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Show I THE MAGAZINES. Harper's Magazine for March has a flrontlBpioce In color, an illustration for i Mary Johnston's serial, "Sir Mortimer," a 'very dainty picture. "Beginning of Amcri-i Amcri-i , can Diplomacy," by John Bassott Moore, ! LL D., 1m a scholarly study, illustratsd i from photographs, portraits, and docu- ( mcnli. "The. Labrador Llveyoro," lllus, ' Itruted from photographs, Ik a heart-chlll- i 3ng account of a race which lives con- Htantly In a. Etato of semi-starvation. "The ' I ;iIIstor' of th Alphabet" Illustrated by photographs of ancient writings and from j Bkotchos by tho author, Henry Smith Wll- ,lame, LI. D is an account of great Jn- 1 terest. "Inaoct Commonwealths," by II. ', , C. ?JcCook,D.D., Sc.-D , L.Ll D 5'JtEstratcd hy Harry Fenn froan field skutchea by tho author. Is a ourloua sUidy, of much lnter- ' cat. "First Imprcsslcms of Civilization," j hy Oldyesa, a Slou.t Indian (Charles A. I ."xJoatman, M. 1).,) Is an intsrcatlnir rovela- tlon of the workings of th aboriginal ; tmlnd. "A Group of Hawthorne Letters," i I by Julian Hawthorne, brines forward s aiviflly tlio frcshnoss of mind and fancy of tho great author. "Crossing a South American Amer-ican IX-Bert." by Charles Johnson Pont, II, f3ustratcd by Harry Fenn after sketches by 'the author, and from photograph", 1 a vivid account of a passage over desolation. 1OT10 departments arc excellent, as always, and tho stories and poems first-class. II- 3u:ratlons In tint accompany some of ; jthese, raaldug a beautiful appearance. It I 1b a, grand old magazine. Harper & Broth- era, publishers, New York. H Tho Atlantic Monthly for March opens H l-aith a Roarchlng article by Charles Mul- H Xord Robinson. "Abusos of Public Advcr- H . -TJslng," which Is a protest against tho H ' glaring and lndeccut billboard. "Race H - TlTactors tn Labor Unionu." by AVllllara Z. H ftlplay, dwells on somo abuses, and trusts H ' that thoy may be remedied. "Pruscott the H Man," by Hollo Ogden, is a pleasant per- H - sonal sketch. "Tho (Small Business as a H School of Manhood" Is a suggestive paper H ; of value. "Part of a Man's Life Books H : Unvcad," by Thomas Wcntworth Hlggln- H ; son, assures us, vei-j- truthfully, that wo shall never road the books we have laid Hji' out to read. "Theodor Monmscn," by H Jesne Benedict Carter, is n high appreda- Hi- tlon of tho great German and his Roman i ; ( History. "The Beggar's Pouch," by Agnca , Iteppller. Is a half-humorous essay on the H. mendlcantu of Italy, with exculpatory l passages. "A letter from Germany," by H1 "William C. Lrcher, is an account of prcs- Hi cnt-day sentiment and conditions, inHtruc- H tive and well written. "Tho Return of the H' Gentlewoman," by Harriot Lewis Bradley, H Is a delicious essay on somo points of bo- B clal ethics. Thoro Is a Japanese story by H T.afcadlo Hoarn, a Roman utory by T. R 1 Sullivan, and n good lot of poems. "Books H New and Old," "Truo Poots" and "The H ' .Contrlbulora' .Club" sonclud a. ,voiy; flue number o a groat maga;dne. Hotighlon, Mlfllln and Company, publishers, Boston. The Cosmopolitan for March has an alluring al-luring paper by John llrlsben Walker, profusely pro-fusely illustrated. "Tho Final Conquest of the Air." Mr. Walker claims that within twelve months thoro will be a practicable Hying maohlno: also, that within twenty-llvo twenty-llvo years tho aeroplane will bo tho safest means of transportation. Both of theso aro bold predictions. May we all bo hero to aee tholr realization! There Is a tint) essay by Edmund Gosso, "Immortality and Fame;" Clara Morrlu gives "Somo Ranlnsconcos of L Q. C, Lamar;" La-mar;" Cyrus Townsend Brady's hlRtorical nkotch, "The Dramatic History of South America" Is continued, an l.i also Goorge Wllkon'rt study In "Cryptography. " Gertrude Ger-trude Lynch explains "Tho Art of Coquetry," Co-quetry," and William II. Stowart "Tho Banquet In American Life." The world's most famous cartoonists aro drawn upon for "Great Events: Humor and Satire.' There are excellent stories and poems, and tho Illustrations are, as always In this beautiful inagazlno. superb. The Cosmopolitan, Cosmo-politan, Irvlngtou, N. Y. Tho Architectural Record for March gives exquisite oxomplos of tho work of Charles A. Piatt, on dwellings, gardens, and grounds, groat beauty and variety being be-ing shown In designs and oxcoutlon. "Tho Paris Hotel do Vlllo" Is beautifully pictured, pic-tured, innldo and outside views of rich design de-sign and ornamentation being given. " Loramoor.' tho Estato of J. 1L Moore at Lake Gonova, Wisconsin, Is shown In many views, ornate and captivating. "A Rational Sky-Scrapcr," by W. H. Desmond, Des-mond, Is a beauty In appearance, and has an effect of solidity that would be vastly reassuring to tho occupants, Tho magazine maga-zine Is a very ntti'actlvo ono, and Instructive Instruc-tive as well. Tho Architectural Record Co., Now York. The World Today for March has a review re-view of tho Baltlmoro lire, fully Illustrated, Illus-trated, and the record of the world's events for the month Is complete and presented pre-sented In admirable form. There aro special spe-cial and joadlng artloles "Will Roosevelt Share tho Fate of Arthur?" by Charles M. Harvey; "Tho British Expedition to Tibet," by W. T. Stead; "The Labor Truce In New York," hy W. English Walling; "Tho Chicago Art Institute." by Will II. Low and W. M. R. French; "Tho Mn-chlno Mn-chlno or a Machine?" by Francis W. Parker: Par-ker: "Tho Colombian Soldier as a Fighter." Fight-er." (illustrated,) by Charles M. Dobson; "Somo Pioneer Park-Builders," by Mrs. Herman J. Hall; "Automobllng Over Country Roads," by John Farson, "Prohibition "Pro-hibition In Maine," by Joseph H. Manley; the tliird paper of "Tho French on the Upper Mississippi." by Reuben G. Thwaltcs; "Pcrgamon, a Forgotten City," by Arthur M. Fairbanks; "London's New Cathedral and Its Archbishops," and others. "Tho Making of Tomorrow" treats of matters of oncoming Interest; "Tho World's Thought" gives a resume of what thinkers aro doing and saying, and "Books and Reading" reviews some of tho more Important publications. An admirable admir-able and most useful publication. Tho World Today Company, publishers, Chicago. Chi-cago. The Bookman for March opens with Its Incomparable "Chronicle and Comment," which Is well WTltten and appropriately illustrated; il-lustrated; It Is moat Interesting gossip of tho literary world. It calls attention to a new series begun in the number which will take up tho various sides of a great dally newspaper, this part relating the work of the war correspondent and being Illustrated handsomely. "The Epic Novel and Some Recent Books" Is a running commcutary on standards and works that have recently obtained vogue, "The Liter, ary Parasite" Is a shaking of dry bones good to see. The second part of "The Southern Woman In New York," by Julia R. Tutwlll. Is a pleasing sketch; It Is well to sco that tho Southern woman is such a success; but can any ono point out a place In tho South where the Northern woman would bo a well received? "Tho Mu9lo Season In the Now York" Is rovlcwod by Lewis M. Isaacs. "Nine Books' of the Day" aro reviewed In excellent style. "What English Books are Known In Japan" aro told of by Yonl Noguchl. There aro two good stories, and excellent skotches. Tho record of "Best-Selling Books" shows that In this city tho preference prefer-ence stands. In the order given "Tho Lions of tho Lord," "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," "Gordon Keith," "Tho One Woman," "Adventures of Gerard," "The Forest Hearth." Tho Bookman is always desirable. Dodd, Mead &. Company, publlshcis, Now York. The Popular Sclenco Monthly for March oiwns with a discussion of "Aerial Navigation," Navi-gation," by O. Ch:mute, In a vein of surprising sur-prising hopefulness. "The Metric System; Sys-tem; shall it bo Compulsory?" by Professor Profes-sor W. Lo Conte Stevens, in a plea for tho system. "The Conservation of Energy In Thoso of Advancing Years" Is probably all right In a va3 hut no one would bo apt to think that ho needs that sort of thing, uo mattor what his age. "The Royal Prussian Academy of Science. Berlin," la an appreciative description of a great Institution. In-stitution. "Tlio Tropical Station at Cinchona, Cin-chona, Jamaica," by Dr. W. L Brltton, describes the nursery of tho New York Botanical Garden. "Education and Industry." Indus-try." by Professor Euw. D. Jones,- spoaks I for an adnptlvo education which will launch tho scholar on hlw practical life work. "Evolution not tho Origin of Species," by O. F. Cook, Is an nrg-umcnt against commonly received theories, "Somo Historical Aspects of Vegotorlanism." by Profcssor Lafayette B. Mendel, gives a review of much Interest. Tokyo Tclkoku DIagaku. (the Imperial University of Tokyo)" by Naohldo Yatsu, describes Japan's great school, and pictures of the Institution illustrate the paper. ''Tho Progress of Science", closes a strong number num-ber of this groat educational monthly. Tho Science Press, Lancaster, Pa. St. Nicholas for March has a sketch by George Ethelberi Valsh, "Cutting a Continent Con-tinent In Two," with map, showing the proposed Panama canal "Tho 'Blacksmith 'Black-smith Nation," or the Story of a Bar of Iron." by W. S. Ilarwood, Is an account of some of tho gnmt Iron enterprises ot this country, conspicuously well written and appropriately Illustrated. There Is a border slory of pioneer days, "Two Sons of Old Kentucky," ono of homo life, "How Daublgny Decorated His Little Daughter's Daugh-ter's Room," and tho serial, "A Comedy In Wax." continues In fine form. Thera are stories and rhyni03, and tho department? depart-ment? aro lllled full of the best of good reading. It Is a monthly delight to receive St, Nicholas. The Century Co.. publishers, N. Y. The World's Work for March, in Its always al-ways satisfying and able "March of Events an Illustrated Editorial Interpretation," Interpre-tation," gives a fine summary of tho principal prin-cipal events, and topics of tho time, and carries five full-pago portraits and a double-page map of the seat of war in tho Far East. Special articles are "Korea, Japan, and Russia" (Illustrated), by Robert Rob-ert ID. Spccr; "Ten Years' Advance In Railroading (Illustrated), by H. L. Stone; "Tho Modern Industrial Mauagor," by Hrolf Wlaby; "America Competing against Itself," by J C, O'Lansulln; J "Tho Ideal Schools of Mcnomonlo (Illustrated), (Illus-trated), by Adclo Mario Shaw; "The Russian Rus-sian Jew Americanized" (illustrated), by Ezra S. Brndno, "Why People Disbelieve In Newspapers, ' by Edward Bok; "What Hau Followod tho Coal Strike," by Guy AVarflold; "Ballooning Over tho Alps" (Illustrated), by James Ivor McCallum; "Farming Under Glass" (Illustrated), by B, T. Oalloway; "Tho Post-Offlco and tho People," by M. G Cmtntff; "Tho Control of the Approach to the Panama Canal" (with map), by William Thorp, Tho fine department, "Among tho World's Workers" Work-ers" closes a great number of a magazine that is always groat, Deublcday, Page & Company, New York. Sports Afield for March has the flight of birds for prominence; a Hock of northward-bound geese for cowr-pago, and of I cranos for frontispiece, with poetical attachment. at-tachment. Thero Is a good story of a fighting turkey; a description of a day's chloken-shootlng In Illinois; a story of a round-up of train-robbers; and a hunter's story of moose and caribou on tho Mc-Qucatlon. Mc-Qucatlon. There nro also flno stories of oul-door Hfo of many sorts, and altogether tho magazine is a cheerful and entertaining entertain-ing one. Sports Afield Publishing Co., Chicago. Municipal Engineering for March discusses dis-cusses tho cement situation, a valuable review. "The Concrete Bridge of tho Illinois Illi-nois Central Railroad Over tho Big Muddy River" Is described and pictured, an engineering engi-neering achievement of hlsh merit. "Asphalt "As-phalt Pavement Maintenance" Is commented com-mented on by an expert. "Tho Coneroto Standplpo at Mllford, Ohio," comes In for praise. The Editorial Comment, Question Department, Municipal Matters In Court, Sewage and Garbage, and other excellent features make tho magazine Invahmblo In tho consideration of municipal affairs. Tho Municipal Engineering Co., Indianapolis. |