Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
JANUARY MAGAZINES.
The Worlds Work.

The current number of the Worlds
Work is brimful Of strong and inter-
esting features, covering a wide range
of topics. "The March of Events" that
always instructive department, opens
the number. An able paper is present.
ed on 1.-The Individual Responsibility
for panics and depressions.' or
unique interest is Morgan Robertson
article on Modern Methods of Saving
Ships" The article is Handsomely IL
Illustrated. Another readable article is
.oThe Biography of an Office Building
Nv Arthur Goodrich, showing how the
modern skyscraper is built. Lewis
Nixon describes 1.-The Battle-Ship OF
the Future" Other articles of note
are. Conducting Russian Newspa-
per." Wolf Won Schierbrand; Our In
dustrial Invasion of Canada" Robert
Fl. Montgomery; "Those Who Lose in
| the Game of Life" Alfred Holder; "A
Day in the Regular Army" Hamilton
M. Higday; and "Americanism for
/ British Trade Unionism."
Country Life in America.
| Attractive as ever is the January
number of Country Life in America
| The many beautiful Illustrations which
have been a feature of this magazine
from the beginning are not wanting in
| this issue, there being profusion OF
them. Chief in the table of contents
may be noted the following articles:
Hunting Crocodiles and Alligators in
Florida" Julian A. Dimock; 1.-The Real
Apple and Where to Find II" The
| Making of a Country Home" H. d.
! Binkerd; 1.-The Cook Estate at Lenox,'
Wilhelm Miller. Especially helpful is
| the series of articles on How to Make
Garden" including 1.-The Fun of Hav-
ing a Greenhouse" Arthur G. Minshall;
| Grow the Easy Things" ]. A. Ellis;
"A Suburban Experience" j. N. Ger
ard: and "A General Collection of
| Plants"
| Harper's Bazaar.
! One of the most popular women's
| magazines is Harper's Bazaar which
each month spreads before it's readers
! a most inviting table of contents. The
January number is no exception to the
rule, and opens the new year most ac-
ceptably. To enumerate the many
contributions would require much
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give an idea of the value and interest
of this number Talks to Spinsters,"
Lillian Bell; 1.-The Truce" Marie Man
| ming; 1.-THE Ultimate Moment" William
r. Lighton Society and Life in Vi
emma" Alice Lounsberry; 1.-THE Elm
Tree" Mary E. Wilkins PREGNANT; "One
Room Papers," Ada Sterling; THE
Game Dinner" Josephine Grenier;
| Hints for Homemakers,' Margaret
Hamilton WEIGH. There is also very
| complete illustrated review of the lat
| est fashions, together with the several
valuable household departments.
LcsIie's Monthly
| Starts off the new year with an ex-
ceedingly pleasing number Fiction
occupies prominent place in the read
| able table of contents, there being half
dozen short stories of merit and an
installrnent of Anna Katherine Green's
serial, The Amethyst Box" Among
the more important contributions are:
Hunting on the Great Ice" Com. Rob-
ert E. Peary; "Marcella's interview
tion" Robert Barr; William Dressaw,
Prodigal," VIII A. Ratcliile; Glen
garry School Days" Ralph Connor;
l.
Walter l.. Hawley; "The Discovery of
Christopher" Anna Hamilton Yeaman
and DR. Adolph Lorenz," Samuel Ste
vens Sherman.
The Engineering Magazine.
Seven able special articles and an in
teresting review of industrial matters
make up the table of contents of the
January number of the Engineering
Magazine The topics under discussion
include: Lake Bonio, the Summit Lev
ell of the Panama Canal" George S.
Morrison. Freaks and Fallacies in
Steam Engine Design Egbert P. Wat
son; Foundry Management in the
New Century" Robert Buchanan;
1.-THE General Management of Metal
liferous Mines" Albert Williams, Jr.;
THE Effect of Wind Pressure on
Structures r. M. Neilsont and Cost
Finding Methods for Moderate Sized
Shops" Hugo Diemer.
The Architectural Record.
The January number of the Archi-
tectural Record is a splendid number |
with it's many handsome half-tone IL
Illustrations and instructive articles. !
This magazine is finely printed on an |
excellent quality of paper. Among the |
more important illustrated features |
are THE Newest Art Museum in |
Paris Oh. Fromentin; Summer |
Homes at East Hampton, L. l." Charles
DeKay; "Loie Fuller as Seen by Pierre |
Roche" j. M. P. Hanson; "The Fur
nishing of a City," Jean Schopper; IAN
Amusing New York Street Front"
The Gould Fountain at Georgian |
Court THE Greatest Commercial In |
stitution OF the United States" A. C. |
David: and Andrew Carnegie's Resi- |
dence."
The Pilgrim.
Not the least Of the attractive feat |
ures of the January Pilgrim is the |
handsome cover design showing the |
new home of this magazine. There is :
also an illustrated article on "The Pill
grim: The Story of It's Creation and !,
It's New Home" There is something |
to interest every member of the family |
in this number, as the following par |
tiai list of the table of contents will !
show The Undoing of the Bread |