Evening journal., 1900-12-26
THE LITERARY WORLD

Success, in its January issue. accen-
tuates more clearly than ever the deep
seated purpose of its existence Run
ming through every page is the spirit
Of aroused ambition, the magnet of ap-
piled example, the genius of endeavOr.
Without this central thought, Success
would not fulfil any mission, except
possibly the mission of en-
tertainment common to all
magazine publications. In theI
current issue a feature of dynamic in
terest is The Romance of the Begin
nings of Great Newspapers" showing
how James Gordon Bennett made his
opportunity by starting the New York
Herald in a cellar, in the face of un-
usual opposition, difficulty, and lack oil
capital. The history of many other
great journalistic successes is shown toI
be prolific in the same splendid de-
flance Of traditions. the same ability toI
find a way, or make one" At least
twenty leading writer's are represented
in this number. including Joseph
Chamberlain, Thomas A. Edison, Da-
Yid Starr Jordan, Chauncey NJ. D.
pew, Zelie de Lussan Bird S. COler. VIII
liam fl. Crane, Garrett p. Serviss.
.GuglielmO Marconi Generals Nelson A.
Miles aud Joseph Wheeler, Admiral
Dewey, Cynthia Westoyer Alden, Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, Maud BallingtCn
Booth and Joseph Blethen.
Scribner's Magazine has many pro
iects for the year 1901, and several Of
the most important have their begin
ming in the number for January, which
has just ben issued. In fiction, read
ers will welcome the half-dozen anna
teur cracksman stories by E. w. Hor-
nung, each of which is complete in it,
self; but tha ingenious Raffles and his
accOmplice, Bunny, appear in all Of the
adventures. The one in this number
is entitled mo Sinecure," and it is
illustrated by f. c. YOhn, who VII
make the pictures for the whole series.
Raffiles has already taken his place
among those distinguished characters
in fiction which everybody knows
about. There will be five more arti-
cles on Russia of To-day" by Henry
Norman, NJ. P. The present issue de-
scribes a romantic journey in The
| Caucasus, which Mr.. Norman believes
is the most attractive vacation trip in
the world. The illustrations show the
picturesque features of the country.
In variety and worth Of contents Nc
Clure's Magazine for January is nota-
bic, as well for literary merit and for
art. The first in a series of memoirs
| by Miss Clara Morris appears in this
number, and by the graces of her writ
ing the famous actress gives added
value TO a narrative full of interest In
this is told the story of her trials and
triumphs on The occasion of her first
appearance in New York The fiction
in this issue is of the best. A second
instalment Of Rudyard Kipling's new
novel, kim" appears. with illusTa.
tiOns by Edwin Lord Weeks and J
Lockwood Kipling. The short storie:
cover a wide range, and they are splen
didly illustrated. After CullOden," by
William Mcleod Raine, is a tale o
iSoOteh adventure in an historic setting
"The Rocks of Moraga," by Mortime
o. Wilcox. tells of patriotism in th'
Philippines THE Revenge of tn
Four" by Josiah Flynt and Franoi
Walton. is a whimsically told nara
tive of events in that underwood,
whose mysterious ways Mr.. Flyn
knows so well. A clever study OF Chi
cago types is made by Miss Edit
Wyatt, in Limitations" and in 9TH
Chairmans Politics." VIII Payn
mingles love and politics in a delight
full comedy. The S. S. Mcclure Gem
pany, 141-155 East Twenty-fifth street
New York city.