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ranching one OF the most attractive
forms Of American existence.

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The Washington's birthday number Of
the Youths Companion reproduces eight
different portraits of George Washington
out OF the list Of more than eight hun
dred which are in existence. Besides
the familiar drawing from Houdon's bust
and the portrait by Gilbert Stuart, the
Companion presents six which are not.
SO well known. One OF these from n
painting by Charles w. Peale, is tho
earliest known representation Of WASH
ington's features. He was at the time
about forty years old A still more inter-
csting portrait Is tie reproduction OF the
drawing made by Fevret do Saint Mcmin,
a young French artist, In 179s-the last
portrait from life that we have. Saint
Menlln in producing 1t used an instru-
ment that he called physionotrace. 1t
enabled him to trace on paper an exact
reproduction OF the outlines OF the face.
He afterward filled in the details with
crayons. This portrait shows now the
first President looked the year before his
death.
The table of contents for the February
18th issue Of the North American Review
includes Chapter XII. from Mark Twain's
autobiography" and special articles on
topics Of the day and book reviews by
~, Ii.
Roberts, T.. Andrieux, Gen. w. II. Car
ter, u. S. A., William Dorsey Jelks, John
Corbin, Christine Terhune Hcrrcls EN-
Attnche Olivia II. Dunbar and Richard
Lie Gallienne.
George Hcrvey is the editor OF the
North American Review, and the "Edi-
tors Diary and World Politics. arc
alive with questions OF vital interest In
the world Of to-day.
The cover design OF the Sunset Maya
zine for February, by Gordon Coutts,
shows midwinter motoring in the Calfor-
MIA coast country. and tho frontispicce
illustrates Motoring in the West"
Other contributors for the month are:
Arthur Inker.ley. Franklin HIchborn,
Allan Dunn, Clara =. Douglas, Wallace
Everett, Elmer B. Harris, Earle Ashley
Walcott, Alberta Bancroft, David Starr
Jordan. George Sterling, Charles Francis
Sanduers, Dennis II. Stovall, Mary
Vaughan, Amelia Woodward Truesdell,
Frank II. Spearmun, David II. Walker.
Lillian II. Shney, Sheldon Cheney, Alice
Prescott Smith, Dane Coolidge, James II.
McCllntocK, Louis Ballard. Carrie b..
Sterling, Adelne Knapp. Ina l.. Cook.
Blanche, Sara Dean and w. Fay
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The complete novel In Young's Maya
zinc is entitled "A Flight from Love-"
and is by Neera, the short stories and
poems being from such authors as Ralph
tombstone, Elizabeth sutton. G. Il. Ma
son, VIII J. Jones, Anton Chekhov, John
Wilmerding, Viii A. Branan5 Iscss Ser
rano Hendry, Devere Helvern, Paul Mar
gucritc, w. A. Phelon, Bruce Barlow
Charles Sloan Reid, Minna Irving. NJ A..
Brady. b. Frank Menges, Aubrey Lam
ston, Helena Smith Dayton, Walter Pu-
/, liter, John TT. Garnsey, William S. Bro
din, 'rheodosla Van Doozer and Virginia
| Leila Wentz
Tho National Review for February
edited by l.. j. NIaxse, OF London, Eng
land, in "Episodes of tho Month";" touches
interestingly, among other topics. upon
the international outlook. the bankrupt
German diplomacy, the publicity intrigue
( and tho Ango-Anerican relations.
Other features Of tho Review nro
!, "The Valentine Compac. n Year Aftcr,'
by Compatriot: "Some Thoughts on In
dian Discomfort" by Fills Highness, the
Aga Khan. G, G. I, H.; "The Unionlst
leadership" by w. Howard Gritten:
American Affairs" by A. Maurice
| Low; "French Books for Our Daugll-
| tiers" by Mrs r. r. Devonshlre; Cor
4 respondence-A. Rectiilcation," by Mrs.
| Henry Fawcett,
Tho frontispiece Of the Taylor
Trotwood Magazine for FEBRUARY is
4 taken from a painting by Gilbert Gaul.
Tho Leading article bears on "rlle
IamcstOwn E1Xposition and in written