The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-03

December makes the most % its oppor-
tunities. The number ooniains siH com
plete stories. all OF them good Several.
as for instance. Mrs Sarah Winter kel-
logg's touching story The Black Prince
and the Little Captain" are peculiarly
appropriate TO the season. but the edi-
tors. wisely enough, have felt the dan
gers OF harping monotonously on the same
chord In striking contrast therefore. are
TWO unusual stories. illustrating types OF
the strenuous life which Is - earnestly
preached nowadays. The hero % one
Of thrHs stories sam Weeks. Is one OF
che most Individual characters which has
appeared IN magazine literature for = long
time Frank Leslie Publishing House lO-
lH Firth avenue New York Sty.
The Christmas number OF the New
lAppincotr Magazine publishes complete
Amelia " Bars latest ana best novel,
entitled Souls OF Passage" The suthor
says this story Is the fulhiment Of twenty
years intention though only within tho
last twelve months has she felt that the
time was ripe for launching her darling
plot. Il IL osrtatnly the beat thing Mrs
Barr has done. not even excepting The
Souls OF Passage" siesnsnt shows strong
y on ono side OF tho story which deals
with picturesque rsinearnation.
As Others See U.s." by George Hih-
bard. a q bright nttie ons-act drama.
which may he played by one actor. II IL
appropriate az the holiday season.
THE Blunng OF Johnny crapaud" by
Patrick VauN. 10 vigorous and unique
sea story OF an incident that may happen
some Christmas night 81 the twentieth
century OF Engiands history ss mistress
~ the sea
Evelyn Sharp. whose fairy tales are
popular with old and young. contributes
au example called The Little Queen and
he Gardner which IL delicate, fascinat-
.ns. and unforgettable.
Two particularly important papers in
the Christmas New Lippincott are by
Lieut.. John Morris Eihco,t L. 8. n. and
by Henry Charles Lea. LID. Lieut..
E.dcotts article n descriptive of the Unit
ted states Naval War College al Newport
X. a.. where. as perhaps few persons
realize. imaginary paper battles are
fought each summer between the United
states and foreign countries by pupils Of
the school. composed mainly of officers
of executive ana command rank j. b.
LippIncott Company, Philadelphia Pa.
The ChristmaH (Deccmborl Century n
respiendent IN an appropriate colored COW
or designed by Herter; and tho fronils-
piece is one % group OF full-paRe and
minor decorations. riehly printed In color
and tints illustrating the great ode ION
the Morning Of Christ's Nativity" which
is reprinted from Masson's edition Of Mil
tons poems. Special attention has been
paid 90 color printing in The Century OF
late years. bus II Is believed that nothing
else that has been done In tho magazine
quito equals in richness Of effect the re-
suits that have been attained Ia this
rumbor Most noteworthy among che 9TH
er contents II tho opening instalment OF
Augustine Birrelis Down tho Rhine
written ia the distincuvely humorous sty -
OF che authors "Obiter Dictn," and Law.
ishly illustrated by CastaLgne An essay
ty Charles Dudley Warner on The Pur-
suit Of Happiness" has timely Interest
as probably one OF the latest things ever
produced by the genial satiTlst who pass
"a away last month. IL would be dffcuit
10 md two stories more strikingly con
trasted In scene and characters than Miss
Bertha RunkleE Helmet Of Navarro
nd Hamlin Garlands Her Mountain
Lover" which are running side by side
In the same magazine Further variety IN
enc department OF Action Is TO be found
In Broken Wings" a chsracteristicsstory.
by Henry James. Of defeated aspirations;
The Lace Camisole," BY l.. h. Wexford.
q tender tale Of the English midlands.
a Hired Girl" BY Edwin Asa DIX. who
makes In this New England story his irst
appearance since the success % Deacon
Bradbury" Ghosts Who Became Pa
,notts a Chriafutas fautaav by CAROLYN
Wells and while the Automobile Ran
Down" a mirth-provoking Christmas ex-
travaganxa. by Charles Battell Lootnis.
author OF THE -Four -marted Catboai."
The Century Company. Union Square.
En~v Vork city