The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18


tradiCts some popular illusions as to he
food value Of bread.
Several articles In the February number
Of the Metropolitan Magazine are timely
IN American Finance" John Paul Ryan
takes up the currency problem, on which
Congress is spending most of Its present
efforts. Japan and the United States,
by John r. Winchell, gives a comparison
Of the strength of the two countries apro-
pos Of the cruise OF the Atlantic fleet TO
the Pacific. The Water Supply and Its
Menaces' is of interest. In The Hollow
Land" Robert Howard Russell writes OF
the stupendous plans of Little Holland TO
dam the Zuyder Zee and turn Its bottom
into farmlands.
The February Century promises n fea-
ture of unique interest in the first of a
series OF essays by Helen Keller entitled
Sense and Sensfbllity.' in which this re-
markable girl gives an intimate and de-
tailed account OF her experiences and
emotions in an existence where, deprived
Of the senses OF sight and hearing, she
Is restricted to the three other senses of
touch, taste and smell. The essays are
said to be remarkable for their beauty OF
thought and literary expression.
A novel dealing with political and social
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Of the February Smart Set. The story IS
entitled 9TH Reaping," and is written
by Mary Inlay Taylor. whose past work
has gained her an enviable place among
fiction writer's. Emery Pottle has a humor-
Gus story entitled, Love Me, Love My
The Peoples Magazine for February
consists of thirty-two pages of photo
graphs showing incidents and scenes
from current play-bills and 1872 cages of
complete stories. Included in this ulk
of fiction are seventeen short stories ana
a full-sized complete novel. This latter
is by William Wallace Cook, and is en-
titled "a Quarter to -Four Among the
writer's represented in this issue are owen
Oliver, Horace HaZeltine, Lei Crane,
Campbell MacCulloch, and Edward S. Pills.
worth.
The contents of the February number of
Smiths Magazine are varied and inter
esting. The complete novel is THE Ar
row Point Estate" by Mrs. B. M. Sin
clair. author of Chip OF the Flying UN
The story has a Western setting. Rich
mond and the Major-General." by Eden
Phillpotts. is a sketch of schooiboy life,
and a new story by Holman F. Day is
included. The article on $4,000 positions
that go begging is celebrating reading
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sion. Wallace Irwin has contributed to
the number a humorous nautical ballad.
A notable feature Is a novelization or
George Broadhurst's play, 1.-THE Man of
the Hour illustrated with photographs
from the New York production of the
drama. Charles Battell Loomis addresses
to the readers Of Smiths a short sermon,
to which he has given the title Mixed
Pickles"
The Popular Magazine for February con-
tains fourteen pieces of fiction; a COM
plete novel. q complete novelette,, big
instalments of two serials, n ten COM
plete short stories. 1.-THE Freebooter" the
complete novel, by w. B. M. Ferguson, is
the story Of a young man who pits his
mentality against society. "When the
Sea Gives Up It's Dead" is a humorous
story by A. M. Chisholm. The White
Thread" by B. M. Bower, tells the STORY
of a rejected sutton who succored his
successful rival for the sake of the girl
he loved.
Ainslee's for February has a complete
novel, by Beatrix Demarest Lloyd and
Edith Macvane and is entitled "Ihe
Coincidence" The second story in the
table of contents is a notable one, partly
because it is the work of that prince OF
storytellers, o. Henry, and partly, we are
told, because 1t is a specimen OIL hS pes'
work. Its name is 'The Memento." Cos
mo Hamilton has a human interest tale
called ''The Open Window A tale de-
signed to show the strain of frivolity even
in the most conventional woman is "Her
Prentice Hand by Lily A. Long. A story
of child interest is ''Other Peoples olive
Branches" by Elizabeth Duer. Other
short stories are by Jeffrey FarnoI. Mara
vene Kennedy and Rosamund |. Bland.
In 1.-THE Visit the Craftsman for Feb
ruary brings out the first part OF a real
istic romance by Frederick Burton, which
has the distinction of dealing with Indian
life from an indian point of view. Elk
tracts from the diary of the well-known
artist, Wyatt Eaton, give personal ana
intimate little views OF the lives OF the
great Concord men whose portraits he
painted, Whittier. Longfellow, Holmes,
Bryant and Em~erson-eight American ar
lists Of advanced and original ideas, who
hold a unique exhibition in early February,
form the interest OF an article ON Amer
lean art-its achievements and its future
possibilities. 1t is illustrated with photo
graphs by Gertrude Kasebfer of the eight
artists Henri, Glackens, Luks, Shinn,
Sloan, Davies, Lawson and PrendergasD
and also with examples of the most char
acteristic work of each man.