Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES

Young heads and young hearts
dream and yearn in the Peoples Home
Journals stories for February. A
chorus girl, wistful, young and un-
sophisticated transforms a grabbed
father-in-law into q devoted admirer
in the February novelette,. THE Girl
OF HIS Heart" The first 1nstallment
OF capital serial, THE Best is Yet
TO Be-" introduces a novel situation
a wedding between two young people
following a fifteen minute acquaint-
ance. "Out OF the Masses" is the story
OF a strike and OF a young girl who
takes her place beside the capitalist
mine owner instead OF championing
the strikers. She is OF the masses.
but all distinctions between the
masses and the classes disappear
when the young people fall in love.
There is lively American boy
story in the February issue and a
well-told Lincoln story. Another Sc
rial. "The Ivory God" comes to a con-
clusion in this number. A new patri-
otto song, "All Hail to the Flag" APP
pears IN this enjoyable spring issue.
Every department is full of interest ;
the poetry is the kind you do not for
get. and Thornton W. Burgess story
when Teeny Weeny Became Crate
full" written for the thousands OF cbil-
dren who read the Green Meadow
page is delightful
The Popular Science Monthly for
February contains more than two
hunderd articles illustrated with four
hundred pictures on the latest de-
velopments and inventions in the
fields Of agricultural science, the
automobile industry civil mechanical
and electrical engineering, house
keeping, medicine and hygiene. ma
tural science and motion-p.ctures and
photography.
Among the many pages OF articles
devoted to the latest inventions are
"A Pen-Knife Revolver" Automobile
Doors That Open From tho Drivers
Seat" Making a Diving Helmet Out
Of a Kitchen Boiler" "A Double
Decked Serving Tray For the Sick
Room" "A Showcase Weighing Ma
chine" 1.-THE Largest and Smallest
Watches in the World Safety
searchliyhts for Flremen,' THE
Road-Rail and It's New Truck" THE
Ferris Wheel Turned Into a Baby
Carriage" and many others.
There are forty pages in the Prac-
teal Workers Department crowded
with suggestions and hints, accom-
panied by working drawings and IL
Illustrations. for the boy with tools
and workbench A whole department
gives the latest happenings in wire
less and electricity. Important
articles IN other departments include
winter Camps" "A Craftsman's
Combination Foot-Lathe" and Inter
esting Winter Games
THE WORLDS ALMANAC FOR 1917
The year 1916 was one Of import
ant records In war abroad and ~
peace, industry and legislative prog
ress at home. This surprising impor-
lance OF the twelvemonth just pasi
places a fresh accent upon the fac
well established under tests OF Other
years. that The World Almanac and
Encyclopedia Is the American publ
cation pre-eminent in the matter o
meeting reference demands of every
kind. In the 1917 issue OF nearly
1900 pages, this annual presents thu
last word OF the calendar hour for thl
first and last OF ITS uncounted consult
ants.
In the pages given to war are
chronological table Of battle events
abroad. the 'Kaiser's peace proposal
President Wilson's note to the bel
ligerents. a list OF peace societies an'
movements. the text Of our own ARM
bill. details of American preparedness
plans. texts Of peace treaties an'
contributions to relief funds.
The new United States general rev