The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-28
OCTOBER MAGAZINES.
President Roosevelt on "small Country
Neighbour in ~Scribner's.

The migration of the elephant from the
ancestral home In the Fayum desert all
over Europe and through North and South
America, according to Professor Henry
Fairchild Osborn, of Columbia, is. with the
single exception of the perigrinations of
the horse, the most remarkable feat OF
travel in the whole history of creation. The
story of this migration is told by Professor
Osborn for readers of the October Century,
as part of his article on the discoveries OF
the recent African expedition of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History, Of which
expedition he was in charge. 1.-THE Out
look for Tariff Reform is discussed by
Congressman Samuel w Mccall. The d.
rector of the Cornell University College of
Agriculture, Professor L. II. Bailey. has
another of his papers dealing with Ameri-
can youth and American farms. General
Howard gives som intimate memories of
Geenral Grant, and an essay out of the
beaten track is Andrew Lang's chat of
"Dandies."
The leading article In Scribner's Maya
zine for October Is an entertaining account
by Theodore Roosevelt of the Small Coun-
try Neighbors," which he has observed In
his walks around the White House grounds,
his Sycamore Hill home at Oyster Bay
and at Pine Knot, the place in Albemarle
COuHtys d. WueTt ne dilu HIS ldiuity 81 "
three or four days outing at various sea-
sons. The article shows very close OBJ
servation Of the life of the woods and fields.
He treats of the little friends of the house
hold, birds and small mammals, which are
so interesting in their habits IL one ms
the eye to see them. The description of
the life at Pine Knot, with its one big
room on the ground floor, is attractive.
There are Illustrations of the house and its
surroundings.
Who is John Johnson9 Why do the
people love him? Why did they elect
him Governor by 1900 when the Demo-
Gratis have never been able to carry the
State before? Is there some magic power
for leadership in this son of a village
drunkard who helped his good mother
with the washing? Is Colonel Henry Wat
terson right in his belief that John John
son has some of the genius Of Abraham
Lincoln, and that he may be the dark
horse in the coming Presidential cam
paign? The October American Magazine
contains the life story Of John johnson
and his swift winning of a peoples affec-
ton. Lincoln Steffen's story Of how Fran
els j. Heney grappled the land graft of
Oregon is also another feature.
Success Magazine for October begins four
new features of interest. The first Is
"Drugging a Race" by Samuel Merwin,
in which that well-known writer will
show how the Chinese nation was practi-
cally drugged at the point of the British
bayonet. The second is 1.-The Real Law
son." Frank Fayant's life story of the
Boston tiancier 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 commissioned by Sue
cess Magazine to investigate the indus
trial and other conditions of Uncle Sans
Northwestern States.
Joel Chandler Harris, Emery Pottle,
Carolyn Wells. JAMES Whitcomb Riley,
Seumas MacManus, Frank L. Stanton and
others contribute to the October number
of Uncle Remus's Magazine.
Record Mountain Climbing in the Hima-
layas," by Fanny Bullock Workman;
"Kenesaw Mountain lands, Judge" by
John T. McCutcheon, illustrated with car
toons by the author; Life In Under-River
Tunnel Tube by A. w. Rolker; my
Experiences During the Seige of Paris
II. 1.-THE Seige Ends and / Escape from the
CITY," by Sarah Bernhard; walt Whit
mans Views" by Horace Traubel; The
Looting of Korea" by Homer B.. Hubert;
and 'Hazing In Wall Street." by w. G.
Nicholas, are some of the attractive fea-
lures of Appleton's.
The girl or boy who reads the October
st. Nicholas will enjoy c. II. Claudy's In
formation of Scientific K~ite-hying," an
account Of DR.. Alexander Graham Bells
experiments in learning to fly; w. G.. Fitz-
gerald's account of quaint little Nieuport's
Fishing on Horseback" Francis Arnold
Collins's details of THE Building OF a
'Sky-scraper,' n Adelia B. Boards In
structions how to make fascinating dolls out
of old bottles and a little tissue paper. 1t
is altogether a most helpfully instructive
number, the information pleasantly sugar.
coated.
The Engineering Magazine for October is
a special mining and machinery number.
DIR. Douglass article on the copper situa-
ton has the leading position-ittingly, on
account Of the timeliness Of the contribu-
ton and the authority Of the author, but
abreast Of 1t in Importance. and second
only In position, is Alexander Del Mars
study of the present Industrial situation