The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-30
LITERARY NOTES.


The immediate success Of The World, Work
a fact unparalleled in magazine history-is due
In great measure to Its dominant Americanism
The EXPRESSION Of a strong and broad spirit Of
nationalism and the embodiment OF American
ideals have met an instant response There Is
a strong note Of patriotism in all American
achievement. The February number 10 charac. |
month COMPRESSED clsar and cheerful; an illus.
trated article nm .,1b. Creat Empire by the
Iakesn NV lr.aeric n JJovo Of cleveland ex.
planning the industrial and intellectual building
up Of that vorkjng center Of the world, vivid
sketches of Cacii Rhodos md Csneral Kitchener
written bv mon who nersonally know them, an
article ON ..Tbo Chanoinq Character OF Imni.
aration - ,hov Tho ttalions and the Jews are
taking tha n,,ce q, tho I,,sl,, and an account
of n naturaiist,s adventurous climb TO the sum.
NIT Of n Mexican yolcanio peak: another first.
hand article reportipo in,proyine relations be.
tween worker, and e,nployers; a view Of the new
aggressive Germany under the strenuous emperor;
an outline bv DR. Rensch Of the new conquest
Of the world by the Industrial machinery and
methods of Americans and Mr. Billy Sanders
(Joel Chandler Harris, ouoint humor directed
this time at the Democratic party--those are
only a part of the contents which includes also
short articles interviews and anecdotes, a study
of C, g. Bush. the cartoonist terse comment on
books and the record o, doinvs of the month in
trade and professicp In "Amonu the Worlds
Workers" There nre further full page por.
traits Of John Marshall Cfrom a painting), Gen.
eral Chaffec President Gilman. of the Johns Hop.
| kins university; Cecil Rhodes and Charles q.
| Bush, beside, the seyentv.Rve or a hundred
| necessary and attractive pictmcs The magazine
| improves in its superb Typography and illustra.
| ton
The Christian Herald announces that il will
| award, once a week. medal for the most meri.
| each week in thc ycar Every reader Is invited
to forward to the religious paper Just mentioned
| earliest Information of any deed OF true hcrosin
occurring In his own locality Send accounts
| only of thoroughly authentic cases and tell the
| story from personaI knowledge, not from hearsay
| A committee in New York will meet once
| week, and on investigating the facts presented,
| will decide which case is most deserving OF
| recognition The award Is not tor hcroism In
| the line Of paid professional duty but for that
which is absolutely voluntary and spontaneous.
| and without emolunleut The medal Is of
| bronze Of elegant design In addition TO this
| award. honorable public mention will also be
made, weekly, OF others who have DISTINGUISHED
| Themselves IN an heroic vav in the same period,
| and whose names together with the story Ct
their hcroism are received by the editor in Ncw
\ York. The medal il intended as a recognition
| Of such humble everyday heroes ~ the man who
| saves the life OF a drowning child, the woman
| who flags an express train and avcrts holocaust,
| the youth who seizes a mad runaway team, or
| he who rescues human beings in peril OF fire,
| food or danger in any Of its manifold forms.
| Not a week passes without some such brilliant
deed. that brings a thrill 10 all hearts There
| are hundreds Of lust such heroes. men and wo.
! con,memoration. Give the exact date. Address
| all letters on this subject TO the Christian Her
aid, Bible house. New York
Young America is the seli.descrptive title Of
an inspiring new monthly publication which
has just been launched under the editorship OF
Ossian II. Lang, for many years connected with
the New York School Journal 1t is connected
with the Young America Citacnshr league,
whose purposes To study the political and
social duties and privileges OF American citi-
zenship; to encourage and aid all efforts at self.
Improvement Especially TO awaken interest in
local and national history, literature, painting
and sculpture, music etc.); and to promote
good fellowship and friendly cooperation among
tainment mutual helpfulncss and development
of a broad sympathy and neiehborneSs The
unioue and valuable feature of this magazine will
be taking up for thorough consideration the
practical duties dpyolving upon conscientious
voters As its prospcctus saws; "The meaning
and orconi,ation of political.partv machinery and
other practical questions will be discussed: how
voter or a voters mother, sister, wife OF
sweetheart can influence the choice OF public
officers and really take part in local, county,
Yo,ng ,moric, i aiming 70 bring on, " Thc
m,gozinc consists os 20 norcs and is ruII q, in.
forn,ation and ipstr,ction useful TO the youn,.
That inco,nnorahl. journal Of in.pration ..Sue
} cess" las among lis February feature, these.
J "Flrc,ricitv the Wonder Worker" T. C. Mar.
X Ncclnrc, "a FrIl GROWN Man >" r1,yard
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,Ia.s,s ,sIa,i; ..rt, po,s;nnin,s ~ ,Ao Con,
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, Con"ro, Iit,,as,Ia. ..1bo Contorr;,l 81 ,bio
Wet yohn Mor.h,u - Hon wo,y;uo ~ v,,Icr
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