The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-22

! long jaws; and at one time had race
with a gator, dragging after him a
small companion who was too frightened
to be able to swim. He declares that
on that occasion he broke any swim
ming record ever made.
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Recent issues of Science include
among other articles the following: A
full account of the general meeting of
the American Philosophical society;
"Leveling Without Baseleveling, by
Professor w. NJ. Davis; "Nomenclator-
ial Type Specimens of Plant Species -
by Mr.. A S. Hitchcock; 1.-THE Physician
of the Future" by DR.. H. w. Wiley;
proceedings of the Central Branch of
the American Society of BIOLOGISTS by
Professor Frank R. Lille; and abb
stracts of the papers presented at the
recent meetings of the Physiological
Section of the Central Branch of the
American Society of Naturalists, by
Professor Charles w. Greene.
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop Margaret Sid
ney) sails next week on the ''Teutonic"
for a year abroad. She has corrected
the proofs for new book to be
brought out in the autumn by the
Lothrop Lee and Shepard company
and has perfected plans for several i'm
portant literary undertakings to be
completed on the other side. She is to
be accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Margaret Lothrop, of the class just
friend, Miss Putnam. also of Smith
college.
.Leslie's Monthly Magazine an
nounces that with the September num-
Der it will be called American Illus
trated Magazine. Though the change
comes suddenly, it is natural one,
for under the present management the
magazine bears no resemblance either
in appearance or literature to the pub
locations popularized by the late Frank
Leslie. The publishers say that while
the regular readers appreciate what
the magazine has become, with the
name American Magazine on its cover,
buyers on the news stands will know
precisely what they are getting The
maya zine is the oldest of all the low
priced monthlies, founded as it was in
1875 under the title of Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly" Leslie himself was
an Englishman, Henry Carter, by
name, who came to this country under
an adopted name, became the pioneer
of illustrated newspapers and maya
zines in America. He was a man of
great resourcefuIness and capacity and
led the way in perfecting and cheaper
ing the process of illustration. His
Monthly, which was at the time adver-
tised as "the cheapest magazine in the
world was sold at % cents. After
his death in 1898, it entered the 10
cent field and for a time lapsed into
comparative obscurity until the pres
ent management took it up and pushed
it to the forefront.