The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
MAGAZINES.

Der has an unusually fine table of con-
tents There are a dozen or more articles,
and all of them are of high standard.
The leading article is by Prof Lombroso,
and is entitled why Homicide Has In
creased ir1he United States The Hon.
Robert Porter writes entertainngly about
the Census of 1900" and Hon. Fred c.
Penfield discusses "England)soA
of Fgypt" '@Fhe National Government
and the Public Health is a symposium
by some of the leading physicians of the
country The notes and comments of the
number are excellent North American Re
view. No 291 Fifth avenue, New York.
The notable features of the International
Magazine for December are the Chicago
horse show, "Who Will Exploit China?"
and Notwithstanding The illustrations
are particularly good.
The Arena for December is fully up to
the usual high standard of this magazine.
The frontspiece is a portrait of Camille
Flammarion. A very interesting paper is
entitled 'Idylls and Ideals of Christmas"
by Robert G. Ingersoll. Rev. Minot j.
Savage, d. D., James Whitcomb Riley and
John Clark Redpath. Priest and Peo-
pie" by E. T. HargraVe, is an article
which will attract attention. '1mmigra-
ton, Hard Times and the Veto" by John
Chitwood, Jr., is another article that will
arrest the attention of the thinking por-
ton of the public. There are many other
excellent articles. The Arena Company,
Copley square, Boston. NV
With a charming special cover designed
by Charles L. Hinton, reproductions of
some historic Madonnas, and pictures by
F. s. Church, Charles Dana Gibson, Err
nest C. Peixotto, c. K. Linson and other
wel-known artists. the Christmas num-
Der of McClure's Magazine is i'm generous
keeping with the season. 1t Is indeed a
beautiful holiday number. 1t Is quite as
eminent in matter as in illustration, hav-
ing contributions from Rudyard Kipling,
Anthony Hope, Charles A. Dana, Robert
Barr, Bliss Perry, Ella Higginson, W. Il.
Stead and Dr. Sven Hedin. Anthony Hope
gives us the first installment of the Sc
quel to "The Prisoner of Zenda." 1t opens
most engagingly. Here are our old friends,
Rudolph Rassendyll the Princess Flavia,
the king and Col. Sapt in their best form,
embarked on series of dramatic adven-
lures that promises to surpass in breath
less interest all that even the rare fancy
of Anthony Hope has previously devised
Mr. Stead's article is a series of fine sto-
ries regarding historic hymns. accompa-
MED by the hymns. Dr. Hedin in CONVEX
sations recorded by r. H. Sherard, tells
a most absorbing story of personal endur-
ance IN connection with his recent eX-
plorations in the unknown parts of Asia.
The s. s. Mcclure Company, 141-155 Twen-
ty-ffth street, New York city.
The complete novel in the December Is
sue of Lipplncott's is Poor Chola," by
Julia p. Dabney. The scene is an unfa-
miliar one-Tineriffe. in the Canary Is
lands; the story is fun of local color in
terest, and pathos; the plot is far from
commonplace. THE Consolation of Canal
iel," by Marion Manvile Pope, is the
quaint tale of a Missouri farmer whose
humanity extended even to bugs" Joseph
A. Altsheer, IN THE Red Light" deals
with a supposed episode of the war of 1872
The "Dr. Felix" of whom Francis Lynde
writes rose from obscurity to local fame
and fortune by prescribing for cats and
dogs. not knowing that his patients were
not human. A timely article on Gold
mining in North America" from Califor-
MIA to the Klondike, comes from George
Ethelbert Walsh. The second of Theodore
f. Wolfes papers on Some Literary
Shrines Of Manhattan" deals with those
about and Above City Hall Park j..
b. Lppincott Co., Philadelphia.
The Christmas number of the Century
opening article is Merry Christmas in the
Tenements," by Jacob A. Riis. The ar
ticle has many characteristic illustra lions
by Jay Hambidge. Clarence Cook con-
tributes a sketch of the author Of the ia
miliar poem of childhood, Twas the