The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-10
Notes.


better than "Socisl Pictorial SATIRE" the
concluded part OF which will appear In
Harper's Magazine for March. He dis.
cusses Leech aud keene, the we'll known
Punch artists, men whom he knew and
loved; tells of the present scope and
future possibilities Of Pictorial Satire,
and adds few delightful paragraphs
concerning his own work.
Cuba, Hawaii, and China furnish the
principal topics discussed editOriallv in
the American Monthly Review of Re-
views for February. There are also a
few paragraphs of pointed comment on
current domestic poltics-the factional
differences among Ohio Republicans and
the swelling tide of Crokerism In the
Democratic party. The editor gives his
views on Tammany's attitude toward the
New York rapid transit problem and on
the reckless expenditure Of canal.im-
provement funds by the Republican
bosses of the State.
"Ancient and Modern Highways" Is
the subject of careful and valuable
study by Charles Livy Whittle in the
February plumber of the New England
Magazine, going hack to the great roads
of ancient Rome, and to days much ear
lier than those when the great roads OF
Rome were built he traces the whole de-
velopment of highways down to the time
when the Massachusetts Highway Com
mission is In its place doing such splen-
did work. His accounts of the Swiss
aud French roads are OF especial interest,
and the pages of his article are embel-
lished by many pictures illustrating
every period of the history which he
runs through 90 faithfully and so well.
DR.. Nansen discusses In the February
McClure's the future of the exploration
In the direction of the North Pole. His
conclusion Is that the Pole lean be
reached without too great difficulties, F"
either "by q ship drifting with the ice
across the Polar sea-" or "bv help OF
dogs and sledges from the Greenland
side He enforces this conclusion with
recitals from his own experience in get
ting 1876 miles nearer the Pole than any
other man has got Except Johansen,
who accompanied Nansen), and the arti.
Gle is as interesting as it is valuable.
The Living Age issues for January show
that the spirit of its founder still lives
but they show more. Their contents are
CLEANED from wider field. and there is
an up-to.dateness in the articles which
evidence renewed life and vigor. The
recent enlargement of the magazine, the
addition of new departments, the WIDEN
ing of its scope by the Introduction of
translations from prominent Continental
authors on topics of present interest.
and the presentation of American litera-
ture, are evidences of enterprise that will
be appreciated bv it's readers, and furnish
what WAS needed to make The Living
Age complete compendium OF the
worlds best current literature. The
publishers offer of the eight nuDbers of
1897 containing the opening chapters of
the serial "With All Her Heart free to
all new subscribers for the year 1898,
still holds good. Send $500 to Living
Age Co., Boston, and receive the benefi t
of this offer. In no other way can so
much reading matter OF equal quality
and variety be obtained.
There is marked variety in the Febru-
ary number of The Century. The sec
ond part of DR.. Weir Mitchelrs new
story, The Adventures OF Francois, deals
with the experiences of the hero as a
thief and iuggler, and describes the
exciting scenes attending the outbreak
of the French Revolution. The scene Of
| Mrs. Harrison's, Good Americans,
changes from the Berkshires to Constan-
tinoplc and the 4Egean, the love-story
having for background running sketch
of travel. Iu the series of Heroes of
Peace, Jacob A. Riis writes of Heroes
Who Fight Fire, his article being Illus
trated by Jay Hambidge. Captain II.
D. Smith writes of The United States
Revenue Cutter Service. There is y
gra phic personal narrative Of experience
in The Steerage of Today, by Fl. Phelps
Whitmarsh, who came over as No. 1916,
Group G, the narrative accompanied by
Castaigne's sketches. Other subjects
that are treated are The Great EXPOSE
ton at Omaha, by the supervising archi-
tect Currency Reform, by member OF
the Monetary Commission; an appre-
citation by Brander Matthews of the dis
ting uished American scholar, Prof. Ions
bury of Yale; an account and fac-simile
of the Ms. of "Auld Lang Syne," owned
by Mrs. Pruyn of Albany, with an un-
published portrait of Burns; descrip.
ton of Ruskin as an Oxford Lecturer,
etc. All the prose articles but four In
the body Of the magazine are illustrated
Inc tnlTu VI huuydfu hlpiiuS ouot-
So STORIES, appears In the February ST.
Nicholas. 1t tells, How the Rhinoceros
Got His Wrinkly Skin. Mr.. Stockton's
serial, The Buccaneers of Our Coast,
takes up the adventures of Bartholemy
and Roc. The twelve lively BOYS who
make up The I.akerim Athletic Club, In
Mr.. Rupert Hughes serial, finds n lull in
the season of athletic contests, and en-
gage in royal snow fort battle. Mr.. j.
T. Trowbridge's Two Biddicut Boys,
continue their exciting search for the
runaway trick dog. Mr.. William o.
Stoddard in his historical romance, With
the Black Prince, describes the battle of
Crecy. F. Fl. Spearmsn describes some
Queer American Rivers. The Quick
Horse, by F. S. Dellenbaugh, is an ac-
count of the remarkable results attained
in training horses for the American fire
d. partmcnts. H. A. Ogden, the artist,
contributes bit of Revolutionary his
tory in How Woman Saved the Army,
with illustrations by himself. There are
a number of sketches and iingles for the
little ones, and plenty of pictures by
favorite illustrators. Many of the arfi-
cles are specially appropriate to the
mid winter season.
Buckiin's Arnica SaIve.