The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-07
MAY MAGAZINE Els.

Inc New England Magazine for May
orens with an interesting account OF the
relations of Phillips Brooks to Harvard
unive -sity, both as a student inc religious
teacher. The paper is by DR.. Alexander
Mckenzie, the ~well-known Cambridge di-
vine. who was for many years associated
with Brooks or the board of preachers to
the university, and who was an undergrad
uate about the Same time, and so ia able to
give an interesting description of the social
life and organization of the college under
the regime of President Walker, when
Brooks wes within its precincts. The al
ticle is finely and fully illustrated with
sketches by Louis A. Holman. and from
photographs taken specially for the pur-
pose. The frontlspiece of the number
is a fine engraving of Phillips Brooks, as
he appeared as a Harvard student, done
by NJ. Lamont Brown. Celia Tha1ter con-
tributes a fine poem. MAIZE for the Ma
toms Emblem" which will interest
ell who are considering the question Of
what shall be our national flower. A very
attractive article which every boy who has
felt the fascination Of REFERS and gold
buttons will want to read is Life and
Study at the Naval Academy by Walter
&. Richardson, ensign United States navy.
The article gives al account Of the routine,
the study and SOCIAL life of the academy,
and 10 finely illustrated from photographs
taken specially for this purpose. Lucy 2.
Higgins gives a description of "Old Ship
Building Days at Duxbury.' Mary A. +.
Stensbury has a little poem called His
Last Word, based upon the dying words
of Phillips Brooks, II Am going home"
Caro- Atberton DugaE writes about "A His
torical Doll" irene Putnam contributes a
delicate poem "Of Love- Ashton II. Will
lard is the writer of q very interesting
| paper which gives the history of the Cav
! eileria Rusticena," with some biographical
details concerning Pietro Mascagni.
New York daily papsr, taking up the
idea conveyed in Flammarion's exciting
novel, omega: The Last Days of the
World" has interviewed a number Of the
leading men in all Professions as to what
they would do if science were to predict to-
morrow that the end of the world would
arrive within the next thirty days. The
are various and curious, and
heighten the interest which is felt in the
second part of Flammarion's great novel
which appears in the May Cosmopolitan
1t is q question which everyone will fine
interesting to ask of himself: What would
you do if |itbin ak week the end OF thu
world were certain? Probably no move
which has ever Appeared in an American
magazine has been more elaboratsly illus,
ttated by more distinguished attists. Vogel
Laurens, Saunier. Meaulle, Rochegrosss
Geradin and Chovin nl contribute to tn,
explanation of the tsxt.
A clever story of another kind is that o
tho new English novelist, Gilbert Parker
in the same number. american Societ,
in Paris" is an article of another kind, bu
one which will interest oil who have ha,
occasion to make even a short residence il
tho French capital. The Cosmopolital
scores a success in producing in it's Ma
number, about simultaneously with tt
daily papers. an elaborate desc, iption O
Pot. Gray's marvellous invention, the tel
autograph. which reproduoss che handwri,
ing, or the work of the artist, simultan