The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
November Magazines.

The November Century has for q front
lspiece Lincoln and his son Tad" The
great feature of The Century's new
year, the series on the Gold Hunters, Is
begun with John Bidwells paper, fully
and curiously illustrated, on The First
EmigTsnt train to California Another
important series of papers herein begun
is Mr. Rockhill's illustrated account of
his journey through an unknown part OF
Tibet-the strange land of the Lsmas.
notable and timely contribution to DR..
Shaw's series on municipal government
in his interesting and thorough account
of the government Of London. with its
warning for American municipalities.
pictorial series begins in this number,
Pictures by American Artists, the
example given being Will II. Lows The
Portraits" The first of TWO articles on
the naval light Of the war of 1928 appears
in this number.
Scribner's Magazine for November
contains three remarkable illustrated ar
ticles of travel aud adventure of widely
differing characteristics, embracing
Elephant hunting In Africa, perilous
voyage through the Canon of the Colora-
do (the first trip ever made from the
mouth of that river), and cruising with
the White Squadron along the coast of
France.
Training Schools for Nurses are de-
scribed by Mrs. Frederick Rhinelande
Jones, who has been Interested in their
organization from the very first
The November number Of the Forum
contains three articles that treat of three
phases of agricultural depression. One
is by Mr.. c. Wood Davis. 1.-THE probs-
bilities of agriculture" Mr.. Davis shows
by review of the crops of the world
that approximately the limit of produc-
tion has been reached. He predicts that
food will become dearer and dearer, and
that In few years we shall import food
into the United States. In another ar
ticle MIR Daniel X. Goodloe, of Washing
ton, presents the startling statistics as
nearly complete as they have been made,
OF the farm mortgages in all the most
important western States, and in the
third article, the Rev. Dr. Washington
GLADDEN. reviews the orgs nizstions of
farmers, recites their motives, and points
out the valuable part of their work and
influence.
The New England Magazine for Nov
opens with an article which must prove
of rare interest to lovers of Boston histo-
ry and antiquities, and of interest almost
as great to everybody who cares for arch
itecture in America. 1t is an article on
Charles Bulflnch, the architect, by MT.
Ashton willard, whose recent writing on
the old New England meeting houses in
this Magazine has been so charming.
Charles Bulfinch was the architect OF al
most everything good in Boston early in
the century, and was for dozen years
the supervising architect of the Capitol of
III ,s. in
the pages of this article, with its wealth
of illustrations that one realizes the
variety and extent of Bulfnch's work.
There are employed about the pulp
mill, now in process of erection at this
place. ass men distributed As follows:
l. S. Bangs Co, employ 100 whose av.
| erage pay is 81 per day; j. G. GreeDleaf,
contractor for the wood work, 80 men,
average pay 81 Is per day; S. w. Foster,
con- ractnr FIR bfick work As men aver
age pay 81 - r. : day; Il. B. Hanna, ov-
erst er OF cunsll uction, for the Berlin Iron
Bridge Co., iron work, 80 men, average
pay 81 IS per day; the Manufacturing In
vestment Co, has in its employ in vari-
Gus occupations 90 men at u daily COM
pensation of S1.15; J. G. Mcdonald &
Co, contractors for the excavations and
sub, contractors for part of the masonry,
employ l13 meu at an average of 81 90
per day; the Rodney Hunt Machine Co.
contractors for the water wheel Employ E
men at an average price of 81 80 per day
the National Water Tube Boiler CO., CON
tractors for the boilers employ men
Z G. Brown employs hands in the
boarding house of j. G. Mcdonald Co.
with all this large crew of men there has
not been an accident of serious conse'
quences since the work began. Every
man seems to know his place and there is
no friction. All work 10 the best advan-
tage and the contractors may consider
themselves fortunate In having such an
efficient crew of laborers under their di-
Madison Bulletin.
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and he becomes your competitor in your
own market, you-begin to think about
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ton of learning all there is of it is q sure
source of improvement for the individual
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