THE WORLD TO-DAY A Monthly Encyclopedic Record of Progress "THE OUTLOOK," New York: "We commend the idea, and we commend also the thoroughness and care with which the articles have been prepared." "THE STANDARD," Chicago: "We do not see how any wide-awake person can get along without it." "THE INDEPENDENT," New York: "The idea of this magazine is a good one and we look to see it fill a long felt want." "THE FOURTH ESTATE," New York: "A single glance through its pages is sufficient to demonstrate its usefulness to all who are interested in important happenings," "THE TRIBUNE," Chicago: "This publication is becoming of greater value every month." ** "THE AMERICAN," Nashville: "A publication which no man of affairs can get LOOKING UP THE MALL TOWARD THE CAPITOL FROM THE MONUMENT GARDEN, DRAWN BY CHARLES GRAHAM FROM THE PLANS OF THE WASHINGTON COMMISSION. (A SAMPLE ILLUSTRATION.) THE ONLY PUBLICATION KEEPING PACE WITH THE WORLD'S PROGRESS A NEW IDEA EMBODYING THE VERY SPIRIT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The World To-Day is a monthly publication containing the very latest information in every department of human progress. History, Politics, Science, Industry, Literature, Art, Education, Philosophy and Religion are a few of the departments treated regularly by specialists. Nothing Like It. The metro The weekly The daily record of current events appears in the leading newspapers of the large cities. politan daily is a mirror of the world, and it renders the reading public an indispensable service, and the monthly also have their place. With their reports of recent occurrences they give a more or less complete history of what is going on in the world. The bi-monthly and quarterly reviews furnish condensed chronicles of passing events, with articles on special topics of interest only to a limited circle of readers. Some of the reviews afford glimpses of home and foreign affairs, with brief notes on science, art and literature. outlook is necessarily circumscribed, for each has a limited field to cover. The province of a scientific journal is not politics, and the religious paper can give only incidental attention to public questions. The range of no periodical can be universal. Their As a result of this multiplication of papers and magazines, it is impossible for the busy man to keep track of human advancement. In the Middle Ages an intellectual giant like Dante could master the learning of his Business and professional men, too, find it necessary to confine themWhile the successful man of to-day must know one thing thoroughly, he must have ready access to knowledge on a vast variety of subjects. Handy works of reference are indispensable, not only to the teacher, the clergyman and the lawyer, but to the financier and the farmer. CompilaThe ancients got along with few books and no periodicals. time, but now scholars must specialize. selves to a particular line of work. tions of facts are the tools of every thinking man. We cannot. The time has come when every citizen ought to keep in touch with public affairs. The World To-Day is a treasury of information, political, statistical, biographical, scientific, literary, religious and educational. It is a unique literary undertaking, in that it combines the features of a periodical and a reference work. The task of reading all the leading publications of the world, that is admittedly too great for any one man, is undertaken by the staff of editors and contributors. It is their aim and endeavor to cull out the valuable and omit the unimportant; in all cases seeking the original sources for verification of facts and figures to insure absolute reliability. Articles are written in a bright, attractive style. Dry technical terms and subjects lacking in common interest are avoided. The aim is not only to instruct but to entertain. Plan of the Work. The World To-Day comprises twelve numbers each year. Each issue is complete in itself, with the subjects arranged alphabetically from A to Z. A cumulative index is published in each issue and a general index at the close of each volume. The purpose is not only to make the work a storehouse of facts, but to make it a convenient reference book by the alphabetical arrangement of subjects and by the use of indexes and cross-references. Thus the reader may easily find the information for which he is looking. The World To-Day conflicts with no other periodical or publication. Its plan is unique, its scope world-wide, and its value inestimable. Its watchword is Progress and it is published solely for the benefit of the world's workers who are seeking knowledge and advancement. Beautifully Illustrated. A feature of The World To-Day is its large and beautiful illustrations. Appreciating the educational value of pictures, special attention is given to the reproduction of photographs of notable events at home and abroad, prominent people, works of art, new inventions, famous scenes, etc. It is in fact a mirror of the life of the world in all of its different phases. SIX NUMBERS COMPRISE A VOLUME, MAKING TWO VOLUMES EACH YEAR. Professor of Economics, Princeton University. WILLIAM F. WILLOUGHBY, Ph.D. Treasurer of Porto Rico. (Formerly U. S. Dept. of Labor)." EDWARD W. BEMIS, Ph.D. Cleveland, Ohio. EDWARD D. JONES, Ph.D. School of Commerce, University of Michigan. ROLAND P. FALKNER, Ph.D. ART. ARCHITECTURE AGRICULTURE ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGY (Egypt) ARCHAEOLOGY ASTRONOMY BOTANY DRAMA ECONOMICS ECONOMICS ECONOMICS (Finance) ECONOMICS (Labor) ECONOMICS (Municipal Questions) ECONOMICS (Resources and Industries) ECONOMICS (Resources and Industries) Library of Congress (ex-Prof. of Finance and Economics, University of Pennsylvania). R. H. THURSTON, C.E., Ph.B., LL.D. Director Sibley College; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University. HENRY H. NORRIS, M.E. Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Sibley College, Cornell University. HENRY GANNETT Geographer U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. F. H. NEWELL Hydrographer U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. LESTER F. WARD United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. EVARTS B. GREENE, Ph.D. Professor of History, University of Illinois. H. W. CALDWELL, A.M., Ph.B. Professor of American History, University of Nebraska. FRANK STRONG, Ph.D. President University of Oregon. L. H. BAILEY Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University. B. F. SHAMBAUGH, A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, University of Iowa. ADOLPH MOSES Editor National Corporation Reporter." ISAAC N. DEMMON, A.M. Professor of English and Rhetoric, University of Michigan." CHARLES W. PEARSON, A. M. Ex-Professor of English Literature, Northwestern University. FREDERICK M. WARREN, Ph.D. Professor of Romance Languages, Adelbert College. WALLACE RICE Critical Staff, "The Dial." FINLEY ELLINGWOOD, A.M., M.D. Editor "The Medical Times." JESSE MACY, M.A., LL.D. Professor of Political Science, Iowa College. W. W. WILLOUGHBY, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University. SAMUEL FALLOWS, D.D., LL.D. Ex-Pres. Ill. Wesleyan University. H. H. POWERS, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology, Cornell University. JACOB REIGHARD, Ph.B. Professor of Zoology, University of Michigan. N. A. HARVEY Author of "Introduction to the Study of Zoology," etc." |