Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-23

David Rankin; How We Lost Sakha-
lin Island" Adachi Kinnosuke; THE
After Play" Mabel Herbert Urner; and
The Promise and Problems of Reel
procity" Harold Boice, are some of the
interesting articles and capital stories
which make up this entertaining num-
Der.
The American Illustrated Magazine,
formerly Leslies spreads before it's
MANY readers a most delightful feast
OF wit and wisdom. In the splendid
table OF contents are included the fol-
lowing: Fire at Sea-" Lawrence Perry;
Mary Frances" Mrs. l.. Fl. Harris;
millions for Minutes" Leroy Scott;
"Plupys Lecture" Henry A. Shute;
1.-THE story of American Painting"
Charles II. Cafin: 1.-The Test" T.. Arm
strong; 1.-THE Man with the Mark"
Norman II. Crowell; and For the
Safety of the Public" John ]. Esch.
The articles and stories are for the
most part attractively Illustrated.
In the Municipal Journal are pre-
sented the following articles which will
be of value to all interested in the sub
ject of municipal improvement:
"Asphalt Paving" THE Toronto Street
Railway Agreement" THE Street Rail-
ways of Chicago" THE Smoke MUS
ance," Municipal Finance and Ac
counting Building" Municipal Water
Supplies" "Disposition of Municipal
Refse," and street Cleaning" This
magazine is handsomely illustrated.
mating number to the lover of outdoor
life, with its many special articles
stories, and pleasing illustrations. Dan
Beard, the editor, has several note
worthy contributions, including The
Mystery of the Blue Goose" and My
Friend the Toad" Other Nature
articles are: Loose Fang, the GriZZly,'
Arthur H. Marley; The Way of the
Skunk" G. William Beebe; "A Hunt
er's Method of Totng Deer" John
Boyd: and Pennsylvania Beaver"
Harry Dillon Jones. The several de-
partments give much timely informal
ton relative to the various sports and
paStimeS.
The Business Womans Magazine, the
only periodical in the world devoted
exclusively to the interests of the work.
ing woman, it is said. has strong
table Of contents in its current issue.
Chief 2mong the many contributions
given are the following: Benefits Of
Organization Among Working Wo-
men, Minnie j. Reynolds; What
Women are Doing Today" Linda Lee:
National Business Woman's League"
Mattylee Curl Barnett; Health the
First Requisite of Success to htC Bust
ness Woman" Alice NJ. Long. Several
stories, poems and the regular depart
ments complete an excellent number.
Practical hygiene is helpfully dis
cussed in the current number CT
Health-Cuture, a magazine which is
accomplishing a vast amount of good
by educating people in right ways of
living. The following partial list of
the practical papers presented gives
an idea of the great value of this mag
aZine: "a Secret of Vitality Status
of Physical Training in France Half
Hours Before and After Sleep" "Musi-
cal Therapeutics" Some Unconsid-
cred Factors in the Causation of Dis
ease" How Not to Worry Miss
Grays Victory" and THE Art of
Sleeping" Many of the articles are
profuscly illustrated.
Vick's Family Magazine presents in
its current issue many articles of value
to all interested in Horticulture, also
articles and sketches of general inter-
est. "SOme Fine Blue Flowers"
Good Taste in planting" 1.-The
T'eony Garden" "FlCral Notes and
Autumn Pruning" are some of the
subjects discussed at length, while the
various household departments are well
filled with matter that cannot fail to
please the up-to-date housewife.
One of the prettiest covers of the
month adorns the October number of
the National Magazine. The table of
contents is equally pleasing, and in
cludes among many others the follow
ing clever articles and stories: "Af-
fairs at Washington" Joe Mitchell
Chapple: 1.-THE Greater Faith" Christie
belle van Asmus Bunting; THE Sur
vival of Man. Michael A. Lane;
"Pushball: A Strenuous New Came"
G. H. Allison; 'The Red Cravat," STAN
ley Waterloo; Ralph Keller Of Vaga-
bondia." Charles Warren Stoddard;
and beauties of the American Stage"
The several departments, notably those
devoted to home interests. give a large
amount of helpful matter. Nearly all
of the contributions are handsomely il
Illustrated.
Everybody's successfully lives up to
its name, for certainly everybody will
find something to interest in the cur
rent number of this popular magazine.
Eugene Wood opens the number with
an illustrated paper describing "a
School for Boys" Juliet Wilbor
Tonlpkins in her paper on ELLA Rawls
Reader, Financier," gives much inter-
esting information concerning woman
who has been much before the public
of late. Especially interesting is
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd's article on
''The Artist Dressmakers of Paris"
Feminine readers will appreciate the
many fine half-tones which accompany
this article. Thomas w. Lawson con-
tinues his striking series of articles on
'Frenzied Finance" This issue has a