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MAGAZINES,

One of the articles of the Century for
March that is certain to command at
tention is on the immigration question,
and is by Jacob RHs. He describes
scenes and conditions at Ellis Island
under the caption. THE Gateway OF
Nations;" Gustave Michaud tries to an
swer What Shall We Be?" and Frank
lin H. Giddings, professor of sociology
at Columbia University makes inter
esting and valuable comment upon Mr..
Michaud's statements touching Amer
ica'S dominating race characteristics In
the near future. In this number is the
first of two articles on "Humors of
Congress-" by Francis E. Leupp, who
has gathered material during several
years experience as the Washington
correspondent of a New York daily. Mr.
Leupp claims that Congress is rarely
witty, but of it's ''humor there is no
end" One of the many capital stories
he tells is of Speaker Reed:
How much do you weigh?" a fellow
member once asked Reed.
Two hundred pounds" he answered
"Pshaw!" exclaimed his friend. you
weigh more than that"
No said Reed. solemnly; mo gen.
tleman weighs more than two hundred
pounds"
George Buchanan Flies "The So
called Tobacco Trust" is this months
offering on THE Great Business Com
binations of To-day" The fiction of
the number is particularly good. The
Century Company, Union Square, New
York City.
The March number OF St. Nicholas
contains many things which will please
Fol
send in lists of the books they are read
ing, and to give their views of Water
Babies" Lambs '"Tales from Shake
speare." and alice in Wonderland. =" A
failir" 7nmon to would-be authors of
all the belief that knowledge
and ence are very unimportant
factoi successful authorship, For
these - ne would-be authors, Albert
Bigelow Paine's 'tMarjorie's School of
Experience" points moral worth TAX
ing to heart, telling how Marjorie
learned her lessons in the often hard
school of experience and came to the
beginnings of success. The 'Unlucky
Parrot" by Ruth Huntington Sessions
Will please host of readers, as will
THE City That Lives Outdoors" by
w. S. Harwood. The reference is to
New Orleans, which. in many respects.
is the most interesting city in the I'm
ion. The fact is the March number
of this magazine is full of good things
The Century Company, Union Square,
New York city.
The March Success which appears
in striking cover portraying "The
forerunner of the railroad" by Dan
Smith, is unusually attractive. and
deserves careful perusal by all who
appreciate a good home magazine. The
opening article, THE Romance of the
c. p" is by Edwin Markham. and
describes the wonderful work accom-
plished by the builders of the great
railroad that connected the East with
the West. The article shows careful
preparation and adherence to facts.
and is appropriately illustrated by N
c. Wyeth. For lovers OF fiction there
ore stories by David Graham Phillips.
Samuel Merwin, William Hamilton
Osborne, and serial story of intense
interest entitled Hiram Bennet's
Gold Mine" by Henry Wallace Phil
lips. Success. New York city.
The March number Of Country Life
in America marks the highest achieve
ment of most beautiful magazine.
Like the Christmas Annual" the
Gardening Manual" is double num-
Der Of about 100 pages which sells for
80 cents. The pictures are superb.
Every department. OF gardening Is COW
cred by practical and inspiring arti-
cles. Prof. l.. II. Bailey, the editor
and leading hortieulturlst OF the coun-
try, writes Of THE Home Garden"
Col Verbeck tells how he made HIS
charming japanese garden. Warren II
Manning. the noted landscape garden
or OF Boston, explains How 70 Make