The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-09
Literary Notes.

General Fitzhugh Lee, since returning
from Havana, has written an article for
the June number of the McClure's maya
zine, giving general review of the
Spanish rule in Cuba as it preseated it,
self TO him 10 his own observation. The
article is very fully illustrated.
Even in the great flood of magazine
literature and the foundations of our war
news, there are several attractive articles
in the June st. Nicholas, which will not
be overlooked by the young to whom
they especially appeal. Miss Stro-
bridge story of An Unwilling Balloonist,
which describes a little boy being carried
away by balloon, an experience Of
Major J. B. Pond in his misadventure of
My First Gun. A Stamp Collectors Ex-
perience by Lawrence Irwell, showing
the fallacv Of circumstaDtial evidence
and an article by Barney Hoskin Stan
dish on The Bumble-Bee, in which he
tells of its work, its usefulness and many
other things about it, are among some of
the most interesting.
Mr.. Emory W. Fem, late major in the
Cuban army has written an article for
the June Century, entitled Ten Months
with the Cuban Insurgents, which will
VIC iCdh W It's ltdieIS WIN lluOil DltdS-
ure. His account of the Cubans and
their camp life compared with that of
the Spaniards is very interesting. Ar
account is also given of the Cuban hos
p,tas and the care of the wounded upon
the field by the doc ors, surgeons and
assistants. This, with general article
on The Spanish Armada by Captain AL
fred T. MahaE, recently recalled TO
aptiVn earuipn snAaiul o1 n rho
Naval Strategy Board, which is but an
introductory article on the Armada,
Illustrated by Naran. and written by
William Frederic Tilton, are two mum
brrs which have several features of par
tcular timeliness.
One of the leading articles in the June
number of the New England magazine
is an interesting and unique story by
Rev. George Willis Cooke, on Concord,
the first town settled in Massachusetts
off the sea coast. The story of the set
Element of the town and its early strug
giles, the important incidents in its his
tory, and the natural beauties are all
graphically described. 1t is also inter-
esting on account of being literary
centre and the home of Emerson, Haw-
thorne and Ihoreau. 1t is highly illus
tTdleu anu VIII 1Ol Idll 10 please all
lovers of historic places. Another arti-
Gle under the general title, At Home
With the Birds by Elizabeth n. Scher-
merhorn appears in this number. The
author has recorded many of her per-
sonal observations in the study of the
life and habits of the feathered tribe,
and tries TO interest others so to prevent
so much needless slaughter of them.
The June number of the Forum, may.
with some degree of proprety. he termed
the Cuban number, as four of its articles,
Our War with Spain: its Justice and
Necessity, by Senator Foraker; The
Hull Army Bill, by representative
John A. Il. Hull; Cuba, and its Value
as Colony, by Robert Il. Hill, and The
War for Cuba by Joseph f. Chamber
lain, all deal with the Island, or the war
with Spain. Among other subjects of
educational interest are, The Ideal Train
ing of the American Girl by Prof. Thos.
Davidson; Some Aspects of the Teach
ing Profession by w. II. Burnham, and
The School System of Germany by Prof.
Ziegler. Other articles of general inter-
est are The Little Kingdom of the Presi-
dent by Henry Litchfield West; Textile
War between North and South by Prof.
Jerome Dowd; a review of NJ Emile
Levasseur's book, the American Work
ingman by Prof. Theo. Stanton; Have
We Still Need of Poetry by Prof. Calvin
Thomas, and Oklahoma Lite in Mrs.
Helen G. Candee's article on Social Con-
ditions of Our Newest Territory.