The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-05

/ Among the monthly features will be a
| biographical sketch, with portrait OF
( the officers of the different societies
an article on the times and buildings in
the historic localities of the revolution
airy ana colonial periods; extended ac-
counts of the more important meetings
and celebrations of patriotic societies.
/ The December number includes an eN-
| cellent account of the Rufus Putnam
celebration in Rutland last September,
with a portrait of Senator H0ar and
| pictures of the house and the tablet
that was unveiled.
The prospectus for McClure's Maya
zine for 1899 is very inviting, including
. as it does among it's special features a
new serial by Rudyard Kipling; THE
later life of Lincoln" by Miss Ida NJ
Tarbell; THE naval side of the war.
| by Capt. Mahan, and "A telegraph
operators life; real experiences and ad-
| ventures. There will be contribu-
tons by the highest authorities on new
developments in science, invention and
| exploration embracing articles de-
scriptive-''A plunge in the diving tor
! pedo boat" Submarine navigation, "
The kite in modern warfare" "Teleg-
raphing without wires" THE marvels
of the sea" "UnsolVed problems of as
| tronomy,' Life in the deepest mines, -
What Peary is doing in the Arctic, -
Inc telectroscope; pictures by teleg
raph." Splendid short stories by such
authors as Rudyard Kipling, William
Allen White, Hamlin Garland, Stephen
Crane, Shan F. Bullock, Robert Barr,
John A. Hill, Cutliffe Hyne, Morgan
| Robertson, Clinton Ross, Sarah Orne
| Jewett, Octave Thanet. Sarah Barnwell
| Elliott, e. Nesbitt, Ellen Glasgow A
number Of striking stories by new
writer's, and a number of those short,
crisp, dramatic episodes from real life
which readers of the magazine have
among the special features of Nc
| Cures for 1899.
| The Youths Companion is able to get
out separate editions for the different
groups of its subscribers The New
England edition of the December / is
sue has d portrait of William Dean
| HoWells on the front cover. Inside the
cover there is q story by Mr. Howells
| in addition to numerous other stories,
articles poems editorials and similar
attractive reading matter. Every year
| sees the Companion more secure in the
| affections of young readers.
| The Art Amateur for Christmas has
| for cover an exquisitely reproduced
color plate, entitled Grandpa from a
| famous Academy picture of many
! prizes. The text of the magazine is
/ biography of Rubens, with some fine
| examples of his work; an account of
recent important picture exhibitions, il
| lustrated articles on interior decora-
lions, church and home embroidery,
and many prints of interest to the
china painter. AS usual, there are nu-
merous handsome reproductions and
| designs.
The Christmas number of the Book
| hos al1a 1iroer
with the star of Bethlehem shining
through a wreath of holly. The CON
tents are not less attractive than the
cover. The late Harold Frederic is
among the contributors, with an article
on Historical Novels; Past and pres
emit" wherein he discourses divertingly
on Scott, John Inglesant" Conan
| Doyle, "A Lady of Quality" and THE
| Raiders. Paul Lawrence Dunbar is
the author of a poem and subject Of
| a critique by Grace Isabel Colbron.
| An interlude by Thackeray, entitled
| King Glumpus,' with illustrations by
| the author-an interesting literary dis
covery-makes very amusing reading.
| Kipling affords material for two read
able articles. while Tissot and his con-
ceptiOn of the life of Christ are the
subject of a fully illustrated paper.
The continued articles on American il
| lustration and the first books of Amer
| lean authors are as interesting as their
| predecessors There is the customary
| instalment of the Fascinating Chronicle
and comment" book reviews, Paris and
| London letters and the book mart
! During the coming year the BOokman
| win publish series of articles giving
| a detailed account Of the great news
papers of continental Europe whose
names are so frequently mentioned in
! the American press. but as to whose
| conduct, methods and the personnel of
! their staffs very little is generally known
| in the United States. Such influential
! journals as the Temps of Paris, the
| Kolnische Zeitung. the Neue Freie
Presse of Vienna, the Tribuna of Rome
and the Novoe Vremla Of St. Peters
burg, will be described from the stand
point of their political influence and of
| their literary character.
Christmas inspires the contents Of
the Ledger Monthly for December. Be
side Christmas stories and poems there
| is portrait of Clement c. Moore, a pic
ture of the house in which he was born
and a facsimile of the manuscript of
| Twas the Night Before Christmas. -
| Christmas art needleWork, novelties fuI
! presents, decorations and the making OF
toy furniture will be useful to feminine
| readers, while articles on palmistry
grand opera in America this year. the
horse show and prevailing fashions will
be enjoyed by all.