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Show THE MAGAZINES. Tho American Monthly Rcvlow of Ro-vlcws Ro-vlcws for December has a glowing article by Waltor Wollman. "Our Part In tho World's Peaco Movement," reinforced by "Tho Sweeping Approval of President Roosevelt," by Dr. Albert Shaw. "The Merchant Marino Commission" Is an illuminating illu-minating papor by Wlnthrop L. Marvin. Its secretary. Thero are personal tributes to "Four Men of tho Month," Messrs. William Wil-liam Barclay Parsons, David Rowland Francis, Goorgo p. Cortelyou, and William Wil-liam L. Douglas, with full-pago portraits. Thoro Is a portrait of Pastor Charles Wagner, with explanatory caption, highly appreciative. " 'Hiawatha,' aB tho OJIb-ways OJIb-ways Intcrprot It." by William C.Edgor, with Illustrations, Is a feature. "The Remaking of a Rural Commonwealth," by Clnrenco H. Poor is warmly laudatory of tho great work of North Carolina's Governor, Charles B. Aycock. "The Hawaiian Ha-waiian Sugar Product" is an artlclo of lmportanco by Lowls R. Freeman. "An American Forestry Congress," by H. M. Sutcr. tells of tho rccont assomblago at St. Louis. "What Port Arthur Means to Japan," by Adachl Klnnosuke, shows tho proportion of tho matter. "The Progress of tho World" Is tho best review thoro Is qf current events; tho Record is brief and useful; tho cartoons aro diverting and weir selected, and tho digests of tho leading periodicals glvo a view of all that Is contained con-tained In tho magazines. It Is a great and ablo publication. Review of Reviews Co., Now York City. Tho North American Revlow for December Decem-ber opons with "A Century of Politics," by W. A Dunning, professor of history in Columbia University, an ablo paper. "English Feeling Toward Americans" Is a keen paper by W. D. Ho wells; It leans to the opinion that tho English lay too much storo by American millionaires. "Tho Immediate Peril of tho Negro," by William Garrott Brown, scos It in tho exclusion ex-clusion of the blacks from tho mills and factories, and in gonoral from skilled In-bor. In-bor. "A Filipino View of tho Philippine Problem," by Juan Sumulong, takes tho samo vjpw that Secretary Taft docs, that tho Filipino will have to bo educated and trained beforo ho can govern himself. "Prcsont Status of Ropudlatcd Stato Bonds," by Mark Sullivan, Is a review of the caso of South' Dakota vs. North Car-cllna, Car-cllna, with speculative comment. "British "Brit-ish and American Naval Expenditures" aro compared by LlcuL ' Carolyn Bollalrs. R. N. Other specialties aro "Ncltscho nnd tho 'Will to Power, Tho New "American Music," "Tho Irish Muse." "The Situation In Finland," and rovlows of "World Politics." from London. Berlin, St Petersburg, and Washington. It Is a strong number of a groat publication. Tho North American Rovlow, New York. Tho Reader Magazlno for December haa a Christmas carol by James Whltcomb Rlloy on Its cover pago, In colors. "The Christmas Feeling," by Samuel McChonl Crothora, Is a pleasant essay. "Gould and the Gold Room," by Froderlo S. Ishnm, retolls tho old story, with historic illustrations. illustra-tions. Hector Fuller, correspondent, tells about "Getting into Port Arthur," tho liveliest kind of a story, illustrated from photographs. Thoro aro many excellent sketches and pooms. Octavo Thnnot begins be-gins a serial, "The Man of tho Hour;" Will Vawtcr's "A Visit to tho Farm." Is concluded, and thoro aro stories by Edna Kenton. Elliott Flowor, Israel Zangwlll. Miriam Micheluon, Theodosla Garrison, and William Vaughn. Moody. "Tho Reader's Read-er's Study" and reviews comploto a flno number of thlo admirable and rapidly growing magazine. The Bobbs-Mcrrlll Company, publishers, Indianapolis. Tho Delineator for January has for fron-tispioco fron-tispioco "Tho Year Is Dying in tho Night." a watch-company scene, In which all oyos aro on tho clock. Tho fashions aro profusely pro-fusely and elegantly shown, with funcy work, neodlo work, special stylos for Bpc; cial age3 and figures, advice to the holiday shoppers, children's enro, otlqqelte of balls and evening parties, housowlfoly affairs, af-fairs, adornments, and the kitchen, and tho table. Special articles are "Tho Stage ' as a School of Costume," "Famous Hymns ' of the World," "The Loves of Groat Com ! poners," "Familiar Quotations Pictured," ( nndvbook rcvlowa. It Is nn elegant, re- ' gard-wlnnlng number of a magazlno that 1 is highly popular In every home, Thu Butterlck Publishing Co., New York. Current Literature for December has for frontlsplcco a flno full-pago portrait of tho Rt. Hon. James Bryco, tho famous writer. Its opening essay la "Tho Christmas Christ-mas Book Wave," a summary nnd Illustrated Illus-trated running rc'lcw of the books of tho season, very well done. "Current nistory" Is a conclso account of eight leading topics top-ics of tho time. "Current DlBCUBsIon" considers sovon points of vlow. Thoro la a review of tho December magazines, cartoons car-toons upon current events follow; then a largo variety of excursions Into tho book world. Tho drama, educational questions, religious thought, medlcnl questions, music mu-sic and art, nature in and out of doors, open questions, people In tho foreground, science and Invention, and a largo pootlcal gleaning make up an excellent number. It has a surprising mass and variety of literary material. The Current Literature Publishing Co., New York. In Gunton's Magazine for December tho result of tho recent election Is discussed under tho title, "An Emphatic "Mandate," and an excellent forecast Is mado of "Tho Domocracy of Tomorrow." A powerful presentation of facts Is made by Day Allen Al-len Wllley In "Heavy Sacrifice of Life on American Railways: Is It 'NeceEsary7" Tho Qxcellcnt results of tho "Government of Municipalities by Boards of Commissions" Commis-sions" la shown In tho cities of Washington Washing-ton and Galveston. There aro other good specialties in tho number, and tho "Editorial "Edi-torial Cruclblo" 1b full and woll refined. It Is a magazlno of sturdy thought, Tho Guntpn Company, publishers, New York. The Overland Monthly, Christmas number, num-ber, Is gay In a new colored covcr-pago, and It has plentiful seasonable reading to make It one of the desirable holiday magazines. mag-azines. It has a Mindanao sketch by Cephas Ce-phas C. Bateman, U. S. A.; a peculiar caso of a hydraulic dredger; "tho Picturesque West" (In plctuyo); and nine good short Btorles. Tho miscellaneous section la well fitted, and concludes with an excellent papor pa-por on the educational Institutions of California, Cal-ifornia, by the editor. It is a charming number. Overland Monthly Company, San Francisco. Impressions Quarterly for December has a letter from Mataafa, high chief of Samoa, Sa-moa, on the Louis Stevenson memorial, a touching production. Tho production of "Hamlet," In Berkeley, Is criticised kindly. "Bualness Morality" Ib touched upon In n decidedly hostile spirit. "Work" Is a strong essay, In which tho balances aro held even. "Nature nnd tho Human Spirit" Spir-it" urges the closo communion with nature, na-ture, and outdoor life. "Gulseppo Codc-nasso" Codc-nasso" is an appreciation of that artlBt, and a fervent admiration of John Mulr follows. Tho number Is a well-written one, strong and holpful. Paul Eldor and Company, publishers, San Francisco. |