The Portland daily press., 1901-01-04
THE MAGAZINES

The January isAus OF Evsrybody's
Magazine now published by John Wan
amaker, Is even more attractive than this
Christmas number which has had so un
precedenteu q sale and so many solid COM
pliments. The new feature Ia series OF
splendid photographs Of Sioux Indians,
taken by Miss q ertIude kasebier) was
not easy to obtain, for the Indian does
not like the camera. These fine portraits,
some twenty or thirty OF which have been
reproduced, were especially admired when
exhibited In Europe, by the Ielgnius
families OF both Austria and Great Brit
ain. The serial, "Joscelyn Cheshire is
more than fulfilling the promise OF its
early chapters, while the short stories
bear the mall-markR OF Mary II. wilkins
and Maximilian Foster. MIR. A. j. Stone
discovers q new species OF carlton, and
elsewhere we get glimpse OF Dlr.
Ernest Seton-Thompson ut home. Other
articles are: A dramatic paper on Pektng,
by Chalmers Roberts, ana two tales OF
American herolsm. MIR. Austin Bier
bower supplies some Thoughts for the
Rich, helpful to rich and poor alike, for
the latter are aleo millionaires, even as
1.-THE child Is father OF the man." 10
| conclude, Ezra Fitch expresses his Ideas
on New Year Resolution.
In variety and worth OF contents Nc.
Clure's Magazine for January is notable,
as well for literary merit and for art
The frat in a series OF memoirs by Miss
Clara Morris appears In this number, and
by the graces OF her writing the famous
actress gives added value TO a narrative
full Of interest. In this is told the story
OF her trials and tTiumphs on the occas-
ion of her first appearance in New York.
There Is careful and vivid pen-picture
OF the Emperor William, that most inter
| esttng figure of contemporary royalty
| From this study by Mr. Ray Stannaru
Baker the reader gains definite acquaint-
ante with the man and the sovereign. A
| third article OF merit Ia entitled Great
Aohisysm an of Modern Bridge Building
Hers Mr.. Frank W. skinner. q. f., re
| letss many marvels In this most marvel.
Gus branch of modern engineering, and
| we learn Just why 1t Ia that America
leads the world In this work, The fiction
| in this issue Is OF the best. A second
instellmens OF Mr.. Rudyard kiplings
new novel, Kim, appsarz, with ilustra-
| tions by Mr. Edwin Lord Weeks and hr.
j. Lockwood Kipling. The short stories
cover a wide range, and thsy are splen'
didly illustrated.
Ainslee's begins the new century
with leading article on Americas
Largest WAterworks, by II. ii. Lswls.
Ths article is unusually well iliustrAt-
ed from photographs OF the various
phases Of the work. Komances OF the Big
Mines, by Eugene Boyland Palmer, Is
collsotion OF true stories, ranging from
the ridiculous to the tragic, ABOUT the
strange freaks fortune plays on prospeo-
tors and mining men In their search for
wealth. Claus Sprackels-the Sugar
King, by Victor L. O'Brion, tells of the
romantic career of the great Californian
sugar maenate, who began at three
COLLAR week in a South Carolina grocery
store. The Langen Hanging hallway,
by ID. Allen Wiley, is very readable
account of curious German railway.
eight miles long, that looks nom the
photographs as though IL were upsids
down. Eugene Woods story, The
Seventh Trumpet, Is exceedingly power
| full and grim, The HarboI Courtsnip.
by Macmillan Foster, is a love story
placed In the strenuous atmosphere OF
| river people, while there are stories also
| by Charles Westbrook and Howard Field
ing. All ths stories and articles are ade-
quately illustrated.
The contents of Harper's Magazine for
January are as follows: Landing Negroes
at jamestown, frontispieoe; Colonies and
Nation, part l., Woodrow Wilson; The
Right OF Way, novel, part l., Gilbert
/ Parker; My Japan, Poultney Bigelow;
The Last Lynching In Cimarron, story
Cyrus Townsend Brady; Cherry, ro-
nance, part l., Booth TarkinGton;
Etchings, a poem, william Hamilton
Hayne; A Mixed Proposal, a story, W..
W Jacobs; Psyche Winged, poem.
CharIotte Lllzabsth Wellsi DIR. Gowdy
and the SQUASH, story, Henry Full
Ter: Solitude, a poem, Mary Robinson;
The on Cabilio OF New Orlsans, Grace
King: Littl9 Friend COYOTE, an Indian
foIk-taIs, q. B. Grinnell: The window
of Dun-Angus, story, Alice l.. Milllgan
The Black Bear, a poem, Francis Stsrne
Palmer; A wilderness Lullaby, poem,
HeIsn VI. Ludl1w. head-piecs drawn by
Il. Luis Mora; Lowell 'ttars. part Ill
(Conclusion), Victor Hugo, with por-
: trait of Adels Foucher, and comment by
M. Paul Meurloe; Edttor Easy Onesz,
William Dean Howell,; Editor Sanuy,
The Editor; Editors Drawer, e1nduoted
by Hayden Carruth
The aim of The Worlds York is to give
expression. to every important phase OF
American activity. This aim finds illus
tration in the number for January In ar
tielss OF such widely different character
as Going Back to the Soil with ma ~
: beautiful Illustrations), which deals in q
hopeful spirit with the lot and prospects
of the city toilsr seeking home and live
llhoo1 ON small farm, and In Great
Tasks of the New Century, an inspiring
review of the most important material
undertakings Likely to bs accomplished
during the next two or thTes decades,
Bishop Lawrence, OF Massachusetts, oon-
tributes a stimulating and timely paoer
} on The Relation of Wealth to Morals, ana
!, Winston Spencer Churchill. the kns slssh
var correspondent, . penetratlnG, nrss-
hand study OF Lord Roberts, Cyrus "