The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
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tinction than Is accorded to any other
American book save Mrs. Burnetts "A
Lady OF Quality" which IL mentioned
q times. The other star sellers are
Barr. Hope. Doyle. Maclaren and Crock
EFT. Evidently Crane, after years of
waiting, has at last caught on"-and
he Is only rs at that.
The very best writer's for juveniles.
including Burrows. Trowbridge. Stod-
dard. Margaret johnson and Laura h.
Richards. are represented In the May
st. Nichols. which Is a number OF special
variety and interest.
Following are some of the titles OF ar
ticles in the May number Of PopularSci-
ence: a Bird Tenement House. Clair
voyance. How Indigo is Made. Untver-
salty OF Gravitation, Where Boulders
Come From, History Of Porcelain. The
Llama. Rontgen Ray Spectacles. Valu-
able Abyssinian Relics. The F'rilled Liz
ard, Preserving Colors of Dried Flow
ers, Ancient Lake Dwellers. Meteors,
Do Dogs Think? Concerning q Lost
Sense, Deadly Water HemlOck, How to
go to Sleep, Poison of Fatigue. One
gets In this publication instruction and
entertainment combined. for the dryest
subjects are made as readable as novels.
Il Il Il
Godey's for May has three clever short
stories, an interesting comparative
study OF Bernhardt, Nethersole and
Duse, description of Chicago's famous
Hun House. and story OF polar ex-
ploration by Rufus Wilson which em-
bodies much instruction in readable
form. Godey's Is getting better each
month.
The second number Of Philadelphia's
Penny Magazine (Which, despite Its
title, sells for a nickle and Is worth
| it) has appeared. In 1t Is a strong story
by Herbert u. Ward. which should
have been given the place of honor in
stead of Mrs. Harriet X. Davis rather
! tepid tale entitled AN Executive En-
spun by captivating authors for the
sole purpose Of pleasantly beguiling the
readers time.
The May Pocket Magazine appears IN
en- enlarged form. having gained 32
| pages. Its leading story IL by Wey-
man; other well-known contributors
are Stephen Crane, Gilbert Parker,
Julia Ward Howe and Margaret De-
land. With such contributions Its
growing popularity Is not at all singu-
lar.
| Last but by no means least comes
bradley His Book" that new ana
! strange periodical conceit of Will H.
Bradley. which has just. been launched
at Springfield. Mass. Nothing about 1t
Is conventional. For instance. Its size
smashes all tradition by being foot
long and only about 4la inches wide.
The cover Is in green, gray, black ana
! red. Every advertising page Is de-
| signed differently from every other
page and printed in unique and strtk-
| ing colors, making the advertisements
alone worth the price OF the booklet
which Is only one dime. Coming to
read the contents, Edward Pentield has
a frontispiece design of a woman In
green which introduces novel enects In
black, green and white; Nixon Water
man contributes q poem Of merit en-
titled 1.-THE Garden of Genius:" Richard
Harding Davis deigns to be repre-
sented by two slight prose sketches
Harriet Monroe's poem, "The Night
Blooming Cereus," Is amazingly dec
Grated by Bradley to the extent OF two
pages of black-ard-white eiiects; fol
lowing this Bradley writes Of Peniield's
posters, giving specimen designs; and
lastly come the notes About Some
Men, Some Posters and Some Books.
Next time the amount Of text (now only
seven pages) will he doubled, II Is prom
ised. Before we dismiss this topic we
must transplant the dainty Quatrain
On the last page, which goes thus:
THE HEARTS DESIRE.
oh, lily! though in raiment fair
Thy virtue Is expressed,
The world will pass thee by and wear
| The red rose on Its breast.