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MAGAZINE

Mr. Markham's most recent poem.
The Muse Of brotherhood, IL one Of the
notable poems that the closing years
90 the century have produced. II APP
pears In The Saturday Evening Post
~ Philadelphia. In lts issue of October
gint
In THE National Magazine" for
october ~ n careful estimate Of Victor
Hugo shown ln his correspondence. The
writer says
Victor Hugo devoted himself 10
attacking the greatest enemies u
progress. idloncaa and cruelty.
In every stratum u society. the
working. the thinking the helpful ele-
ment, that which aHplrca 20 goodness,
justice aud truth. constitutes the pco-
pie. that which D. sunk In voluntary
atngnnton, which ls ignorant from
iazlncas. which does wrong willingly
is the pOpulnce.
Thus. though h. worked problem
By problem. he chose his problem
always from the point uf view u the
lbcrntor. not ~ the wformcr. lie ala
not aim 10 set liFht IN the darkness.
To him the essential principle NJ the
world was good. cvii was the opprcagnr.
powerful not TO destroy The good, but
only 70 NuNuNf " ~ hh'l'lNif ~
tackled evil. feeling that good like the
sun. would af itself nli nil the spare
given Co h. Wherever IN the world he
found CLEAN Of light theru he aided
those who were clearing away what
ever ohstructed a. In 1876 h. wrote
20 the Revolutionary Committee Of
Porto nicoi
spain turned out VI America That
~ the great aim. f'hnt u the great
duty Tor Americana. cuba free like -.
Domingo. applaud all thonc great
efforts"
Thus his letters constantly show him
working on the ragged edge - truth,
not nyatematizing but striking. In
view of the slow attainment u scatter
ed ends ~ vigorously worked toward,
one feels the sincerity with which he
Alas. I am OF very little account. but
my heart 10 allied with deep love for
liberty which Is man. and for Tru'h
Mary wilkins and Eliza Hood are
among the contributors 90 the fiction In
tho October issue 81 The American
Queen. Fashion articles ON materials,
designs In costumes. wraps ana hats,
are features u this Issue. sarah
Grand John Strange Winter, and ls1-
bella Mayo. each contributes an article
ON the interesting question, Al What
Arc should Girls Marry" and an art
lcle on The selection % "a Husband"
is also from the pen N the FIRST The
usual embroidery, puzzle, ana house
wifo'H departments are replete with
excellent matter. and "A couple or art
iciua on lawn tennis and the new game
Of croquet are Interesting.
In the Century for october announce
ment IL made Of the names ~ che
three winners of the prizes offered for
tho best poem, essay ana story submit
ted In competition by American college
graduates of isgs. Last year all tho
ern womcn'a collcgcHi this years win.
ncra nro WcHtcrnera. and only one OF
them ~ woman. The prize purmi
entitled "a Hlll-prnycr" ~ BY Miss
Marion Warner Wildman Of Norwnlk,
o.. 49, A. 1855. OF tho College for Wo-
men of Western Reserve University AZ
| cleveland. o. The prize essay, entitled
"The Poetry ~ Blnke An opinion u
hy Henry Justin smith u Chicago. u.
| A.. 1895. OF the University OF Chicago.
| The prize story, entitled, only the
| Master Shall Praise" " by John NJ.
| Dickinson OF Vinlta, I. r.. y. A., 1855. uf
! Leland stanford Ir. University ne palu
! Aiio' cal Perhaps the most interest
lng item In connection with this years
/ competition IL the fact that the prize
story writer is by birth part Indian.
The competition will occur again next
year
In tho Overland Monthly FOR October
| James McCurdy reviews ocean TRACE
| dies ON the Northwest Coast with H.
| luarntiona OF some OF the notable ship
/ wrecks OF recent years EDWARD II
| Payne ln "a city % Educauon.' dis
| uuaHes the plans or Bernard Tor tho new
| University huildingn nt hgrMey. A. y
! Marvin furnishes "a readable picture q
| charles 3. Rnddin describes THE Great
| SANITARY Waterway Of chlcago." and
! Irving 81. Scott writes OF philippine
| Annexation Justified by our History
] Constitution and Laws" There are a
number Of excellent short siorioe and
poems
There a. an open-nir flavor 10 the Oc.
tobcf Trayclorwhic ia very attractive
| The frnntlsnlcce gives q picture ~ u
mountain farm with lta background OF
dark pines. and there are some good
/ pictures % deer hunters iu Mcndnrln,
county SUI SIN Fer has readable
story NJ Chinese ne. entitled 'rh'
Three Souls of Ho Kianr" Boudor
"a Rlt of Texan sport Joel shoe
| maker relntoH the exploit that gave
otto the title Of the bear slayer.
o
The open Court for October give
much space 10 German unnirl. Th'
fr0ntlspiccc o. picture OF Frederic
the Great after the battle Of kollln,
Then there are articles ON THE Father
lands" 1.-THE Religion of Frederic thl
GronG" Germany ana the unltei
Statos." "rhe fatrangcment botwcal
America and Germany and The Ger
lnnenus." we ind brief paper on ''Th
| Church % the t.atter-day Saints writ
ten as a notice Of Or. Tnlmngea lee
lures on the Articles OF Faith. II IL al