Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-03
THE MARCH MAGAZINES.

Ba ance sheets are unhappily scarce among
farmers; the few that are taken are hard to
get nj; for these reasons the one presented
by Mr.. Frank II. Spearman in the Review of
Reviews for March is of especial interest.
As Mr. Spearman says, at is not from pa
per farm ii is not a paper balance; nor is II
Il paper farmer who makes the showing. 1t
is what no American review has eyer before
presented to its readers-an actual glimpse
the books and workings of "A model AmericHn
farm. This farm, located in the state of
Iowa, contains 5000 acres, and its business is
to produce corn" Not only does Mr.. spear
/ man disclose the business workings of this
great corn farm, but his article also gives an
insight into the business of wheat-growing
on n large scale in the Red River valley OF
North Dakota.
| In Harper's Magazine for March Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge discusses the destruc
ton OF the Maine and the battle Of Manila
Another interesting feature is an article en-
titled "The Massacre of Fort Dearborn AT
Chicago" by II full blooded Indian of the
PottawatOmie tribe, whose father was a
leading chief at the massacre. Russell
| Sturgs contributes "The Building Of the
Modern City House," ami Julian Ralph dis
cusses English characteristics" in his
usual interesting way. Dr.. j. a. Wyeth ha.
an interesting article on "Maj )r-Genera
| Forrest at Blice's Cross Roads," illustrated
by 4. de Thulstrup, Max F. Keeper, Clifford
/ Carleton, ana Luclus hitchcock.
The March number of Scrbner's shows
/ Governor Roosevelt in the sort of description
that he likes best-a narrative of a fight
With his usual candor he calls this Genera
| loulg's Fight Mt Las Guasimas." and pays
hearty tribute to his brigade commander anc
to the regulars who won equal honors will
the Rough Riders in that hot skirmish. Any
one who reads the colonel's account will
have no belief in the story of an ambush
The advance was carefully planned out by
consultation of the leading officers, ant
every commander knew exactly what wa!
expected of him.
The March Ladies' Home journal has
noteworthy feature in the page show inl
Pope Leo Mi as He Lives in the Vatican.
The pictures were made by the only pho
tographer who has been admitted to tn,
Vatican for number of years. consequently
they offer the first close view the public ha
had in long time of the Pope and his sur
roundings. An article that will be widely
read figures out "The American Girl
Chances of Marriage" and another, "Socia
Life in Americas French City," gives "A reall,
charming glimpse into the exclusive Creol
circles of New Orleans. "The Most Wonder
full Musical Festival in America" recalls thu
great Peace Jubilee held at Boston in 1872
with Its seventeen hundred instrumentalist
and chorus of seventeen thousand.
An account of the ma Vicious new sub
stance, liquid air based on conversation
with the discoverer, Charles L. Trpler, viii
appear in McClure's Magazine for March
with numerous pictures illustrating inter
esting experiments and the whole process q
manufacture. If liquid air lr YES to he al
that il now gives promi OF being, MI
Tripler has found univer motive powe
that Is inexhaustible and pri tically costles'