Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-15
In the Machine World.

| The OCTOBER AtldiitiS 10 a. 'Ni O'ie
number. Many important SUBJECTS arr
ably discussed. including, The Power
of the Senate" S. W. Mccall; The
Fruits of Industrial Training" Booker
T. Washington; college Rank anc
| Distinction in Life" A. Lawrence
| Dwell. and Plus X. and His Task, y
n ID. Sedgwick, Jr. Arnold Haultain
contributes a delightful paper treating
zoe Walks and Walking Tours" Ly-
man Abbott has an interesting sketch
of Henry Ward Beecher. Robert Her
rick and r. Z. Young contribute this
months installment of fiction, and
there is also a number of charming
verses. and other features of interest.
This magazine is one of the sterling
publications of the day, and has a
| large and steadily increasing list of
appreciatiVe readers.
Pearson's for October has many at
| tractive features. Addison b. Burk
gives an interesting history of Pennsyl-
yania. fully illustrated. katherine G..
| Townsend, Nj. D., writes of New
| Works Medical Women and Their
| Work" OF unusual interest is Frank
w. Hawthorne'S article, Feeding a
Great City" In 1.-The Minute Men of
the Rail- Day Allen Wiley gives q
vivid description of the labors of the
"roughs-and of the railroad
service. In the matter of fiction this
number is especially strong, there be-
ing several captivating short stories,
and an installment of Cyrus Townsend
Brady's exciting serial, Sir Henry
Morgan Buccaneer." Nearly all the
contributions are finely illustrated.
The National Sportsman is an attrac-
tive publication with it's many enter
tanning articles and sketches illustrated
by handsome half-tones. In the cur
rent number are noted the following
articles of interest: climbing the
Highest Mountain in the United
States J. De Hart Bruen; THE Sum-
mer Haunts of the Black Duck" H. H.
Bailey: " A Moose and a Bear w. II.
Hatch; After Jack Snipe," and In
the Wilderness of Buttermilk Lakes
H. T.. Glidden. The departments fully
and interestingly cover the world of
sport.
Of much general interest is the arti-
Gle on "Postoffice Work and Methods"
in the October magazine number of the
Outlook. 1t is profusely illustrated.
Another valuable contribution is by
Hon John D. Long, giving "Some Per-
sonal "reminiscences" Edward A.
Steiner writes of "Tolstoy's Marriage
and Family Life" Other important
articles are: Jonathan Edwards,
Kate M. Cone; 1.-The Elm and the
Tulip ]. Horace McFarland; and
Bishop Clark and His Successor. The
news and editorial departments are, as
usual, timely and interesting. and form
most valuable feature. The illus
tratons in this number are many and
attractive. Il
In the October number of the En-
cheering Magazine is a valuable arti-
Gle on 1.-The Republic of Colombia and
the Panama Canal,'' by John George
Leigh. The article is profusely illus
trated by fine half-tones and gives an
intelligent review of this much dis
cussed question. Another illustrated |
article of great interest is The Coal |
Mining Industry of the United King
dom,' by r. A. S. Redmayne. Emile |
Guarini describes Electric Trolley We
hicles Without Rails Diamond |
Mining in the Kimberley Fields" is in !
terestingIy described by c. V. Allen. |
In The Issues Between Labor and |
Capital" Egbert P. Watson discusses
the faults of trades unionism and mis- |
takes of employers.
For October the National Magazine |
offers its readers delightful and va
ried selection of articles, stories, and |
miscellaneous features of interest OF
chief interest to Maine readers is the |
article on 'Aroostook County, Name |
by George H. Collins of Pressure Isle.
Editor Collins writes con amore of his
subject and the article, with it's
many half-tone illustrations, will he
read with pleasure. Other readable |
articles and stories are: affairs at
Washington" Joe Mitchell Chapple; |
"Shall White Men Rule or be Ruled?" |
Benjamin Ryan Tillman; "StorminS a |
Moro Fortress" Major r. S. Porter: |
June Winston" Carrie Hunt Latta;
and 1.-The Man on the Barren" Eva
Hampton Prather.
tive cover and an equally pleasing
table of contents. The number opens
with a beautiful series of photo
graphic Art Studies" by Morrison.
Fourteen shor. stories are given in this
number and make up q delightful feast
for the lover of fiction. Among the
titles are noted: THE Man Who
Saved the Presidents Life" Z. Phil
lips Oppenheim; 1.-THE Princess of
Internationally" Winona Godfrey;
Her Story of Love-" Charles Michael
Williams; appetite and Affection,
Una Hudson; and "A Belated Settle
ment,' Helen Marie Bennett.
One of the leading contributions to
the October Leslie's is Maud Ballng-
ton Booths article, GIVE Them u
Chance" showing what 1.-THE Volun-
teers" have accomplished in the line
of prison work. The article will be
read with interest. Marion Hill con-
tributes another of her delightful child
stories, dealing with the Pettison twins
at school. In ''The Laborer's Hire"