The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-11
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Whoever is curious to know why it is
that few or no old men are found in the
great Carnegie steel mills at Home cad,
will get his curiosity satisfied by reading
a remarkably vivid and exact description
of the strenuous life and work there
which Mr.. Hamlin Garland publishes in
the June number of McClure's Magazine.
In this same number appears also, with
illustrations that do it full justice, a
wonderful short story by Kipling. The
physical obstacles that stand in the way
of the discovery of the North Pole. and
the chances of several important expedi-
tions now in progress for overcoming
them, are SUCCESSFULLY discussed by
General A.W Greeley, one of the highest
authorities on the subject. Another
high authority on the subject of which
he writes, M. de Blowitz, the famous
correspondent of he London Times,
considers the threat which the immense
ornaments maintained in Europe con-
stantly offer to European peace. Other
contents of the mum Der are an excellent
short story by Octave Thanet; further
installment of the Steyenson-Osbor
novel; and charming war episode-the
story of how General Gordon gave aid
and comfort to his enemy, General Bar
low at Gettysburg.
The Popular Science Monthly furnishes
both light and substantial fare in it's
mum Der for June. The opening article
by DR.. Andrew d. White, on The Final
Effort of Theology, describes the hostile
reception which teologians gave to OAR
wins epoch making book. The Mos
quito country, which has been attract
described by DR.. Robert N. Kelly, Jr.,
under the title Nicaragua and the Mos
quito Coast. Mr.. Lester F. Ward treats of
Weismann' aConcessions, endeavoring to
show that Weismann has conceded all
the important points involved in his con-
troversy with Spencer. The distin-
guished Psychologist, DIR. Austin Flint,
contributes an illustrated account of
The Eye as an Optical Instrument Of
special interest to parents and teachers
is the essay by James L. Hughes, entitled
The kindergarten Natural System of
with an Opera Glass, Mr.. Garrett P.
Serviss. has in this NUM- Der the first of
series of illustrated papers under the
general title Pleasures of the Telescope
The complete novel in the June num-
Der of Lippincott's is The Wonder-Witch,
by M. 6. McClelland. 1t is char ming
rom ance of Virginia, beginning in war
times. and happily concluded long after
wards. Gilbert Parker's serial, The
Trespasser, reaches it's close, after car
rying the hero through queer adventures
nd Two oiaf o,,d mi
Rumpety Case, by Anna fuller, the we'll
known author of A Literary Courtship.
tells how justice was done upon do
mestic tyrant by the Joint action of Pro-
violence and an honest farmer, after the
forms of law had failed to reach the case.
Two in the Other Half, by e. Ogden
of the lowest life in New York. Under
the heading Sea Island Cotton Respun
DR.. E. ". Spratt tells how those islands,
with their simple population, passed
under Northern care in war times. The
venerable poet and essayist, r. H. Stod-
dard, supplies in My First Literary Ac-
quaintances. one of those pleasant semi
auto biographical sketches with which
our readers are familiar.
The Century for June contains two ar
ticles particularly appropriate to the
current discussion of administrative re-
forms. The first is a symposium of
eleven ex-minfsters of the United States
on The Consular Service and the Spells
System, ten of the writer's being strongly
in favor of a radical change in the di-
rection of the Merit System. The eley-
enth, Hon. 7. W. Palmer is alone
in thinking that the present system has
worked very we'll. The second-a paper
by DR.. Albert Shaw, author of previous
papers in the Century on the govern
ments of Paris, London, Glasgow, Buda-
pest and other European cities-deals
with The Municipal Framework of Ger
man Cities, and is the forerunner of a
second paper in July on What German
municipalities do for their Citizens.
This article. coming in the midst of
widespread and current interest in NUM-
ciple reform, is likely to receive much
attention, written as it is by careful OBJ
server and recognized authority on the
su bjcet Other topics of public interest
treated in the magazine departments are
Bosses, Hard Times and Business Meth
DDS, The Reform of Secondary Educa-
tion. Military Drill in the Schools Ia re-
ply by Benjamin F. Trueblood to ex-
President Harrisou's letter to the Cen
tury) and An Honest Election Machine.
a description by Herbert Browne Ames
of the way in which Montreal was res
cued from corrupt ring. The editor
also advocates reform of the Consular
Service.
The June st. Nicholas has frontis-
piece called June Roses-an engraving
by Frank French. Although it is vaca-
ton, boys who wish a good "piece to
speak" will do well to make note of
the opening poem in this number. 1t is
called The Saga of Olaf the Young aud
tells how little Norwegian saved his
fathers vessel from the enemy. it is
bright and stirring Decatur and Somers