue of Lippincott's is Toe
Chase of an Heiress," by Christian
Reid. The scene is in Santo Domin-
90. region hitherto unfamiliar 10
fiction: 1.-The Whipping of Uncle
Henry" is q tale of Georgia before
the war, in the original and effec-
tive vein which is peculiar to Will
N. Harden. Pauline Shacklford Colyar
tells Thanksgiving story of Two
Old Boys" "How Jimmy Saved the
Piece" by Livingston B. Morse, re-
cords q remarkable event in the
theatrical annals Of the humber sort.
The methods of Shutting out the
Sea" are set forth by George Ethel
bert Walsh. d. c. Macdonald writes
on 1.-THE Land of Taffy," the other
name of which is Wales. George j.
Varney gives the his OF .Our First
Silver Nine" and David Bruce Fi,z-
gerald describes IAN Old Virginia
Fox Hunt" The Evolution of the
Poster" is traced by Agnes Carr
Sage from the beginning of advertis-
ing, SO far as known. Arthur mixers
ley discusses "Auagrams." Jean
Wright has q lively essay on "Flirta-
ton as Fine Art" The poetry OF
, the number is by Elizabeth Crooks,
Grace F. PennypacSer. Emma c.
Dowd, and Arthur d F. Randolph.
Outing for December is one of the
best numbers Of the popular sport.
ing magazine that ever left the
presses. The number opens with
1.-The Pectoral Cross" a powerful
story of the stage, by Justine Inger-
soil. This is one of the best things
of its kind that has appeared fol
, many q day. A second complete
story. and coed one. i.
Zinto." by H. F. Mum, who proves
, to be well posted in the customs o
the Indians about Great Slave Lake
Notable features of the sport ant
travel departments are: .'Hares ane
/, Hare Hunting" by Ed. W. Sandys
3 "At the Top Of Europe" by E. Nj
Allaire; american Amateur Ath
letes of &c." by w. B. Curtis; Go
, in America to Date" by Price Col
1 lier. and "Racing Schconers." by r
B. Burchard.
= The series of articles on 1.-The Prob
a lem OF Elementary Education, " by DR.
a j. M. Rice, which have been in pro
cess of preparation for nearly two
4 years, will begin in the December
q number of Tho Forum. These ar
t ticles are based on special tests un
Z dertaken with more that one hundred
thousand children. and represent al
entirely new departure in the fell
of pedagogical study. 1t is conf
. IDENTIFY believed that these article
. will prove to be of the very highes
|, value. They cannot fail to be Of vi
tai Importance to parents ant
teachers.
The publishers of McClure's Maya
y zine annouce Christmas number o
\ quite extraordinary quality. both il
: its reading matter and its pictures
There is to be q richly printed cover
decorated with one of Botticelli's mos
famous Madonnas, specially redrawl
: by Henry McCarter; a first reproduc
" tion of Madonna painted by 10
/ sephine Wood Colby; reprod uctior
OF a portrait of Washington painted
q at Valley Forge by Charles Wilson
\ Peale, and never before published; re
+ productions of some famous fresco.
by Melozzo da Forli, in illustration
3 of . Christmas poem by Harrie
v Prescott Spofford: and some new ant
especially important views Of Pales
tine, made under the personal direc
= ton Of the editor of the magazine
In addition to this. every contribu
q ton will be fully illustrated. ant
y among the contributors will be Rud
q yard Kipling. Ian Maclaren, Harrie
: Prescott Spofford, Frank r. Stock
4 ton, Hamlin Garland, Henry Sc
. ton Merriman, Cyrus c. Adams
- of the New York Sun, and William
- Canton. author of.'W V. Her Book.
Jerome K. Jerome's last etory
previous to his engagement to writ
10 two plays, has been secured by tn
~ Ladies' Home Journal, and is to b
q printed in its January Issue. 1t j
- called IAN Item of Fashionable II
telligence." and deals with life in tn
II higher social circles OF London.
Persons Who SIT Al Day
In counting houses or In manufsctCr'-~ p .