Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-19

pccially interesting articles in the
| March number. One, The Eden Max
ers." by Julian Helburn, tells Of the
! remarkable things the United States
Reclamation Service is doing. Under
the caption The Case of Mabel Par
kerr Arthur Train of the New York
District Attorneys office tells the story
of a girl who stole thousands of dollars
through free hand forgeries. From
| the Photographic side this number is
well up to the standard which the
| American Fla gaZine has been setting
well up to the standard which the
American Magazine has been setting.
There is a series of portraits of birds
taken in their natural haunts. Among
tie writer's of fiction are Mary Chold-
inondeley. Charles Buxton Caring.
George Randolph Chester, Margaret
Burbee Shipp. Lynn d. Follett and
John Worne.
| The March number of McClure's
| is unusually strong in good fiction
| with THE E,xiles' by Harvey J. O'Hor-
gins; "A Matter of Priciple' by Sam
| uel Hopkins Adams; the third story
| VI Tic -AIlZoIt A>lSHt series, lne
| Cattlsmans Yarn: The Remittance
| Man Story by Stewart Edward
White; The Last Pilot Schooner" bv
| Ralph d. Paine; "A Grief Deferred -
| by Alice Brown; "A Small Person"
by Mary Talbut Campbell; and "A
| Retributiva Trip by Jeanette Coop
er. The poems, which balance the
number are by Herbert Trench, Flor
ehce Wilkinson. Witter Byner, Paul
kester and A. L. Housman. The spe-
cial features include notable articles
By Ida NJ. Tarbell Ray Stannard Bak-
er, Carl Schburg, Clara Morris and
others.
The March number Of the Black Cat
contains clever short stories by Jack
London. a. w. North, Virginia NJ.
Cornell, Will Kenyon, Don Mari,
Lemon and Frank II. Sweet.
The special features of the March
American Monthly Review of Reviews
are a character sketch of King Chris
tian Of Denmark. by Edwin Bjorkman;
an outline of the purposes and meth
obs, with some account of the per-
sonnet. of tire Imperial Chinese Special
Mission, which has just visited this
country, by Prof. j. w. jerks; brief
appreciation Of "AnatOle LIE BraZ, a
Representative Celt of France" by
Carroll Durham; an illustrated des-
criptiCn of "A Park of Patriotism: The
Lincoln Farm" a suggestive article on
What England Can Teach Us in Ath-
letIcs, by G.. Upton Harvey; the story
OF the rapid development of the chill
drenS court as an institution in Ameri-
can city life, by Frances Ma ule
Bjorkman; 1.-The Filipino Labor Sup
ply with pictures), by George Fl.
Guy; Three Cnarmed Men Cross the
sahara by Cyrus G. Adams, and the
FOLLOWING important discussions of live
topics now before the country: "The
Pay Of Our Soldiers as Affecting De-
sertion and Re-erlistment." by Captain
T.. Anderson. L. =. A.: Sane Methods
Regulating immigration" by Robert
Dec. Ward; and '"Tuberculosis Among
the Sioux Indians by DR.. D. W. Rob-
inscn. The Progress of the World"
the opening editorial department Of the
magazine, deals with the important
news developments of the month, at
home and abroad.
The March Atlantic is perhaps even
richer than usual in important eco
nomic and political, articles upon Sub
Jects of first interest. Prof. f. w.
Taussig, the well-knOwn economist and
author. writes urOn s'The Love of
Wealth and the Public Service"
Maurice Low upon "The German EN-
peror," and George w. Alger con-
tributes another of his fresh and vigor-
Gus discussion of contemporary mat
tiers, this time uron "Some EuuivocaI
Fights of Labor" Two papers of
kindred interest are Charles NJ. Har-
Veys upon 1.-THE Red Mans Last Call"
an eloquent account of the indians
present status in America, and a ric-
tuserque narrative by Major r. l.. Bull
lard OF his experiences in the Philip
pines, preparing Our Moros for Gov
ernnent.' The literary and historical
papers in the number are of the quail
ity and interest which have long
marked Atlantic articles as q distinct
type i'll American letters. They in
cluGe the second of Andrew D. Whites
ontable studies of TurgOt as a state
man. an able study of the letters of
Horace WalpOle by Gamaliel Bradford,
Jr., an appreciation of Anatole France
by Bradford Torrey, and a striking
paper on Shakespeare and the Plastic
Stage" by John Corbin. The stories
IN the number are especially attrac-
tivc-"Old Goodwin's Wife," by w. J.
Hopkins. the author of 1.-THE Clam
mer;' IN. Mulvina, Her Life and
Works" by Harry j. Smith, a new and
original humorist, and "The Prodigy"
another subtle and powerful story, by
Fanny kemble Johnson.
Ii is not easy to give any notion of
tht contents of such a magazine as
country Life in America. with it's
wealth of instruction for those who are
Planning gardens and orchards. new or
Ola, for the coming season. We note
an admirable doublc-ragc illustration
OF THE oldest and most beautiful
pleached alley in America" a walk
from the woods to the formal garden at
MIS-. Henry Lees. Brooklne. Mass. 1t
IS made of holnbeam ana is about 20
years old. The English use for the bur-