The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02

and grow The issse q also the Gi6wtnter
fiction number
TIE CHRISTMAS number Of No-rs a ro-r-
ar'< journal. Is crecisahie .ssua.
Miss Ellen Massey the Dear e" Of
Charlotte Brcnte's ls<Gers, has Just died (
2 ripe old age. Mr.. Nichols. Charlotte
husband. stiI lives
The Pail Nah Magazine comes on. with
New Years NUMBER for its January issue.
J u r. an excellent issue and has for iks
contributors scxne noted writers
The Hypnotic Magazine changes is
name IN It's January number 20 The Jossrns !
OF Medical Hypnotism. The feature CT
thSs number consists of the reports OF tie
different schools OF suggestive therapea-
tics.
There ~ an article In Reflections con-
tanned n the issue OF December . Of thu
g. Louis Mirror about stage women and
stage people In general which Should have
the hearty Endorsement of all right-1nind-
ed people.
An early second edition Of Mr.. e
Houghs graphic Story Of the Cowboy
indicates the continued success Of the nov
81 plan adopted for the presentation Of
western history in the popular Story Of
the West series.
Aiphonss Daadet. who died IN Paris last
month. IL the subject OF a timely article
III the Argouagt Of January ). liz tells tire
story of his early struggles and later sue
cess. and gives Interesting particulars Of
his methods Of work.
The New Year number Of Godey's Maya
contents, with many special features. BY
change IN its makeup Godey's now gives
It's readers fourteen pages more reading
matter than In the past
The Christmas number OF the News Let
ter. OF San Francisco is one Of the bright
eFt and most artistic issues to come 10 this
office. The general makeup Is excellent
and the little extraordinaries OF the print
er art are on a par with the bright read
ing matter.
Paris. the city Of contradictions" and
Paris the beautiful whited sepulehre."
are Miss Lillian Bells epigramatic phrases
Journal 'aThere." she says, exists the
unwritten law. Commit any offense you
VII provided you suomerge it In poetry
Charles Country. who was a distinguished
engrayer etcher and thorough artist, died
In Paris on the 3lst OF October. American
was born in Paris in 1876. His work has
stamp OF its own. There never was a
more conscientious engrayer, nor a more
skiliful one
Mexico occupies the leading place in
Flank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Janu-
arg. Frederick NJ. Turner has an ex-
California" with illustrations which es-
pecialy interests those Of the Pacific
Coast states.
The question Of the taxation Of personal
property. which Is receiving SO much at
tention at present. has received its strong
est and most attractive exposition in the
remarkable articles by the Hon. David a;
Wells, appearing In the November and
December numbers Of Appletons Popu
lar Science Monthly.
Mr.. Swinburnes vehement letter Of pro-
test relative TO what was joke, the found
has been translated and printed by the
Journal des Debats. L'Echo de Paris cop
i Isl 1t !. and concludes Duel style' Bon
tlrical But Mr. SWinburne can Writa very
pretty French
The New Years number Of the Woman's
Home Companion bids fair to surpass the
excellence of all former issues in the at
tractvenes5 OF articles and illustrations.
The rich cover design by Martin Justice
oreathes the merry carnival spirit Of a
will find some excellent articles on cookery
and the late fashions.
sousa, THE March King" is said to re-
ceive higher prices for his compositions
sic, One Of the largest prices ever gwen
latest composition, ''The Lady Of the White
Journal. Mrs Mckinley has accepted the
dedication of this composition to her
Nc Clure's Magazine for January gives
an attraction In It's pictures AS an exam
Illustration 1t is. indeed, most extraor-
binary. number. Every picture but one. a
b Ds1a'5g eproaqG(,on Of
to the reading matter. The stories as
usual, are all exceedingly Interesting.
A most creditable number Is the Janu-
ary Metropolitan. The periodical Is one
personal items concerning theatrical
tToupes and individual PLAYERS. THIS month
there are some art treasures Of Rome and
q most entertaining peep into some facts
about Chauncey Depew's life not particu-
iarly known by the general public
Mr.. Hall Game is keen Judge of char
endeavoring 10 mitigate the severity OF any
impre ssion. always knows at frs; sight
Whether he will be disposed TO like or dis
IKE person Occasionally the authors
rapid judgments have been proved at fault
when he has been the first to own the
fact.but. as rule. they are remarkably
reliable.
The Suns Place In Nature IS the title
OF new book by Sir Norman Lockyer X
G b, +. r. 8, announced by the MacrniI-
Ian Company for early publication II is a
geneTal account OF the bearing OF the nav
conclusions Upon solar studies. ard the
author has attempted to give a statement
OF the discussions which have been going
or since The Meteoritic hypothesis was
published.
The December Temple IS notable for
distinctly new presentation of an old sub
,ect undsr the head of Reorganization and
Keen and convincing logic, the author de-
mands the modernlzation and Americani-
cation ~ theosophical teaching concerning
date and in line with the latest discoveries
OF physical science
Tho London Saturday Review comments
on tie publishers practice Of changing the
Title Of a novel after IL has been read in
serial form. Steverson's David Balfour,"
which appeared under this title IN sarta,
form. when issued as a hook in England
VAS 'C1trtona." One might read book
n magazine month ny month and then
aily IL ash a volume. thinking 1t was new
That would re annoying
Archibald Forbes. the noted English war
correspondent. has written a paner Auti-
tied "a Myth nj Waterloo" for the Jaou-
aTy Century. The myth" that Mr.. Forbes
demDlisAes is the widely circulated story
that after the defeat Of Blucher RI Tignv
the Duke OF Wellington visited the pruS-
sian general 70 learn definitely from the
latter what supnort he could expect in the
liz pending battle OF Waterloo
The Hesperiau. a clever western quar-
terIy uaE3Ztne. has come oUt with some
particularly good literary matter in the
J2uJ0TY-Narch number. The Character
OF Socrates' s. one OF the contributions