Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-28

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
May opens with highly entertalnlng
and fnely illustrated article by Mrs.
Frank Leslie entitled s'Our Transconti-
mental Caravan" telling OF trip from
New York to San Francisco in Mrs.
Leslie's interesting style. Felix Old
boys RecollectionS," by John Flanel
Mines, illustrated, is an article OF some
length which the numerous admirers OF
this splendid writer should not miss.
Armies OF Continental Europe, hand
Somely illustrated, is, as It's title Will
suggest, highly interesting and instruc-
tive. The author is Thomas Donnelly.
Other articles, continued stories and a
host OF short stories, illustrations and
poems make up very entertaining
number.
Scribner's Magazine, for May, con-
tains the second article in the series by
Jacob A. Riis on The Poor in Great
Cities, " entitled THE Children OF the
Poor" alternately touching and anus
ing and altogether interesting Flor
ence Curtis Clark gives the first install
ment Of what promises to be a very In
teresting and instructive series on
Rapid Transit in Cities" Other inter-
eSting and entertaining articles are
"Unter Den Linden" by Paul Lindan,
''Sea and Land" by w. s. Shaler, the
concluding paper on Paris Theatres
and Concerts by w. f. Apthorp, His
toric Moments; The First News Mes
sage by Telegraph" by j. w. Kirk; be-
sides the continued stories by Steven
son and Lloyd Osborn and Robert
Grant, short story by Ida NJ. Tarbell,
poems and miscellany. The illustra-
tiOns are particularly good.
The Forum for May opens with three
highly interesting and oppOrtune arti-
cles upon the subject OF THE Late Sill
YER Craze and The Present Danger"
by Hon. Michael ID. Harter, who writes
upon 1.-The Blight Of the Commerce.;
Senator VIM. +. Villas, on "The Threat
Of the Present Coinage Laws" and Edi-
tor ]. C. Hemphill, of the Charleston
NelCs and Courier, who deals with
"Free Coinage and the Loss Of South
ern Craftsmanship" These articles are
all brief and TO the point, and thorough
ly elucldateS the subject from the point
OF view Of the writer. 5. G. Ts Dodd
gives his experience of Ten Years Of
the Standard Oil Trust" As Mr.. Dodd
occupies the position of solicitor OF the
Trust it goes without saying that
his views and experience are authori-
tative and important. They are
also novel from the fact that he takes
up the cudgel in defense of the Trust
and OF Trusts In general. 1t is an ably
written article and interesting as show
ing what the Trusts have to say In de-
Tense of their existence. Other articles
OF special interest are by Timothy
Dwight. 1.-The True Purposes OF Higher
Education:" d. X. Wilde, advantages
OF the Canadian Bank System;" Editor
z. L. Godkin, "Idleness and immoral
ity;" Carroll d. Wright, docs the
Factory Increase immortality" Bishop
Potter, Significance of the American
Cathedral;" Edward Atkinson, "Incal'
culable Room for Immigrants"
Rose Gerani,un, 4 Tragedy hand
somely illustrated, something on the
French style, is short anonymous
play in one scene in which the drdmGtiS
personu are Helen, who has loved, $"
Henrietta, "who has never loved and
never will, >" Jinl "a deceived husband, ="
and JACK. "a decent, orderly operate
manager" 1t is morbid and rather
insipid tale Of a woman's desertion OF
her husband and murder Of her lover,
told TO Henrietta, almost exclusively by
the woman herself, who rather unac-
countably and without warning winds
up her narrative by dying In her listen
er's arms. Paper, published by Morrill,,
Higgins & Co., Of Chicago, Idylwild
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