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Chicago.
January Pearson's begins a new vol
ume with an exceptionally good num-
Der. The cover design-a graceful
woman seated in an opera box-is par
ticularIy apropos of the dramatic sea-
son. In line with this is a most in
teresting account by Charles Henry
Meltzer of the magnificent production
of Wagner's last great work-Parsifal
at the Metropolitan Opera House this
season. The leading article of the
magazine is undoubtedly the second
paper by Henry George, Jr., on the
operation of the Blind Pool formed
by the Amalgamated Copper Company,
and the widespread misery which fol-
lowed in it's wake. There is also an
account by DR.. c. Libertacrio of the
invention by Cavaliere Pine of Genoa,
of one of the most marvellous instru-
ments of the age-the MICROSCOPE, by
the use of which the bed of the sea is
spread before one like an open book;
another Of Mr.. E. N. Vallandigham's
capital political articles-the defeat of
Van Buren, by Polk in the Democratic
National Convention of 1874. The fore
going and other articles, together with
some high grade fiction, make up
first-class number. Pearson Publish
ing CompanyA2 to 20 Astor Place, New
York.
Continuing a series of what might
be called expert evidence on fiction,
Clara Morris writes on THE Stage in
Books in the January number of the
Reader Magazine. A story by Eugene
r. White laughingly shows the disad-
Vantages that even a treasure of a
servant may have. Frederick Keppel,
the well-known art dealer, tells anus
ing tales of Whistler, who was both
a friend and an enemy of his, and
makes some pointed comment on the
artists work and on his eccentric
character. The Little Stories of Jour
nalism," by julius Chambers, continue
to be exciting, moving touching, funny,
by turn, or even all at once. The most
serious literary article is one by Sada-
kichi Hartmann on Japanese poetry;
and a more frivolous one is on Heroes
on Trust" The Reader Publishing
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street, New York.
Success for January is a very at
tractive number. The cover design,
from the brush of Arthur f. Jameson,
wildly portrays a familiar scene in a
busy newspaper office at midnight,
and an article entitled 1.-THE Men Be-
hind the Headlines" by Henry Harri-
son Lewis, tells how success in jour
nalism has been attained by some Of
the greatest newspaper editors and
publishers in America. In the lead
ing article, owen Kildare gives an in
sight into the methods employed in
rescue work in the slums of New York
city. Washington as a Social and
Intellectual Center" is the topic OF an
article by Walter Weliman, who gives
some interesting information about
the life and people of our beautiful
capital. Men as well as women viii
find much of interest ia the able ar
ticle. by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, en-
titled SHOULD a Girl Work Who Does
Not Have Tor" The fiction contained
IN this number is unusually good. The
Success Company. Washington Square.
New York.
The editor OF the Century says that
special effort was made IN the January
number 10 reach the high standard OF
the December number The effort
seems to have been a success A new
novel. entitled THE Sea Way" by
Jack LOndiu, A. a feature. Another
feature 10 attract attention is the arr
ficle on "Radium and IMdio0cfivity"
BY Madame Curie, the dlecoVerer n
radium. this being the only article
which she has contributed % The press