Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-09
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
The Pnqrim.

ne fngrtn.
An appropriate cover design, showing
a handsome Valentine maid and MANY
captive hearts adorn the February
number of the Pilgrim. That always
interesting and instructive department
Men and Matters of Moment opens
the number. In 1T the leading ques-
tions of the day are reviewed. Illus
trated features occupy large amount
of space in this fine number, among
them being the following: George
Washington Chicago Literary Wo-
men," Edith A. Brown "The .Patois
Of California The Feminine Ora mac.
and it's Players" "a Bit of Old Ge,e-es
many" Louis Ling; Lights at Sea-
Alma A. Rogers. Several short stories
are also presented. The many articles
and departments which make this
magazine such a favorite with feminine
readers are not lacking, this month, as
the following brief list shows: "Wo-
mans Ways and Work." Celia p.
Woolley: with the American Club
Woman" Physical Culture for Wo-
men," February Fashions and THE
Ways of Society,""
Everybody's Magazine.
for February is brimful of articles and
stories that cannot fail to interest and
entertain the many readers of this
monthly. 1t opens with a richly illus
trated article of Edmund Russell de-
scrbing 1.-The Courts Of the Rajahs"
Justus Miles Forman contributes the
closing chapters of his intensely inter
esting novel, Journeys End After
concluding the novel the reader will
| feel like scolding the author for giving
the public another lady-or- the-tiger
problem to solve. In Great Days in
Great Mems Lives Alfred Henry
Lewis this month considers the life of
Benjamin Franklin. Booker T. Wash
ington's article ON Work with the
Hands is a noteworthy feature. Lit
tie Stories of Real Life" "a Viking of
the East H. S. Garfield; "a japanese
Gentleman" c.. v. C. Mathews; Miss
Jane Adams, of Hull House, Chicago
Charlotte Teller: and Courage or
What?" are other contributions 10 this
isplendid number.
The Review of Reviews.
The February number of the Amer
| lean Monthly Review of Reviews admit
| rably sustains this magazines reputa
| tion for the timeliness and authority
of it's discussions of the prominent
questions of the day. The several de-
partments, THE Progress of the
World.'' Record of Current Events
and Some Current Cartoon Com
ments, cover the news of the day
from all points of view. Edward M.
| Shepard presents splendid tribute to
"Abram S. Hewitt, a Great Citizen"
| hp nd lah nf WI
man, Alice Freeman Palmer, are SYM
pathetically reviewed by George Perry
| Morris Two portraits of Mrs. Palmer
| accompany the article. In Henry G.
Marquand asan American Art Patron"
Ernest Knaufft describes the magnif-
| cert Marquand collection recently sold
| in New York. One of the most timely
and interesting papers is Wireless
| Telegraphy,' in which A Frederick
| Collins gives the present status of ca
bleless messages. The proposed re-
forms in the Irish land system are au-
thoritatively described by Walter Well
man who mas but recently returned
| from a visit to Ireland.
The Cosmopolitan.
| The current number of the Cosmopol-
itan presents fully seven papers of bio
graphical interest, including: "Presi-
dent McKinley's Tours w. w. Price:
| THE Young Napoleon Viscount
| Wolseley; Leo Tolstoy: An Interpre-
| tation Done in Little" Ebert Hub
bard; August Belmont" Il. H. Graves;
Henry NJ. Whitney," a. E.
| McFarlane; William Andrew Clark
Henry r. Knapp. and 1.-The Triumph
of Adolph Lorenz,' John Brisben Walk
er, Rev. Jepkin Lloyd Jones in the
series of papers, Making a Choice of
a Profession" discusses 1.-The Minis
try in a practical and helpful manner.
Two especially valuable contributions
are THE Man-making Forces of the
Modern State by Herbert George
Wells, and What a Father Can do for
His Daughter" by Harry Thurstou
Peck. Chief in the fiction is noted
short story, cleverly told, by Maine
writer, James e. Dunning. Other con-
tributors of fiction are Henry Seton
Merriman, Louise j. Strong, and Oc-
taye Thanet. Two attractive illustrat-
ed features are 1.-The American Bride
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen; and Bar
barrie Jewels as worn by Modern Wo-
men," Emma B. Kaufman.
The Smart Set.
Clever fiction in abundance makes up
the February offering of the Smart Set.
This magazine has shown decided i'm
provement of late in the quality of its
matter, and the current number is az
unusually good one. A charming love
story. delightfully."- told, is the opening
feature. 1t is entitled 1.-The Woong of
Marcus. and the author is G.. b. Bur
sin. Kate Jordan, who has many clev-
er tales to her credit, is represented by
one of her best, and amusing storie
"A Luncheon at Nick's." Emma Wolf
also has story, original and attrac-
tive, entitled 1.-THE Counting of Drusilla
Vest Other entertaining contribu-