Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-15
SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.
The PiIarim.

| Interesting features would require
much space. but the following partial
i list will give the reader idea OF
what awaits him: Men and Matters
| of Moment" The Crisis" Landon
Knight; 1.-The Young Man and the
Stage Norman Hackett; Club Life in
| New York." Arthur Reed Kimball;
1.-The Doom of the Russian Peasant
| r. f. C. Long; Painting the Indian
Isabel M. Dougall; i'Smart Styles for
EARLY Autumn Haryot, Holt; 1.-THE
| Science of the Palm" Nellie Simmons
Meier; The Hygiene of the School,
ROOM" Julia Holmes Smith, M. d.;
and Mrs. Siegfried's Lace Lesson"
The household departments present
much timely matter for the housewife.
Nearly all the contributions are hand
somely illustrated, and the number APP
pears i'm covers of attractive design.
The Ledger Monthly.
Always interesting and entertaining
is the Ledger Monthly, and/never more
so than in the September issue. Stories,
special articles, poems and the fashion
and household departments make up
readable table of contents. Es
peciayly interesting are the following:
"Potsdam; A City of Palaces" N. Hud-
son Moore; THE Social Side of Church
Work." Anne Jemima Clough; THE
Blue Willow Ware" Lester Hubbell;
New Plays of the Season. FREDERICK
Phillips; Tourists Adventures in
New Mexico" E. Louise Liddell; How
Nature Teaches Man to Build Houses"
''Girlhood's Responsibilities" Margaret
Churchill; "A Missionary and His Dogs
in the Wild Northwest" Rev. Egerton
r. Young; AN Assistant to Fate"
James r. Perry; Fruits in Summer
and FALL" Mrs. Gesine Lemicke; and
Current Fashions" Esther Bucking-
ham.
Will CarIeton's Magazine
for September opens with a poem by
this popular author which is especially
seasonable. 1t is entitled Farmer
Stebbins at the Fair" and is written in
Mr.. Carleton's best vein. Another
taking feature is the group of poems by
Margaret e. Sangster. The table of
contents gives much entertaining read
ing of miscellaneous character in
Guiding: "A Fifth Talk About
Classics" "A Mighty Mausoleum,"
Freedom from Cookery" Our Story
Sermon" September Maladies," How
to Write.for Publication" and Mems
Attempts at Flying"
49, Ev'ry Month
for September appears in cover of
unique design. The chief feature of
the contents is the sheet music which
comprises the following pleasing Sc
lections: without Thee" Still as
the Night Dear Little Boy Blue
Under the Double Eagle" and Lula
by from 'Jocelyn.'" There are several
charming short stories. and an inter-
esting review of late literary matters.
The department, Health and
Strength" gives much advice relative
to physical culture.
Municipal journal.
The current number of the Municipal
Journal and Engineer discusses among
many others. the following subjects:
Street Paving" b. f. Fendall; MUM
cipal Contract SYSTEM Thomas G.
Hayes: "Civic Taxation and Transpor-
tation," ]. M. Head; THE Canadian
Municipal Situation" Gas Leakage in
American Cities" James c. Bayles;
Regulating Saloons in Gothenburg,"
j. A. Johnson; The Fire Departments
of Our Cities" John H. Sirich; "Ameri-
can Road Makers in Michigan"
Memphis to Own Its Water Plant"
international Fire Chiefs" and Fire
Proof Construction A full review of
municipal matters throughout the
United States is given together with
other features of interest. The num-
Der is handsomely illustrated by fine
half tones.
The Automobile Magazine.
All interested in any way in auto
mobiles will find much to instruct and
entertain them in the current number
of the Automobile Magazine. Tine
number opens with an illustrated arti-
Gle on 1.-THE Automobile Interests of
Chicago" Robert Bruce writes en-
tertainingly of Evanston, La Superba.
In the Touring Department" de-
scription of the Chicago Milwaukee
route is given. Other contributions OF
note are: ION and Off the Milwaukee
Line" Equine VS., Equity" In the
Hospital" and automobile Insurance
Vehicle Liability"
Keith's Magazine.
1.-TWO Attractive Homes" are illus
trated and described in the opening
article in the September number OF
Keiths Magazine on Home Building.
One of the handsome homes is that of
Mr.. Frank Tuck of Bangor. Cuban
Homes and Chatelaines,' is the title of
another attractive illustrated paper of
much interest. H. p. Keith, this
month, in the series of Special Studies
in House Decorating" considers the
possibilities of the room under the roof,
and shows how several women with
ideas have made the third story room
a thing of beauty and surely joy for
ever. The department Decoration
and Furnishing" takes up the various
styles of finishing interior woodwork.
In Household Economics and Table
Chat the progressive housewife will
find many timely hints.
The Cosmopolitan.
The September number of the Cos
mopolitan presents an exceptionally
large number of illustrated specia!
articles, among them being noted:
",The Cars Simple Life" Fritz Nor
ris; Beauty in Advertising Illustra-
ton" John Brisben Walker; children
CT the Stage" Elizabeth McCracken;
problems in Education" Booker T.