Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-18

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The October number Of Country Life
IN America Is not only most artistic.
but It IL eminently practical as Wei.
II opens with a richly illustrated paper
by Thomas Dixon. Jr.. entitled YACHT
ine-A Personal Experience" 1t gives
an intensely interesting account OF ex-
Deriences on the tide-water region OF
VfrRinia, and is brimful Of suggestions
for those who like the water. Dane
Colidge has an interesting paper. also
illustrated. on 1.-TWO Lizards Of the
Desert" Most helpful are the articles.
ssGrapes on Suburban Home Lot" by
Horace J. Mcfarland, and "Is Ameri-
can Home Architecture Inartistic?"
Those interested in outdoor sports
win enjoy 1.-THE Upbuilding Of Golf
Course" Arthur Pottow: Camp
keeping as Fine Art Henrietta S.
Breck: 1.-TWO Games for the Lawn,
Jack O. the Green and Quoits." Charles
Quincy Turner: and Camping Out.
The departments. Garden and Field"
and "A Calendar of October give
much timely information,
ne OUTLOOK.
Chief among the many features Of
interest which crowd the pages of the
October Magazine number of the Out
look may be briefly noted the follow
ing: 1.-The Coronation Of King Edward
the Seventh" Augustine Birrell:
"America's Welcome to the Immi-
grant," Ernest Hamlin Abbott; Seen
in Turkey" Ray StaEnard Baker;
Round About In Virginia. Henry
Hoyt Moore; Two Modern French
Composers" Daniel Gregory Mason:
John Morley Justin Mccarthy
Memories Of a Hundred Years Ed
ward Everett Hale; IAN East-Sider by
Choice" How Margaret Came Back,
Ethelwyn wetherald. and with the
Attacking Fleet: A Story Of the War
Came" James Barnes. The several
editorial departments present valu-
able summary Of the leading events OF
the day which will be particularly APP
prcciated by busy readers.
The Atlantic Monthly.
An idea of the entertainment and
instruction awaiting the reader be-
tween the covers of the October Allan
tic Monthly may be obtained from a
glance at the table Of contents which
shows among others the following
noteworthy contributions: "A Study
OF Local OPTION" Frank Foxcroft;
.MOntaigne." H. D. Sedgwick.- Jr.;
1.-THE Sound of the Axe" S. Carleton;
Russia" Herbert H. d. Pierce:
Memories of a Hospital Matron."
Emily v. Mason; Limitations to the
Production Of Skyscrapers." Burton j.
Hendrick: "a Knightly PEN" Harriet
Waters Preston; "COmmercialism.
Edward Atkinson: Democracy and the
Church." Vida. D. Scudder: Two
Japanese Painters Adachi Kinno-
suke; intercollegiate Athletics" Ira
n. Hollis: Moral Hesitations of the
Novelist" Edith Baker Brown. and
Gardens and the Garden Craft.
Frances Duncan. The conclusion of
"Our Lady Of the Beeches." Baroness
Won Hutton's brilliant novel. is given.
and there are also the usual literary
departments.
New. England Magazine.
The current number of the New
England Magazine presents an exceed
ingly readable table of contents. cons
prising special Illustrated articles
stories. poems. &c. The illustrations
in this magazine will rank with the
best to be- found in any publication
The illustrated contributions are as
follows: The Massachusetts, lnsti-
tute Of Technology" James Phinney
Munroe: The Pine Trees of New Eng
land" Annie o. Huntingdon: Jane
and Mary ;Findlater. NOvelists. Nora
Archibald Smith: THE First Organ il
America" Arthur w. Brayley: Dan
vers, Massachusetts" Frank E. Mony-
nahan: and THE Tourist and the Ma
tive" Ethel Hobart. Several shor
stories of merit are noted, as follows:
"The Price of an Angel" Ella Middle
ton Tybout: Polly Stevens Cal
Skim Mary McHenry. and "Th'
Treasure of Far Island" Villa Siber
Gather.
The Worlds Work.
Thomas Dixon. Jr.. contributes to thu
current number OF the Worlds WOrl
a delightful paper showing his hun
for a real home" and how. finally
after searching twelve years TO
it In the city. ne found it il
the form Of country home in Nir
ginia. Many artistic illustration
add much to the readers pleasure. Els
pecially interesting is Lawrenc
Perry's illustrated article on "Ocea
Steamships" THE Organized Con
science Of the Rich" by Franklin Mat
thews deals with the many side
activities of the New York Chambe
of Commerce. One of the leading
features Of this number is William Nc
Andrews paper on "A Days Work l
a New York Public School" The art
Gle is profusely illustrated and tn
many grave and gay occurrence
which make up the average teacher
life are sympatheticaily and enter
tainingly described. Americans
the Raw" by Edward Lowry deal
with the thousands of Immigrants VIII
arrive yearly at Ellis Island. New fori
Other noteworthy contributions al
Modern Life and Disease" DIR. Floy
M. Crandall: 1.-The Life of Co;
Miner" Rev. John Mcdowell: "Labt
Union Restriction Of Industry, NJ. {
CunniR and The Foreign Flattery
Ameri, ans" Chalmers Roberts.
Seribner's Magazine.