Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-04

oeASA SAtSi ldiLliii6 lcdluTeS, nall
dozen clever short stories. They are
Save in His Own Country" Julie
Wilbor Tompkins; 1.-The Honorable
Betty" Justus Miles Forman; Love
Law and the Line" Francis Dana; "A
Deal in Wheat Frank Norris; "Tbe
Tenth Wave" c. v. c. Matthews; and
THE Struggles Of the Outliers,'' O.
Henry. Three richly illustrated articles
of farming interest add much to the
attractivenes Of this number, and are
as follows: 1.-THE Days Work of a New
England Farmer" Holman f. Day;
BLADE and Sheaf," Martha McCullocn
Williams; and THE Sheep Dog Trlals
at Troutbeck," A. Radcliffe Dug
more. Installments are given of the
two serials. Tangled up in Beulah
Land" and Danny" by. Alfred Oil
want. Other articles and much timely
miscellany rounds out this pleasing
number.
Country Life in America
for August presents many superb pic
lures and notable articles on garden
ing, birds and wild flowers. and vaca-
ton pastimcs. All lovers of the beauti-
afford to overlook this artistic maya
zine. William J. Long opens the num-
Der with delightful paper on "The
Kingfisher's Kindergarten 1t is
profusely illustrated. Charles MORGAN
Harger describes 1.-THE Summer
Prairies." and the text is embellishcd
by numerous photographs. polo.
Ancient and Modern" is discussed by
Charles Quincy Turner. Other richly
illustrated features of value are: 1.-THE
Automobile in the Country" J. A..
Kingman; 1.-THE External ASPECT of
the Home" Clarence A. Martin: "The
Water-Garden and the Mosquito Prob
lem,' William Lyman Underwood;
Indian Harbor-An Ideal American
Estate" T. w. Burgess. Other arti-
cles deal with 1.-The Redemption of the
Low-Ground," 1.-THE Back Yard Prob
lem," Suggestions for the Vacation
Seeker" Nature Study for the Stay-
at-Homes," etc.
McCslPs Magazine.
The first of tire August magazines n
reach This desk is McCalrs, one of tha
lest of the low-priced montblies An
cannot
fail to make the reader wonder that so
much can be given for the small SIM,
OF fifty cents q year. In addition To
the admirable illustrated review of the
current fashions which, as usual, is a
leading feature, many articles of va.
ried interest are noted, including the
following: New York as a Fashion
Center" The Girl Who Isn't Pretty
Circus Animals" 1.-The Place and the
Costume" Hints for Piazza Furnish
.ng' "Outwitting Tyrant," and
Snapshots at Celebrities"
Harper's Bazaar.
Decidedly unique is the cover which
adorns the August Bazaar number of
that longtime favorite woman's maya
zine, Harper's Bazaar. The number
opens with the third :nstall,nent of the
Trials of Young Housewife" as de-
ilshtfully related by Lillian Bell. Mary
E. Wilkins and Elizabeth G. Jordan
contribute two stories which will he
read with keen interest. f. Nesbit's
delightful story, The Red House."
continues to interest ard entertain the
many who are following the fortunes of
its charming inmates. In "The Pass
ing of Dora Margaret Deland dis
cusses the girl of the past and present.
and incidentally sounds a warning
which many of the young women of
today would do we'll to heed Those
who are planning trips to the seashore
Will be welcome IN Bell L. Lewis ar
ticle on COLLECTING Sea Weeds anei
Ferns" Several fashion articles. pro
fusely Illustrated, are also given. to-
gether with the regular departments
ind papers on household topics. A
study of this splendid August number
will convince feminine readers that the |
Bazaar is unsurpassed as an all-arcund
family magazine.
The Smart Set.
Many clever stories are TO be found |