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''Lucius .. c. Lamar His Life Times
and Speeches" by Edward Mayes, ex-
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MAGAZINES.
The Century for May is occupied in
large part with topics which are in the
public mind at the present time. As the
in Russia will be substantially similar to
those of Alexander III. the reader will
gain a good idea of their character from
journal of the latter event, contributed
by Miss Mary Grace Thornton, daughter
of Sir Edward Thornton, who at the time
was British ambassador to Russia. The
| first of Prof. Bryce's papers on South
Africa Is printed in this number, and
deals with the external and geographical
! features of the country to which the eyes
, of all the world have been directed by
J recent events. Apropos of the ROentgen
} rays a number of short papers are CON
: tributed under the title, 'Photographing
the Unseen" by T. C. Martin X. w.
: Wood. Elihu Thomson, Silvanus Thomp-
, son, j. c. McLennan, DR.. William J. Nor
ton, and Thomas A. Edison. An account
} by William X. Thayer of THE Election
of a Pope" describes the scenes in the sa-
) cred college which follow upon the death
of a pOntiff, the data being largely based
} on the accounts by cardinals who have
participated in such elections. The first
} half of a two-part story of Western life.
The Harshaw Bride" by Mary Hallock
Wards Sir George Tressady'' develops
) dramatic intensity. The Century Com
pany, Union square, New York
An able and suggestive symposium un-
der the title of 1.-The Engineer in Naval
Warfare" is presented as the opening
feature of the May number of the North
American Review, the contributors to it
being such eminent authorities as Com
, modore George w. Melville, engineer-in-
chief of the United States navy; w. S.
Aldrich professor of mechanical engin-
5 eefing in the University of West Virginia.
Ira N. Hollis, professor of engineering
in Harvard University; Gardiner c. Sims,
| of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, and George Uhler, president of
| the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Associa-
ton The noted French astronomer ca
mile Flammarion, writes most interest
ingly of MARS and Its Inhabitants" and
| in Men Who Might Have Been Presi-
dents" Joseph M. Rogers of the Phila-
delphia Enquirer throws some important
light on the presidential elections of the
past. THE Old Testament Not Mill
stone is the theme of brilliant paper
| by the Rev. DR.. George Coulson Work
man, in reply to Prof. Goodwin Smiths
article on "CnrlsJanlty Nlilstone IN
the December Review, while the existing
state of western Feeling Towards the
East" is succinctly portrayed by Senator
William V. Allen of Nebraska. North
American Review No. East Fourteenth
street. New York.
The May number of st. Nicholas is full
of the out-of-doors spirit appropriate to
the season. Many of the artists and poets
represented draw their inspiration from
the month of flowers. There are four full
page pictures-"Spring," drawn by NJ. A
, Cowles; "A May Day Party in Central
Park" by f H. Lungren. and 1.-The Great
Bicycle Race at Grasshoppertown," by 1.
1 w. IaDef. IN the way Oh verse there Is
"A May Day Shower" by NJ. A. Thorn
son; Spring House Cleaning" by Mar
! garet Johnson; The PerVerse Songster,"
| by W. o. McClelland, and THE Red Birds
| Mathis" by H. H. Bennett. The rest
! of the magazine has the usual wide di-
Versity. John Bennett contributes a story
of England in the middle ages, entitled
His Fathers Price" showing the pranks
of a boy who had characteristic English
pluck. One Of the serials which has been
month 1.-THE Prize Cup" by ]. T. Trow-
bridge, is brought to a conclusion in this
number There are many jingles that will
/ appeal to the very youngest readers. The
Century Company, Union square, New
| York.
The May number of the Review of Re
views is a superb one. The chief contri-
buted articles Of this number are Mr.. W.
T. Stead's character sketch of NJ. De
Blowitz, the famous correspondent, which
| is the first in a series which he calls Some
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