The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-06-11
The June Forum.

The Forum for June contains a dozen
articles OF more than usual interest and
timelness by us many distinguished wri-
tiers:
The leading article is contributed by
Senator John II. Mitchell, OF Oregon,
who for many years has advocated the
election OF United States Senators by
popular vote and who has lately intro
duced q bill in the Senate to that effect.
In his article he makes a powerful and
convincing argument in favor OF the pro-
posed change in the present system of
choosing Senators-which he considers
unrepublican, undemocratic, and vicious
in all respects-and he contends that if
the individual voter has any interest in
being represented by United States
Senator, he should be permitted to vote
for him directly and not vicariously.
Bjornstjerne Bjoruson, in an article even
| more brilliant than his former one, con-
cludes in this number his review OF Mod
ern Norwegian Literature" Prof. VIM.
G. Sumner, of Yale, in his usual brilliant
style, exposes ''The Fallacy of Terrific
rial Extenson'-a very timely and valu-
able article. Col. Thomas Wentworth
Higginson writes about a photograph
| which has lately come into his possession
OF the original manuscript of Keats
code to Melancholy" A paper of great
timeliness just now, when so many
| thoughtfuL1nen are asking themselves if
Democracy is a failure, is an elaborate
and thoughtful discussion of the ques-
ton by Prof. F. W. Blackmar of the
University of Kansas. Although he
finds much to complain of, he comes to
| the conclusion that Democracy in Amer
in Of tof
public, is not a failure Miss Mary Mills
Patrick, president of the American Col
lege for Girls, Constantinople, reviews
| the remarkable progress made in ''The
Education OF Women in Turkey" DR..
NJ. NJ. Mangasarian, Il cultivated and
! highly educated Armenian, contributes
| a paper entitled "Armenia's Impending
! Doom: Our Duty" dispassionatey re-
viewing recent events in Armenia, and
making an eloquent and soui-stirring
appeal to the Christian powers-espec-
tally to the United States-to intervene
and save his nation from extinction.
Prof. Thomas Davidson who has just
! returned from a two years sOjOurn in
Europe, and the East, contributes an
article entitled "The characterization OF
England" Ouida, the distinguished
novelist, author OF 'Under Two Flags
ETC., contributes an uncom,nOnly bril-
liant and entertaining essay entitled
"Ebo, ct Rex Meus: A Study OF Royal
ty." Mr.. f. V. Smalley, editor of 1h1
Northwest Magazine, who is a recognized
authority on matters relating to the
development and resources of the great
Northwest, discusses the present and
future OF 'Our Sub-Ard Belt He ad
vocates the establishment by the Gov
eminent OF experimental stations through
the sub-arid belt with view to reclaim
ing for agricultural purposes as large al
area of that region as is possible Mrs
Josephine Shaw Lowell, lady who has
devoted all her life to the service o
charity, and who is probably our highes
authority on the subject, sets forth 9TH.
True Aim OF Charity Organization Soci
cites" exposing many widely held faIIa
cies as to poor relief. And finally, DR.
I Waldo S. Pratt, professor of music ant
! hymnology at Hartford Theological
Seminary, contributes notewOrth,
paper entitled "The Isolation of Music,
strenuously insisting upon the need of {
broader education for musicians.
The Forum, as usual, contains not ont
only but number of articles, writer
especially for this number, by writer's o
worldwide distinction, who are the high
est living authorities in their particular
fields OF thought. At it's present price
% cts. copy-Ihe Forum is at once tn
best and the cheapest review.