Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-11-07
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A distinctive feature Of the Review
of Reviews for November is the series
of sketches Of men of the hour, in
GLIDING, besides an elaborate char
acter study Of the late Senator Hoar,
by Talcott Williams, briefer articles
on Nh. John Morley and Mr.. James
Bryce, who are now visiting the United
States; on Commander Booth Tucker,
of the Salvation Army, whose work in
America is just closing, on the late
r.; A. Bartholdi, the designer of the
statute of Liberty" in New York Har-
Dor; and on the late Lafcadio Hearn,
the Interpreter Of Japan to the West
ern world. Mr.. Herman Rosenthal
writes on "Price Mirsky, Russia's New
Minister of the Interior" and Mr.. w.
II. Stead contributes an interesting
character sketch Of Lord Grey, the
new Governor General of Canada. Mr..
Steads article is followed by two
other Canadian papers of exceptional
interest,--"The Trend OF Political A.
fairs in Canada" apropos of the ap-
preaching elections, by Miss Agnes G.
Laut, and western Canada in 1904"
by Theodore M. Knappen. "Iowa's
Campaign for Better Corn" by Prof.
P. G. Holden, is a suggestive account
of the work performed last spring by
the so-called "Corn Gospel" trains.
Mr.. Edwards A. Moseley, secretary of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
contributes an authoritative article on
American railroad accidents; their
causes, and the means of securing
greater safety in. travel. Miss Flor
ence e. Winslow, reviews the work Of
the Episcopal Triennial Convention,
which has just completed it's session
at Boston. what the People Read
in Hungary" is the somewhat out-of-
the way subject Of a paper by John
Skotthy. The closing phase of the
presidential campaign, the develop
ments in the Russo-Japanese war, and
other topics Of the hour are discussed
in the editorial department. "The Pro-
gress Of the World
Some people think that personal
popularity is the result of a natural
gift. Emily Holt brings out a book
through McClure-Phillips under the
title of "The Secret of Popularity" in
which she takes quite the opposite
point Of vitw. In her preface she de-
clares that unpopHlarity is the result
of a disregard Of certain obvious rules
of behavior and an overlooking of op-
portunities for kindness, etc. The
book aims to put the reader on the
right track in these regards. It is a
rational and Straightforward treat.
ment of a subject of universal interest.
The December Delineator, with it's
message of good cheer and helpful.
ness, will be welcome in every home.
The fashion pages are unusually at
tractive, illustrating and describing
the very latest modes in a way to
make their construction during the
busy festive season a pleasure in
stead of a task, and the literary and
pictorial features are of rare excel.
lence. A selection of Love Songs
from the Wagner Operas, rendered
into English by Richard de Gallienne
and beautifully illustrated in colors by
J. G. Leyendecker, occupies a promi
nent place, and chapter in the Com.
posers' Series, relating the Romance
of Wagner and Cosima, is an interest
ing supplement to the lyrics. A very
clever paper entitled "The Court Cir
cles of the Republic" describes some
unique phase Of Washington social
( life is from an unnamed contributor
who is said to write from the inner
circles Of society. There are short
stories from the pens of F.. Hopkinson
Smith, Robert Grant, Alice Brown
Mary Stewart Cutting and Gilmore
Elliott Peake, and such interesting
writer's as Julia Magruder, L. Frank
Baum, and Grace MacGowan Cooke
hold the attention of the children
Many Christmas suggestions are given
IN needlework and the Cookery pages
are redolent of the Christmas feast
In addition, there are the regular de
partments OF the magazine, with many
special articles on topics relating tc
Woman's interests within and with
out the home. 5f:*t Il, or. :. + :. T
I n The November number Of the North
4 American Review has an enticihg lis,
Of Sontents. Baron Kentaro Kaneko ex
plains why The Yellow Peril Il
Japan's Golden Opportunity" Yvef
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