Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-14

with an attractively illustrated article
or an "All-the-year Country House.
The suggestions given will be appre-
oiated by every home-maker. Inc
article entitled Studies from Real Lie
in House Decoration" also anords
many hints on the subject OF the
house beautiful" The article on Out
Door Art was written by F. n. Nut
ter, ar experienced landscape artist,
and is eminently practical and heipfui.
The. designs, this month, give plans Tor
number of houses large and small
also hotel. etc.
Tho Black Cat
for February appears in most ap-
propriate cover for st. valentines
month. A unique series Of snort sto-
ries on the subject, THE Well-bred
Young Lady in Barber Shop at Mid
night" make up the major part OF the
table of contents. There are five sto-
lies on this topic, as follows, "A HAIR
breadth 'Scape," Margaret Steele An
derson: 1.-The Pink Umbrella, Evelyn
Snead Barnett; Force OF Clrcum-
stance" Mary F. Leonard; The
Golden Tresses,' Mrs. Atwood X.
Martin. and Ladies Night" Alice
Caldwell Hogan.
The American Boy
for February is brimful of entertain
ing and instructive matter for young
readers. Chief among the lengthy list
of articles and stories given are the
following: THE Great Kennebec Hill
Race" Rob Tyson: Boys, Get Strong,
The Thrale Boys Legacy. run ana
Profit in Trapping" "A Case Of Mis-
taken Identity" trooper Stork, and
working My Way Around the
World" AS usual the departments
give a large amount of matter bearing
upon the varied interests of young
America. Nearly all the contributions
and special departments are Illustrated
, making this number an attractive one.
Viek's Magazine.
The amateur or professional grower
of flowers will find a large amount OF
timely information between the covers
of vick's Magazine. The February
number opens with an illustrated paper
describing "A Few Good Begonias."
Charles S. Fisk has an interesting
paper on Some Colonial Gardens
There is helpful paper on making
"Plans for Our Summer Garden" That
general favorite, 1.-The Nasturtium,
receives consideration. Eben E. Rex
ford, q leading authority on the culture
of flowers, discusses, this month, THE
Care Of Plants in the Window" There
are also articles dealing with the Gull
ture of small fruits and poultry raising,
together with fiction. poetry, and the
usual household departments.
Municipal Journal!
"a Representative City of the Buck
eve State,' "Bituminous Macadam
Pavements," Fred J. Warren; street
Signs and Fixtures" Nelson S. Spen-
Ger: THE Twentieth Century City,"
| Richard T. Ely: Good Roads for the
South Assured" William E. voorhees,;
| The Modern Wooden Block Pave
| ment," P. c. Reilly; Among the Inn
provement Clubs" Charles milford
/ Robinson; and 1.-The Fire Department
Of Hamburg" are among the leading
1 topics ably treated in this month S
number of the Municipal Journal and
| Engineer. Nearly all the articles are
illustrated by fine half-tones.
McCalFs Magazine.
| The February McCall's has an ex-
ceedingly pleasing cover design and the
lengthy table of contents discusses a
large number of topics of feminine in
terest The illustrated review Of fash
ions shows the seasons latest and
choicest designs. The special contribu-
lions include: Paying and Receiving
Calls" my Lady's Dressing Table, -
"Snap-shots at Celebrities" De
licious Desserts for Winter Dinners"
"Gymnastics as Tonic" and New
Fancy Work"
The National Sportsman
Tor February is one of the best issues
OF this always excellent magazine that
we have yet seen. The table Of con-
tents is a most inviting one. and
spreads the following feast for the
Sportsman's many readers: Figure
Skating in America" 1.-THE Last of the
Gray Elk" "A Tenderfoot Caught by
an Undertow." THE Quick and the
Dead" Hunting and Fishing Notes"
Mature Study at the Boston Sports
mems Show "Shall NONRESIDENT
Sportsmen be Taxed in Maine?" and
/ Deer f1uHllUS III IIoicp, hc
departments give much timely in
formation relative to the various sports
and pastimes.
10 Story Book.
| The February 10 Story Book has an
abundance of choice fiction, many well
know authors being represented. The
stories are as follows: 1.-The Last Trib-
ute to His Genius" Cyrus Townsend
Brady; with the Dog That Cursed
God" Thompson X. Herndon: "The
Lost Title Gerome Chambers;
'Veiled Eyes" Margaret Stovel; 1.-THE
Mountain of TRANSPORTATION" Freder-
ick Hall; Banker Lingar's Son-in-
law" James O'Shaughnessey; "At the
Gates of the City" Edgar Welton
Cooley; 1.-The Blow of Tancred," H. S.
Garfield: Queen Poppy" Charles
Eugene Banks; and 1.-The Legend OF
the Enchanted Soldier" Washington
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