The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21
Aiacchus' Advice,
LITERARY NOTES.

The Christmas number of Truth, the
New York illustrated weekly, is not only
an extremely interesting magazine in
point of illustration and reading matter,
but is a work of art from cover to cover
inclusive The color pages are of un-
usual beauty and interest, and include
reproductions from the paintings of
many leading artists There is also a
very handsome three-panel calendar ac-
companying each number, and exempli-
flying the perfection of color printing.
Among the literary contributors are
Julian Ralph, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Ellis Parker Butler, Charles F. LummIs,
Tudor jerks, Madison Cawein, Louise
Belts Edwards, Carolyn Wells, and Mich
ael Clifford White. Short stories, special
articles, poetry, pages for children, and
a good share of lighter matter, go to
make up a very beautiful Christmas
number
"A History of American Privateers,"
by Edgar Stanton Maclay, author of "A
History of the United States Navy" is
announced for immediate publication by
ID. Appleton and Company. After several
years of research, the distinguished his
torian Of American sea power presents
the first comprehensive account of one
of the most picturesque and absorbing
phases of our maritime warfare. The
Importance Of the theme is indicated by
the fact that the value of prizes and
cargOes taken by privateGTs in the ReVo-
luton was three times that of the prizes
and cargoes taken by naval vessels,
while in the War Of 1912, we had 5l7 pri-
vateers, and only % vessels in our navy.
Edward L. Bigelow, editor of Popular
Science a well-known specialist in ma
ure-study, is to conduct a department of
Mature and Science for Young Folks"
I'm St. Nicholas, and will answer all the
questions children ask him. Another
new departure is the St. Nicholas League,
an organization of young people wherein
prizes are offered for the best compost
tions, drawings, photographs, etc. st.
| Nicholas will give unusual attention to
educational subjects in 1900. The January
number will contain an illustrated article
describing the work done in Washington
in "Out-of-Door Schools" where classes
study plants and animals government,
geography, science and art in the parks,
| museums, and public buildings.
The Christmas number of the Saturday
Evening Post marks a new departure in
periodical literatuTe-the first successful
attempt TO give for five cents stories, ar
and artists who make the high-cost mag
azines, For example, the opening story
| in the Christmas Post is by Rudyard
| Kipling, and the tale that of Private
| Ortheris and his dog, Garm; Joel Chand-
| Ter Harris tells "Why the Confederacy
| Failed" a stirring story Of the Secret
| Service; and Ian Maclaren, Justin Me-
| Carthy, NJ. p, john Luther Long, NJ. Il.
| NJ. Davis, w. c. Coup and W. s. Har-
r Ct q ID al
| verse in the number is by Edwin Mark
ham, Frank l.. Stanton, Mary f. Will
| kins and Clinton Scollard.
| The January number of McClures Mag
| azine promises something i'm the way IF
color printing surprising anything yet
| achieved by magazines. In illustration
| of the first chapters of "rhe Life of the
| Master" by DR.. John Watson Qan Mac
| laren), eight brilliant paintings by c. X.
| Linson will be reproduced full-page. in
| all the colors of the originals. The titles