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THE LATE MAGAZINES.

rho June number Of The Century has sev-
eral features of particular timoiincss Cap
tam Alfred T. Mahan. recently re allied to
active service as special adviser to the naval
strategy board. contributes a paper describing
the reasons for the failure of the Spanish
armada. Mr.. Emory W. Fem. who served
as II major In the Cuban army, recounts his
experience under General Garcia In IN ar
ticle entitled Ten Months with the Cuban
Insurgents. MIR. X, o. Crowley, formerly
electrician of the torpedo division in the Con
fedorate navy, describes The Confederate
Torpedo Service, which he was largely In
strumental in organizing, Mr. Crowley laid
the mine which blew up the first gunboat ever
destroyed by this means.
As It's opening feature the June Ladies'
Home Journal Interestingly presents n series
of characteristic anecdotes OF Mrs, Cleveland,
illustrated with photographs made especially
for tho article. Tho anecdotes, recalling
many Of Mrs Clovelands sayings and dnings
are contributed anonymously by her closest
friends. With the concluding letters Of the
series giving "rho Inner Experiences of a
Cabinet Members Wife' In Washington the
authorship Is disclosed and much curious III
torest gratlhed, The poetic romance OF the
Brownngs is related by clifford Howard. IN
an article or The Most Beautiful Love
murity of Mount Lebanon is described by
Madeline s, Bridges
The Juno Atlantic. under the title of The
War with Spain and After" carefully consid-
crs the irrcconclahle differences OF the two
civilizations MS portrayed by Buckle and Pres
idcnt Eliot. the manner in which they have
pc,pctually FLASHED in Cuba, and tho long
train &C events which has led UP 10 tho final
discrimination Of the American people that the
inlquities there existing. and declared by
President Mckinley TO be 'msutIerahle" shah
censc once and for all. The Atlantic also con-
siGors somo Of the problems and temptations
which Will copfrpnt us after the war has
coset, perhaps the hardest part of tho task
that Il Sofore us.
Richard Harding Davis, who was present at
tho hombardments OF Mrtangas and near ca
banas harhor ana at tho meet Important prize
captures, Is scribners Magazines chief war
contributor, being under agreement TO write
for no other magazine upon this subject HIS
INST article, TIE First Shot cf the War; viii
hnneAr IN the July number. 70 he followed by
Tho First Bombardmeutp and rapid sue.
cession OK other articles. all To he written
from his personal observation on the flagship
ami dispatch boats, and later accompanying
me ihhu forces. As Is well known. Mr.. Davis
also war correspondent for the London
Times.
The June number OF the Pail Mall Magazine
OPENS with striking story Of modern Japa.
nese society, by Mrs Mimoli c. Fraser. en-
titled "she Danced Before Him." or unusual
Interest at this time arc Mr.. cutcline Hyne's
thr'hine stories OF Adventure on the Spanisi,
Nam; This series-claSoFately Illustrated ny
Mr Gitnviile Maatcn--esn nor fall to Interest
al lovers " robust story telling Other nc.
ton In the June Pail Nah Magazine Includes
chapters Isis OF Anthony Hope thrsilins ro.
nance rupert Of Heutsau. and the third o.