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Show March ra Appears h Striking Cover Indians are Featured in the Magasrine Replete with Illustrations The March number of the Improvement Im-provement Era, distributed to subscribers sub-scribers this week, marks a step forward in its cover adornment. A painting of a Navajo Indian mounted upon a pinto horse, by Paul S. Clowes, well known Western West-ern artist, printed in two colors with a four-color effect, gives the magazine an artistic appearance. An Indian flavor runs throughout through-out the magazine. Indians of the past and their ancestors are treated in two very readable articles, ar-ticles, one "The Ancient Cities of Mexico," by Franklin S. Harris, world traveler and scientist; and the other "A Vanished People," by Clara Freestone Seemann. Lucy Beth Cardon, of Logan, adds to the interest of the past with an interesting poem, "A Night In Chichen Itza." Indians of the present are treated in three articles. The first and opening article of the issue. "A Delightsome People," by C. Frank Steele, editor of a Canadian Can-adian papsr, reveals some interesting inter-esting facts about Canadian paper, pa-per, re VPs Is some interesting facts about f I nadian Indians and. suF.scst- their future. The other two give glimpses of the educational educa-tional work being done at Fort Hall. Idaho, and the White Rocks Uta'i, Indian boarding schools. Other articles of interest are "Myrum Gcbbs Smith," by Dr. .Tames E. Talmage; "Snpterinten-dent "Snpterinten-dent George Albert Smith," by Bryant S. Hinckley; "A Tribute to Cottonwoods of the Plains," by Dan V. Stevens, president of the Stevens National Bank, Freemont Nebraska; and ''Keep Sweet," by Or. George H. Erimhall, veteran educator. The fiction of the number con- purtena sists of the closing instalW Purch : of "The Back Tracker," Frank, s. Gold Robertson's great dog story; i Dated "The Daughter of Martha?" ( axy, 192 "Wind," a light March numh. and "Mas Cartas de Amlgo," i Date other installment of Estelle W; Date Thomas's Mexican letters. ) Besides the regular departme: there are two additions In i March Era. One is " a pa?e 1 The chat by the editors called "L North talk it over;" the other Is a con: hereby of pages of comment upon i intentic movies. ment o |