Literary Notes

McClure's Magazine lor February vvill contain some Kansas stories by Wiltiam Allen White, the young editor of the Emporia Gazette whoso recent editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" attracted so muco attention. A discnssion of Tendencies in Athletics for Women' will be contributed to the February Popular Science Monthly by Sophia Richardson. The writer points out the superiorit y which earnestly played games have in some respecta over gymnasium exereises, and shows how American college girls waste time in forcing a dulled brain through tasks that could be mastered easily and quickly with the aid of invigorating exercise. Hamlin Garland's next paper on Grant in McClure's Magazine will teil the story of Grant's part in the Mexican war. It was in its way a most efficiënt and heroic part, and had an important influence on Grant's subsequent career. The paper will embrace recollections of Grant by men who fought by his side through the war, and two long letters written from the field by Grant himself and never before publi.-lied. It will be fully illustrated. Every number ctf Cuirent Htetory ia a reference library rn iiself, representïng a comptete review of contemporary history. To keep the run of important occurrences as tbey taka prjace from day to day, ie a task for -svhlch most readers cannot find time. It is here accompüshcd for them f ar better than 'ü they cliúgently read a dozen dair.!y papers. By revie-wing quarterjy the world'8 recent progress it raot onty fastens ideas which we may hiave gOeaeed from daily readhig. but renrters broader and olearer our grasp of the affaire oí to day. Everything an ordinary per son needs to know is carefully written. up, sifted of lusötess verblage and Irrevelant discussion. It is compiled with conscientious care and excellent judgment, and ia aLwnys fair and imparbial in its treatment of controverted questtoms. Amorag them we nota Li Hung Chang. an intensedy inteiesting biographical sketch ; political campaign in the TJnited fetates ; outlining proceedings of conventions, party adjustments, resulta oí po-Hing, etc Cuban Bevolt ; Ottoman Crisis; Venezuelan Question ; International Arbitratkwi ; International Bimetallism ; Bo-uth African Situation ; Nila Oampaign ; Poaitical Developments ; In Eirope, The Far East Austraiia and Canada ; Labor and Social r.eíorm movement. Dr. Nansen's achievement in the Arctic regions is fuïly reiiewed, with a speciaj"Jly drawn map showing the results of both this and previous expeditions. The subjecta of literature, education, music, drama, religión, etc., receive due attentiton. BuifalO, N. Y.; G-arretson, Cox & Co., publfe-hers ; Alired S. Johnson, editor ; $1.50 a year ; simgie numlaer 40 ceats ; sampile 10 cents, specimen pages and circulars ïree. Boys, the world is wide. If you wlsh to be somebody, "pitch in." The brave always have friends. Where others have gone yoai can go. 11 the old tracks dom't Buit make a new one ; somebody will walk in it. Success is never obtained in a country like this without effort. If you fail try it again. If it is dark, strike a light. If you are in the shade move around ; for, if 'there is shade on one side, there is sunshine on the other. It takes louger to skin. an elephant than a mouse, but then the skin. is worth somethiug. The Aitn Arbor Cöurier and'tlie 5Iilan Leader are both worried over prize fighting which has been going on in those respective cities. It was p-robably nothing more that eome members of the U. of M. foot-ball praclifiag that exhilerating sport. The Couiier which thinks foot ball "as she is played" is all right, should not object to a little hai-mless exercise like prize iigliting.- Northville Kecord. Such a kicker as the Record main, ought not to strike at foot-ball. A senanst, newly eugaged, presented to his master one niorning, a pair of boot, the leg of oue of which was much longer tbam the other. "How oomes it that these boots are not oí t'he same leng-th ?" "I raly don't know, sir ; but what bothere me the most is thatt he pair down stairs are in the same fix."