The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-03


Magazine for December Is rich IN articles
Of real merit and In Illustrations The
efforts OF its editors to make Il sccepta-
bic TO the reading pubic is evidently bear
ing fruit. II appears to be W prosper
Gus condition The Methodist Magazine
P,Ibnshing Company Broadway and
Eighth street. New York Gty.
The International Monthly Tor Decem-
Der has number OF notable articles The
American NegrS and HE Economic Value
by Booker r Warrington Is sure 90 at
tract attention aa also viii the article by
Paul II Hams Of Harvard University.
on the School and Home. The Mcmillan
Company. New York.
The Cosmopolitan FOR December has a
superb table OF contents Its ironus-
piece. Madonna. is particularly nne The
Centennial OF the Nations Capital. hv r.
W Fitzpatrick. is timely. interostn nd
Instructive THE way He Took by Rut-
yurd kipphng. grows more interesting
with each succeeding chapter. The Cham
pion Prisoners" by Edgar Saltus. II well
up TO the standard OF that popular writer
a Comedy in Crime" by Martin Maar-
tens.is a particular bright little story These
are only few OF the good things OF the
number. The Cosmopolitan, lrvineton.
New York.
The Christmas Ladies Home Journal
offers a superabundanee 81 literary and
artistic features IN most attractive form.
Among It's nearly two-scors contributors
are Mrs Lew Wallace. Elizabeth Stuart
Pheips Chanes Major. William Perrfne
clifford Howard and Elizabeth Lincoln
Gould, while A. r. Froet W. l.. Taylor
Reginald D. Birch. Henry HUT. George
Gibbs and as many other illustrators sup
ply tho pictorial features Tho Ladies
Home journal. Philadelphia
The personality o. Elizabeth Queen Of
Roumanls-bctier known IS Carmen
sylvs-is the subject Of the opening artl-
Gle IN the December woman's Home Com
psnion This article gives many interesting
details OF the surroundings. mode az liv-
inc and method OF work OF this famous
author-queen who has written several
stories for the Companion for 1901. In
The Art Treasures Of the White House"
Walden Fawcstt tells ~ the valuable
brie-a- brAc and furniture collected by the
Presidents. and IN her third travel papers
Lillian Bell describes Salzburg snd visit
to a salt mine. Woman's Home Compan-
ion. Springfield o.
The December Atlantic contains much
notable poetry. It opens with some de-
lightful and hitherto imprinted verses by
James Russell Lowell Miss Jewett's The
Tory Lover" increases In power each
month, and IL fast developing fresh and
interesting situations Mrs Virgins
"Pene.ope's Irish Experiences" continue
70 Interest and delight their many read
ers, being rs full OF the Celtic spirit and
Celtic humor a. II the writer were TO
the manner born John Fiske details the
story-characteristic Of our national de-
vslopment-of typical New England
town. and traces la history. struggles and
triumphs. making a sturdy contrast with
A. Maurice Lows picture OF Washing
ton. city OF Leasure" the only one In the
civilized world to-day Goodwin Smith dc
nounees the pernicious theory that would
aXalt War as a Moral Medicine a tonic
10 the health OF nations. and Gernld Stan
ley Lee Describes F"rhe Dominance Of the
crowd the crushing out OF the individ-
ual by the multitude IN modern pesce
times. Henry l.. Abbot demonstrate tina,
the Panama route IL the only proper and
possible one for the fsthmian canal The
Atlantic Monthly. Park street. Boston.
The December Home Magazine Christ
mas number. IL far and away the best
Issue OF this always interesting publlca-
lion yet put forth. The cover Is in three
colors and Significant OF the month The
leading article. AT a Country Fair" by
Harvey Sutherland IL one Of the few
really unique magazine stories OF the year
Mr. Sutherland found IN a Northeasiern
Pennsylvania town the agricultural fair
a. Il used 90 be: the only out that he
knows Of that has remained undecided by
horse racing and gambling devices. HIS
account OF the visit TO This fair viii he
read with greet interest BY every one who
has lived IN the country. The iliusva-
lions are Of quite as much interest The
Home Magazine. $50 Nassau street. New
York city.
The special features Of the American
Monthly Review OF Reviews are an Illus
trated article entitled "A Hundred Year,
Of the District OF Columbia" by Albert
shaw: ''The Old Age OF New England
Authors" with portraitsl. BY Hezekiah
Butterworth: An Estimate OF Max Mul.
ler." by Charles Johnston: Marcus DAILY
Empire Builder" by Samuel f. Moffett
brief Characterization OF Governor-eled
Odel OF New York. by Or Lyman Ab-
bot chronology OF President McKin.
ley's career. Making a Way out OF ths
Stun 0lustratedl. by Jacob A. Riis
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