Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-15

tCreSting paper on The Inventors
World of Marvels." Three valuable and
timely contributions are rs Cuba
Starving?" ''Dodging the Child Labor
Issue" and Dangers of an IN
sound Currency The regular edi-
torial departments present a large
amount of instructive matter bearing
upon the principal topics of the day,
and the several book departments give
much of interest relative to current lit
erature.
The Worlds Work
for March appears in new and de-
cidedly improved cover, and presents
most attractive and inviting table of
contents. The illustrated features are
exceptionally interesting this month,
and include: 1.-The Wonders of the
American Desert" Robert T. Hill: "a
Nights Work of an Astronomer" DR..
T. ]. J. See: Arctic Cliff Dwellers," r.
Newton Hawley; 1.-THE Frontier in
Sculpture" Arthur Goodrich; and ''The
Factory for All: All for the Factory"
Wm II. Tolman. The department,
March of Events" gives splendid il
Illustrated editorial Interpretation of the
chief topics of the day. The depart
ment, '"rhe Work of the Book World"
is one of the most pleasing features of
this number, and the department
among the Worlds Workers." gives
much instructive and timely matter.
The remaining contributions are OF
equal interest and value.
North American Review.
The March number of this splendid
review has the distinction of being the
first periodical ever printed on the new
American feather-weight paper. The
new Review, although it contains the
same number of pages as usual,
weighs but little more than half as
much as the February Review, a fact
that will be heartily appreciated by the
many readers of this sterling maya
zine. AS to the table of contents,
twelve noteworthy papers are pre-
scented, including the following: Ger
manys Political Turning Point Wolf
Won Schierbrand; International Ar
bitration and the Pan-American Con-
ference" Hannis Taylor; "Chinese Ex-
cusion in Australia" Hugh Fl. Lusk.
THE tuberculosis Problem in the
United States" S. A. Knopf, M. D.:
1.-THE Question of the Theatre" Brand
er Matthews; "Public Debts of the
British Possessions" Harold Cox;
Some Neglected Naval Lessons of the
War" and THE Banking and Treas
ury System Of the United States" j. II.
Walker.
The Cosmopolitan.
MI, >rt. S,o.,o,o1;tor hoe @, No
table list of contributors. Nearly all
of the articles and stories are hand
somely illustrated making this number
4 most attractive one. The number
opens with Il thoughtful paper by La
vinia Hart on the subject of Mother
hood" 1.-The National capital" the
author well says, lis founded on the
national hearth" Roland Philips con-
tributes a richly illustrated article on
Consuming the Modern Play" Will
liam Allen White has an interesting
character study of Benjamin Harri-
son, a man VINO was never afraid in
any crisis to be IL dignified Christian
gentleman Other contributions OF
marked interest are: MY Tattooed
Friend" Clara Morris; 1.-THE New
Shakespeare Bacon Controversy Gar
rett p. Serviss; 'Eoosevelt's First Pub
lie Service" Julian Ralph; and The
Making of n Sun-God,' Kenneth Brown.
The Review of Reviews.
The questions and topics of the day
are ably considered in the March num-
Der of the American Review of Re
views The department, 1.-The Progress
civ UalII1 htp pnitDlno
of the history of today, which is adj
mirably supplemented by the depart
ments. "Record of Current Events
and Current History in Cartoons.
The special features are exceptionally
interesting, this month. They are as
follows: Charles William Elliot. Presi-
dent of Harvard University George
Perry Morris; South American War Is
Sues" Edwin Emerson, Jr.; AN Ala
bama Bicentennial,' THE Longest
Power-Transmission in the World"
Thomas Commerford Martin; THE
Metaphysical Movement" Paul Tyner;
THE Need of Scientific Agriculture
in the SOUTH George w. Carver; and
.German-American Diplomatic and
Commercial Relations Historically
Considered George NJ. Fisk.
The National Magazine.
The March National opens with that
always bright and interesting depart
ment affairs of Washington"
Among the large number of portraits
which accompany it. this month, are
noted fine one Of Prince Henry, and
two full-page pictures of Miss Alice
Roosevelt. Maine readers will be much
interested In n. N. Rich's paper on