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THE MAGAZINES.

Mr.. II. Litchfield Vests review of
American Politics" in the January
March Forum discusses the congress
siOnal elections, the Democratic lead
ership, the growth of socialism, the
presidents attitude to the trusts and
the tariff, the lilly white" movement,
Speaker Henderson's resignation, and
the proposals for reciprocity with Cuba.
Current History for January sum-
marizes the worlds history from No
vember and does so with praiseworthy
conciseness and clearness. Readable
today and permanently valuable for
reference is this well known magazine,
which is now completing it's twelfth
volume. A strong portrait of the late
eX-Speaker Reed serves as frontis-
piece.
Edwin Markham and Admiral Schley
lead the list of contributors to the Jan
Rary National Magazine. The admiral
writes of "The Sailors Christmas at
Sea-" Fine full page portraits of Con-
gresham Cannon, the next speaker, and
of Senators Spooner, CIapp, HeitfeId and
Joe Mitchell Chapple's affairs at
Washington" S. Glen Andrus tells
how Americans are putting hundreds
of millions into Mexican agriculture
and how hundreds of thousands of
Americans can acquire homes there.
Capt. Arthur McGray presents the most
striking and original plan for reach
ing the North Pole that has ever been
published
The Criterion for January is an es-
pecially attractive number and typical
of the high standard the magazine has
set for 1903. A New Years cover de-
signed in colors by John Cecil Clay
makes a charming and seasonable in
PRODUCTION to the contents.
In tho
the Outlook particularly good portraits
with brief sketches are given of Mr..
Cannon, who is to be almost certainly
the speaker of the next house of rep
resentatives, M. Jusserand, the new
French ambassador, who is distin-
guished for his literary as we'll as his
political achievements, and Mr. John
st. Loe Strachey, the editor and pro-
prietor Of the London Spectator, which
has no superior as a critical weekly
paper. Mr.. Strachey is now visiting
this country.
The January Atlantic opens the New
Year with a cheerful editorial welcome
as from No. 4 Park street, which wit
t1ly sums up past achievements of this
typical American magazine, and prom
| Uses happily for the future. Two
prominent features of the number are
the initial installments of Arthur
Sherburne Hardys brilliant serial
His Daughter First" the only novel
he has written for many years; and of
J. T. TroWbridge's my Own Story
his "reminiscences of a long and varied
career, during which he has seen many
men, many cities and many strange
events, all of which he writes about
in bright and entertaining manner.
An eX-naVal officer writes from
Washington in the current issue Of
Leslie's Weekly, a remarkable letter
regarding the assembling of the
American fleet in the Caribbean Sea.
He intimates that, for good reasons,
President Roosevelt is putting our
navy on war footing. The article is
bound to create a sensation. 1t is one
of several noteworthy ones in the New
Years number of this popular illus
trated publication.
| Wilshire's Magazine for January
contains a critical sketch of Suder-
mans Joy of Living" a discussion Of
'"Tolstoi and Christian Socialism" a
delightfully."- written story of "a Saxon
Household" by the English poet Of
Democracy. Edward Carpenter; the
! Religion of Humanity" by Eugene
Del Mar; "a Modern Deserted Vii
lage," by A. G. Hubert; "Millennial
Dawn in Massachusetts," by Hon. John
| c. Chase, and editorials on the I'm
! pending Political Cyclone" the "Presi-
| dents Message" the Divorce Prob
lem" and current events.