Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-18

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timely study of Pope Leo XIII. wit
some interesting portraits of the car
dinals from whom his successor will b
! chosen. A story by S. r. Crockett, O
smuggling in Spain and an Irish news
paper yarn by Seumas MacManus
sympathetically illustrated, with
thrilling sea story, and an excellent an
| imal tale of a mule in the coal mines
make up the chief part of the fiction
in this number. Leslie's Pub. House
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Country Life in America.
The April number of Country Life il
America is nearly as large as tn,
double gardening number, but sells TO
tie regular price. "Tarpon Fishing il
Florida" is illustrated by splendid pho
tograhS of these seven-foot fish leap
ing out of the water in pursuit of small
er fish. The Story of a $2,10O House
is inspiring and suggestive, being tn,
personal narrative of an actual ex.
perience. "Photographing in the tree
tops" shows how two expert bird pho.
tographers climb a tree one hundred
and twenty feet high and secure {
complete pictorial life-history of the
red-tail hawk. 1.-The Airedale Terrier
tells of the remarkable transformation
of a fighter and poacher into a self
contained dog suitable for lady's es.
cort. 1.-THE Salvation Army's Farm
Colonies" is the record of an intensely
interesting experiment for making self
supporting farmers. How the VireC
Outwitted the Cowbird" shows two
story" nest built to fool our native bird
which has the cuckoo's habit. New
England Wood Roads is a supert
five-page pictorial feature. 1.-The New
Life in the Dahlia" explains the reason
of the dahlia revival and tells how tC
grow the new creations. Other inter-
esting and practical articles are a
Garden for Birds" How to Grow Pine
apples" and THE Warfare against
Mosquitoes" Doubleday, Page & Co.
"a Union Sd, New York;.
The Engineering Magazine
for April has a peculiarly timely leader
in c. U. Carpenters article on the
working of a Labor Department in
Factory Management" He advances a
proposition which would go far to re-
move the troubles that are now a men,
ace to industrial prosperity and sta
bility. Mr. Kimball begins a very i'm
tereSting, well-illuStrated series of ar
ticles on the small electric motor lol
the shop and factory Mr.. Robinson
concludes his discussion of dredging
machinery. The pictures are very fine
and the reference to the method to be
used in digging the Panama canal es-
pecially apropos. Oberlin Smith has a
striking review of the new tool steels
which are largely modifying machine
shop practice and tool design by the
enormously increased rate of working
they permit. Mr.. Jacobs contributes
study of the general principles of
mine accounting, and Mr.. Falconer
closes the recent series on cost finding
for moderate-sized ships. The num-
Der carries the usual full review of the
Engineering Press, and the Engineer
ing Index. Crimes Building, New
York;.
Atlantic Monthly.
Charles A. Conant opens the April
Atlantic with striking article on
THE Functions of the Stock Elk
change" in which he makes many
startling statements and revises many
generally accepted opinions and ideas
as to the duties and uses of stock ex-
changes. 1.-The Foe of Compromise"
by William Carrot Brown, is an unus-
ual paper and one which challenges at
tention. Other notable papers are a
collection of hitherto unpublished and
extremely interesting letters exchanged
between Emerson and Herman Grimm.
edited by F. w. Hollis; 1.-THE Honorable
Points of Ignorance" characteristic
paper by S. M. Crothers; and an article
by Brander Mathews. on The Makers
of the Drama of Today" In fiction, A.
S. Hardys His Daughter First con-
tinues it's entertaining and puzzling
course. Shorter stories and essays are ::
THE Rose-Red Glow" Henderson
story, by r. E. Young; "The Service of
Mammon," by Virginia Remnitz;
"Hy-a-a-ar! Dump" lively dog story,
by Beirne Lay. Essays and sketches
are furnished by Anna Schmidt Har-
riet Waters Preston, and A. V. G. AL
len. Poems are contributed by Henry
Van Dyke, Francis Stcrne Palmer, Will
fred Campbell, and James Herbert
Morse. a Park ST., Boston).
The Household.
The April Household is brimful of
attractive features. 'Whithersoever
the Waters Shall Come" by Wilmetta
Curtis, is an unusual and beautiful
story of love in the autumn of life.
Margaret e. Sangster tells The Story
of Christodora House." the social set
tlement in Avenue 3 in New York City
and Captain Jack Crawford has a word
for boys on the nature of THE Real
Wild West" Anna Farquhar's bright
serial, Miss Liberty in London" is
continued, and Rosalind Richards
out Papers" are full OF
beautiful and timely interest. The
growing delight of all sorts and condi-
tons of people in the life of field and
forest makes these papers of real
value. "The Open Shelf" the review
department, increases in interest anc
the editorial pages deal with topics OF
current interest. AS usual the house.
hold departments are a leading feat.
ure and were never more seasonabl,