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Show b 1 THE MAGAZINES. ! J Tho American Monthly Review of Rc-views Rc-views for February has an articlo of timc- ' S fi ly and satisfying: interest by J. Sloat Fas- I; t sMt, "Korea as tho Prlco of "War;" a well- j ,. Illustrated discussion of the points of dlf- 1 leience between Ruasla and Japan. "Gov- t crnor Taft in tho PhlllpplneB," by Frcdor- ( ' I Ick "W. Nash, Is a great account of tho Ht 1 Governor's work In those Islands, and or .,' j the progress of tho country. "Tho Itail- H, ', ! waya of China," actunl and contemplated, B . If an article of much Information by Ar- H I i ! iur Judson Brovn, with pictures and ' ( , map. "Windmill Irrigation In Kansas," by D Philip EaatTian. tells and shows how vj ! l v--v4 farmers manage It. The cartoons on 1 "1 i' 3 he Icadlnc: topics of tho month aro most H , i entertaining. "The Mexican Cotton-Boll B !) J j , Wc-ovil." by L. O. Howard, tells all about Jj i j tho pest. "Three Men Who arc Remaking 1 1 the British Army." by W. T. Stead. tcll3 1 J ) of tho work of Lord Usher, Sir Georyo 1 j I I Clarke, and Admiral Sir John Fisher, and B ( l' 'Ivcs portraits of thorn. "Two Great Con- H j federates: General John B. Gordon and V 3 j s General .Tames Longstrcct," by John 8. I ' "Wise, with portraits, Is a hjgh apprecla- B I , Hon of both of those distinguished men; k j ' he speaks with kindness yot In a dcpreca- Hv , i lor' way of Longstreet; but In a tono of Hl C enthusiastic admiration of Gordon. "Three H 1, Meetings at New Orleans," describes that j I J .C the American Economic Assoplatlon, tho H jj It American Historical Aeoclallon In the K II If South, and that of an American Political H It u Science Association, all Illustrated with H II portraits. Tho choicest part of tho maga- H' zinc, however, Is always Its Interesting and H, jj valuable ruvicv of "The Progress of tho H jj 1 World," followed by Its excellent "Rucord Jj p Events." Is a up-to- dftto, inrtrucllvc magazine. The Review of Reviews Co.. publishers, New York. Outing for February has a lively account by Albert 1-1. Danforth of IiIh Journoy "Throush tho Rebel Country of tho Moors," with photographs by the author, nnd. an account of tho Sultan's petulant gift of 50.000 In silver for the St. Louis exposition. Stawart Edward Whllo'u serial, "Tho Silent Places, or tho Trail of the Jlngoos." proceeds most attractlvoly. "Among tho Gt-orgla Crackers." Is an entertaining: en-tertaining: paper by Clifton Johnson, with photographs by tho author. "Into tho Mists of Mt. McKlnlcy," by Robert Dun, Is an Illustrated account of last ycar'n expedition. ex-pedition. "Jin Abu Flndn an Elephant" Is n good hunting story of the Malay Jungles, Jun-gles, by Caspar Whitney. A nkctch ot Sam Houston by Emerson Hough Is excellent ex-cellent rcndlnc, well Illustrated. "Photo graphing Field Dogs In Action," by Edward Ed-ward A. Donally. with photographs by tho author. Is ndmlrable work. "Animals In Art" Is a scries of photographo of much merit, by R. Huston Perry. "Men and "Women "Wo-men of tho Outer World" Is dovotcd to two goiuo old fishermen, a fino sketch. "Tho Great Cuthbort Rookery," by Herbert Her-bert K. Job, with photographs by tho author, au-thor, tolls much about the great rookery In .southern Florida. "Tho Sportsman'n View-Point," by Caspar Whitney, dls-cussses dls-cussses well matters of current Interest In tho sportsman's world. TJiero nro other specialties nnd good features In toxt nnd picture. The Outing Publishing Company, New York. The World Today for .February sums up tho rocord of tho time In excellent style; It considers promlnont questions under tho titles. "World Politics." "Tho Nation," "Sport," "Art, Letters, and Scloncc," "Re-llglous "Re-llglous World," "Men nnd Woaien of the Month." "Tho Making of Tomorrow." "Tho World's Thought." and "Books and Reading." Tho topics nro all well treated and Illustrated. Contributed specialties, most of them Illustrated, aro "The Funeral Funer-al of Herbert Spencer," by Ernest Rhys; "The Conquest of the American Dosort." by Day Allen White; "The Great River." second paper, Indian Days, by Reuben G. Thwnltes. (most interesting it Is); "The Divorce Situation In Canadn," by W. S. Harwood: "Municipal Progress In Germany," Ger-many," by Frederick Stymcts Laub; "Christian Service In City Slums," second paper, describing scenes in London, by Georgo C. Lonmer; "The Rockies as a Winter Residence," a paper of high merit, by Henry F. Cope; "Tho Architecture ot tho Louisiana Purchaso Exposition," by Edward Halo Brush; "The Pension Bureau Bu-reau at Work." by Thomas A. Broadus; "Assisting a Legislature to Legislate." by Charles McCarthy; "American Cnrlcaturo and Public Opinion." by Ingram A. Pyle; "Publishing as a Business Career," by George P. Brett: "The Ethical Culture Movement." by Eugono Pnraonu: "The Hon. Maude Stanley. Founder of Girls' Clubs In Groat Britain," by E. Douglas Shcllds; "Motor Speeding, tho New American Amer-ican Sport." by E. Ralph Estop. It l a publication of high merit nnd usefulness Tho World Today Company, publishers, Chicago. The Bookman for February opena with its always excellent and attractlvo "Chron-Iclo "Chron-Iclo and Comment." a summary of the movements of authors nnd of events In the literary field; it is unusually full and In tercsting this month. Thcro Is a fino sketch, with portrait, of tho lato George Glsslng. by Edwin BJorkman. "Doubts ot n Dramatic Critic,1' by Frank Moore Colby, Col-by, treads on virgin ground, for doubt has been supposed to bo a thing unknown there. "The Consolations of a Minor Quill Driver," by Mary Moss, in a well-turned c-ssay. "University and Publlo Lbrarles," by Charles Alexandor Nelson, dlscussn points of much public Interest. "The Historical His-torical Novel and Somo Recent Books," lb an excellent series of critiques by Frederic Fred-eric Tnber Cooper. "Tho Southern Woman in New York," by Julia R. Tutwilcr, Is an appreciative paper, tho first part being given. Henry Thurston Peck runs a successful suc-cessful tilt against Henry Wattcrson. "A Shield Reversed." by William Hnrlcy Porter, Por-ter, Is a Civil War sketch. "Twelve Books of tho Day" are reviewed mo3t capably by experts In the business. "Some Truths About American Roaderu," aro told bv Gertrude Atherton, and Mary Farley Sanborn's San-born's serial, "The Revelation of Herself," proceeds smoothly. In "The Book Mart," the sales In Salt Lake City for tho month arc given thus, In the order of preference: "The Lions of the Lord," "Tho Llttlo Shepherd Shep-herd of Kingdom Come," "Maids of Paradise," Para-dise," "Hesper," "Gordon Keith." and "Colonel Cnrter's Chrlstmns." It Is a gTeat lltcrnry monthly. Dodd, Mead t Company, publishers, New York. The Reader for February continues its entertaining review. "Writers and Readers," Read-ers," giving tho record of tho time In entertaining en-tertaining form, with eleven illustrations. The "Little Stories of Journalism, " by Julius Chambers, arc good reading. "The State Discouragement of Literature," by William Watson, is a plea for tho raising of tho popular intelligence In England, very forcibly put, A poem by Bliss Carman, Car-man, "Tho Iloaio of Sappho," Is ono ot consldcrablo pretensions. Miriam Michel-son's Michel-son's serial, "Tho Bishop's Carriage" Increases In-creases In interest, and the other stories aro well told. The poems In tho number arc many, and they are of unusual excel-loncc. excel-loncc. Thero aro special tics by Yono No-guchi, No-guchi, Gelctt Burgess, Tom Macson, und other skilled writers. Tho bpok rcvlows aro muny and first-cla3s. It Is a tine, sturdy publication of the higher class. Tho Reader Publishing Company, New York. Tho Overland Monthly for February j opens with a fine pnper, profusely Illustrated, Illus-trated, "California Women and Artistic Photography," by Henrietta S. Brock. "A California Venice," by Tom S. Rice, describes de-scribes the Ark-Dwollers of Stockton. "A California Mlnstrol," "Thro' tho Golden Gate," "Somo California Curiosities." "Tho Greek Theater at tho University of California," and "Mount Mazamo," aro coast subjects, treated In prose and rhyme. Specialties of a general nature aro "Tho Plaint of the Passing Peoples," "Colombian "Colom-bian Barbarity," "Hygienic Conditions ot Colombia," ,"Tho Calm and Storm," "The Far Eastern Situation," and other sketches nnd poems. Ovorland Monthly Company, San Francisco. The Literary Collector for January gives for frontispiece a phito Illustrating the book-binding of Curtis Wallers, a fine antique. William Oldys's excellent "Dissertation "Dis-sertation upon Pamphlets" Is concluded. "Naval Manuscripts In National Archives," "William Dunlap and His Writings," Writ-ings," and reviews, notes, quory and comment, com-ment, current book price;, book roviews, etc., complQto a good number. Tho Literary Liter-ary Collector Press, Greenwich, Conn. Gunton'a Mngaxlne for February reviews drastically "Ida Tarbell's Talo of tho Standard Oil," saying many good things for tho company. "England's Tariff Edit cation," "Ala In Transition," "Tho Latin Race In the Arbitration Movement," and "Evolution of the Cotton Industry," arc good special articles. "The Editorial Cru-clblo" Cru-clblo" discusses ably a large number ot points of current Interest. Book Reviews, Current Comaienc, and Current Price Com- I parlsons comploto the number. Tho Gun- ton Company, publishers, New York. Municipal Engineering for .February gives a fino view of tho Slegea-Alleo of Berlin, In connection with u paper on tho wasto of good jsculnturo In America "Somo Details of tho Philadelphia Water i Fllltratlon Plants" arc given, In text and picture. "The Brick of tho Future" and "New Jersey Public Roads" nro paporn of value. Editorial Comment dlseusscB matters mat-ters related to municipal government, and there Is much Information good and useful use-ful to those who have to do with city affairs. af-fairs. Municipal Engineering Co., Indianapolis. |