Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-13
LITERARY NOTES.
NInY NIarnzinPH.

APPLETON'S POPULAR SCIENCE
MONTHLY-The May number of Apple
the subjoned excellent table of contents ::
The Coming Total Eclipse of the Sun Ql-
lustrated), Frank II Bigelow; The Most
Expensive City in the World, Hon. Bird
S. Coler; The Negro Since the Civil War.
N. s. Shaler; The Birds of the Adiron-
dacks. Senator George Chahoon; The
Structure Of Blind Fishes illustrated:
Carl Fl. Eigenmann; A Hundred Years Of
Mount Tamalpais Qllustrated), Marsden
Manson. G. e, Phi. D.; international Law
and the Peace Conference, James Harris
TiG l IL p The Fate 9f the Bf frs
ments of Science.
VIEW OF REVIEWS-The special fea-
lures OF this number are sketch of the
Hon. Charles II. Allen. the first governor
Of Porto Rico, by Henry mcfarland;
sketches of Generals Joubert, Cronje, Bo-
tina, and other military leaders of the
Beers; an account of the methods used in
fighting the plague at Honolulu and
throughout the world, and forecast OF
be held during the remaining months Of
1900. In THE Progress of the World
the subjects Of Admiral Dewey,s candi-
dacy. the government of Porto Rico and
Alaska. the opening Of the Paris EXPOSE
ton. the Queens Visit to ireland, and
the South African campaign are editorial
ly treated,
OUTING MAGAZIEE-Th May number
of Outing is q charming production, filed
to the brim with choice and spicy con-
tributions. many. Of WHICH are beautifully
illustrated. Frederick Remington writes
a highly entertaining article under the
caption OF "A Shotgun Episode" How to
Become Good Golfer" by the champion,
II. Vardon. is e timely and well prepared
paper with the Colorado Cowpuncher
on a Roundup" by George Lee Burton,
contains. some thrilling adventures in that
line OF business. Then we find such ar
ticles as The PHILIPPINE in Sport" The
Kildeer Plover and Her Treasures" The
Cunners of Chesapeake Bay, The Pro-
fessor's Score" and The Building OF a
Birch Canoe" all OF which contain the
most interesting and seasonable reading.
AINsLEE's MAGAzINE-The story Of
everyday life, of prosperous people and
of great warriors of 5000 years ago has
been brought to light by the University
OF Pennsylvania excavations at Ancient
Nippur. DR.. Hilprecht is the leader of the
expedition. Commander Cal
klns contributes much interesting infor-
nation In The Filipino Leaders" A
most refreshing article is James Hamil-
ton Lewis. a Political Paradox by +. D.
Cowen. Harvey Sutherland's The Aris-
tocrat of the Kitchen" brims with the de-
lightful humor that characterizes all his
work THE Biltmore Estate and The
Genesis of the American Horse are good
reading. The fiction is by stephen Crane,
Brigadier General Charles King, Eugene
Wood, c. NJ. Williams and Howard Field
ing.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE-"Goo Night
Allegro" is the beautiful frontlsplece in
Harper's Magazine for May. +. +. Eas-
ton is the author of very interesting
story, styled Inside the Boer Lines" a
charming short story. handsomely entitled
The Angel and the Child IS from the
pen of Howard Pyle. l, Zangwin begins
one of his excellent stories in this num-
Der under the title of The Mantle of Eli
found in Rudyard Kiplings contribution,
From a Winter Note Book" s first
class story is furnished by Owen Wister,
STYLED The Game ana the Nation" FL
of the best stories written by that gifted
lady The Problem of Asia" Down In
the Tropics" and the whilomville Stories
complete this handsome number.
FRANK LEsLIEs POPULAR
MONTHLY - Frank Ieslfe's Popular
Monthly for May is a bright and dainty
Springtide number. full OF ttneliness and
variety "A Klondske Diary" from Seat
tie 10 Dawson City. pictures the hard road
Travelled by the gold seeker IN Alaska.
Bret Harte's in'rnita bic story. How RelI-
ben Allen Saw Life In Frisco = heads the
short fiction. Egerton Castles dashing
Bath Comedy" nears its climax Other
contributions in the current number OF
this magazine are: Women in Club Life. .
bv Jennie June croly- May Parties Here
abouts" by RoselIe Mercier: BIRD MIN
les and Others" by ] Oliver Nugent: and
verse by Frank L. Stanton f Pauline
Johnson Ruth Reid. Ralcy Hustled Bell.
Jennie Belts HRrtsvick Florence NJ
Metcalf and Harold Boice.
THE COMING AGE-DY. James HedIey,
the distinguished lecturer. writes a care
fully prepared paper to the May number
of The Coming Age on the subject of ssThe
Lyceun Platform" Thu article Is well
Illustrated with cuts of the most ceIebrat-
ed American lecturers. Under the Chan
u ter of Original ESSAYS is an article by b
o. Flower entitled Notable Dramatic Tri-
umphs of the Present" which is fun OF