The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-28
JUNE MAGAZINES.
They Present an Interesting Review of
the Life Of the lime.

The first chapters of Miss Johnson's
brilliant historical romance, ITO Have
and to Hold" form a most attractive
opening for the June Atlantic. Like
hen, previous novel, prisoners of
Hope" which has commanded such inn
mediate and universal popularity, the
scene of the story is laid in early CO.
lonial Virginia. I'm Japan and the
Philippines" Arthur May Knapp anal
Yves the salient features of Japanese
character and policy, and the reasons
which make that nation averse to tax
ing the Philippines themselves, but
which induce them to welcome our
presence there, and to look upon Eng
land and the United States as their
most natural and best allies and
friends Frank Gaylord Cook in Pol
itics and the Judiciary" treats the his
tory of judgeships in this country,
while Jacob A. Riis continues his pa
pers on the poor of New York with an
article upon THE Tenement House
Blight" in which he pictures the hide
Gus nature and the terrible effects OF
these places as they formerly existed,
and to a great extent still exist, IN
many parts of New York city. Charles
Milford Robinson concludes his valu-
able and interesting papers with an ar
ticle on recent aesthetic Progress IN
American Cities" showing what has
been done, not only in the lower de-
partments of cleansing, paving and po-
Icing, and the abatement OF smoke
and other nuisances, but in the more
active direction of identifying and inn
proving streets, laying out parks, and
by various methods making the public
ways and places artistic and beautiful,
and thereby raising the standard OF
comfort and behavior for the whole
community.
The correspondence of Sidney Lanier
and Bayard Taylor shows the friend
ship of these two men.
Harriet Waters Preston, taking as
her subject the recently published let
ters Of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. contributes a sympathetic
and attractive account of the loye-life
of these two distinguished authors. She
shows how by their natural qualities
and their early training they were emil
nently fitted for their later union, and
proves this to be an eminent exception
To the old sayings as to the unhappi-
ness caused by the coming together of
people of genius, this having been in
every respect "a marriage Of true
minds" which did not admit impede
ments."
From personal investigation and ex-
perience Herbert Pelham Williams dis
cusses the outlook in Cuba, starting
with the premise that Cubans must be
treated as children. Prince Kropot-
lxin's autobiography becomes intensely
interesting and instructive, and w. r.
Lighton talks of 1.-THE greaser." Gil
bert Parker's brilliant Egyptian tale,
1.-THE man at the Wheel" and other Hc-
ton; a group of poems headed by the
tribute Of w. Wilfred Campbell Ga fell
low Canadian poeD, to the memory Of
the gifted Lampman, whose last lyric
appeared IN the March Atlantic; and a
lively symposium of the Contributors
Club, complete the number.
Ainslee's for June contains a thrill
ling article on Modern fire fighting"
by Hugh Bonnek. whom the New York
Evening Sun has called 1.-The greatest
fireman in the world" and who was
for so long chief of the New York fire
department. How Many Are Worth
a Million" by John Gilmer Speed. con-
tains a mine of information. One Of the
most interesting items is list of the
fifty richest people in the United States
and of the branches or business in
which they made their money. Fun
thermore, Snapshots of Bird and
Beast" by William E. Carlin, is well
written paper. There is also most
valuable study of the trust under the
title 1.-THE Art of Trust Building" by
Peter Macarthur, with photographs OF
eminent trust builders. Human Doeu-
ments from Old Rome" by Theodore
Dresser. is unique in text and illustra-
tion. THE Mayor of Chicago" by For
rest Crissley, and a short paper on Uni
versitv Settlements by the daughter
of Austin Dobson. Besides, there are
five short stories.
new Lippincott begins with the
T,1lv number, which will contain a
cornplete novel, 1.-The fox-woman," by
Tohn Luther Long; a short story en-
titled 1.-THE teller" being the sole re
naming unpublished fiction by the
1amented author of David Harum' a
story bv Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield;
the first of two articles on THE salon
in old Philadelphia" by Anne Hoilings-
worth wharton; the first of series of
articles BY Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson.
president Of the Philadelphia Civic and
Acorn Clubs, entitled What are wom-
en- striving for?' and a great variety
of other articles.
The Yale Review for May discusses
editorially the policy of the New York
hanks Of charging for the collection of
country checks" pointing out the par
allel in the earlier policy of the Bank
of England; it also discusses state leg
islation and corporations in connection
with the Ford franchise tax bill in
New York. and the industrial commits
sion now in session; the editorial notes
also cover questions OF colonial admin