Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

among Sno onoHS orytcle0 In the
North American Review for January
are: The Heart and the Will in
Belisf-Romanes and Mill, By John
0fief Hibbsn; "a Civil Service Re.
tifsmsnt Fund" BY Z. Brewer. and
Tho Solution Of the Twentieth Cen.
tury Problem" BY Amass Thornton.
The editor Of the Americas Month
~ Review Of Reviews, In the Jan.
uary number Of that periodical. dis.
cussss she Hawaiian annexation issue
under the four heads Of The Eth.
ical Question. "Ihe Constitutional
Problem. Tho Strategic Bearings, :"
and Economic Aspects" The Re.
views attitude has oil along been in
favor Of annexation, for strategic
reasons. bus fears are expressed lest
the enthusiastic friends Of the Amer.
lean bsst-sugar industry will force
IN adverse decision for the sake Of
sn Incidental gain.
Several illustrated articles Of more
thsa ordinary interest are TO be
found In tie magazine number Of the
Outlook for January. Among them
70 shs 6rst instalimens Of Edward
Everett Hale's flames Russell Low.
oil and His Friends" which has por-
traits Of Lowell. Emerson and Long.
fellow. Of singular beauty, and I'M
known TO the general public. This
series Of articles BY DR.. Hale will be
ths most prominent feature in the
Outlook for 1898, just % Justin No.
Casshys "Story Of Glsdstons's Life"
now exciting % much attention In Its
book form, WAS In 1897. The other
notable illustrated features are 1.-THE
New York Public Library" By John
s. Billings. the director Of the IL
brafy; "Ths Picturesquei in American
Life and Nature" BY Charles
Dudley Warner. - interviewed By
Clifton johnson; and "Sloyd" (Ihe
swedish system Of manual trsining).
By W. 8. HARDWOOD. With this mum.
Der begins the publication Of DIR.
Lyman Abbott's series on 1.-THE Life
sad Letters Of Paul." frst delivered
% addresses st Plymouth church,
Brooklyn. The fiction Of the mum.
Der 10 supplied BY short story called
"Billy-boy" BY William Canton.
suthor Of the charming stories in
Nv. ", Her Book" and 1.-THE Invis.
ibls Playmate;" while . most anus.
lag skssch called Little Students in
Gsiggsvills." BY REV. Uriah X.
Bstslss," Odds to the entertaining
element. Is . year. The Outlook
c,mpany. Is Aston Place. New York;.
The illustrated American for Jan.
I. 1898. lures the eye as once By the
hsndsomsly illustrated article on
The Stewart Arr Collection" The
sale Of this remarkable collection
viii b the most noteworthy incident
OF she coming art season. In the
Same number A. b. do Guerville
writes Just aud enthusiastic appre.
citation Of the late Alphonse Daudet.
Mr.. dc 0uerville cises Daudet % o
rsfutation Of those critics Who deny
the gift Of humor In French writer's.
In "a Plea for . Human Barn"
Charles Frederick Stansbury urges
the building In each big city Of 0
warm, well-veniilatsd barn Ia which
the homeless poor may take shelter
Tor the night. (Which VIII be the
Survivor: The Democracy or Pop.
ulism~ 10 the caption Of Q paper By
Hon. Bsnjsmin K. Tillman, senator
from South Carolins. "Fhe End and
the Beginning." . New Years tale BY
Clinton Ross, tells the old story OF
"a artists struggle to keep alive bis
faith In his own gift during the long
waiting for success TO 6nd his door.
A timely Inspiration on the part Of .
big.heastsd coatortionist saves the
artist from himself In his blsckess
hour Of dependency.