Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-16
LITERARY NOTES.


During this year, 1900, the Cosmo-
politan will make specially ofarticles
which havo to do with home life.
Nothinr needs such thorough discuss
ion as the organization OF tile various
branches Of everyday life. Desiring
to secure the best thought upon sub.
jects correlated, it offers two thousand
eight hundred and fifty dollars, to be
paid in various sums, for the best
articles OF four TO five thousand words
each on the different subjects connect.
ed with the home
One Of the most important features
Of Harper's Weekly for June is the
series of articles on India by Julian
Ralph. Mr.. Ralph's name is guar
antee that his description Of Lord and
Lady Curzon in their new and splendid
state will be of great interest. The
articles appear under then title ''An
American Sovereign" and are fully
illustrated by Mr.. Weldon.
Hugh Bonner, whom the New York
Evening Sun has called ''the greatest
fireman in the world" and who was
Tor SO long chief of the New York fire
department, has written an article on
Modern Fire lighting for the Jane
number of Ainslee's Magazine. Ex-
Chief Bonnertells a plain, direct story,
pregnant with the fruit of his expe-
ricnce and ability. Photogr, phs Of
some of the most disastrous fires which
hare occurred in various cities through
out the country are reproduced to il
lustrate Chief Bonner's article.
The frontispiece of st. Nicholas for
June shows a little girl tusging at the
reins of a four-horse team, which
blind man could see was running
away. '.Littlo Rhody'' is her name,
or nickname; and it is the name OF the
story, also. and if one holds his breath
in reading it, that is Just what the
author and artist intended him to do.
The June number of Harper's Round
Table contains tho story thrt won
first prize in the recent competition.
Other features of the Juno number are
|"Pirate or Privateer?" u sea tale by
George E. Walsh; ''Coxey,"a hunting
story by F. II. Spearman, and several
short stories.
The June number Of the Delircator
Is called the early summer number,
and combines an immense amount OF
authoritative and applicable advice as
to what is newest and most beautiful
in the world of fashion-including
special illustrations of bridal costumes
with profnsion of sparkling literary
features, social, household and depart
mental hints and suggcs tions and
fancy work detail.
A series of articles which ought to
be of great value is announced for early
pu blication in Harper's Bazaar. They
will give comprehensive discussion
of "Home Dressmaking." 1t is need
less to mention that the contributor
of the series. Julia X. McDougall,
teacher Of dressmalzing ut Pratt Insti-
tute. is fully competent to present the
subject so that it will be easily UNDER
stood by all women who wish to make
their own gowns
| McClure's Magazine for June win
contain a short story by Mr.. Kipling
that derives special interest from
the fact that it seems to be reminis-
cent of Mr.. Kipling's own youthful
beginning as writer and editor. It
will be very fully illustrated by the
English artist, T. RavenHill.
Bird S. Coler, comptroller of New.
York City, is the author OF an import
ant article on the Abuse Of Publ,
Charity, which will appear in Apple.
toms Popular Science Monthly for
June. Mr.. Coler, whose position has
| enabled him to see ut close range the
actual working of the present system,
is very emphatic in his condemnation
of it,
| Frank GAYLORD Cook discusses the
Evils of an Elective Judiciary in the
June Atlantic. taking as his text the
| recent degradation of the Chief justice
| of New York state by Tammnny Hall,
as political punishment. Historical
| l.y lie shows that originally no judge
ships were elective, but that they
gradually became so in the majority
of the states under the Jetfcrs oman
assaults upon the appointment system
The Jure Century is an out-of-aoors
number. Astounding with full-page IL
Illustrations, including a frontisp,cce
| by Albert Sterner, representing 1Zaail
Walton seated reading under tree
and of course fishing rs he reads.
This is apropos Of the opening article
"a discnrsive essay on "lTsherman's
Luck" by that redonbtable angler.
the Rev. Henry van Dyke; printed
with decorative page-borders.
In the North American Review for
June there is mastery treatment of
"The Conditions and Prospects of the
Treasury by the Hon. Lyman J.
Gage, who. as secretary of the treas
Jury, is obviously qualified TO deal con.
vincingly with this subject. There is
also All article by Mr.. William!. Bryan
on the application Of ''Jeffersonian
Principles; to the current needs Of our
politics.
Among many good things Harper's
Magazine for June contains ''The Res
cue of the Whalers," A Sled Journey
Of Sixteen Hundred Miles in the Ertio
Regions. by Lieutenant Ellsworth ?.
Bertholf, U. s. R. c. s., and '"rhe
Vagrant,' story, by Richard Harding
Davis, illustrated by w. T. Smedley.
It is one thing to talk and anothe,
to say something.
A Natural Deduction.
| Long-You look out OF sorts THIS
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