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Show THE MAGAZINES. The great paper In the November World's Work. for this part of the United States, Is Lawrence Lewis's 'A Feat In Railroad Building." vv hit h de-orlbea de-orlbea the stupendous work on the Denver Den-ver ft Northwestern tllie Moffat road), building from Denver to Salt Like. Magnificent Mag-nificent Views nie given, and a map of the route Ih printed, which locates thin end eif the route with Variations through the Uintah country thence to Heber, and down the Provo, turning to Salt Lake along tho old railroad lines. It is a most aluablo article. The number has for frontispiece, a full-page full-page portrait of Charles E. Hughes, the ken inquisitor In the Insurance Investigation Investi-gation now going on in New York "The March of Events, an Illustrated Editorial Interpretation," is very fine; it summarizes sum-marizes ami comments upon a large num-h'.:- of topli .- o; cm lent dlsi usslon. and carries full-page portraits of Elihu Root. Prof. J. Butler Burke, D. S. Suzuki, and Everett Colby. "A menace to Our Integrity In-tegrity as a People." bj President Nicholas Nicho-las Murray Butler. Is emphatic on the ':o k of nioi.il principle which con'tltutes this menace. Other specialties arc "A Personal Study of Rodin " "Mr. Root and the state Department,' "The Lir Insur- ' Machine" (first part). "How a Bond Syndicate Woilts." Opening Korea by Rail. rhe Object-Lesson Farm," The Menace of German Trade," ".The Real Conditions at Panama" (the sciond of a series of first-hand investigations). "Th New Science of Business," and "Among the "World's Workers." It la a very great tt ini practical msgaxlne. Doublcday, Page ft Co.t publishers New York St Nicholas for November begins a serial, "The Crimson Sweater." by Ralph Henry Barbourv nnd another. ' From Sioux to Susan." by Agnes McClelland DaultOH. Heen Nienln v H "The Bov s" Life of Abraham Lincoln," continues, and also Capl liammond'a rmie Perkins; .Inst a Boy. Die Children s Hour In the Old South Meeting- House." hv .1 L llarlour. Is a fine sketch ' Mllltai v training In Our Schools and Colleges," by Captain Charles t Boyd, I . S A . Is an excellent sketch, with many attractive illustrations There arc many good stories, rhymes, and Jingles. all firsl-class, firsl-class, The Century Co.. publishers. New-York New-York The Country Calendar for November has a broncho: scene for covsrpags, and for frontispiece a picture if John I. Rockefeller; Jr.'s home In West Chester, New York. There are many excellent editorials on toplca of Interest, and spo-clai spo-clai articles as follows: "Theodore Roi -velt as a Sportsman.' by Gcnrgi Bird Qrlnncll, with many photographs, 'Cranberries 'Cran-berries Beginning Their Holiday ('areer;" "Water-Supply for Farm and Country House." illustrating and describing mechanical me-chanical appllcanOOa; "John D. Rockefellers Rocke-fellers "Pocantlco Estate," "A Great wiiii Duck Industry;' 'The Drumming Grouse," "The Farmer Has Come Into His Own." Hunting the Otter with Hounds" "Pulling Down a Rearing Horse." and departments 'Stable and Kennel." "Trees and Shrubs," "Country lle.iise," "Garden and Orchard." "Automobile." "Auto-mobile." ' Stock and Poultry." The article arti-cle and lllu.-ti.itlons on "The Inummlng Grouse," showing the facts b) camera disclosures settles a long controversy on the way of this drumming Tills publication publi-cation Is very fine and Its artistic beauty is great. The Review of Reviews Book Company, publishers, New York The Atlantic Monthly for November considers "The Commercializing of Literature. Lit-erature. " by Henry Holt, a consideration of the old compored with the- new methods meth-ods of advertising books, 'Immigration 'Immigra-tion and the South." by Robert D Cour-Cy Cour-Cy Ward, deprecates the coming of un-iledr.ilile un-iledr.ilile aliens. ' How to Know the Fallacies," Fal-lacies," by Stimiu l Mci"hord treithers. Is a humorous but caustic handling of some of the Ignorant stuff that is commonly published. "Recent Progress. In the Study of Domestic Set v ice" Is noted by Lucy M. Salmon, but It Is plain that the study hat not been fruitful In helps or remedies. "Telephone Development In the United States." by Frederick W. Coburn, li lis mosl Interestingly a marvelous story. "How Statistics ate Manufactured," by William H. Allen, is the experience of a census-taker ; the paper might fairly be called his confession, for It shows that the i-eiisut is mere guess work or estimates esti-mates In munv things. "Reverend Mother's Moth-er's Feam," by Agnes Reppller, Is a continuation con-tinuation of the sketches of her convent training. "Korea and Manchuria under tin New Treaty," by K Asakavra. Is a sugge-itive paper as to Japan's authority and predominance. There aro also good sketches, stories, and poems and The Crmtrlbutors" Club, always a valued feature fea-ture The Atlantic always stands out pre-eminent Houghton. Mifflin and Com-pany, Com-pany, publishers. Boston. Book News for November has for principal prin-cipal article, "Italian Literary Psychology," Psychol-ogy," by Joseph Spi ncer Kennard. and a biographical sketch and appreciation of .Mr. Kennard as a specialist follow. fol-low. There la a pretty full presentation of the book world's activities In the reviews re-views of current publications, the output of tin publishers There Is a rev P w and anticipation of the holiday Issues, an educational edu-cational review, dips into the magazines, and notes of new hooks and new editions. John Wanamaker, publisher. Philadelphia. Philadel-phia. Harper's Magazine for November Is dassllng in the brilliance of its illustrations illustra-tions In color; the frontispiece is an Illustration Il-lustration In carmine for the study by Ernest Rhv? of Shakespeare's 'King Henry VI ," and other color prints arc also used In it. "A Fortnight In Bath.' b William Dean Howell, opens the number, an entertaining paper, copiously Illustrated, "A Music-school Settlement." by Philip Verrlll Mlghels. Is a study In the dense- East Side, New York 'lty "The Slave-Trade of Today, " bv Henry W NovlnSOn, is part four of his studies in Africa, and deals with "the hungry country," "Animal Immortality," b) Rabbit, Rab-bit, is an ingenious plea. - .Mv Anlari tic Explorations," by Dr. Jean B. Chorcot. chief of the French south-polar expedition, expedi-tion, is a realistic story told with spirit, and excellent to read. "Insect Herd! ind Hctders" Is a close study of the ants, by H Mi-Cook. D D.. Be D.. LL. D.. profusely pro-fusely llliistniieii. Booth Tarklngloti' serial. The Conquest of Canaan." con-tunic,, con-tunic,, ami then an- good short storh s and poem-. The departments fully main- tain their high repute and the numbei la great This fine old magaslne la always at the head Harper ft Brothers, publishers, publish-ers, New- York. The Outing Magazine for November has a water scene for frontispiece, an illus-tration illus-tration for "Surfman Bralnard s Day Off." by Ralph D Paine "Tin- Workers Work-ers of tho Great Lakes" is a fine paper on the vast commerce of that huge water-chain water-chain "The Country Club; a National Expression," where woman Is really free, by Robert Dunn, is a g 1 paper, illustrated illus-trated by scenes of Jumping horses, "Planting Fish as a Business Enterprise,' Enter-prise,' Tricks of the Ruffed Grouse," The Sea-Otter Hunters." "How the Pointing Dog Holds His Tall " Snap-Shot Snap-Shot of a Snipe on the Nest " 'Oddities of Birds' Diet." .Making th Country Home." (telling how to core for Window plants, destroy Insects In tree, doctor live stock, and Improve the out-bulld-Ings.) "How to Hunt Big Game "What I'm h Sam 1 o' ? for Vnglers." 'The R. ginning. of Football, 'How to Raise Ducks for Home L as," some beautiful pictures In i oer. and a numbei of other specialties are fine reading. Caspar Yhitiic a "Viewpoint" treats of "Common "Com-mon Sense In Forestrv Protection." "That Football Rules ommittee, 'Honor System Sys-tem for College Sport." and other mutters. mut-ters. In excellent vein The number Is strong and valuable The Outing Publishing Pub-lishing Company, New York. Tl-.n Popular Science Month! j for November No-vember describes r.no Illustrates "The. Botanical Carder, at Bultonsorg, Java, by Professor Francis Bamaisy, ? great show-place. "Hypnotism. History, Nature und Use," by Harold M. Hays, U a curious and somewhat alarming study. "Physicians and Philosophers,' by Professor Pro-fessor Charles William Buper, Is a scholarly schol-arly study. -Soli Fertility," by J u Dandcno, states some of the problems and holds that soil fertility - "Is not so much a chemical as It is a physical bac-tcrloog!ciil bac-tcrloog!ciil and ecological problem" "Monuments of the Stone and Bronze Ages," by J. Howard Wilson, is a popular popu-lar exposition of the relics. "The Value of Non-Eueildlan Geometry 1 by Professor George Bruce llalsted. Is a keen criticism and review, "I'nlverslty Education and National Mfe." by Sir Rb hard Jebb. very properly argues Importance. "The Cattle Problem of Archimedes," by Professor Pro-fessor Mansfield Merrlman, expounds a problem which Is soluble, but that has never been BOlyed. The Progress eif Si lenCO" contains a useful summary. This magazine keeps Up grnndly It mission mis-sion of being a strong popular educator The Science Press, Lancaster, Pent). The Bookman for November opens With Its brilliant and humorous Illustrated Illustrat-ed "Chronicle and Comment,' which Is always the gi ni of the magazine. Harry Thurston Perk's "Twenty Years of the Republic, ' serial, describes In this number num-ber the rle of the "silver craze." nnd It praises President Cleveland In such unstinted un-stinted terms as to seem almost like worship. wor-ship. "Literary Clubland" (fourth paper), describes, with Illustrations, the St. Bo-tolph Bo-tolph of Boston. "Whom Shall We Write Books For?" asks Churchill Williams, und he thinks It should be for the honest hon-est v of purpose of the writer. "A Gal-lerj Gal-lerj of Portraits" C&rtOOriB famous men The r-.i i nt of Man and Some Recent Books" comprises thoughtful and able review. New PlilVt of the Season" are criticised by H. T. Parker. The serial. "A Motor Car Divorce," continues. Illustrated. Il-lustrated. The schedule of "Best-Selling Books" gives those for Salt Ijike City as "lole," "For the White Christ,' "Tho Garden of Allah," "Sandy," "The Boss of Little Arcady." nnd "The Purple Parasol,' Para-sol,' In the order named. The Bookman Is always true to name Dodd Mend ft Company, publishers, New Y'ork. The Craftsman for November has a long und able review of the life and char-H char-H ter Of M- Wltte; nnd a gn at paper on the Development of the llarciy Japan-is. Japan-is. by an American of unusual means to observe It, Is given. "The Garden City i in ap Ct ttnge.s Exhibition;" "Civic Art In Baltimore." "The Way of the Pushcart Push-cart Man." 'The Dining Room." "Yamel Kin and Her Mission to the Chines. People," Peo-ple," "The Typical American Indian In Bronze" and good craft work and exemplifications exem-plifications make up a urn at n imbi r. practical. helpful magazine. Gustav Stlckley, publisher, Syracuse, N Y. |