The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-11-18
The Magazines.

Harpef's Bazaar during November will
include a special Thanksgiving number
containing strong story, entitled "a
Stay-at-home Enemy" by Margaret
Sutton Briscee. Among the other
features of the month will be the be-
ginning of series of articles on "WO-
mars Voice and Speech" by Ada Ster-
ling paper by Eben f. Rexford on
November Work in the Garden;' and
contributions by the musical editor on
"Current Music In New York. In the
department Of fashions, special attention
will be given to Evening Gowns and
Wraps" and 30 "Children's Clothing"
While New England and the country
are celebrating the centennial of the
launching of the Constitution it is timely
and fitting that the New England Maya
zine should give US, as it does In the
opening pages of its November number,
thorough historical article upon the
famous old frigate. The article is writ
ten by Mr.. Edmund j. Carpenter, the
we'll known historical student, and is the
most thorough and important article up
on "Old Ironsides' which has been given
the public. 1t recounts the entire story
of her heroic and eventful life from 1897 =,
and is enriched by numberless pictures
of engagements in which she took part,
and Of the great commanders who have
been identified with her.
The Forum Is well to the front this
month with varied and excellent table
of contents. The leading article il by
Hon. j. G.. Carlisle, Ex-secretary OF the
treasury, who discusses in the first of
two papers the dangerous Defects of
our Electoral System" Mr.. Carlisle
claims that the system, even according
to its original design, was never consist
ent with our theory of government, and
WAS also inconsistent with itself; for II
the people were in fact incapable of Sc
lecting President or Viee-President
by direct vote, they were equally in
capable OF selecting competent agents to
perform that duty for them.
The first political campaign of the
Greater New Y ork is fully described in
the American Monthly Review of Re-
views for November. The story is
worth reading. No such contest as this
has ever been known before in municipal
politics. The issues involved are ire
mendous, and the personnel of the
leaders has a unique interest. The edi-
JOTldI COmntuL III Ine hoNleW Il GO-
gress of the World" illumines the whole
situation, and the subject is further en-
livened by selection of the most strik-
ing cartoons from the daily press.
There is unusual variety of exception
ally interesting material In the Novem-
Der Scribner's. The opening paper, the
seventh on the "Conduct of Great Bust
nesses," is by William Allen White,
author of the famous article on whats
the Matter with Kansas?' and the de-
lightful stories of "Boyvlle." 1t deals
with 1.-THE Business of Wheat Farm"
The installment of MIR. WyekofiTs
"Workers," which has proved such a
notable contribution to the literature
dealing with actual conditions of labor
and not with theories, tells of his expe-
riences as n "Farm-Hand" in Pennsyl-
vania.
The November number of the Century
begins new volume of that magazine.
A new serial novel of New York life,
Good Americans" by Mrs. Burton
Harrison, is begun, and will run for half
year. 1t deals with contemporaneou
social types and TENDENCIES. The fret
part of serial poem by James Whit
comb Riley is printed, accompanied by
illustrations by c. M. Relyea, Mr.. Riley
calls the poem "Rubaiyat of Doc Sfers,"
and In 1t he tells 10 characteristic vein
Of quaint and lovable village doctor,
giving anecdotes and descriptions of the
doctors ways and doings from the point
of view of an old fellows-townsman
Hon. A. w. Terrill, lately United States
Minister at Constantinople, contributes
an "Inteview with the Sultan"