Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-25
What to Read.

frlednS Wnom 1 try to'nelp.
Among them are a few that I read en-
tirely, if possible, more that I Skin" and
others that I "look over" Ones choice
for thorough reading must be governed
somewhat by his tastes and time, yet
there are some periodicals that are in
valuable for gaining correct ideas of the
| times.
You understand that the great mass
of editors are hired by proprietors of
publications for the purpose of putting
in circulation certain ideas, and every
event is made to appear as they wish it
to.
I never read such publications, I mere
~ look them over to catch the cue that
the different actors i nour political drama
are playing from.
The are others intended to suit all
tastes. The "Review Of Reviews" used
to stand first of these On my mental list;
but DR.. Shaw has "sat on the fence" edi-
torially, SO long that he seems to have be-
| COuc OSSlIcd, dAo OhAs LAC SodtiAOuICo
articles are of first class value.
For contributed articles, untouched
by editorial bias, the North American
Review stands preeminent.
For contributed articles with a reform
bias, the Arena ranks irst. though the
breadth and liberality of B. o. Flowers
| roforr,, ;1a,1 ora c11ah nc RI roka II
cover a wide field.
There are twin weeklies for the "busy
man" between which my preference vi
brates. These are the Literary Digest
and public Opinion" Either is good:
one is essential. For the literary man
there are some elegant publications like
the "Bookman" and Current Literature
together with sp~ecialties for all arts and
professions.
In the list of one dollar magazines
nothing else compares to my mind, with
the Cosmopolitan" The Pilgrim" ed
tied by Willis J. Abbot is new but good.
The "Outiook'' hasa magnificent edi-
torial staff and contributors, but is "wob.
bly, in it's comments on public matters
just as it is in its theology.
The Independent" is frankly conser,
vatiye, yet prints at least n article a
week from the pen of some representa-
tive reformer with whom it usually takes
the pains to editorially disagree. The
combination is somewhat unique and re-
freshing. ! "' "
The "Public'' is the best edited week
ly exponent of single tax and numerous
other reforms which I see.
The "Union Signal" is edited with a
breadth of sympathy, and mastery of
world wide economics, which fairly rep
resent the deepening, growing power of
the W. G. T. u. >
One tiny weekly newsletter, "Releco-
pol" comes from the pen of Rev. Ralph
Albertson, South J%anesport N. Y, is not
yet a year old, but always eagerly looked
for and should come to the table of all
inclined to be progressive. Send him a
quarter and try it. He writes me that
the name is coined from the first syllable
of each of the three words, religion, eco
nomics and politics.
The "Woman's Column" Boston is a
most meaty little monthly, that every
woman should have the chance to read.
The Social Crusader" Evanston iii.
is the organ of the social crusade; gives
the news Of their splendid work, and is
full of other good things.
For a first class, reliable newspaper
covering the widest field, I believe that
nothing equals the Springfield Republ.
can" The daily is So a year but the
weekly only 81, an amount most anyone
can afford.
There is one home paper, a weekly
at S1.50 a year that now has over 10000
subscribers and deserves an even wider
circulation, this is the"Appeal to Reason
Girard Kansas. = 5#
1t is matched by an English paper the
"Clarion," edited by Robt. Blatchford,
London. One can get more genuine for
eign new from a column OF its editorials
than in pages Of other papers.
Among progressive naonthlies Of the
most pronounced type, I prefer the
international Socialist Review" Chi
cago. This is Just what its nam indi.
Gates, and is the most authoritative III.
dicator OF the world wide progress Of the
magnificent movement.
It's prototype in the world of meta
physics is eMind," published in New
York. YAK
KATHERINE y. KING,
MENoKEN, ND. July822
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