Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-17
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
Oenahoe's Magazine

40 accorded to richly illustrated
paper on the Grand Army of the Re.
puoic' py John c. Lineham, a leadine
nehoer or this great organization
me article gives in an interesting
manner the history of the organiza tior
ana IT'S officers. together with MANY
valuable "reminiscences. In "Our Trus
Fosltlon." Rev. John F. Mullany defines
some doctrines of the Roman Catholic
church not generally understood Inv
non-Catholics. James Heating has .
sympathetic paper on the life and Ia.
bors of Lionel johnson. John Ta1ho,
| smith contributes an entertaining name,
On classic Plays and Some Others
IN which the theatrical offerings of the
present were reviewed. Many hand
some Illustrations accompany this ar
licie. another profusely illustrated
artcie. IS THE American Boy in
rome. by MAJ Walter Mannix. This
number presents an unusually large
amount Of choice fiction, including the
lohowing short stories: Paul Druven's
PURPOSE" Ruth Harley; 1.-THE wooing
OF Eilisheen." Florence M. Wilson. and
her Cousin Gerald" Katherine F.
Mullany.
The Worlds Work.
Inc current number of Worlds Work
presents large number Of able papers,
bearing, for the greater part, upon the
questions of the day. The number
opens with the regular department,
The March of Events" department
winch is. as always, a valuable feat
ure. Arthur Goodrich explains clearly
Inc United States Steel Corporations
Great Profit-Sharing Plan" Excep-
tlonally interesting is Lieut.. Command
er Albert Gleaves' article on THE New
navy at Work." which describes the life
or the modern American sailor, and how
the battleships are manned, equipped,
and armed. The article is generously
illustrated by fine half tones. Harry D.
Minis has an able article on 1.-THE Law"
showing how modern conditions have
changed the work of the lawyer, and
what the outlook of the legal profession
is today. Helen E. Haines interesting
ly discusses 1.-The Rapid Growth of
Public Libraries" Another illustrated
feature of general interest is Sylvester
Bakers article entitled Trolley Lines
in Railroad System" Other contrib
utions to this splendid number are:
Growing Cuban Tobacco in the United
States" Marion Wilcox; Herbert
Spencer" George lies; What We Can
Learn from German Business Meth
DDS" Louis j. Magee; and THE Work
of Japanese Craftsman Herbert G.
Pointing.
The Criterion.
striking cover design adds greatly
to the appearance of the February
number of the Criterion. The table of
contents includes stories, articles, and
miscellaneous features of interest, chief
among which may be briefly noted the
following: Carnegie Libraries and
Good Reading" Arthur E. Bostwick,
1.-The Last Prayer" Alys Hallard:
Literary Associations of Litchfield
County, Conn., Gen. James Grant
Wilson: Behind the Curtain at the
Opera House." Charles Henry Meltzer;
art New and Old at the Metropol-
itan." katherine Metcalf Roof; "a
Gettysburg Romance" Admiral Porter;
1.-The White Road" Ingram Crockett;
1.-The Sin of Marion Eaton Elsa
Barker: ION Becoming Acclimatized,"
Herbert Horwill. and "Silas Robinson,
dycI, I1CIliy w didOlL L dbSiS.
Nearly all the contributions are illus
trated, adding much to the attrative-
ness of this excellent number.
Good Housekeeping.
The housewife will find this maya
zine reliable guide in matters bear
ing upon the welfare of the household.
Each month it presents q large number
of papers bearing upon domestic econ
omy in all it's different phases, writ
ten by recognized authorities. The
current number is no exception, as
will be noted by the following partial
list of papers presented: 1.-THE Cook
Who Sailed Alone" Clifton Johnson;
plate and Fingerbowl Usage" Els
peth Macdonald; Lighting a Room
Gardner C. Teall; 1.-The Vegetarians,"
Rev. Henry S. Cobb Sunday Hos
pitality," Rev. Howard A. Bridgman;
1.-THE Boy and His Father" Margaret
E. Sangster; 1.-The Butcher and the
Cook" Deshler WEIGH; "a February
Picnic" and Household Economy
Emily Holt The several departments
relative to good cookery present doz-
ems of choice receipts, tried and true,
making this magazine invaluable to the
home cook.
The Living Age.
The two numbers of the Living Age
issued thus far this month fully sus-
tain this magazines reputation for
supplying it's readers with the cream
of the articles published in foreign pc
riodicals. No better idea of the gen.
eral excellence of these numbers can
be given than by naming a few OF the
many articles and stories presented:
"St. Francis and the Twentieth Cen
tury," 1.-The Paradox of the English
Business Man." Memories of MY
Childhood and School Days THE Man
of the Past" Mine Ease in Mine Inn,
Race and Religion" prince Adrian
Of Zell," Lady Maud's Walk, "The
Hero's Last Engagement" The Rus
sian Temperance Committee Rus-
kin's Bibles" "a New Form of En-
ergy." and christmas with the Profii-
gate Adventures Many charming
verses are also noted, together WIFE
the always interesting literary depart
ments.
:, The Engineering Magazine.