The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
The Magazines

The Worlds Work begins the new year
gestion and stimulation. 1t covers the con-
spicuously practical interests of the world,
and is in every respect desirable periodical
for reference The text is always accompa-
MED by the best of Illustrations. The cur
rent number is of special interest. The article
on shipbuilding at Groton, Conn.,, and at
Newport News, where great warshiDs and
merchant steamers, each of which can carry
20 900 tons of merchandise, are building, dem
onstrates that American shipbuilders can turn
out the best of ships without government sub
sides as proposed in the Frye bill. Oscar
King Davis contributes from the City OF Mex
leo an article on 1.-THE Hopes of Permanent
canism," in which he gives an encouraging
view of the outlook for continued friendly in
teroourse of the United States with Spanish
America Very interesting Is Earl Mays
illustrated paper on "a Days Work on a
Cattle Ranch" The locality Is Wyoming and
the text stimulates appetite for the free
life and tonic air of that region. 1.-The New
Farming and New Life" is a suggestive
illustrated paper by Mary G. Blossom, de-
scriptive Of Mr.. Laws country place on the
Hudson, where scientific farming is carried
on with all its effectiveness. Excellent papers
are 1.-THE Adventures of American Goods
Abroad and Mr.. Hunts ITO Reorganize the
Consular Service.
century
illustration. The second part of James Grant
Wilson's "Thackeray in the United States"
tells of his second visit. and is profusely
illustrated. Mr.. Hough's third paper on ''The
Settlement Of the West,' illustrated by Rem
ington, describes the evolution OF railway
construction The effect Of the development
| is described In a somewhat pessimistc spirit
by Mr. Hough. There is none Of the old
| heroism and the west is no longer the poor
| mans country, he says. There Is very In
| ter.sting paper on "Electric Transit in Lon
don and Paris" by l. N. Ford. The work OF
the American syndicate in reconstructlng
| Lcndon's rapid transit, deep-leyel tunnel cleo
! trio system is described An attractive fea-
t,re is James Whitcomb Riley's "A Few
| Observation-Disclosures group of poems about
| children in his most winning style. Mr.. Loo
mis- paDer on New Year customs twenty years
ago is good thing to read, now that the oio
custom of excepting open house" is obsolete.
| A notable paper is Lille Hamilton french
"some of Our Wise Virgins illustrated
wherein the current tendency among young
women to the useful and practical and bench
| cent is portrayed in contrast with the former
! naper on the .'F'oolsh Virgins. The fiction
! OF this number is very attractive Elllot'
| Flower concludes his amusing series, Ponce
man Flynn's Adventures The Lighter
VEIN writers are III an unusually happS
! mood -
! The Review of Reviews gives an admirable
summary Of the leading events and move
ments of the past year and the cartoons are
1 of unusual excellence. OF course, Bart
! fine work is very conspicuous in this de-
| partment. E. r. Johnson, a member OF tile
isthmian canal commission, contributes an
| interesting paper on that enterprise. Tic
thinks 100000 tons of traffic will be avail
able by the time the canal, by either route,
is completed. There are papers on the philan-
thropist, A. B. Nobel. who left $lO, OOo,o oO to
reward people who do the most service fol
J their fellow men, and on Marcelin Berthelot
the great Fxerch chemist, the fftieth ami
versary of the commencement of whose sac-
i tive and successful scientific work was re
slcently celebrated in Paris. A feature is Mr.
&, Martins paper on high-speed electric loco!
i motion. the possibilities Of which are indi.
lcatsd by the rate Of 40 miles an hour at