The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-13
a Noteworthy Number.

a Noteworthy Number.
From the charming three. color
reproduction of one of Henry Hutt's
paintings of beautiful woman
used as cover designz-to the final
page, the November number OF
Uncle Remus's-The Home Maya
zine, published at Atlanta, Ga, is
filled with exceptional short stories,
interesting articles and pictures OF
more than ordinary excellence.
The dainty society debutanre whose
smiling face looks into yours from
the Magazine cover, is one of Mr..
Hutt's best artistic efforts and
stamps him at once as an artist of
unusual possibilities. The cover
design is striking, and is quite in
the lead of those appearing on any
of the November magazines.
In the Magazine there isa poem
called "The Sea Wind" written by
Joel Chandler harris. 1t is full OF
sentiment and proves the author a
poet of rare ability.
"Miss Briggs's Star Lodger' is a
charming Thanksgiving Eve story
by Mary E. Bryan.
"The Silence of the Whistler is
an exceptionally strong human.in
terest short story by Julian Harris,
the new editor of the Magazine. L.
G. Hopkins has written an amusing
story in "The Adventure of the
Lost Bathing Suit" a satire on the
modern detective tale.
Don Marquis, associate editor of
the Magazine, in his department,
"A Glance in Passing" comments
in an interesting manner of the con-
duct of the presidential campaign
and the surprises which were
sprung by both sides. The final
paper of Colonel John C. Reeds
history of the Ku .Klux Khan, of
which he was a leading member,
compares the actions of the Ku
Klux to the Americans who fought
at Concord and Lexington. ssLarge
Light" is strong poem by John
Collier, while "Back to Normal, =
by Martha Bnrtchael, is story
dealing with the superstitious
nature of the negro.
"Gilbert Neal" Will N. Har-
ben's serial story, reaches an
interesting point in the November
number. 1t is charmingly illus.
trated by Robert Edwards. The
regular departments of the Maya
zine are replete with entertaining
articles. A letter which Joel
Chandler Harris wrote to little
school girl is printed, and the do.
ings of the Zotwots, the children's
friends, are faithfully chronicled.
William Steel, a plumber of
Galena, Kent county, fell from the
| top of 60 #. wind mill, but es.
capped probable fatal injury by
grasping an iron pipe about mid
way in the descent, and checking
his fall.
John Harris, aged 10 years, of
Kinks Mills, Pa, was arrested in
Lancaster last week on the com
plant of John Cochran, charged
with stealing twelve dollars from
him. Harris Indignantly denies
the charge.
Anthrax has broken out on the
Wilkinson farm near Kaolin,
Chester county, where seven COWS
had the disease. -Four of the
cows have died but the other three
are recovering. Two pigs also
have the disease.
Melville Gambrill, has agreed to
pay the last fourth of the debt
upon Goodman M. E. Church,
Wilmington, if the congregation
will raise the other three. fourths,
which tits expected will be con.
tribHted by New Years.
The Maryland Agriculture Sta.
ton has issued Bulletins No. 129
and No. 100, the former treats of
s'Silos and Silage in Marylandn
and the latter of Nurseries and
Nurseries Inspection treating Of
control and extirpation of injurious
insects, etc. The bulletins may be
had by addressing the Station at
College Park, Md.