The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-04
THE LATE MAGAZINES.

s. Barring Gould, Ella Macmahon and Tom
Gallon are the fiction contributors to the
Christmas issue Of the American Queen; Al
thur julie Goodman, Tom Brown and Charles
Ward are among the illustrators.
In an obscure alleyway in the city Of Bos-
ton still stands portion of the house once
occupied by the royal governors OF the prov :
/ ince OF Massachusetts Bay. Some curious
relies OF this palatial mansion have been res
cued from destruction, and are pictured IN
the pages of the New England Magazine for
! December, together with a history Of The
ba bss h. Mr. mdund Car
formation concerning II.
! In the Review Of Reviews for December DR..
Albert Shaw writes on 1.-THE School city--A
Method of Pupil Self Government This is
a system now in operation in many public
schools throughout the country by which
training is given In the practical duties Of
citizenship, Dr. Shaw sets forth the working
principles on which the system is based and
gives many interesting facts OF actual expe-
| rience In the schools which have developed
these principles In practice.
The December number of the National
Magazine has strong literary flavor and a
pervading spirit OF Christmas cheer. In "a
| Day with the Author of Richard Carvel' -
the editor. Joe Mitchell Chapple, tells in his
peculiarly feictous way of the home life aud
surroundings of the famous author and of
how and why "Richard Caryel" came into
being.
How Standard Time Is Obtained lis tho
title of an interesting article by Mr., T. B.
Wilson in Appetons' Popular Science MONTH
| ly Tor December. The verifcation of the time
| OF the day by the STANDARD" system, which
is obtained not from the sun but from the
more regular and constant stars, is shown to
| be a delicate operation requiring considerable
skill and very nicely adjusted instruments.
In the Universal Brotherhood Magazine
tThe Thcosophical Publishing Co., la MadI
son avenue N W for December there is
striking and forceful article on woman, "
by writer using the nom de plume Of
lines and though short Is worthy to be classed
as one of the unique contributions to the
literature of this closing year of the cen
fury The keynote, perhaps lies in the
| following: Representing the maternal side
OF nature she is IN closest contact with. best
understands, and possesses the keenest insight
into material life'
The Christmas number of Frank Leslie's
Popnlar Monthly is one Of beauty and literary
distinction. The table of contents includes:
iowelis. illustrated By Grunwald; Paste a
complete story. by Henry James. illustrated
by Howard Chandler christy; "chrstmas
HolIey; Miss Mason's Christmas Dinner" n
complete story by Margaret Il. Snngster, Illus
trated by Chominski; the opening installment
of The Bath Comedy, the new serial story
by Agnes and Egertpn Castle, illustrated by
+. Luis Mora.
The Christmas Ey'ry Month is very at
tractive. A novel article on the Human
} Side OF Big Department store is profusciy
illustrated and contains information which
VIII be most astonishing to the ordinary GUS
toner Of the bargain sales, with its mass Of
facts and details concerning the life OF tho
behind s'IIDgfpggpg n "A I.
Gone Day is description OF some celebrated
New York women whose hospitality was lavish
and who were the foremost entertainers In
metropolitan life generation ago. This is
accompanied by number Of rare photographs
never before printed. Forest Giants, an ac-
count OF the famous Redwood Trees of Cali
forna illustrated by several special photo
graphs
Alleyno ireland opens the December Al,
antis with Briton and Boer in South Africa
| a clear. strong, and comprehensive statement
of the events and causes leading up to the
| present war in the Trnnsvaal. stated from the
! English standpoint Mr. Ireland gives a lucid
/ and STRAIGHTFORWARD account OF the events and
the questions Involved, and while he strongly
advocates the British side OF the question, he
docs not omit or gloss over the errors and
msmanagement of that government which he
is willing to admit have contributed TO produce
I the resentments which have led up to the
present state OF war
/ The December Coming Age closes the frs
year of this magazine. The present issue is
very rich in timely and thoughtful papers
and is handsomely illustrated. Among the
leading subjects treated are: DPurianism aud
Play Houses OF Boston, by the Rev. ]. Henry
! Wiggin; American Art by j. j. Ennekins;
The Life and Work of +. Edwin Ewell,
| sculptor illustrated by b, o. Flower; THE
Social Situation in Canada" by Rev. Charles
! Aubrey Eaton; Utopia" by Prof, A. r. Dol
bear. of Tufts College. THE Republic OF
MAN. by Prof, Nathaniel Schmidt OF Cornell
uniyersity lis Our Universe Primarily Spirit
ual?" by ID. L. NJ, Babbitt, LII. D.; THE
Poems of Emerson" by Mr.. Charles Malloy.
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