The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-04

~ A1eeaiy III noting The arguments Of
Or. NeCaleb, the reviewer took sides
neither foI nor against Burr, who. in the
opinion Of The Rochester Post Expre~-. J.
another ri the vilhhed SAINTS Ike Nero.
KING Richard III, and Satan.
AN EDUCATIONAL NUMBER.
Tbs Sixteenth Annual Educational
Number q The outlook contains a really
noteworthy group Or articles reiAting 10
educational subjects. in addition 70 the
usual illustrated features which dIstin-
guIsh the monthly Magazine Numbers.
Among the articles having special relation.
to educational topics may BE- mentioned:
An editorial survey OF the educational
history of the year; school Houses and
Beauty" by President Ira Remsen, OF
Johns Hopkins University: Sanitary
Schools" by Mrs Ellen II. Richards:
'The Practical Religion Of the College
Girl" by Alice X. Fallow-. with typical
photographs OF college girls drawn by
John Russell. 9TH Educated Women OF
Tomorrow" by Heloi~e +. Her~ey. and
Recent American College Architecture"
by Professor A. D. f. Hamlin, 81 Column
bla University, illustrated by many orr,
slnal drawings Of specially picturesque
and important architectural achievements
Of recent date IN American colleges.
The Fiction Number OF Scribner's Ma
game has become an institution. For
fourteen years it ha, appeared every Au-
gust with It's wealth Of beautiful i~llustra,
tratlon, much OF it III color: its short
stores by famous writers, and the first
remarkable stories OF entirely unknown
writers who soon became famous. The
Fiction humble this year i a notable
successor IN this series. As the earliest
attempts at color printing IN an .AmeTi-
can Magazine appeared here. it IS fitting
that the best modern color pictures should
adorn this number. They are OF great
variety IN method and design. The cover
Is an elaborate and beautiful reproduction
OF a design by-A. f. Foringer. The from
tlspIece, by Walter Appleton Gla,k, who
illustrates this and succeeding numbers
OF Mrs. Wharton's serial "SHnctuary,"G
Is a charming drawing in a delicate color
scheme OF grays and mauve. Frank
BrangWyn, the eminent British marine
ARTIST, has four full page paintings of a
sear-f1ght in the eighteenth century
Drawings by Child and ]. j. Gould are
reproduced III tint. Altogether this mum
Der IS artlstically one of the most sumptu-
Gus produced by this magazine.
childhood Classics,'' edited by Uncle
Charlie, is a collection Of Mother Goose
melodies and stories. nursery rhymes and
fairy tales III one book. 1t seems to be a
happy idea to publish such a combination,
a genuine mothers textbook that will
amuse and delight every member of the
family, fsom the youngest to the Oldest.
For after all, nothing can take the place
of those wonderful old ditties, sprung
from the hearts of fond mothers and
grand mothers. nor can we ever do with
out the fascinating stories of Cinderella
the Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, Little
Thumb, Bluebeard, Puss IN Boots, Dame
WIggInsand her Seven Cats, or Cock Rob
bin and Jenny Wren, these most beloved
children of the imagination Of the race. The
publishers have equipped the volume with
s fine illustrations in { and s colors, that
will charm the boys and girls, as they are
real works Of art. And there are hundreds
of other pictures, explanatory of the
text. The beautiful poem, '"Will you
read to me tonight?" very appropriately
used as an introduction or dedication,
viii give genuine pleasure to every low
ing mother.
214 pages. silk cloth; special cover de-
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