Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
IN CURRENT MAGAZINES

The Worlds Work for August is de-
voted largely to the Seattle exposition
and to the development of the north
west. The articles that deal with this
are c. M. Keys "A Country Ready for
Capital" 1.-THE A.-Y.-P. Exposition" "
Henry G. Durands I'm the Land of
Big Apples, 1.-THE Future of the North
Coast Cities" and western Types.
a series of character sketches of sue
cessful western men. Walter e. Clark,
newly appointed governor of Alaska,
writes of "Ten Years of Progress in
Alaska" Edgar French contributes
"The Rediscovery of California" u.
w. Wright describes "The Oregon
Deadlock" in two parts, THE Harrt-
man Attitude" and "The Oregon
| View"
w. H. Maxwell, superintendent OF
schools in New York, tells of "Stories
of the Lives of Real Teachers" c. M.
Keys describes 1.-THE Battle of the
Railroads" Van Wyek Brooks has an
interview with Augustus Thomas, while
| w. H. Wright describes killing q
| Grizzly with a Knife" Alexander lr-
vine contributes the second chapter of
| his autobiography, "Frc4n the Bottom
| Up; it is all about his early training
in the British navy. Edwin Bjork-
mans health article this month is
about "Our New Health Conscience -
Other articles are "Cities at Work, "
"a Country that Finances Itself, -
eliminating One Of the Chances of
Business" and THE Longest Telegraph
Line"-the London to Bombay wiTe.
The August issue of the outing Mag
azine is a big refreshing vacation and
camping number. 1t gives good full
measure with it's entertaining articles
and stories, and its practical informa-
| tion.
The leading feature is entitled "The
! Ship Dwellers," by Albert Bigelow
Paine. The subtitle is In the Track
of the 'Innocents Abroad" and alto
gether is a wonderfully amusing travel
story To those who hope to go tc
Europe, to those who have seen Eu-
rope or to those who can only read OF
going to Europe, this article will ap-
peal, both for it's charming humor and
It's vivid descriptions of actual scenes
Other articles in the number of i'm
portance are: Forest Fires by James
S. Whipple, who as forest commissioner
OF New York state has practically
solved the problem "Across Japan in
Motor Car" by George MacAdam;
1.-THE Law and the Automobile" by T.
o. Abbott Esq; Summing IT Up" a
country-life article by e. P. Powell;
1.-THE Least of These" a story of the
''Fresh Air" movement by Lewis e
Thesis: Drawing Wild Birls in Their
Native Haunts," a description of the
methods and personality of Louis
Agassiz Fuertes. the bird artist, by
David T. Wells.
| The practical department articles
are: "Some Common Camp Necessi-
ties" by Dan Beard: 1.-THE Cook In
Camp" by Miles Bradford "The Com
plete Angler in August" by Louis
Rhead: "a Woman's Camping Outfit,
by Sara Stokes Baxter.
There are three good short stories:
"Blount's Patrol" by Ralph D. Keefer;
Their House Boat Vacation" by
George Ethelbert Walsh; and 'The
Test Of Code" by James oliver Cur
wood.
Under the title "Knox-'Able Citi-
zen,'" Edward G. Lowry, Washington
correspondent of the New York Even
ing Post, presents in the August Put
nam's a character study of Mr.. Tafts
secretary of state, formerly United
States attorney general, and later SEN
ator from Pennsylvania. The phrase
liable citizen" is applied, locally, tc
public men who succeed in winning the
undivided appreciation of Washington
critics and observers. His celebrani
says: standing on the beach, the
crown of Mr.. Knox's head rises not
more than five feet six inches above
sea level; he is small receptacle but
well packed. To describe him is like
trying to characterize intimately a bill
lizard ball or high power cartridge
There is only one personal detail about
him on which newspaper writer's agree;
that is that he is an expert at billiards
AS a matter of fact, he doesn't play
tha rama Mr. T,OwrV'g article is fully
illustrated.
The Emmanuel movement has been
treatad hv many mems and from MANY