The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-12-26

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they will be entertained even more highly
than before
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NOTES
In view Of the fact that Congressional Com
mission, photographic surveying party. and
numerous State Legislatures are investigating
the subject the article on Water Storage in
the West" which IS to appear in Scri5ner's for
january. Is one Of great and timely interest
The rich illustrations are from photographs Of
the most important artificial dams which have
been constructed in Arizona and California.
r. IN ha
IS very significant in that it presents for con-
sideratiOn the interesting question. what is the
most popular periodical literature OF to-day?
Instead OF a large paper Of eight pages such as
II has been IN bygOne years, the Ledger IS now
issued IN compact, elegant form of I6 pages,
and instead Of being filed with stories 10 be-
continued in our next" It's columns are bril-
liant with articles OF popular interest from the
pens OF many Of the best writers. This shows
marked progress, and it is an encouraging state
of affairs There is another change in the
Ledger, the object Of which IS not so apparent.
While the quality OF the paper used IS more ex-
penslve than formerly, and the cost of illuStra-
tons mas been greatly increased, the price Of
the Ledger has been reduced from three to two
dollars year. Is this a thrust az the cheap
paper-bOOk literature that is flooding the
market? Whatever may have been the moving
cause Tor this reduction OF price il is certainly
change that is greatly to the advantage of the
LsdJer's vast circle Of readers.
We have on our desk the Little Peoples"
Calendar for 1890 the neatest aud most Orna-
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