Evening journal., 1903-12-31


number Of Wilshire's Magazine Eu-
gene V. Debs takes Mayor Jones Of
Toledo to task in a genial way IN an
article on Mayor Jones and An the
People.
One Of the signs pictured in Julian
King Colford's THE Signs OF Old Lon
dom in the January St. Nicholas has
peculiar interest for all Americans
What is called "The Crown and Three
Sugar Loaves" was the sign Of the
historic house which exported to Amer
lea the celebrated chests OF tea that
went into Boston Harbor in December.
1913. the first overt act OF rebellion in
the Revolution. While the contest gave
America her independence and set
aside the rule of George III, Il did not
overthrow the business OF the Oldest
tea house i'm Great Britain. The bust
ness is carried on today in the same old
place as in Revolutionary times. It's
sgn-the sign OF ''The Crown and
Three Sugar Loaves'-- has survived
the stress Of age and storm and fire.
The Great Fire of London swept with
in half block of the shop, but the old
sign itself reigns today.
There is a striking article in the jan
uaiy 1.eslie's Monthly on the Gambling
Spirit--the poison that pervades our
modern American life-with portraits
of W. c. Whitney Keene. Garfield.
Yerkcs AL Adams and others. and also
the first chapter Of the experience Of a
special correspondent of the magazine
who lived i'm Sicily with a peasant fam
lily and emigrated with them TO Amer
Sea with the object of investigating
that side OF our emigration problem.
There are nine short stories, business.
society, automobile. political. domestic,
ana humorous ones, with another chap
ter OF "A Few Real Boys" and n most
amusing sketch by Charles Battoll
Loomis called Miss Flutterly. on
What is Doing" There are twenty
items in all on the contents page.
The Christmas number of The Pill
grim is quite the most attractive issue
of this thoroughly American magazine
that has thus far appeared In its
contents and in its cover IL shows an
immense improvement over previous
numbers. good as many Of them We're
and seems in itself 10 be proof Of the
possibility Of issuing n nrst-class mag
azine in the West. The first page
shows a striking picture OF an Ameri-
can girl standing beneath a cluster OF
mistletoe. Beneath the picture is the
significant phrase 'The Chance" Prop
erly. much Of the space I'm the issue is
given over to fiction which is of a high
or order than one is accustomed TO in
the so-called family magazines" a
significant little story is "That Boy"
NNHI.
Thirteenth District" Jack London. the
famous author of 1.-THE Can OF the
Wild has a story entitled Amateur
Night" and Clarence Darrow. author
Of Resist Not Evil" contributed n
pathetioally tender tale entitled Little
Louis Epstne."
The January issue OF lO-Story Book
"a now ON the stands. The cover is one
or the most attractive OF any displayed
and this is the month for elaborate
outlay. lt Is a rich and harmonious
combination OF gold and imperial pur-
pie and the creation does the designer.
Earl Shcarer, much credit. The list
OF authors offered on the reading pages
is no less attractive. Such names as
George Horton. General Charles King.
William Hamilton Osborne. H. S. Can
field and Julia Tuitt Bishop. are con-
splcuous.
Mr.. Horizons story "Tho Kiss Of His
First Sweetheart" rings true in emo
tion and sentiment and is a strong bit
Of work. "A Senatorial Amendment"
by General Charles King OF course
deals with gallant soldier and a beau
tiful woman. and at no moment Of the
complication does the interest drag a
delightful, humorous sketch is william
Hamilton Osborne's stretching Fitz-
simmons Legs"
Smythe's Reynard the Fox. Adapted
by Z. Louise Smythe. author Of "Oid-
Time Stories Cloth 12mo. l22 pages.
with illustrations. Price. 30 cents
American Book Company New York.
Cincinnati and Chicago.
The latest additidl 10 the well-lSnown
series of Eclectic school Readings. IL
presents the old "Reineke Fuchs" In
simplihed form for elementary read
ing. The narrative possesses three fea-
lures which are essential-repetition Of
words which the pupils have already
learned to recognize. action of intrinsic
interest calling for thought, and a COM
tinuous story. The number of words
contained in the book is over seven
thousand. but the number Of different
words is only about four hundred. and
these have been selected from words
which the pupils have learned in their
primers.
The varying possibilities OF the next
Presidential election are forccasted
and analyzed by Henry Litchneld West
IN the January-M Forum. lie
reaches the conclusion that the cam-
puign OF 1904 win be fought out upon
the tariff issue, and that a continuance
or the present business conditions will
result in vote of confidence in the
administration. Russia's position in
the Far East is the most prominent
topic in A. Maurice Lows discussion
OF Foreign Affairs" Attention is also
paid 70 the Franco Russian alliance
the revolution in Panama-which Mr.
Low defends as making FOR the prog
ress OF the world-the political situa-
ton in England and the settlement OF
the Alaska boundary.
The 18Th year Of scribner's Magazine be-
gins with the january number. Tho thir-
tf-io1r volumes since its foundation
have seen revolution in Marlznc iiius-
.ra-on. When Sc was founded In 1857 tho
Mo2d-engraving was almost she only im-
poriant hiustration used; line plates voro
beginning 10 be Known. Tho drst Issue.
published IN January. 1857. contains a num-
ner of these and also q few half-tone
plates. which were then imasrfoctiy made
according to modern standards Prom