Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29

The Cosmopolitan for June is an
unusually interesting number. A va
rioty of subjects, vol handled by
competent and experienced writer's,
together with fine collection of illus
trations, make it of great value, not
only from the standard of entertain
mont, hut rs an instructor as well.
There arc such timely topics as Prog
ress in Air Ships, 'N'ln the Philip
Pines, Past and Present, = How to
Secure Expression in Photography"
MARINE Disasters on Pacific Shores"
"Our Neighbors, the Birds, THE
Woman of Today and Tomorrow,
t.The Shadows OF Clever Pair of
Hands,, 2 1.-The Ideal and Practical
Organization of Home" The
Coming Race, "Queer People, /" 1.-THE
Building of an Empire, =" John Gay
ther and the Galleon, Penitential
Hymn 1.-THE Awakening" The
Launching of Larry" Lovers Gift"
1.-The United states of Europe" &c.
Most of the articles are illustrated.
ii. b. Mason, Robert Lawrence Packard,
G.. Francis Jenkins, James G. Nc
Curdy, Mabel Osgood Wright, Harry
Thurston Peck, Henry Ridgely Evans,
j. A. Edgerton, Charlotte Perkins
Stetson, John Brisben Walker, Frank
r. Stockton. Joel Elias Spingarn,
Count Leo Tolstoy, Caroline Leslie
Field, John Vance Cheney. Edward
Everett Hale and Charles NJ. Skinner
are the contributors to this number.
The air ship is treated in its various
phases and the illustrations serve to
bring out ideas that are new to many
people. The past and present history
of the Philippines is of special interest
at this time. The story is we'll written
and gives great deal of information.
Amateur photographers, and. in fact,
many professionals, can gather some
points from the suggestions as to how
expression can be secured in photog-
raphy. Many facts heretofore unknown
to the average reader are found in
| the article ON marine disasters on
Pacific shores. In fact, the same can
be said of the book generally, which
fully maintains the standard of the
Cosmopolitan.
1t is an excellent idea in The Cen
fury to turn from war to outdoor life
lin sign whereof its cover takes of
white, green and russell This series
will consist of three numbers. The
first leading paper is by DIR. Van Dyke
on fishing. 1t is akin to the well re-
membered studies of Charles Kingsley,
less scientific, but permeated by the
same Joy in nature and zest of living.
This reverend angler. however, con-
oedes more to luck than his brother OF
the Church of England. The medita
tive frontispiece shows decidedly that
the great Izaak Walton was literary
angler. When the fish bite, or If al
all, is evidently Of lesser consequence.
A more stirring article gives the hunt.
ing Of big game beyond the Rockies.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, s contribution is
permeated with the very rush of the
rapids and swirl Of the spray about and
under Niagara. In this instalment Of
Heroes of Peace" women are con.
spicuous As life savers from q waterJ
grave, they are as remarkable for en-
durance as skill. A professional in
spection OF Prussian battlefields
winds up Gen. Sherman's famous toul
in Europe, while Franklin, modelling
his efforts upon stray volume of tn,
Spectator, takes up continuous effort,
in journalism. Josiah Flynt tells how
the tramp takes move" The TexaI
and Colorado papers harmonize wei
with the fresh invigorating tone of tn,
whole number
Prince Kropotkin's autobiography
as detailed in The Atlantic Monthly
is more stirring than any novel. Thi
number lands him in the fortress o
, st. Peter and st. Paul, an imprison
ment, from the Russian point of view
, exceedingly well-earned, as for year
: he had been a perfect zealot of propa
! gandism. He was almost outdone
however. by the women of Russia
, Many wealthy and educated youn,
girls, he says, worked Ia to 16 hours
\ day in cotton factories and lived il
I factory barracks for the chance Of in
] flaming their associates, while yount
men for like purpose took to smithie
i and farms. Blood risk and sacrifice
were unreckoned in view of thos
J hopes, more and more bitterly frus
, trated by the later policy of Alexando
{ ii. Miss Johnston, whose novel noy
commences, is evidently strong rathe
3 in rich historic portraiture than keel
} delineation of character. This was {
! be expected in so youthful writer
{ She sets forth, however, u delightful
! mystery enshrouded in the old
fashioned beauty, once the sight q
3 evory heroine, and the lady seek
: shelter in most untoward surroundings
Q Japan, it seems, like England, make
] America quite welcome 10 the PhiliI
] pines, for her own part discardin
. schemes of expansion. Even the morst
i acquired by the Chinese War ha
s caused the fall of recent cabine,
Q Confessedly, home problems al
0 enough for the Island Empire. &-er
| -. I,, l. "a y
/ discussed by MIR. Williams, if nSaoY.s. y
d less, point only to a solutiop3nce aisj,
9 avowed. Quite similar to ne CupsY
i is The Greaser,'' or has' breedY {
New Mexico. The one redeeming ,fes
ture is his tsettled low content" a
entertainingly 90 by Mr.. Pightor
Quite otherwfs,y are the tenemer
+ house denizens. Mr.. Riis, in thei
; behalf, depicts swarming life. whic
:, deties all sanitary regulation and ever
Q precept of civilization. except the gai
!. of the landlord. A strong plea for a
~ appointed judiciary is made. Her
:, Massachusetts, has clean second, @,
o . tending far back to colonial times.
u strong effcrt was made, headed b
Gen. Butler, to change this, in I'll
Constitutional Convention of 1853
/, was defeated by popular vote and tn
y appointments of the governor hay
u given almost invariable satisfaction.
Il Next month st. Nicholas expeots |
Il give the prize lists in Books and Reat
ing. Meantime, the competition hf
stirred up most healthful discussion
y The present number consists chiefly ,
u, continued stories. In two complet
!, ones hero and heroine got the he,