The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-16
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The editor of the Review of Reviews, in
the January number of that international
journal, ventures brief forecast of the
new years developments in which he pre-
diets the settlement of the Cuban. Turk
ish and Chinese problems Of nationality
anu government, the rapid Industrial adj
yancement of Japan, the still greater pro-
gress of European enterprise in Africa,
the unprecedented Fastening Of railway
building in northern Asia. the laying of
two Pacific cables, the practical use of
horssless carriages in Europe. the replace
ing of steam by electricity on some i'm
portant lines of railway, and valuable dis
ooveries in medical and sanitary scitnce
On the whole, the Review looks forward
to n "hopefu! and interesting new year. >
The January number of Harpes's Maya
zine contains the first installment of a
new biography of Washington by Profess
sor Woodrow Wilson of Princeton Univer-
sity. The opening paper is sumptuously
illustrated from old portraits and from
drawings by Howard Pyle. 1t is con-
cerned chiefly with the condition of the
colonies. and more particularly with the
condition OF Virginia, at the time of
Washington's birth. Professor Wilson
has the historians sense of perspective,
but he approaches his subject with a
charm of sly usually thought to belong
to lighter literature. The beginning
certainly promises life OF Washington
done in the manner of which Thackeray
gives lis a glimpse in his novel "The Vir-
ginians.
The first edition Of the January Nc
Clure's is 300, 600 copies-an increase of
1000 in thrse months 1t Is easy to
understand these great strides in ciroula-
ton when one has read, in this number,
the remarkable story Of Lincoln as the
manager of Denton Offutt's saw-mill and
country store at New Salem, the victori-
Gus wrestler against the champion of
Clary's Grove, the student, between
whites. of KirkhaIn Is Grammar, candi-
date for the legislature, and captain of
raw recruits in the Black Hawk war al
when one has inspected the twenty-fS g
pictures which help witty this most en-
gaging chapter OF Lincoln history. We
have been advised heretofore that tie
history of Lincoln's early years was lost
This can be said no more; for Miss Tar
bell has recovered it for McClures down
to its smallest detail.
Strong names and interesting topics
combine to make tho January number of
Appleton Popular Science Monthly nota-
BILE. 1t opens with an account of The
Smiths oman Institution by DR.. H. c.
Bolton, describing the origin of that
noble establishment and giving views OF
its building and portraits of the men who
have made it what it is. Mr.. David A.
Wells continues his series on the Princi-
pies of Taxation, describing the reforms
in internal revenue taxes made imme-
diately after the civil war and some of
the curious conditions that they broug 1t
to light In this number the magazine
takes decided stnnd against Scientific
Temperance, SO oalled. President Jor-
dan, of Stamford University, contributes
an article on this subject'in which he
vigorously denounces as unscientifio and
proportional the teaching as to the
physiological effects of alcohol and to-
bacco that certain reformers have forced
into the school of many States by act of
Legislature.
Good Housekeeping for January is
special number, Ill of it's articles having
been written by men. Among the au-
thors are George K. Holmes of the Unit
ed States census bureau, Rev. Henry M.
Field, ID. D.. Charles Dudley Warner,
Prof. Franklin II. Giddings of Colum bia
College, Milton Bradley, Superintendent
Thomas M. Baliett of the Springfield,
Mass. schools, Architect Il. G. Gardner,
Prof. Charles D. Woods OF the Storrs
Experiment. Station. James S. Molineaux
M. D., Newton Norton, A. G. Ormand
and Clark ". Bryan. The papers from