The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-03
Among the Magazines.

In spirit and sentiment the July Ladies'
Home Journal is interestingly in accord
with the OF our National birth-month. An
article on The Greatest Nation on Earth, Is
by William George Jordan, pictures, in a
most vivid way. the vastness of the United
States, and by simple comparisons and tell
ing Illustrations contrasts every phase OF
our greatness with that Of other nations.
Allied In patriotic sentiment is Clifford
Towards article, when Dolly Madison
Saved the Declaration of Independence.
This tells the story Of the heroism Of Pres
ident Madison's wife, who saved the most
precious document in America from falling
into the hands Of the British when Wash
iDgton was in flames. The Women's Pa
tr,otic Societies gives the aims and pur-
poses of these organizations and the re-
qusites for membership. Fifty Years OF
Postage-Stamps" brings to mind that just
half century ago our government made
and sold II first stamps for letter postage.
Harper's Monthly is extraordinarily rich
for July with many interesting and ever
exciting papers and contributions. among
them the true story of Sheridan's Ride, and
what led to that great war episode. fully
illustrated by General George A. Forsythe,
nv hso0C Tic Aluc WttH
The number also contains the first install
ment Of the Kentuckians. q romance, by
John Fox. Jr., illustrated by W. T. Smedley
which deals with the broadly contrasted
types of the mountains and the bluegrass;
and the second instalment of Frank r.
Stockton's latest novel. THE Great Stone
Of Sardis." romance of misunderstanding
invention. illustrated BY Peter Newell.
| s~Tha Marian d,s Ia -
novel. reaches its final instalment. The
short stories are Miss Eurita Fleason'a
Relaxation" by E. A. Alexander, Nlustra:-
ed by Albert E. Steiner; and 1.-The Love OF
on Ideal" by Laura Spencer Portor. The
poems are Two Sonnets." by Helen Hay
(sce extract on page 81. and Beneath the
Veil." by Alice Archer Sewan (see extract
on page 81. 'The Editors Study" (see ex-
tract on page l0. is by Charles Dudley
Warner. 'The Editors Drawer" (see ex.
tract on page 49,, will open with The
Judges Burglar" by Hayden Carruth.
The July number Of The Forum contains
an exceptionally interesting set OF articles.
The list Of subjects includes just those
topics. general and local. which every one
Is discussing-from the Greco-Turlish war
to Mayor Strong's experiment in non-parti-
san municipal government In New York.
Perhaps the article which will attract
most attention il that entitled why Spain
has Failed in Cuba" The writer, Mr..
Thomas G. Alvord. Jr.. spent four months
In the island, travelling all over it, and de-
voting much time to observing the forces
In the field Mr.. Alvord gives very good
reasons for his belief that General Weyler
is in no hurry to end the war. Professor
Theodore s. Woolsey OF Yale contributes an
article on The Powers and the Greco
Turkish War;" in which he characterizes
the eastern question as the problem OF the
century, and traces, from the setting UP of
the Greek kingdom, the events which have
led up to the present struggle. Professor
A. D. F. Hamlin discourses In a popular
vein on 'The Rights Of Foreigners in Tu-
key" explaining that what are known as
the Ottoman Capitulations" were CON
cesssons made. from a purely selfish motive.
by various sultans to those Christian ma
tons with whom they desired to maintain
commercial or political intercourse" Apro-
pos Of Queen iVctoria's diamond jubilee,
Professor Thomas Davidson has an article
on victorian Great Britain and Its Flu
tUre."