Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
IN THE MAGAZINES

formation of an American Labor party.
In an interesting article entitled Per
petuating a Famous Race Horse
Walter L. Beasley describes the mount
ing of James R. Keenes Sysonby as 1t
appeared when racing, and the re-
markable method adopted to insure
fidelity to nature. Continuing his
series of articles upon business oppor-
tunities in the working world of to-
day John Kimberly Mumford tells In a
second installment of the linking up of
the northwest by James J. HIPS rail-
road system The opening of the music
season in New York is heralded by a
page Of comment upon the important
events and personages of the week,
contributed by Lawrence Gilman.
There are many pages of photographs
Of current events, two stories of much
humor and charm, and humorous fea-
lures of the distinctive value which
characterizes Harper's Weekly. Alto
gether the number Is one of unusual in
terest.
To those to whom the Christmas sea-
son means peace and good will and the
assuming of an optimistic frame of
mind toward mankind in general, the
December EYerybody's will carry a di-
rect and appealing message. The lead
ing article, 1.-THE Sunday Lady of Pos
sum Trot," is by John L. Mathews, and
tells of the courage and enthusiasm OF
q southern woman who has given up
her life to the uplifting and useful edu-
| cation of her mountain people.
In different vein is Emily Posts arti-
cle ITO the Country. for Christmas"
full of the joy of out-of-doors, and of
| lively description of holiday celebra-
| lions in great house and homely farm.
Prof. e. A. Ross in 1.-THE outlook for
Plain Folk explains just how our
democracy has changed and Is chang
ing, and predicts for 1t a glorious fu-
ture. And in the second part of 1.-THE
| Womans Invasion" William Hard con-
tinues his illuminating statement of the
case of the Industrial woman; it is full
of interest and appeal.
Right in the heart of the magazine,
and by no means the least Of its feat
ures, is a series of verses, "A Child's
Christmas Tree" to which the con-
tributors are Burgess Johnson, Joseph
G. Lincoln, Sarah N. Cleghorn, Thee
dosia Garrison, Julian Street and VIII
| bur D. Nesbit. The series is beautt-
fully illustrated in color by Eugene
| Wireman, and one of the verses is set
to music by John Carpenter. Sarah
Cleghorn has another poem, too, enti-
tied "a Saints Hours"
Rex Beach contributes some more OF
his chronicles of a Chromatic Bear
Hunt" every line telling of the thrill of
| adventure and the lure of amazing
Alaska. And Eugene Wood, in 1.-THE
Furnace of Affiction," treats with de-
licious humor of the woes of the house,
holder and his unequal struggle with
1.-THE octopus of the cellar"
1.-THE Players" illustrated with splen
did photographs, reviews the latest
plays and those who played them, and
J. B. Kerfoot gives his opinion upon
the recent publications in "a Row of
Books" while Under the Spreading
~ rA1n af
choice nuts waiting to be picked up.
Can one who deliberately commits
crime expiate his wrong doing and re-
establish his character with an honor
able discharge" before God and man?
This is a much mooted question. In
The Payment, by Eleanor M Ingram,
the complete novel in the December
Gunter's Magazine, this problem is
worked out without dogma and in
very romantic story most pleasingly
told. The tale is dramatic from the
first paragraph. An aristocratic old
American family. reputed to be very
wealthy, is on the verge of financial
disaster. The two sons of the family
resolve between themselves that one
must be sacrificed. AS a result, the
older drops forever out of all that he
has been worth living and becomes a
counterfeiter. The house and home are
saved. But just here is where the
story's fascination begins to get its
grip. Besides this complete novel,
Gunter's Magazine for December con-
tains a big installment of H. Rider
Haggard's new serial, 1.-THE Ghost
Kings; complete stories of the excit-
ing MAN in the Motor-mask," and
Sword of Esme Dacres" series; a
wealth of entertaining short stories and
bits of verse and humor, all superbly
and profusely illustrated.
The opening feature of the December
number of Smiths Magazine, which is
now on the news stands, is a complete
novelette, by Roy Norton, author of
"rhe Vanishing Fleets" entitled 1.-THE
Venom of the Poppy" The scene of
the story is California, the quaint old
world atmosphere of the Spanish mis-
sion near which the action takes place
being reproduced with wonderful ac-
curacy. 1t is a strong. dramatic, emo
tional love story and at the same time
Is remarkably true to the realities of
life. The Characterization is splendid,
that of the old priest who becomes the
controlling interest in the destiny of
the heroine being especially notable
Altogether 1t is the best thing that Roy
Norton has ever written and Is sure to
establish firmly his rapidly growing
reputation as a writer. 1.-THE Paris
ians," by r. Berkeley Smith, son of the
famous T. Hopkinson Smith, and him
self a we'll known writer and traveller
is a delightful sketch of the people Of
the gay capital as they are among
themselves. The illustrations are by
Sigurd Schou, who went to Paris to do
them. (Which College for the Girl?"
by Annette Austin, is a discussion of
the various womens colleges in this
country from social, economic and edu-
cational viewpoints. Any girl in doubt
as to the right place to go should read
this article. Anne O'Hagan has con-
tributed to the magazine a timely and
delightful essay, Training for Thanks
giving" and Henry Edward Warner
furnishes splendid picture of the stage
behind the scenes in 1.-The Land of
Nake-believe." Florence Augustine has
written good sensible article for
young girls as to the best taste in
articles of dress. In addition to all this
there are the section of well printed
stage pictures and an unequaled col
as Marion Hill, Holman F. Day, Doro-
thy Garfield, Gertrude Pahlow and Mrs.
John Van Worst. There is an article
on "Grand Opera" by Rupert Hughes
and an illustrated article on the art OF
Albert Herter by Charles de Kay.
Nowadays when I meet that grand
old gentleman and original poet, Joa-
quin Miller, at Washington, I wonder
how he feels at the prospect of having
a life competence assigned to him, pro-
vided he lives long enough. Few poets