Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1887 — Page 3

THE INDLA.NAPOIIS JO JBN'A.L. TUBS DA.'XV DECEMBER 6, 18S7.

TAKDALIA-ft, H. & D. DEAL

The Latter Company Makes Strenuous Efforts to Meet Its Matured Xotes, While JleKeen Is Not Anxious to Sell, and Several Other Parties Stand Keadjto Take the Trade off the C, IL St D.'s Hands. - sthe time for closing up the C, H. & D.Vandalia deal draws near, more interest in the result Is manifested To-day the directors of the (X, E AD. will hold a meeting id the office of Vice-president Waite, when doubtless definite action will be taken. It is no secret that the C, H. & D. company are making strenuous efforts to raise the money to carry cat the IvesRtaynor programme, and it is farther known that parties who are able to raise the money to carry : it oat bare become interested in the matter and will advance the money seeded if they can see that the investment is a safe and legitimate one. The delay of Judges Gre3ham and Allen in giving their decision on tbe validity of the lease of the St. Louis, Yandalia & Terre Haute to the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company,bas tended to increase the anxiety ts to the future relations between lhe leasing ted the leased lines. Still, President McKeen, f the T. H. & I., and the a, IL & D. people 'xpress themselves as sanguine that the lease Trill not be disturbed. One fact which has some tignificance is that George L Seney, who repretents a number of large capitalists, has within be last three days taken a hand in the deal 2. "W. Fairbanks, attorney of the L, B. & W., ttatee that Austin Corbin has taken no interest b the case; he does not deny, however, that Alfred Sally may be looking after the matter. So 'eras he (Mr. Fairbanks) has had to do with 'Ir.TVaite. of late, it wastn relation to the affairs f tbe Dayton & Ironton. now a part of the Dayton, Ft. Wayne & Chicago toad throueh tonsolidation. A warm personal friend of Mr. McKeen's quotes him as saying that he pre!ered that tbe G, H. & D. people should not take tbe road, and will declare the sale off unless the cotes falling due to-morrow are promptly met; or, in other words, there would be no extension of time of payment. The Journal has good reason for saying that either the Pennsylvania people or M. E. Ingalls, president of the C, I., St. L. & G. would readily take the road en the terms that the G, H. & D. is to get it, were tbe latter to fail in meeting the payment, and were Mr. McKeen disposed to turn the property over to them on tbe same terms. The fact is that the Vandalia has been earning more money the last six months than in any time in its history; even the Terre Haute & Logansport division has been paying operating expenses and fixed charges, and bad a surplus of a respectable amount left, while until this year it has shown a considerable deficit, and was looked upon as an elephant on the hands of the MoKeen syndicate. I What Ives Says About It. Special to tbe Indisnaoolis Journas. New York, Dec 5. Henry S. Ives said today that there is nothing in tbe rumor that the alleged Ives-Staynor deal for the control of the Vandalia road in the interest of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton road has been consummated. Julius Dexter, president of the G, H. & D. road went to Cincinnati; Vice-president Waite Was in consultation with G W. Fairbanks, attorney for tbe Indiana. Bloomingtoo & Western road and General Solicitor Maxwell has been in Terre Haute in conference with W. B. McKeen, president and owner of a controlling interest m tbe Vandalia line. It was 'supposed that tbe object of tbe conference was to obtain ontrol of tbe Vandalia, and despite Ives's denial, it i generally belie ed that this will be the ratals. " Pittsburg & Conneilsville Election. Pittsbubo, Dec. 5 At the annual meeting f tbe Pittsbar & Connellsville railroad, which Is better known as the I ittsburg division of the Baltimore & Ohio company, the following officers were eleeted: President, Samuel Spencer, of Baltimore; secretary, treasurer and auditor, J. B. Washington, of Pittsburg; directors. Robert Garrett, Meudes Cohen, Gen. Charles Webb, F. H- Burns. Samuel Spencer, of Baltimore; W. H. Koontz, of Somerset, Pa; John D. Scully, Gen. G I Fitzhugh. George A. Berry, Thomas M. Kine. of Pittsburg. Tbe annual report sbowed tbe gross earnings to be $2,599,073; working expenses. $1,594,310; net earning in excess cf last year, $163,983. To Be the Fastest Train in This Conn try. An Indianapolis railroad official, who was in Chicaeo on Saturday, was shown the schedule of tbe new train tbe C, B. & Q. is to put on between Chicago and Denver. The train will leave Chicago at noon, daily; reach Omaha the next morning at 5 x. M., and Denver at 10 P. M. , making the distance in thirty-four hours, seven hours quicker than baa been made heretofore between those points. Between Chicaeo and Denver but' ten stops will be made; between Omaha and Denver, which is nearly 500 miles, but four stops are made, and those at junction points. In passenger circles fears are entertained that this fast time will lead to a passenger-rate war. Wrestling: with McNnlte, Chicago, Deo. 5. A big pressure is being brought to bear upon Receiver MrNnlta, of tbe Wabash, to induce him to advance the freight rates on his road between Decatur, 111., and the Mississippi river. He is informed that be holds the key to the situation, and that if he persists be will force the lines all over the West to reduce their tariff, causing a loss in revenue rariously estimated from $13,000,000 to $20,000.)00. The receiver has not yet yielded, and intimated to-day that be will not. but tbe general jpinion is that he will before the date fixed for ibe new tariffs to go into effect Dec. 20. Receiver Wanted. D-aYTOK, O.. Dec 5. Two petitions were lied in the Common Pleas Court here to-day asking for tbe appointment of a receiver for the Dayton, Ft. Wayne & Chicaeo road and foreslosure of mortgage. The suits are brought by Charles J. Heinsheimer, one of the bondholders, and by Tbirza M. Arnold, who set forth that the road is hopelessly insolvent. Local and Maie Notes. " The Lake Erie & Western road earned in November $171,358.49, an increase over earnings or corresponding week 1886 or $33,896. Geo, Howard, ex-trainmaster of the L., N. A. fc G road, has accepted tbe superintnndnor of one of the divisions of tbe Southern Pacific road. E. L. Ryder, who has been trainmaster of the Indianapolis division of tbe !., N. A. & G for some time oast, was yesterday appointed trainmaster of tbe entire system. The new corn crop is beginning to move briskly. The G. L. St. L. & C is handling 500 earloads of corn per dayand the movement over otber roads is said to be heavy. E. B. Schefferhas been appointed purchasing agent of the Erie road. 31 r. Scheffer was private secretary of S. M. Felton, president of the Erie road, when the latter was superintendent f one of the divisions of tbe Panhandle lines. Tbe Ohio & Mississippi mad will commence running its trains over its New Albany extension on tbe J5th inst. The material for a fine passenger and freight depot at New Aloany is n tbe grouud, and the building will be erected at once. A number of the leading Western railroad tbops are taking "engineering students." bright young men who come from the techincal schools, to larn the practical side of railroad mechanics. They enter the service as apprentices and on mall par. She Indiana Midland is proving to be a valuable fdr to th L., N. A & G road, turning over at Weetdeld twenty-five to thirty passengers pr day It ia stated that all the travel from Ladoga and points in that vicinity now takes this route to the capital or tbe State. Commhmioner Blanehard yesterday issued a call for a meeting of the general managers and general superintendents of the roads in the Central Traffio Association, to be held at bis office, in Chicago. Dec 13. Twenty questions of importance will be brought up for consideration. General Manager Bradbury says that the tracks or the Lake Erie & Western road will reach Peoria oy tbe 1st of February, then freight trains will be put on until tbe track gets well settled. In this connection it is stated that when the road is in good condition the Lake Erie & Western, and the C, L, St L. &

C. will enter into a traffio agreement, through which a passenger and freignt route between Peoria and Cincinnati via Lafayette will be established and through coaches run. Under such an arrangement tbe G, L, St. L. & G would get a lor ger haul on the business by sixtyfonr miles than when working with the I., B. & W. The local and district passenger agents last evening held a meeting to take tbe preliminary steps to organize a club. Com mittes were appointed to rent a room and furnish it, and to draft a constitution and by-laws for the government of the association. Eighty of tbe passenger men have signed the roll of membership. The Jocal freight association has instructed its secretary to post this notice in the several freight depots with ibe names of the offending parties attached: "The following named parties wrongfully describe on their shipping tickets tbe class of goods shipped by them. Having called their attention to tnis irregularity without effect, I respectfully request you to have all shipments made by them carefully examined add properly billed." Tbe president of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, when asked whatjwas to be done with the money tbe company would raise on the $3.000,000 first mortgage bonds, now being Disced, said that after funding and retiring bonds of tbe road now outstanding, tbe balance of tbe money will be expended in extensions of tbe road and the purchase of roads already built. He intimated that the Evansville & Terre Haute road was one of tbe lines they expected to secure. E. W. Smith, treasurer of the Detroit & Eel River road, formerly a part of the L, P. &G lines, is sending out dividend notices, cheeks and circulars, giving terms of the lease to tbe Wabash stockholders. Hereafter, dividends will be paid April 5 and Oct. 5, at the rate of 2 per cent, for five years, from April L 1887; 2 percent, for three years, from April. 1892, and 3 per cent, perpetually after April 1, 1895. The dividend is to be paid on $3,000,000 stoek. In addition, $500 is to be paid annually for the corporation expenses of the Eel River Railroad Company. - A new point in damaee suits against railroads has been raised in the action brought m Fort Wayne by the widow of Ed Brush against the Pennsylvania Company, operating the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railway. While Brush was running along between two ears of a moving freight train, in order to draw a pin, his foot caught on a splintered tie and be was thrown down and mangled by tbe wheels. The point sought to be established is that the railway company is guilty of cross negligence in permitting the use of the defective tie in a manner dangerous to the employes. Ten thousand dollars damages are wanted. While the ticket-scalpers at Indianapolis state that they have not suffered in their business tbrougb the workings of the interstate law, such has not been tbe case at other Western railroad centers. The law bas caused so mneh trouble that the ranks have been reduced 33 per cent, by the retiring from business. The trouble baa been largely in the mileage tickets; tbe new form has not been as beneficial as the scalpers had anticipated. Travelers who are willing to ride on a ticket bearing another man's name are not so anxious to pay out tbe full price for a ticket to draw the rebate at their destination on the small margin which the scalper now gets. To-Day's Election In Louisville. Loni3ViLi.E, Dec 5. An election for Mayor and other municipal officers of this city will take place to-morrow, and the campaign, which closes to-night, bas been one of the most exciting in Louisville's history. Tbe Republican candidate, Mr. Samuel L. Avery, is opposed by Mr. Charles D. Jacob, ex-minister of tbe United States to Colombia, and Jndge W. B. Hoke, both Democrats. , Mr. Jacob bas thrice served tbe city in the capacity or Mayor, and has a powerful following. The failure of the Democrats to nominate a candidate was due to the known determination of Mr. Jacob to not submit his claims to a convention, and the Democratic county and city executive committee gave this as their reason for not calling one. During the last weeks of the campaign Hoke developed great strength, while Avery's hopes depend upon tbe course of tbe large Republican vote of tbe city. The followers of each are confident, and the result is most uncertain. A committee appointed at a recent meeting of the best citizens, held to devise means of preventing bribery at the polls, bas succeeded in raising $5,500 to be .applied as rewards to those parties who assist in securing convictions, and Mayor Reed bas sworn in 300 extra policemen for the occasion. Losses by Fire. New York, Dec. 5. The Daily Commercial Bulletin Bays that the total fire loss during November reached $16,003,975. an increase of $6,000 000 over the Fame month last year. This ia the heaviest November loss on record, except at the time of the Boston fire, and if the December losses this year merely equal those of 1886, the total fire waste of 1887 will be $130,156,400, against $116,600,000 for last year. Chatham, Ont., Dec 5. The passenger steamer C. H. Merrit, plying "between here and Detroit, was burned this morning. She was owned by G. B Slerritt Barfott and Capt. Comette. She was valued at $18,000 and was insured for $8,000. The cause of the fire is unknown. Goshex. Ind, Dec. 4. Incendiaries fired the Globe Implement Company's works and windmill f actory, at Burnham, and Case's carriageworks last night. Loss, $25,000; insurance $7,000. Business Embarrassments. Birmingham, Ala., Dec 5. A receiver was to-day appointed for the Royal Insurance Company. The complaining stockholders allege that the liabilities of the company are $157,320. The real assets are $30,000, and the' nominal assets $90,489. Toronto, Dec. 5. An order for the winding up of tbe affairs of the Central Bank was made to-day, on application or one of the creditors, and a liquidator was appointed. The total liabilities of J. W. Gale Co., wholesale dry goods dealers, are $191,000, of which $120,000 is owing to Canadian creditors. It ia said assets exceed liabilities by $65,000 and it is believed a satisfactory arrangement will be arrived at.

Horrible Case of Cruelty. Jersey: Citt. N. J., Dec. 5. A horrible ease of cruelty occurred this evening in the juvenile dormitory of the Nnn of Ken ru are's St. Joseph's Home. Frederick Riley, an incorrigible youngster of ten years, took Thomas Jones, another inmate, aged four years, to the kitchen, where he gagged him with a handkerchief, and then, after removing tbe child's pants, deliberately placed him npon a red-hot range and held him there. The boys were cot missed until the odor of burning flesh was noticed by Sister Mary Evangelist. She hurried to tbe kitchen and rescued the victim, who cannot survive his dreadfnl injuries. His tormentor showed no signs of remorse when arrested. Steamship News. Queenstown, Dec 5. Arrived: Spain, from New York.. Liverpool, Dec. 5. Arrived: Mentmore, from Baltimore. Glasgow, Dee. 5. Arrived: State of Georgia, from New York. Southampton, Dec. 5. Arrived: Elbe, from New York for Bremen. Plymouth. Dec. 5. Arrived: Moravia, from New York for Hamburg. New York, Dec. 5. Arrived: Anchoria, from Glasgow; Lydian Monarch, from Loudon. i Wife Murder. Minneapolis, Minn.. Dec 5. -Shortly after 6 o'clock last night James Funk shot his wife and attempted to commit suicide at the Logan Honse in Willmar. Minn. Fnnk is a railroad brakeman and bas been leading a dissipated life. The landlord had just left the room when two shots were fired. Running back, he found Mrs. Funk dying, with a bullet through ber heart and ber husband badly bat not fatally wounded. Funk banded his revolt sr to the landlord, asking him to finish the job. Gone with SG.OOO. Cincinnati. O., Dec. 5. Charles Walker, the eon of a prominent phvsician of this city, bas absconded with about $6,000 of his employer's money. Young Waiker was book-keeper for the Cincinnati Spring Company. Tbe books of the firm are missing, and the exact amount of tbe defalcation Is not known. A warrant was sworn out for Walker, to-day, on the charge of embezzlement. Two Children Burned to Death. St. Paul, Dec 5 A Brainerd. Minn., soeeial to tbe Pioneer Press reports that at Wright's station, two children of a family named Roberts aged eight and ten, were burned tc death by the burning of the family residence. The mother escaped, jumping from an upper window with a babe in her arms. Tbe father was so badly burned he may not recover. A Great Truth. New York Graphic, Street-cars with no conductors no passengers. should Lave Tub patn and misery suffered by those who are afflicted with dyspepsia are indescribable. Tbe relief which is given by Hood's Sarsaoarilla has caused thousands to be thankful for this great medicine. It dispels tbe causes of dyspepsia and tones up the digestive organ.

THE FIELD I OF LITERATURE

New Hooks. "The Blue Jaek'ets of 1312," is a companion book to the "Blue Jackets of '61," by the same author, Willis J. Abbott. It is a history, written for young readers, of" the naval battles of the second war with "Great Britain, to which is prefixed an account of the French war of 1793. The field has been pretty, .well traversed, but the work is well done, and makes good reading for boys. The descriptions of celebrated naval engagements are very minted, as are those of privateering cruises, etc The illustrations are numerous and excellent. As a truthful and graphio account of a very interesting period in American history, it belongs to the best class of books for boys. It is bound in very handsome and unique style. Ornamental canvas covers, $3. New York: DodJ,' Mead & Co. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. The result of the Hon. W. D. Kelley's trip through the South, made last summer, is a volume entitled, "The Old South and the New. ' Mr. Kelley visited the South in 1867, and on this latter visit he was able to contrast its present with its former condition. Although Mr. Kelley is pre eminently a politician of tbe Republican school, thers is no partisan 'politics in this book, except as he points out the importance to the South of a protective tariff policy for the development or her infant industries and manufactures. On this subject Mr. Kelley is always clear, strong and consistent. He visited many of tbe most prosperous sections and industrial centers in the South, and the record of his observations is very interesting and conveys an excellent idea of the progress being made in that portion of the country. The bnek is published in G. P. Putnam's Sons (New York) Questions of the Day series. To attempt to write a new discourse on so old a theme as manners and social etiquette might, one would think, appall the bravest author, yet rfpeated efforts are made in that direction. The latest is "Social Customs,11 by Florence H. HalL It is rather more than a mere set of rules for behavior, for it contains reflections on the reason and origin of social customs, and gives tbe inside history of many fashion. Intricate questions of fashion, dress, conduct of weddings, parlor and ball-room etiquet, management of dinner and evening parties, etc, are discussed with all the seriousness wnich, in tbe minds of many, they so eminently deserve. It is printed and bound in handsome style. Extra cloth, gilt tops. $2 Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Indianapolis, Tbe Bowen-Merrill Company. Students of phonography, or those who contemplate studying it, will be interested to know that a new edition has been issued of "Tbe Manual of Phonography,? by Benn Pitman and Jerome B. Howard. It is now conceded that tbe Pitman system is the best, and this work leads all others. This work is called tbe jubilee edition, and is the two hundredth thousand of the work. Pitman's system and manual of study have been before the publio nearly fifty years, and still bold the lead. The present edition is revised to date, and embraces a number of new features, making it in all respects the beet treatise and texvbook extant on the subject. It is published by the Phonographic Institute, of Cincinnati, O.. and can be ordered by mall or through booksellers. Extra cloth, $1. A collection of essays by Maurice Thompson is published nnder the title of "Eyloan Secrets in Bird-Songs and Book a" The essays have appeared at different times in the Atlantic, Scnbner's and other magazines. Tbey treat of various aspects of woods life, and bird life in a very pleasant and interesting manner. Mr. Thompson knows well how to utilize the knowledge and observations of others, and to make tbe most of the materials at- his disposal, but he is also a close observer and genuine lover of nature. There are nine essays, and tbey make a volume of convenient size and very readable contents. New York: John B. Alden. Cloth, ornamented, 60 cents; can be ordered by mail with seven cents additional for postage. "The Painter's Encyclopedia," by Franklin B. Gardner, contains definitions of all important words in the art of plain and artistic painting, with details of practice in coach, carriage, railway car, house, sign and ornamental painting, including graining, marbling staining, varnishing, polishing, lettering, stenciling, gilding, bronzing, scene paintis?,. Tort!a:a.--painting and all work in which a brush, pencil or palette is used. It is a practical treatise for practical people. The contents are alphabetically arranged, and the text is aided by numerous illustrations. New York: M. T. Richardson, P. O. Box 2348. "Zigzag Journeys in India; or, the Antipodes of the Far East," by HezeKiah Butterworth, is a revival of tbe popular Zigzag series for young readers. It is a collection of tbe popular household stories current in India, so arranged as to give a view of the history of India and its' present condition. The stories are unique, interesting and instructive, and some of them very beautiful. The illustrations are numerous and attractive, and the book is altogether an excellent one for young readers. The author intimates that the Zigzag series will be continued. Boston: Estes & Lnuriat Indianapolis: Cathcart, Cleland & Company. Price $L 75. "The Knockabout Club in the Everglades" is a new volume in the Knockabout series, being an entertaining atconnt of the club's visit to Florida, and the members' adventures with aligators, snakes and bears, by F. A- Ober, the well-known lecturer and author. Tbe object of the trip was tbe exploration of Lake Okechobee, and the accompanying artist has portrayed the boys' stirring adventures and the scenes en route in numerous spirited illustrations. The book is very attractively printed and bound, and ntakci a capital Christmas gift lor a healthy , boy. Boston: Etes & Lauriat. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. Lizzie W. Champney, author of "Vassar Girls" series, is out with a new book entitled "Three Vassar Girls at Home." It is a narrative of two holiday trips made by three Vassar girls, one through the South as far as Florida, and the otber through Colorado and west to California. It is written :in a bright, chatty style, and the descriptive passages are very good. To give the necessary touch of romance the book winds up witn two weddings. It is copiously illustrated with' sketches from nature. Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. "Gunetnics. or the Ethical Status of Woman," by Rev. W. K. Brown, president of Cincinnati Weslyn College, is a dissouesion of the woman question from a Christian stand-point. The author argues from Scriptnre, earnestly and cogently, that tbe woman has all the rights and immunities bestowed npon ber that belong to the male, both in the church and tbe state. It is a strong plea for tb recognition of woman as having equal inheritance, endownment and dispensation with man in matters of religion, and that she should be conceded equal rights in every field of life. New York: Funk s Wsgnalls. "Vocal and Action-Language," by E. N. Kirhy, instructor in elocution in! Harvard University, is a treatise, at once scientific and practical, on tbe theory and art of elocution. It treats of the structure of the vocal organs, of vocal culture and expression, of action-language, gesticulation, the use of the body and hands in oratory, etc There, is also a well-arranged collection of extracts' for elocution. The work is well adapted for use as a text book on elocution, and for study bv professional students. Cloth. $1.25. Boston: Lee & Sbepard. Indianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company. "Baker's Humorous - Sneaker," edited by George M. Baker, is a collection of popular recitations and readings in different dialects, including Yankee; English, German, Irish, Nesrro and medley. The selections are judiciously made, and cover a wide range of humorous composition. Tbe work is published ia uniform style, with other collections of prwe and verse, edited by the same hand, this volume being the fifth in the series. Cloth. $1.00. Boston: Lee & Shepard. Indianapolis: Tbe Bowen-Merrill Company. . e Estes and Lauriat, Boston, publish Charles Kingley's poem. ,,,Song of the Rier," in attractive holiday style.- The typography and binding are attractive.: and the illustrations remarkably beautiful. Ornamental cloth, $1.50. Indianapolis: Cathcart, Cleland & Co. There will be no more delightful holiday book for children than Hans Christian Andersen's 'Fairy Tales and tories." This is a new translation of the celbated author in which the freshness and SDirft.of his stories are fully preserved by the translator, Carl Siewers. The

stories are given in their complete form and are illustrated by over 200 original engravings by Scandinavian artists. Tbe book is ?very handsomely bound, red decorated cloth covers. 8vo., $2.25. Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. "Men and Letters," by Horace E. Scudder, is a collection of critical and literary essays, published at various times anonymously and now brought together under the author's came. Some of th subjects are: "Longfellow and His Art," American History on the Stage." "Emerson's Self," The Future of Shaksneare." etc Tbey snow a polished style and wide familiarity witn literary topics. Half cloth, gilt tops. $1 25. Hoston: Honghton. Mifflin is Co. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. 4 "The True and the False Theory of Evolution," by Rev. Cbauncey Giles, discusses the question of creation and evolution from the orthodox stand-point. The author holds that the God of the Bible is also the God of science and or creation, and that tbe true theory of evola tton is that which recognizes Him the first great cause and the universe as a constant creation emanating from Him. Philadelphia: William H. Alden. "How to Teach Vocal Music. " The Teacher's Electic Manual and Course of study in vocal mnsio for publio schools and classes, adapted to all text-books. By Prof. Alfred Andrews. pApr, 50 cents; cloth. 75 cents. Fowler & Wells Company, publishers. 775 Broadway. New York. Tbe author is a music teacher of long experience and familiarity with the art. "Vendetta, or the Story, of One Forgotten," by Marie Corelli, author of "A Romance of Two Worlds," is a novel tbe scene of which is laid in Naples, the plot turning on a wife's infidelity and a wronged husband's revenge. It possesses a high degree of interest of the intense and realistic sort. Philadelphia: The J. B. .Lipnincott Company. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company. "The Duchess." a novel b7 the author of ''Lady Branksmere," is a love story of conventional type, with the regulation ending. It is published in tbe Home sixteen mo series of tbe J. B. Linpineott Company, Philadelphia. Indianapolis: Tbe Bowen-Merrill Company. Calamity Rowe; or, the Sunken Records." by John R. Mustek, is a novel of the sensational school dealing with life in New York eity. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co. v Some December Magazines. The Century for December is not, like some of its contemporaries, a distinctively Christmas issue, although its opening article. "The Sea of Galilee," may be counted in that class of literature. Some of the engravings accompanying this article are wonderfully clear, and possess an "atmosphere" not always attained by wood-cut. "After the War", is a story which presents an amusing study of a Southern gentleman who from tbe attitude of a rabid, unreasoning rebel suddenly becomes "reconstructed." "Notes on Parisian Newspapers," by Brander Matthews, is an especially interesting contribution. It is illustrated with portraits of a number of leading French journalists. Some beautiful engravings illustrate Mrs, Van Rensselaer's architectural study of Durham Cathedral. Under the title of "The , Dasantes," Frank Stockton again takes up the history of those two astounding women, Mrs. Leeks and Mrs. Alesbine, who at a former period were cast awav on an uninhabited island. Hay and Nicolayrs Lincoln history bas reached the period of the first inauguration, and describes that event. Tbe narrative begins with 31 r. Lincoln's departure from Springfield, and includes an authentic account of bis farewell to his neighbors and of the speeches made at Indianapolis. CoInmbus, Steubenville, Trenton, Philadelphia and Harrisburg. An exact statement of the facts in regard to Lincoln's secret night journey through Baltimore is given, accompanied by nnpnblishcd letters from Seward, Scott and General Stone. The paper which will perhaps attract more attention than any other in the issue is that by George Kennan on ''Prison Life of tbe Russian Revolutionists." The indignation roused in tbe mind of the American reader by the acconnt of the outrages inflicted, by government authority, on innocent men and women, some of them hardly more than children, can but be followed by thanEfnlnes that fate did not make him a subject of the Czar. The merits of the tome sol-fa system are discunsed by a teacher and a critic. Some memoranda of the civil war, the usual editorial features and several poems of rather more than the average merit make np an excellent number. "The Woman's World" is the title of a new English magazine, an American edition of which is issued by Cassell & Co. It is edited by Oscar Wilde, tbe gentleman whose eccentricities so aroused the public during his visit to this country a few seasons ago. Tbe outward appearance of the magazine is attractive, the cover bearing a design more artistie than it is commonly the fortune of periodicals to secure. The contents sustain tbe title by bearing mainly on those subjects in which women are supposed to be especially interested. An exception is the opening paper on "Woodland Gods," the characters in certain pastoral dramas being considered. "The Position of Woman" is a proey dissertation on a hackneyed subject. "3Iadame de Sengne'a Grandmother" is a pleasant sketch. In "Tfte Children of a Quiet City" are some suggestions in regard to charitable work which may he of use to the philanthropic A paper on the Oxford ladies' colleges is interesting as showing the wide difference between the educational methods in vogue there and in this country. No publication for women is considered complete without a fashion article, and one therefore appears in this. Among the contributors to tbe magazine are Miss Thackeray, the Countess of Portsmouth, Lady Archibald Campbell, Violet Fane and George Fleming. The editor himself discusses literary subjects, but incidentally speaks with approval of the progress of women, and makes tbe following reference to the position of the sex in America: "Nothing in the United States struck me more than the fact that the remarkable intellectual progress of that country ia very largely due to the efforts of American women, who edit many of the most powerful magazines and newspapers, ta&e part in the discussion of every question of public interest, and exercise an important influence upon the growth and tendencies of literature and art. Indeed, the women of America are the one elass in the community that eojoya that leisure which is so necessary for culture. The men are, as a rule, so absorbed in business, that the tark of bringing some element of form into the chaos of daily life is left almost entirely to the opposite sex. and an eminent Bostonian once. assured me that in tbe twentieth century the whole culture of his country would be in petticoats. By that time, however, it is probable that the dress of the two sexes will be assimilated, as similarity of costume always follows similarity of pursuits." The specimen illustrations reproduced from the season's books in Scribner's Book-Bnyer, serve not only to make the Christmas number of that periodical very handsome and attractive.

but to show the variety of treatment possible in wood engraving and the perfection that art has attained. The Book-Bnyer contains reviews by prominent writers of a number of late works, or rather of new editions of old worka K. O. Stoddard, for instance, writine of Lowell's "Vision of Sir Lannfal" and Edith Thomas of "Enoch Arden." In addition to these special notices, the character of many of the new publication for adalt and juvenile readers is briefly described, thus making the issne particularly uef ol a a gnide for busy people in making holiday purchases. Among the supplement designs in the December Art Amateur, which, by tbe way, begins the eighteenth volume, are some suggestions for Christmas decoration. Diaper designs for curtain embroidery, bead of carved screen, a classical decorative figure and a vase decoration of orange lilies form the subjects of other plates. The literary features cover the usual wide score. Some charming studies of children accompany a biographical sketch of Timoleon Lobrichon, the French painter of children. The colored study of the month represents a bunch of pansies. Tbe holiday number of Frank Leslie's Weekly appears with a brilliantly-illuminated cover, and a profusion cf literature and illustrations appropriate to the seasou. A double page picture of Santa Clans bending over, two sleeping children will delight the little folks who have not yet 'outgrown their interest in that delightful myth. The addition of two new contributors to the Wide A wake's list lends variety to tbe contents of the December issue. Sidney Luska begins a serial story for boys, -entitled i'lly Uncle Florimond." It is the writer's first work for juvenile readers, but the character of his novela war rants the belief that he will succeed in interest-

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