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sHarper's Round Table" for January
(New York; presents an interesting va
riety Of fiction. Forward, March,
the story of a young Rough Rider, by
Kirk Munroe, will be continued. The
leading short story is entitled Billy of
Battery b.. by Colgate Baker Other
short stories are: AN Early Free
Trader, by Reginald Gourlay: Gap
tain SIMPSONS Queer Cargo" by Geo.
E. Walsh; and '@The Nerve Of Foley,
by F. H. Spearman In addition to the
fiction, there are two articles that are
sure to appeal to every boy who en-
joys making things for himself. They
are The American Boys Workshop
by Dan Beard, and How to Build an
Ice Yacht
The four issues of the youths Com
panion" (Boston) during January will
contain some noteworthy features. The
New Years number. to be published
January 9th, will contain Hon. John d.
Longs account of the development of
the torpedo, entitled "Lttle Demons of
War: the first chapter of c. A. Ste
phens' serial story, AN African Lion
Ranch; and Charles Adams story of
An Inland Armor-Clad." To the issue
of January 18th Poultney Bigelow will
contribute the narrative of a personal
adventure with the Cars secret SER
vice, entitled Police Spies in Russia
In the issue of January 10Th will APP
pear Grant as a Father a bit of per-
sonal "reminiscences by the great SOL
d1er's son, General Frederick Dent
Grant. For the issue of January 26th
the distinguished naturalist, John Bur
roughs, has written a paper on 1.-THE
Cunning Of Birds
'McClure's Magazine for January is
very profusely and very artistically IL
lustrated and the matter is all of in
terest. The cover is designed by E. c.
Hooper and w. D. Stevens, and is a
novelty. The chief features are Cap
tain Alfred T. Mahan U. S. NJ a por-
trait; The Submarine Boat 'Argon-
aut' and Her Achievements" Simon
Lake, inventor; "a Voyage on the Bot
tom Of the Sea-" Ray Stannard Baker;
'Stalky and Co." II. .An Unsavory
Interlude," A Story of School-Boy
Life, Rudyard Kipling; 1.-THE Day of
Battle" Stories Gathered in the Field,
Stephen Bonsad; THE War on the Sea
and It's Lessons" Effect of Deficient
Coast Defense ON the Movements of
the Navy-Military and Naval Condi-
tions of the Enemy, Capt. A. T. Mahan,
q. S. N; Rising Wolf-Ghost Dancer"
Hamlin Garland; THE Parrot and the
Melodrarna," a story. E. Nesbit; 1.-THE
Later Life of Lincoln" Lincoln's First
Inauguration, Ida M. Tarbell; From
War to War;" The Sweeping Out of
Spain, F. w. Hewes; 1.-THE Scotch Ex-
press Stephen Crane; His Passport"
a story, W. A. Fraser; THE Regular
Fighting Man." James Barnes.
The American monthly "Review of
Reviews" On. V with January begins
a new volume. The two important and
timely subjects of American diplomacy
and territorial expansion figure prom
inently in the January number. The
editor reviews the historic year 1898
from the international view point and
discusses pending National problems;
Mr.. Henry Mcfarland contributes a
study, based on intimate knowledge, of
Liz dipiOiudCy VI Lie WdT, anu
Harry Pratt Judson, of the University
OF Chicago, writes an exhaustive paper
Oh Our Federal Constitution and the
Government of Tropical Territories. .
Miss Laura Carroll Dennis describes
the career and work of the rising
American sculptor, George Grey Bar
nard, and a sketch of the late Gen
eral Garcia, the Cuban patriot, is con-
tributed by Mr.. George Reno. Mar
gherita Arlina Hamm gives a sucoinct
account of the Red Cross movement
The much-talked-o recent visit of Mr.
W. T. Stead to the Car of Russia is
described in full for the first time by
Mr.. Stead himself. The significance Of
the interview with the young EN-
peror Of Peace" will be appreciated by
all who have followed the discussion
of the disarmament proposition Mr.
Stead's article has also a distinctly
personal interest, which is heightened
by the new portraits of the Gar, the
Czarina, and their children, which com
pose the illustrations.