Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-03-08

Stanford Chaparral," which is one of
the series of articles upon Humorous
College Journalism" A scathing in
dictment of American theatrical critics
and their alleged unfitness for their
work will be found in Arnold Days
photographed sketch, MY Yester-
days" "Over the Nuts and Wine at
Washington" by Aubrey Lanston, is a
bright description of some of the best
known after-dinner speakers at the ma
tional capital together with number
of their best stories.
Suburban Life for March is the
spring garden number and one of the
most complete garden manuals ever
published.
In addition to the lavish use of de-
lightful engravings illustrating the
text, there are number OF full page
pictures which, together with the other
decorative features, make this number
one of surprising beauty.
Among the prominent articles may
be mentioned "Ten Ways to Use
Roses unique and instructive con-
tribution; IAN Outdoor Living ROOM
showing how to make the garden at
tractive by the use of decorative feat
ures, and Growing the Best Dahlias,'
an attractive article by one of the best
known dahlia experts in the country.
The March McClure's leads off with
an article on Governor Hughes by Bur
ton J. Hendrick. People know so little
about him" has been the universal COM
plant, and Mr. Hendricks article is
a most timely turning on of the light
Ellen Terry's monthly contribution is
chapter called Memories of Booth
and Sarah Bernhard" In which many
other famous ones figure besides the
great American actor and the ethereal
Miss Sarah" General Pickett's widow
in a charmingly intimate article, my
Soldier recalls the part played by the
gallant Confederate general in the Civil
War. Georgine Milmine, in chapter IL
of Mrs. Eddy's life. tells of the found
ing of the mother church and the adop-
ton of son.
The American Magazine is taking up
the presidential candidates. In the
March number Ida M. Tarbell writes
of Hughes. She makes the big lawyer
clear to the reader. ''Mr. Dooley's"
article this month is on PHILOSOPHERS.
In the same number Ray Stannard
Baker reports THE Negroes Struggle
for Survival In the North" and Pro-
Psychology of the Yellow Journal"
Upton Sinclair reports fresh and star
thing facts about the extravaganza life
of the very rich in New York city, and
Lincoln Steffens presents character
sketch of "U'ren, the lawgiver, the leg
islatlve blacksmith of Oregon who Is
fashioning tools for Democracy"
Simeon Tetlows Shadow" which
Jeanette Lee contributes to the March
number of the Smart Set, grips the
readers attention from the very first
sentence and retains the interest to the
very end. Especially notable Is this
novel in that 1t contains no love story,
but the dramatic interest is so intense
and the swing of the story so rapid
that the reader is carried along breath
lessly to the denouement The short
stories cover a very wide field. Edwin
l.. Sabin in '"The Elopement" writes q
delicious satire; Monsieur Patrique,
by Maude L. Radford, is exceedingly
droll 1.-THE Cynic." by the we'll known
English writer, Mrs. Henry Dudeney
is one of that authors most finished
bits of work; Wireless" by Alice L4eal
Pollock, is a one-act play. powerful
and unusual.