The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
literary Notes

"a Ranch in Paris is the title of an
amusing sketch by Hugo Erichsen in
the San Francisco AyyOnuut of Deem
Der Both. 1t tells of the pranks of a
little colony of American students, who
wage fierce war against tradesmen,
cDnciergeS. and other objectionable i'll
habitants of the Latin quarter.
Your baby is the most lovely that
was ever BORN writes Isabel \. Nal
Ion in January L0dies Uome Jonrn0l.
"but do not let strangers. in their de
sire to express their admiration of it,
kiss the little lips that cannot object.
or clasp tightly in their arms the little
body that is, asyet, SO tender. So many
little ones are injured by promiscuous
kissing that the wise mother tells the
nurse that once she knows that outsid
ers are permitted to kiss the baby her
discharge without Il reference will
promptly follow. IIardhearted No,
indeed. Nurse must consider, first of
ALL her charge, even if, to the rest of
the world, she is unwilling to display
the baby entrusted to her care.
The first edition of the January Ne
cures is 100000 copies an increase of
10000 in three months. 1t is easy to
understand these great strides IN circu
lation when one has read, in this mum
Der. the remarkable story Of Lincoln as
the manager of Denton Oifutts saw
mill and country store at New Salem;
the victorious wrestler against the
champion of Clarys Grove. the stu
dent. between whites, of kirkham' s
Grammar. candidate for the legisia-
/ ture, and a captain Of raw recruits in
| the Black Hawk war; and when one
/ has inspected the twenty five pictures
which help to yivify this most engaging
chapter Of Lincoln history. We have
been advised heretofore that the history
of Lincoln's early years was lost. This
can be said no more; for Miss Iarbell
has recovered it for NcClHYeS down to
it's smallest detail.
The NpW BOIenaiUH begins the New
Year with a splendid array of literary
and artistic talent The January mum
Der presents one of the most important
literary features of the month III the
shape Of brilliant and scholarly re
view of Professor John Uri Lloyd 5
great book. 'Etidorhpa, by Judge j
Soule Smith. The leading story, writ
ten by Francis Aymar Mathews. bears
the tin ne Siecie title of 1.-TWO of kinC
and the Joker. 1t is Il strong story
full Of action and replete with ira
matte situations. DR.. William C.Coope
contributes valuable and interesting
paper on the writing of '.IIoosier Dla
lect." Folk Lore: What Is IT." is The
title of an instructive, entertaining an'
E carefully prepared paper on the origin
, history and significance OF the folk
4 lore of nations. by NJ. :. \. Tallaterrt
I This article is amply illustrated witt
8 drawings 10y the author. AT tn
cross. DF Mduue -iliuieNS. ID d lI1ti
sketch marked by d tensiye vlrility AM
t a lofty power that is rarely to be fount
i The quaint characteristics of rustl
I human nature are skillfully portraye
I by Eleanor Root in a story entitle
n "What Allied Mahaly?'' which ais
e contains much homely pathos. In
- delightful humOr of a sketch by JeaI
ME Pendleton Ewing. called "Tht
Rude Awakening of Bobby Van Wyck,
= is sure to be enjoyed by ali readers VIII
can appreciate the lighter side OF ser
ous things. 'The PrOblematic in Gu
! Literature" by William II. Valentino
= is an able and earnest essay on the tent
, ency of present day literature, tt
- cether with the duty which writer's oW
to art. to truth. and to pOsterity. Ihel
are several graphic stories Of Wester
o life. and numerous features necessaI
# to the makeup of a tirst-class mag;
" zine. The poetry of the number IS /
n Emma Playter Seabury, Claude ia.
s. cite Bragdon, Arthur chamberlain
n lanes Newton Matthews, NIrglnl
o. Yeaman RemnitZ and Jessie Stanfor
n Among the illustrators this month al
4 CASTOR Herbert, Maude Wilson an
f. b. Bohan.