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Harper's MagazIne for December.

The Christmas number of 'Harper's
Magazine bound in an ornamental cover
specially designed in colors by Kenyon
Cox, win consist of 1856 pages. beautifully
Illustrated. eight pages being in colors,
and will include the following contribu-
lions: THE WooiEg of Malkatoon a nar-
rative poem by Lew. Wallace, witt eight
illustrations, including the frontispiece of
the number. by f. V. Du Mond. THE
Queens jubilee an account by Richard
Harding Davis of the most picturesque
event in English life during the present
century. superbly illustrated by r. Cation
Woodville; "A Birds Egg" by Ernest In
of the eggs of eighty-seven of the most
"Destiny at Dryhone,, by Owen Winter.
the series of Interesting adventures in the
life of Lin Mclean being brought to g
dramatic close in this story, which is per-
haps the most vigorous and characteristic
of the series, with a portrait sketch of Lin
clean by Frederic Remington; Pup
pets, Ancient and Modern" by Francis J.
Ziegler, an account of their use in relig-
ious ceremonies and in dramatic repre-
prehistoric religions to the marionettes
and Punch-and-Judy shows of today, with
six Illustrations Reindeer of the Jotun-
HEINZ by Hamblen Sears, a description
country of Norway, with eight illustra-
tons by a. B. Frost; George William
Curtis at Concord by George William
Cooke. a revelation Of Mr.. Curtis's early
manhood, the article being made up main
" of letters written by him at the age of
twenty, full of the wonderful charm
Chair" and disclosing the passionate in
terest and deep thoughtfulness which to
the end characterized all his common on
American social life, illustrated by a por-
trait by James Wall Finn, and from an
engraving by Schladitz, after a photo
graph; "An Act Of Charity by Charles
&C story, BY Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
Illustrated by w. T.. Smedley; MY Fifth
in Nanny" by WI SHEPPARD, illustra-
ted by the author; Mr.. Whites Wedding
by A. 3. Wenzell; and an instalnent of
Spanish john a novel OF adventure. by
William McLennan, Illustrated by Myr-
close. The poems Of the unlbe will be
"Annunciation,' by Harriet Prescott Spof-
ford, illustrated by Mowbray; ITO a New
Illustrated by Rosina E. Sherwood; The
Lover by r. H. Stoddard; Happiness"
by Sarah Piatt; and City and Prophet"
the usual departments: The Editors
study by Charles Dudley Warner; Tt
Editors Drawer. containing humorous
airy Notes. by Laurence Hutton.
Frank Leslie,s Popular Monthly for
December.
The Christmas number of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly is brimful of at
tractive articles and entertaining stories
for the festal season. The number opens
with a Christmas story by Frank r.
Stockton, entitled "Old A~pp1ejoy's Ghost
It is illustrated with three full-page
drawings by George Wright. This is fol-
Commander written by A. Oakley Hall,
and containing portraits and views.
Hunter MacCulloch contributes an enter
tanning paper on THE Music of Christmas
Time yFamous Ranches of the San
Gabriel Valley written by Beatrice
Belido de Luna, has many fine illustra-
tons. Perhaps the most important article
in tho number is one on The Raptists,"
IN which General II. J.. Morgan, Core
spending Secretary of the American Bap-
history, growth and creed OF. that re-
ligious body in this country. There are
other interesting articles several short
stories contributed by Amelia e. Barr and
Margaret E.. Sangster; poems by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox and Minna irving an
attractive department for the boys and