The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-08-05

The spirit of the seven modern won
ders of the world-every one of them
the result of mans thought to the
service of mankind--domtnate the
August number of Popular Mechanics
magazine. The publication conducted
an international poll to determine
what the eminent scientists of the
world regarded as the seven greatest
modern achievements. The August is
sue contains in all 295 articles and
2S7 illustrations. The shop notes and
amateur mechanics departments are
especially worthy of mention. Every
article is concise and clear and many
diagrams and pictures eluc1date the
text. Popular Mechanics, S1S Wash
ington street west, Chicago; $3.50.
What Girl Expects of a Man, is the
subject of a lively article in the Au-
gust Woman's Home Companion. An
other interesting article in the same
number is an account OF how girl
can earn her way through coilege-at
least partially. The author of the ar
ticle is a girl who did the very thing
she writes about. A feature OF con-
siderable importance as we'll as inter-
esting, is an account of The American
Girl Out of Doors, in which j, Nilsen
Laurvik reports the great development
| of athletics among women in America,
especially in the colleges and boarding
schools. There are many interesting
articles. The Woman's Home Conn
panion, 381 Fourth avenue, New York;
$15O
The August American magazine is a
story number. It contains an amusing
| love story told in baseball yernacular
| by. George Fitch; dog story by John
| A.. Moroso; a love story by Lucille
Baldwin Van Slyke; remarkable yarn
| by Albert Hickman about drunken
man who Dragged too much and got
| "taken down few pegs; story of
adventure and gambling by William ].
| Locke: an Emma McChesney story by
! Edna Ferber and a Phoebe and Ernest
story by Inez Haynes Gilmore. One
of the attraction of the August Amer
lean is an astonishing and amusing
Characterization of Theodore Roosevelt
| and President Taft, written by F. p.
| Dunne CMr. Dooley). The American
magazine, 31S Fourth avenue, New
/ York; $3.50.
| An Everyday Sinner opening novel
| cite in August Youngs magazine, tells
| the story of a young man about town,
| who enjoys to the fullest. the freedom
/ and foliies of bachelorhood. He Is in
4 the midst of a liaison with a pretty
! butterfly creature when he meets the
real woman. Of course, he makes a
/ brave effort to end this light love, but
4 the girl. who cares for him as deeply
| as a. woman of her type usually cares
| is loath to give him up. The brother
| of his fiancee learns of the attachment
and informs the girl. In hurt indlgna-
| ton she returns her engagement ring.
4 1t would seem for a time that one
| man is to be forced to pay the conse-
| aIences of his sin--but this is not the
worlds verdict, however, it was orig
i inally intended in the Garden Of Eden.
4 Dillon, after a few agonized days OF
i penitence, is reinstated In the hearts
/ of most women--an obvious ending II
i humanity is to continue. Canrtland n
4 Young, 124 TWenty-fifth street east
4 New York; $1.50.
Cutters book continues to be one OF
the most popular publications fol
those who love the great outdoors
The August number has many inter-
A esting articles and features. The en-
4 tire issue is full of bright Sunshine
pure air, babbIing brooks and camI
life. The Cutters magazine, MilWau-
kee, Wis; $1.50.
!, Sir Gilbert Parker is a notable con.
| tributor to the August metropolitan
with Life Pieces from Arizona, Z
/ series OF entertaining sketches of per.
, sonaI experiences In the southwest
. Another excellent feature Is Bran6
Whitlock'R human analysis Of poliu'