Evening journal., 1912-01-12
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
BY Miss Z. W. Gurney.

One out of every ten persons has /
seen a ghost says the January num-
ber OF the Hampton Magazine. Ii e1-
plains that real. true ghost is never /
an object like tree OF a house, but /
is the Imagination so vividly pro- !
Sected that it seems as real as a tree
or a house TO the one doing the mag
lining A lot OF ghost stories follow
in this article The air navies OF
Europe are tabulated in this number,
with a talk on the aerial war OF the
fufure. Germany leads with eleven
war airships and sixty aeroplanes.
The magazine also talks of socialism.
child labor. parcels post, and other
current problems.
Spring fashion hints in the Janu-
airy issue Of the Dry Goods Economist
tell Of a tendency toward the fancier,
dressy models in the tailor-mades.
Lace stocks with attached jabots. lace
trimmings on parasols, lace collar and
cuff sets for coats, will be popular
during the spring.
The poet Joaquin Miller, says Har-
per's Literary Gossip represented man-
ncrs and customs in the United States
10 the British poets in a way that was
none too pleasing TO Mark Twain and
other Americans. Miller would go to
evening dinners of literary celebrities
wearing a red shirt. cowboy boots and
"A somhrero. Naturally he was the
most brilliant feature of the dinner
The January Sports Afeld takes the
reader TO that romantically mysterious
continent of South America, where an
exciting article tells of twelve nights
among the trees and tropical under
growth, and strange animals Of Ven
ezuolan Jungle other interesting ar
ficles include a Maine Bear Hunt, a
Cascade Range fishing trip, a biogra-
ply of Lewis Wetzel and deer hunting
fatalities.
A number Of real stories distinguish
the January issue Of the Red Book
Magazine In Cobb" Baroness Won
Hutton tells the story Of buffers in
auence over his one time masters
widow thrilling story Of po-
liceman's experiences with Italian Sc
cret societies in New York. the cx-
periences Of a governess. a military
story. and a funny tale Of a New
York state country town, make up a
lively number of the magazine.
The January Book News Monthly
shows the several fine old residences
where Vaughan Kester author of the
Tho
Young author. q co sin OF William
Dean Howells, was cut short in n
promising career by an untimely
death A new painting and sketch of
Joan of Arc appears In the number.
Tho colored frontispiece is from Dick
ems Christmas Carol.
In tho January Century Magazine.
an appreciation of Charles Dickens,
with charming drawings OF Dickens
characters by Woon. new Napoleon
records, and the first installment Of
"stella Maris." the new Locke novel,
are leading features In the novel
the little sea-maiden Is disclosed as a
ct ld-woman of elm charm. Tho first
81 the American Undergradu-
fte makes the reader anticipate the
rehruary continuation with keen in-
terest.
Under its new editorship. that Of
Charles Zueblin. the Twentieth Century
Magazine this month offers the follow
fng lively discussions. what Jewish
Women Arc Doing for the Jews; "
~Has Abe Ruef Had a Square Deal2
"Tho Awakening of Iceland my
Friend, LaFollette." The February
number will have the first installmeni
of the novel, Atlantis a satirical
comparison Of America with Germany
From VIII Lexington Comforts
"Routledge Rides Alone" and "She
Buildeth Her House. published by the
J. p. Lippincott Company. are the fol-
lowing crumbs of wisdom:
Physical heroism is cheap-the
cheapest utility Of the nations-but II
is not without inspiration to watch
Women whom men avoid for beine
strong-minded are apt TO be the
strongest in their affections. You can
prove this by the sons Of clingine
vines.
A mans courage may be Just hi,
c0wardice running forward under th,
tear Of scorn from his fellows
No prophet is greater than his
mother.
The way to heaven is always agains
the crowd.
The more a man knows the more h,
viii believe.
A drink and a cigarette-old wolve,
forever on the watch for the spent an,
~. wounded.