| Show LITERARY NOTES the leading story in october st nicholas that deer an exciting california story by marian warner wildman Is just as good for girls as for boys and Is equally interesting for the older folks as well besides numerous other interesting stories the reader finds plenty of reading more substantial and equally as in te resting A trip through the new york assay office Is of especial interest to those of us who reside in the mineral belt while the october number of cen tury Is truly a sportsman sports mans s number containing much of 0 interest to the r sportsman other d departments depart have not been neglected there being three articles of much variety by officers of the united states government deal ing in a popular way with topics of current interest while in fiction the number Is especially rich in the edi edl tordal department are some plain spoken words concerning the increase of lynching and a discussion of the cant about hard work which are especially interesting the world s work for october Is a striking number rally american and presenting concretely concie tely many inter esting phases of territorial and muni cipal pi ogress progress and achievement ahie the story of the human legacy ot of jonathan edwards a legacy of four teen hundred descendants Is told by edith A winship and Is perhaps the most convincing argument yet made against race suicide being most inter esting to utahna where large tami lies are not infrequent there are i many articles of interest in this num ber which Is a most creditable one country life in america tor for october Is a superbly illustrated double t country home number and takes up the various problems that cluster about the building of a country house from how the cellar can be kept dry to the question of interior decorations it Is in tact fact a complete house build ing manual many of the articles are by prominent architects there are many articles of utmost interest and one es especially ally timely to the citizens of the west being a discussion of the wafer water problem in the country the october number of outing la Is a gem the stories being especially inter esting to those familiar with outdoor life as well as to the city bred man who in times of trial and woe long for the privilege of wandering in the fields and meadows amid the scenes of his early childhood the cosmopolitan for october comes to us laden with good things pleasing stories of fiction articles ot of current interest richly illustrated and Is in fact a number of which the publishers of this most estimable mag azine may well be proud |