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Show THE MAGAZINES. Tho Smart Set for November opens with a novelette by J. H. Twella, Jr.', which Is a bright story, woll planned and constructed. con-structed. "An Enomy of Truth," by Charles Battcll Loomls, 1b ono of tho moot humorous skits wo havo scon for somo tlmo. "Tho Play and tho Public," by Clydo Fitch, ia a good review and jDrcaon-tatlon. jDrcaon-tatlon. Thoro are of atorios und poema, thirty-eight in tho number, besides bright and striking paragrapha and nklta a-many. Among tho authors who oontrlbut to tho number aro Edith .M- Thcunaa, Graco Mao- Go wan. Cook, Arthur Davison Floke, Joaquin Miller, Thcodosla Garrison, Madc-llno Madc-llno Bridges, Madison Cawoln, Gouvernour Morris, Edwin L. Sabln, Kate Mastorson, Tom Masson, and many others. Tho Haa Esa Publishing Company, Now York City. Everybody's Magazine for November gives a flno sketch of tho city of Washington, Washing-ton, with many Illustrations. Thomas W. Lawson continued hla "Frenzied. Finance, tho Story of the Amalgamated." Thcro la the atory of Mra. Leonard, the champion monoy-countcr of tho Treasury Depart-who Depart-who Ib the fastest counter thero Ib. and also tho moat accurato. "Now Fighting Machines" tclla of watcrcraft meant for war use, Eugeno Woods naka "Is Bathing Good for Ua" and he aeems a littlo doubtful doubt-ful about it Vanco Thompson gives an Illustrated Bketch of President Loubet of France, very well done. "Thoro aro good storlca and poems, and tho number Is a right good one This raagazlno gains in power and quality overy month. Tho Rldgway-Thayer Company, publishers, New York. The New England Magazino for November Novem-ber gives an illustrated Bketch of South Natlck In fact and fiction; tells of a visit to tho homo of Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; rocounts (by Yono Noguchl) tho ovolutlon of tho Japaneso stage; tells of a visit to Lundy, off tho Cornl3h coast; describes de-scribes child life In tho Philippines with many illustrations; gives an account df emotions exporlenced In battlo; a new era In rapid transit is foreshadowed in tho experiments ex-periments in German electric lines; tho Boston floating hospital la described, and many illustrations accompany tho paper; and thero 13 an account of tho exhibit of tho Boston publlo schools at SU Loula. Thero aro also good stories and poems. America Company, publishers, Boston, Leslie's Monthly Magazine for November opena with an essay on tho need of tho churches for business clergymen; thcro is a revlow of "The Great Theatrical Syndicate," Syndi-cate," second paper; and thcro aro many good Btorles and poems. Ralph Connor's story, "Tho Prospector," continues, finishing finish-ing tho eighth chapter. "The Financiers of tho Campaign" Is a political sketch, illustrated il-lustrated with portraits. "The Battlo of Nanshan" la described by an officer who took part in it "Jlu-Jltau, the art of Self-DefenBO," Self-DefenBO," is a spirited sketch, copiously Illustrated, written by Tollohl Yamagata. "Tho Land of DIsastors" considers tho great Iosbos of llfo on tho railways. It Is an excellent number of an always Interesting Interest-ing magazlno. Frank Leello Publishing Houso, New York. Tho Red Book for November has a story of Mormonlsm In Arizona, "Descrct," by Dane Coolldgo, which shows that somo of tho phases of Mormon waya aro taking hold of tho Imaginations of tho writers. Thero Is a now cover design, and tho photographic pho-tographic art studloa aro very fine "Three Men from Tcllurldo," by Harry Irving Greene, is a story of tho mountains. Thero aro In all, fourteen complete stories in tho number, and illustrations go with each. It Is an attractive magazlno always The Red Book Corporation, publisher, Chicago, |