The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-11
NEW m AGAIN ES

The Cosmopolitan for September opens with
co,ored portrait o. the Hon Mrs. Darlington,
followed B., an ariic. On Translated American
Beauty. By +. Leslie Baker, giving number
u charming portraits Of American women who
have married men Of mark and distinction IN
England. Miss Bslsnd continues the account
II her II wing Trip Around the Word. hsJ
almar Kohler contribute, Al admirable article
Oh the Swedish military iurces, finely illustrated
Other Illustrated articles are .'liplomane LIE
At the Court o. Persis, "A Success SUI Mani
Jules Lemartie" The Ethics of Wa. Street,
adolf Oberiand.. A Comedy Of Couriship-
beside several illustrated poems The Cosmo-
politan is continually gaining III popularity
Mrs. LYMAN Abbott begins her work IN tie
current number as uht u tutors .. 80
Ladies Home Journal Maud Howe and Har-
riet Prescott Spotfard supply each parts OF a
poem. Foster Coates tells about women 5
chances as journalists. Edward Box points out
the possibilities Of literary success. DR.. Tall
madge gives another of his chats. There are be-
sides articles on Christmas presents, fall styies.
pottug plants, manners and dress for giI.s and
hints about the care of children.
In taking up the September Wide Awake
| both the juveniles and the elders will turn at
once to MIR. Wards Andoyer serial; the chap
tiers in this issue ought to be read IN every col
/ lege in the land. docs dea,h-bed is fear
some warning to those students who think
"ha1ing' q manly kind Of lark; the dog
calvin s doings give the necessary sunny re-
lief in these chapters. The number IS wei.
allied, and there are several unusually me l.
Illustrated papers.
A timely series Of papers South America
is begun in the September number of Harper :
Magazine. These papers are written by lheo-
dore Child, he relates his personal experiences
and observations in the Argentine Republic.
Chill, Peru, and Brazil during the hrst 81
months Of the present year. They are Timely
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| it is believed tina, they will he the most Yal4a-
i bic and accurate series Of articles OF the con
i Temporary, social and economic life Of the South
! American people yet published. Among the
writers who contribute short stories 10 this
number are 5. I. Mclean Greene, Mary Mi
+ kins, Barnet Phillips, and Paul Carson.
J In spite Of the rise in recent years Of SO mani
organizations Of teachers in the United States
4 and Of the work Of \ considerable number oi
normal schools, the specific training Of teach
ers in the broadcast sense is yet neglected by
/ our most important institutions. President u.
Stanley Hall of CLARK University who has
/ perhaps made more thorough study OF this
4 subject in European countries than any other
/ American of the time, points out IN praefel-
| cal paper in the September number OF the 70
rum what he conceiyes TO be the proper Ualh-
ing Il teachers. The definite suggestions
that he makes are such could be tAken up
and carried out, in a grea, measure at least, oa
( almost any American instit utions.
The interests Of the New England farm and
the revival Of the life Of the country towns seem
always present to ;he thought Of the editors Of
the New England Magazine. We have had
much on these themes before IN Their pages.
This month there are three articles which WI!
appeal to all who are interested IL this import
ant province The Present Condition Of the
Farmer, " by Edward Williams. "Co-operatlon
IN Agriculture" by James X, Reeve, and Mo
scs in Massachusetts, by Rev. George A,
Jack son and these are to be followed NJ next
mouth. we learn, by Nrticlesion agricultural ed
ucatiou, etc. MIR. Jackson's article on Moses
in MA,sachusctts" is most ingenious article,
and will attract much attention.