The Portland daily press., 1898-01-11
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Rudyard Kipllng contributes to the jan
uary ST. Nicholas the second OF his JUST
So Stories. The present one tells How the
Camel Got His Hump and Oliver Heriora
furnishes number of illustrations Tor IL.
There is the first chapter. in new serial
Through the Earth, by Clement Fezandie
The lively boys who made up The Lake
rim Athletic Club, in the story by Rupert
Hughes, take up hockey on the ice.
Frank r. Stockton, in The Buccaneers
of Our Coast, reoounts the surprising
adventures OF the noted pirate Bartholemy
Portuguez. The Two Biddiout Boys. of
Mr.. Trowbridge's tale, begin their ex-
citing chase for the remarkable trick
dog that is one of the leading characters
In the story. The romance of chivalry,
With the Black Prince, by W. o. Stod-
dard. deals with the campaign of the
English army in Normandy. A timely
article ON the Greater New York, by
Ernest Ingersoll. is called Reasoning Out
Metropolis, and gives the reason for
New York's supremacy.
The January Century has the opening
part: of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell's new novel
The Adventures of Francois. Founding
Thief, Juggler and Fencing Master, dur
ing the French Revolution, which is
illustrated by Castaigne and is expected
to be worthy successor of Hugh Wynne.
The beautiful Gainsboro ugh portrait of
Mrs Graham, engraved by Cole as the
frontispiece of the December Century, is
replaced by another beautiful Gains
borough, engraved by Muller, the Por-
t., R1IFo -
eral pictures of this hero given in an arti-
ole on that topic by Paul Leicester Ford.
Other contributions on English topics are
Scenes from Huxley's Home Life, by his
son. Leonard Huxley, with new por
trait engraved by johnson, and graphic
account of the curious features of The
Lord Mayors Show by Mr.. and Mrs.
Pennel The American material in
oludes Recollections of Washington and
his Friends as preserved in the family of
Nathaniel Greene, contributed by Martha
L. Phillips and daintily illustrated by
Malcolm Fraser; Every Day Heroism, a
paper in the Heroes of Peace group, by
Gustav Kobbe; the continuation of Mrs.
Stevenson "reminiscences of Mexico
during the French Intervention, with
illustrations-the first popular account
printed in America of this period and last
buD not lSasU ne AyStcFtOuS Olty VI HULL
duras, the recent discoveries in Copan,
here described by the explorer, George
Byron Gordon, with o rich array Of pic
lures by Henry Sandman.
In McClure's Magazine for January the
good story is told in most of the articles
not merely in those which are stories by
confession, but in the others as we'll
For example, Mr.. Hamblen's account OF
his own personal experience as railroad
brakeman with its almost daily episodes
of daring and disaster is as absorbing as
any of the fiction. No less Is true of Mr..
Dana's chapter of recolleotions of life in
the trenches at Vicksburg, with it's close,
living view of Grant, Sherman and the
other generals there. Cy Warrants ac-
count of his sojourn at Karlsbad Is bit
of humorous, attractive description !;
Robert Barr's character sketch Of Mark
Twain, from his own intimate acquain :
tance, offers distinctly new view of the
great humorist, and Norman Hapgood S
study of Boutet de Monvel, with the fine
reproductions from De Monvels work
gives one an excellent idea of the leading
artist of our time in the portrayal of chill
dren The fiction of the number consists
of the second instalnent Of Anthony
Hopes New Zenda novel and several
good short stories.