The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-02
Among the MonthIies.


naval authorities estimated that of tn,
nineteen ships lying at Saloniki. six mus
be sacrificed to do II The cards have beer
| stacked FOR Russia. 1t looks today as i
the ultimate occupation Of Constantinopi.
| oy Russia were foregone conclusion.
what has England to say?' The mattel
concerns her. II seemed for a time tha
the discovery of the route by the Caps
OF Good Hope would provide an evasion o.
the Eastern Question. and free her from
the necessity Of worrying about the Aegean
But the opening of the Suez canal ha:
changed things. and. as if by Jealous inter.
position Of geographic fate, drawn the IS
sue back to the old fighting ground in tbs
eastern Mediterranean. If she d to hold
India and Austria, England must contro
the Suez canal and its approaches.
The ingredients Of that composite bu,
Intangible thing that Princeton men wor-
ship under the endearing name OF Old
Nassau" is the theme celebrated in
James ". Alexander's article on Under
graduate Life at Princeton which leads
the June issue of Scr:bner's Magazine No
princeton graduate has wider acquaint-
ance than Mr.. Alexander, and the easy
-S4h~AASOcAt VEIN OI llfiS paper mas al l1dt
charm of good-fellowship that is the es-
sence of undergraduate life. He has drawn
upon the memories of graduates Gprinted
and spoken from colonial days to the pres
ent. This kind Of article about Princeton
stands alone-the only one that has ever
depicted the college from the students
po.nt-of-view as made up Of anecdotes, ira
dit:ons. and esoteric customs. The artist.
4" - I1frw l.
Princeton year ago. and made a series
OF unsurpassed original paintings that are
reproduced to Illustrate this article No
photographs can represent these scenes.
The only man in the house of commons
who seems to have inherited parliament
airy style is Mr. Balfour. L,ghtness of
touch would perhaps best describe its chief
characteristic-the power. that is to say.
of expressing ones opinions clearly ard
strongly, and yet without unnecessary en-
phasis. with self-control and with good
temper. And then the House OF Commons
a little joke with a personal touch to it,
The personal touch must not be malignant
for the House of Commons is really very
good natured assembly-Englishmen gen.
orally are good natured, and no doubt rel
ish, therefore. anything like bitter personal
attack. Besides men of even strong poIit-
ical anita gonism are united by many ties
sometimes Of blood relationship; sometimes
by joint commercial enterprises; often by
strong personal friendships. This is the
style which Mr.. Balfour has cultivated
with great ability; with this consequence,
that he now is listened to with almost equal
pleasure by friend and by foe.-From The
Celebrities Of the House Of Commons" by
T. P. OConnor, in Harper's Magazine for
June.
In it's June number The Ladies' Home
Journal will celebrate the Diamond Ju-
bilee IN a way distinctly its own. In an
article by William George Jordan, enti-
tied, What Victoria Has Seen" the rea-
der will be taken on the British throne,
and the marvellous panorama Of the worlds
history for sixty years will pass before hun.
He will at glance see the progress in art,
invention. music. education; the
great social reforms. the growth Of nationg
and the advance Of civilization. The whole
story Of the worlds progress Of the longes:
rein in English history viii be wildly pre-
'ented.
Table Talk" for May sustains its repu-
alton Of being the Ideal Housekeeping
Magazine" Among the many articles that
will delight the housewife is the second Of
series Of articles, the "Garnishing" of
fishes, with several illustrations, showing
:ow attractive they may be made These
rticles alone are worth more than the
rice of years subscription to this truly
.elpful ma gazine Other articles equally
'aluable, as Canning and Preserving by
larry Joyce, an authority on the subject;
Some Unique Lunches" by Mrs. Kings
and Edible Weeds" by Ethel Ramsey,
will be of greatest value to housekeepers
Who take a deep interest in the variety
( their table during the early summer |
months.
The only flying machine that has ever |
ctually fown-that is, maintained and |
ioved itself in the air by energy general |
d in its own mechanism-is one lately con-
tructed, after years OF laborious and dis /
ppointing experiment, by Professor S. p.
.angley, secretary of the Smithsonian in
titution. The first fun and the only author
alive account of this epoch-making in
ention will appear In McClure's Maya
ne for June, in paper written by Prof.
angley himself, and illustrated with d.a-
rams and pictures made under his direc-
On. This is probably the most important
'agazine paper ever published in this coun-
y.
Results already achieved in field and fac
Try on a commercial scale during the
asst SIX years, to say nothing OF many |
;ousands OF farms and laboratory tests.
>monstrate beyond question two things:
That the sugar beet can be grown In
-ofitable quantity and quality over a suf-
,ient area in the United States to furnish
e worlds supply OF sugar. and % that
le cane-sugar industry can also be large
developed So true is this that II Is row
cognizei. by all We'll informed about this
Nv industry. that California. Iowa, Ne
-aska, and any one of several other states
iuld alone supply the United States with
] the sugar she consumes Once firmly
tablished. American genius VIII 50 I'm
owe upon present conditions that in due
ne the United States win be an exporter
sugar. For experience has shown that. | !
Ice established, the beet can more than
mpete with cane.-From Sugar-ihe
nerican Question % the Day" by Her I
IT Myrtck, in June Review OF Reviews.
The May issue OF the Hypnotic Magazine I
sychic Publishing Co. 5S-5th Ave. Chr :
go). is in all respects the bes. OF the Sc ;
IS. The sensible stand taken by this Pc
,5.cal in the matter OF public exhibitions ,
hypnotsm is set forth in the editorial ,
par-u1ent. endorsing the proposed Penn
lvania law which prohibits public exh!- :
tons.
The Arena for June Is not perhaps quite 2
varied II is contents as usual, but y I
obzb!y more than makes EP for this a
.ture BY 81 unusually fun and thorough :
cuss.on OF several important topics. Tie
mber leads OF With a paper by the Hon. ! =
mes D. Phelsa. mayor % San Francisco. :
Municipal Conditions - California" IL
.ich he makes strong plea for TIE ex-
.ise OF more r.g1d control over private :