Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-02
LITERARY.

The September number of Conkey's
Home Journal viii surely win new
laurels for this popular magazine
The cover is beautiful and is the re-
production of a photograph repre-
senting a scene particularly appro.
pirate for the season. .iHhe llustra-
tions and the handsome appearance of
this journal will make very favor
able impression. There are the usual
good stories by popular writer's; an
Interesting sketch with illustrations
of Admiral Dewey's life at Washing
ton; several articles interesting to
women; the piano playing lessons and
voice culture. and three selections of
popular music, which alone each
month are worth more than the full
years subscription price; an illus
trated article on building an up-to-
date home; then the several depart
ments that interest the household,
such as Hints on Embroidery, Sep
tenn Der Fashions. - Recipes, " New
Dress Patterns" Dainty Dishes"
delicious Desserts Puzzles
altogether making n superb publica-
ton. There is much wonder how the
publishers can afford to offer such a
magazine for only so cents per year.
There are few better published any
where, even at double the subscrip-
ton price. A sample copy will be
mailed free to any of our readers, on
request. by the publishers, w. b. Con-
key company, Chicago.
Munsey's Magazine for September
contains poem, entitled From Out
Bohemia" written by Robert Rex
dale, supreme orator of the Fraternal
Tribunes. 1t is graceful tribute to
Phyllis in her garden and suggestive
of summer day. Mr.. Rexdale. prior
to engaging in lecture work for socie-
ties, was newspaper reporter and
established a literary reputation for
himself. He is the author of short
stories entitled Little Annette"
The Roman Fathers, - Saved by the
Sword" The Majors Ape" How
Mickey Saved McTavish, and also of
numerous poems on variety of sub
jects. By permission of the editor of
Munsey's, who controls the copyright,
From Out Bohemia will be the title
poem of Mr.. Rexdale's next collection
of his writings.
Cripple Greek mines have usually
been ''dry" and even in the exception
al cases where water has been struck
at considerable depth the supply has
been unreliable, as the driving of nu
merous 'ong tunnels at great depth
has had the effect of draining the
wafer. Moreover, there are no local
ally, therefore. the steam hoists, etc.,
of . Wi hou
dependent upon water hauled by
wagon up steep roads to the mines
from springs, ETC., in the valleys.
feet-increased greatly the risk of
freezing and consequent stoppage in
winter. Moreover, in many cases,
the water has. cost fully as much as
the fuel.-Thomas Tonge, in the En-
gineering Magazine for September.
McClure's Magazine for Septem Der
opens with poem on the Dreyfus
affair by Edwin Markham which
proves that the mark reached by Mr..
Markham in The Man With the Hoe
was not beyond his reaching again.
1t is truly high and noble strain
which he strikes here, exhibiting in
apt, strong, rhythmic praise the in
ner, universal import of the most
singular episode of recent history.
Following this comes a character
sketch of Admiral Sampson, by Ray
Stannard Baker, giving many interest
ing incidents and anecdotes of the adj
miral's life as boy and young man in
his home town of Palmyra, New York,
and estimates and "reminiscences of
him by his associates in the navy. 1t
is illustrated with series of portraits
of Sampson and various other pic
lures. There are half dozen good,
strong, interesting stories in the num-
Der, including a true story of army
life by Capt. j. E. Brady and true
story of railroad life by Cy Warman.