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Show I.llrrary Notn. The January uiiinberof .fp;l'ico'a Mantalnc U marked by several new futures, the first of sundry stories an I aketilue llluttratlng Jouruilhtlc lire andlibors; the first of n series of artli Irs on athlcllo suljeclsj an editorial do partmi nt headed "Aa it seems," containing con-taining brl fessaysaud cumiuinta on vuloua ln lea or the times, llliiary aud other; and notlcea ot several mint books, given In the form of dUkgue. Mr. Ilenj. II. Tucker, ot llostou.wlll shortly lulllidi a new nuel, 'Ihu Duchuu of I'owjsland." by (Irant Alleu, tho author of "What'a ilrod liithellom," the J5.0J') ptlru novel that ha I a large aula last summer. The raw etory pruiuta the career of an American girl who married Into tho lint rank of tho Ilrltlah ierago aud waaallerwards tried for the murder of hi r husband. The symposium In tho January numWrof tiie-VorfA.tmerfoaii 77civic will I on "Tho licit liook of thaVi ir." It wl)t Include orlglual (.rltldsma by Hlr Kdwlu Arnold, Hall Hamilton, Agnes Iteipller, Amelia 1'.. Hair, ltev. Dr. llrlggs, Jullen Uordon and Dr. William A. Hammond. Lady Henry rioniersetcontraata the aluma of l.ou dou and New York In au artlclo which she haa wrlltuii for thla number. Any onu not knowlug Juit what hooka to git for C'hllrtmaa ran iiully find out from C'hlUlmaa Jluoi A'tui, ( l'lilladeli hla). A great deal of enjoyment enjoy-ment call be had at iheaaino lime, lor this Itauu or U pazea contalna many handsome llluitlalfoua from the lm lortaut holiday iubllcatlona. More than fjiil new loks over too for child-reu child-reu are reprtkeutcd In the dvacrlj live price Hit. l'retty "Mamie" DlcUna waa nl nady cDnsllertd by thoiu who knew Charlia Dlckena best to bolhonoMl-ht'a bolhonoMl-ht'a favorite daughter. To none of hla chlldrrulrhBni,waa Dickon more atliitlonalely attached, aud the "et daughti r" saw much uf her fathi r uii-dirall uii-dirall clrcumlauces, When even the dogs wero chased out of the novilUl'a study. Mamht waa alluwod tu stay. The daughter la now a full grown woman, living nullity Just outsldo ot London, hortiiollrst tlmo since her lather's death, Miss Dllkeliahaa bleu iHirsuaded to wrlleof hlru whom she knew so will. During 1M12 Mure will bo ubllhid In fftc Mdlct Jlomc Journal, of l'lilladeli hla, a terlia of articles by Miss Dickens uudirtho atlraitlve title ot"Myatber as 1 Hi-call Hi-call Him." Mlta Dlckona haa a retentive re-tentive tuimoiy. and she made coj lous uotis during hirfathei'a llfetlmi. rihe will tell In thla si ties everything she rememlara of her father; how lie ulmatid hla chlldrin; Ida family life and hla taraoual hat Its; how he wroto hla faiuoua books; Ida lovo of (lowers and animals; how (Jhrlatmaa waa spent in tno uictena household; how lhenoelUlroiiied wllh his ihll-dren; ihll-dren; tho famoua a-uplowho tamo to the Dickens home, and hla lateara and closing daya. MUa Dlckeua' story other father's llfn will doubtlcs in, eagerly looko I for In Ihouainda of homia where tho namo of Dlckins Is a household word. A uewodltlouof Hon. fJhauncuy M. l)l.w'. "Uratloua and Aftir Dinner Hivei'tica1' la announced by tho Cassill I'ul llshlug (Jouii any. |