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

NC Criterion.
INC reoi uary Criterion has an ex-
ceedinsiy readable list of special arti-
cies' stories, poems. and miscellany.
Gen. James Grant Wilson opens the
number with some interesting "Recol-
iections OF General Sherman" Law
renee Ginan writes Of the poet,
Whlam Ernest Henley. Albert Bige-
low faihe contributes some dainty
Valentine verses. Notably Interesting
is Charies Henry Meltzer's second
paper on One Century of Acting"
Ihere Is an illustrated paper on
american Wives of Diplomats" by
Waloon fawcett. Alfred Stoddart has
an amusing story on AN Interrupted
proposal. The Trend of Club Life
Among women is discussed by Helen
NJ. Wnsiow. Among the remaining ar
ticles ana stories are "Burne -Jones-an
Art historian Of Fairyland." Katherine
Louise Smith; Mrs. Patrick Campbell
an Exponent of Symbolism" and Pad
erewski as Opera Maker"
The Living Age.
The two issues of the Living Age
which appeared thus far, this month,
are especially attractive. The articles
and sketches, which are selected with
rare judgment from the leading foreign
periodicals. treat Of variety of topics,
including the following: Lord Rose
berry and Political Reconstruction"
THE Love Affairs of Frances Russell"
Marriage and Modern Civilization"
1.-The Best and the Second Best in Lit
erature,' Biography" THE Art Of
Friendship" Sketches in a Northern
Town." why Be Lady," "Pasteur,"
Lost Caste" "A Soldier of Misfor-
tune" "A Great Builder of the Old
Three Decker" Some Australian
Verse How Morag Found Her Lad"
and "A Londoner's Log-Book" The
department, Books and Authors"
which appears in each issue furnishes
much timely matter of literary interest.
Home and Flowers.
There are several contributions of
marked value and interest in the cur
rent number of Home and Flowers.
The first describes What Flowers
Have Done for Cleveland" showing the
excellent results obtained by a flower
contest" conducted by an enterprising
paper. The second paper, by Charles
milford Robinson. points out 1.-The
Towns Opportunity" and shows how
| it may do more than the city for a
more beautiful American life. Eben E.
Rexford contributes "A Talk About
Plotting Plants and an article on
How to Grow the Chrysanthemum."
Two helpful articles are 1.-The Farm
Beautiful" E. P Powell; and "Decorat-
ing Around the Farm Home" George
IF 70 AnvynrS
will find this little magazine well nigh
indispensable.
Motherhood.
The February number of Mother
hood opens with thoughtful paper by
Helen Raymund Wells on the training
and qualities which constitute good
mother. In "A Cornerstone of Charac-
ter" Mrs. E. E. Kellogg points out the
necessity of children being taught cor
rect habits of eating and drinking.
Other helpful contributions are:
Some Ways to Amuse the Children"
Grace Turner Adams; "The English
Gift" Ellen Ruby Perry; I'm the Sick
Room" Harriet L. Grove; and Chill
dren's Rights The several depart
ments add their usual quota of timely
hints and suggestions, making the
number a most valuable one to all inter-
ested in the right training Of the young.
Health Culture
for February discusses a large num-
Der of topics all bearing upon different
phases of the important subject OF
practical hygiene. In her series OF ar
ticles on 1.-The Philosophy of Eating"
Susanna w. DOdds, NJ. D., writes this
month, on How the Body is Nour-
ished." In AN Object Lesson in the
Conversation of YOUTH" James Leon
ard Corning tells how Adelina Patti
| has been enabled to defy Father Time.
Modern Clothing and some of Its In
furious Effects" is intelligently dis
cussed by w. r. c. Latson. NJ. ID.
Other subjects treated are: THE Slim
ulant Habit" Felix Oswald, NJ. d.;
How to Become Strong" Ideals and
Realization" Ellen Goodell Smith. NJ.
D.; Motherhood" Essential Factors
in Business" and How I Built My
Sanitarium," Robert Walter. NJ. ID.
Current History.
The leading events of the uay are
ably reviewed and summarized In the
February issue of Current History.
Portraits, illustrations ana maps dou
much to the value of this number.
Among the more important articles
may be briefly noted the following:
The New Treaty and Secretary Hay,
Joseph Fitzgerald, A. M; "Tne Boer
War" ''The Situation in China, Cen
eral European Situation" THE Schley
Court of Inquiry" Progress and In
diligence of Porto Rico" THE Charles
ton Exposition" also reviews OF affairs
| in America, Europe, Africa, etc. For the
busy man or woman this monthly is
as it presents in aconvenlent
form a readable summary of the news
of the day.
The Engineering Magazine.
Eight able papers on topics OF in
dustrial interest, together with COM
prehensive review of engineering mat
ters, make up the table of contents OF
the February Engineering Magazine.
The subjects discussed at length in
clude: 1.-The Commercial Management
of Engineering Works" G. Siebert;
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