Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
IN THE MAGAZINES

| The Mothers Magazine for October has
prepossessing cover design and the
pages hold much of help for perplexed
mothers. How to Direct the Surplus
Energy of the Nervous Child" is the title
of an excellent article, and 1.-THE Daughter
In the High School, is the subject of an
opportune and sensible paper by Miriam
Holland Webb, instructor in language In
the New York public schools. Co-ope-
ration between the husband and the wife
is the keynote of an article by H. F.
Cable, and also of pretty story by E.
Pauline Johnson. One of the best things
this month is symposium ION the serious
results of frightening children. Among
the departments is one devoted to physi-
cal culture and hygiene, another to house.
hold economics and another to patterns
for the lad and lassie.
A story of rather an unusual sort ap-
pears in the Red Book Magazine for Oc-
tober. 1t is by, George Bronson Howard
and bears. the title "The Pawn It's To-
Gale is the Philippines. and while the
motif of the story is rather daring, one
loses thought of that in the power of the
narrative and strength" of the situation
in which the three chief characters find
themselves. Another excellent story is
His Price" by Rem. A. Johnston, while
when Love Rebeled' gives a new
glimpse of labor unionism. Grace Sart-
well Mason contributes a story entitled
THE Measure of a Man that sounds a
loud clear note of optimism, quite de-
lightful to hear in these pessimistic times.
Other well known writers who are repre-
sented in the Red Book Magazine for
October by examples of their best work
are Marion Ames Taggart, Elizabeth
Banks, Inez Haynes Gilmore, Edwin A.
Start, Lucia Chamberlain, w. A. Fraser
and Owen Oliver. Especially valuable is
e. Ralph Estep's article, '"The How and
Why of Motoring"
Success magazine for October begins
four new features of.more than ordinary
Importance. The first is "Drugging
Race" by Samuel Merwin, in which that
well known writer will show how the
Chinese nation was practically drugged
at the point of the British bayonet. The
second is 1.-THE Real Lawson" Frank
Fayant's life story of the great Boston
financier and publicist. The third is
"Lentala,' a new novel by w. G. Nor
row, the San Francisco author. The
fourth is Our Own Northwest" by
Chauncey Thomas, who was commits
stoned by Success magazine to investi-
gate the industrial and other conditions
of Uncle Sans northwestern states.
There are a number of good fiction
stories in this issue, among them being
Thomas and the Donkey" by Florence
Morse Kingsley; Kendall the Missing"
by Leavitt Corning; Enter the Princess"
by Charles Battell Loomis; Poor John!"
by James w. Foley; Building the
House." by Zoe Anderson Norris, and
TOO Late by H. D. Varnum.
This number contains the second INSTALL
ment of Wallace Irwin's amusing Love
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poems are by Charles Keeler. John e.
Tabb. Harold Susman. George Jay, Nixon
Waterman and Roy Farrell Greene. There
Is an important paper by DR.. Emma Wal
ker, 1.-The Curse of Overeating'; a life
sketch of United States Senator Charles
Curtis, and a large number of useful
and practical household departments.
Everybodys for October has striking
cover in white and scarlet to advertise
their leading article, ''The Keystone
Crime" by Owen Wister. This is the
first comprehensive story of the scan
dalous cost of Pennsylvania new capi-
tol to appear, and in telling 1t Mr.. Wister
proves himself as successful publicist as
he is novelist.
i, There is the usual number of readable
al ~icles in the October number, notably
Celebrating a New Ireland" by Maude
l.. Radford, a suggestive account of the
exhibition at Dublin, and 1.-The Miracle
by Henry Smith Williams. |
giving some of the amazing recent |,
achievements in industrial chemistry |
Hartley Davis offers some, interesting |
figures in THE Business Side of Vaude
ville," Leroy Scott relates the dramatic |
experiences of a woman revolutionist In
Russia, and Charles e. Russell, in this
installment of his series. Where
Did You Get 1t, Gentlemen" resumes
his study of the career of Thomas F.
Ryan.
The seven stories in the October number
are all of exceptional quality, and among
the writer's are Charles G. d. Roberts, |
Parker H. Fillmore, George Hibbard, |
Bert Lesion Taylor. Mary Stewart Cut
ting and Bessie r. Hoover.
Transatlantic Tales for October con-
tains the complete novelette,. "Creval- |