The labor world., 1899-11-04
MAGAZINES FOR NOVEMBER

For variety of reading the November
number of the Self Culture magazine Is
remarkable. Boys and girls will ca
gerly scan the description OF HatloW-
cen customs in "Nutcrack Night. lie
paper entitled The Transvaal -Roer VS..
Hriton." with it's review Of the wariiKe
situation in Africa and its accompany
| ing man: also the discussion OF Have
We a. Duty in the Philippines! Inc
university man and the educator VIII
take a lively interest in the article en-
| "Yale University with its superb H.
lustra tions, while those With Dent !of
biography and literary papers VIII en-
ioy sketches of "Frederick Telnyson'
and "Angelica Kauffmann, ana 1he
papers on Walt Whitman's work ana
and the Goethe Celebration in Frank
| fort. 1.-THE latter with a fine full page
engraving of the festival at tioethe's
J monument. "An Architects 2laint
set some to wondering why the names
of the designers of our finest buildings
eye almost unknown to those who da'}y
view their magnificent productions. "A
| charming historical paper is that en-
titled "Greenwich, Its Kings, Queens
and Heroes,'' and interesting articles
on American history are found in
"Civilizing Indians,' and "Chickamau-
ga and Chattanooga
| A moonlight view of ''The Tidal Bore
Of the Peticodiac River" and "A Trip
to the Klondike'' represent the geo.
graphical features of this encyclopae-
die magazine, and lovers of folk lore
will find amusement in the legends OF
.The Great ThunderBird Mystery
! The editorial pages cover. as usual,
some of the leading topics Of the cur
rent history of the world, and the de-
partnlent entitled woman and the
Homt' rather sh5Tply arfaiSns Amer1-
can women for neglect of their home
| duties. The engravings, some thirty
| five in number, maintain the extraor-
dinary perfection to which the Self
Culture Magazine has attained in the
art Of illustration, perfection which
stands out the clearer when contrastcd
with the crude unfinished products of
even the higher priced magazines.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
November contains Stephen Cranes
new story, "West Pointer and Volun-
teer," which is perhaps the best thing
he has done since 1.-THE Red Badge Of
| Courage Crane finds a sympathet-
ic illustrator in Warren B. Davis, who
contributes five lengthy spirited draw
ings.
among the Boers," in the November
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, is the
most interesting magazine article yet
published upon this timely topic. It's
copious illustrations include views in
Johannesburg, and full length por-
trait, from life, of Dom Paul Kruger,
the grand old man Of the TransvaaL
Clifton Johnson, the well known ar
tist author, contributes to the Novem-
Der Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly a
profusely and beautifully illustrated
article upon '''The Old Folks at Home
in New England" which is full of ten
der character study
"Coaching as a Sport by ellison Will
lets, in the November Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly, carries some very
"sWagger' Illustrations Of this aristO-
cratic and costly pastime, as practised
in and about New York city.
The marvelous story Of the Novem-
Der meteors is told in the current
Frank Lesiie's Popular Monthly by H.
p. Powell Recs, with the aid Of illus
t.'alive diagrams by the author.
The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, secretary
Of the treasury, continues in the No
vember Frank Leslie's Popular Month
ly his admirable review of the FL
nances of Our Wars including the
civil war, and the late Spanish Ameri-
can conflict.
In addition to Stephen Cranes "West
Pointer and Volunteer the November
Frank Lesles Popular Monthly con-
tains complete short stories by kath-
urinc lyman and Madge Morris, "No-
men in Dramatic Art by Adelne
Stanhope- Wheatcroft and "old Viz
yinia, Brcakfasts,' by Mrs. Roger a.
Pryor. together, with illustrated poems
and "Marginalia.'