The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
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The opening article In the February
issue of Indoors and Out describes and
illustrates the magnificent new residence
of Mrs. ]. Nicholas Brown. erected at
Newport. r. l., and known as Harbour
Court "The Home of California
Architect" Mr.. John Galen Howard. Is
extremely interesting because OF its un-a
usual beauty and the strong Individuality
which is expressed in it. The lanai Is Z
Of an Apple Orchard In the landscape
design surrounding modern house pres
sents an unusual, problem which has
been sktlfully treated. Suggestions for
the use of movable boolkshelves adapt-
able to various rooms are given by Miss
Mabel Harlow. and the examples are
illustrated by clever and original pen
drawings. The series Of tho city home
OF the American is continued with an
article on the "Essentials OF the Dining
ROOM" containing some new ideas which
will appeal to homo builders.
The principal features Of the March
issue Of Review OF Reviews are a
survey OF the work Of the Interior De-
pnrtment under Secretary Hitchcock.
by Max West: an elaborately illus
trated forecast of tho Jamestown Exc
position, by Plummer Il. Jones; study
the West, apropos Of President Roose-s
velt's recent action; a presentation OF
some of the reasons "Why We Need
the Immigrant with many illustra-
tive charts and Diagrams based on
data gathered by the Government, by
William S. Rossiter; and articles on
.The Municipal Ownership of Street
Railways in Germany by Edward n.
Heyn, German Experiments with the
Land Tax" by William c. Dreher. AMI
.rWhy Not Savings Bank Life Insur-
anco for Wage Earners?" by Louis ..
Brandeis. In tho editorial department,
.The Progress of the World" there IS
further discussion, Of the railroad sltu-
alton begun in the February numher.
and fun exposition of the question:
/, of Japanese coolie exclusion apropoa
or tho Immigration law just passed py
Congress and signed by President
! Roosevelt Tho editor also gives some
/ attention to the ss2,O00.oo0 Rocketeller
gift to the cause OF education.
In the March number OF The
/, worlds Work leading articles will
include "Harrimans Railroad Webs
by 6. NJ. Keys "Ballooning Over tho
! Sea" by Major Fl. B. Hersey; Japan
ESQ in California" by Jerome A. Hart;
"IIeroes of Everyday Life by French
| Strother and Gross Roads of tho Pa
| CtflC,' by I1elcil II. MGSiu0AsSS. 2ts
Writer'S OF poetry appearing in tho.
March issue OF the Atlantic Monthly
are Thomas Bailey Aldrich. John D..
Tabb, McCready Sykes, Grace Hazard
Conkling, and Fred Lewis Pattee. Co.'s
trlbutors OF leading and able articles
arc Andrew d. White. Norris Schaft.
Henry James Smith, William H. Allen.
IT, S. johnson, Frederic r. Guernsey.
Bliss Perry, Clare Benedict, William
! Wlstar Comfort. Arthur c. Benson,
lSuno Frcmcke and Harriet Waters
| Preston. ts
An article Of special interest to WIS
ginians appearing in the March nuns
her of Munscy's Magazine Is '"rhe Ro-5
nance OF Jamestown by Henry
! Thurston Peck, who says IN REFERRING
| to the Jamestown settlement that john
| Smith ''might well be called the first
| American, for no possessed the pecu-i
Iliarly American trait OF Dragging with
big words, but OF making good his
4 words by deeds. His courage. his
snrewdness and his downright Eng.
lish common sense made him natural
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