The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-08

PusrsD niso under ths law rse.ntly
passed by Congrsss; on ths prupsssd
gevsrnmsna Il Alaska, an1 % The o.
vsior msnts 81 ahs msnsh In 1nanoial end
indussrial circles. othsr topics srs~tsa
rush 70 Gaps Nome, fox-brse1ing In
Alaska, the April sisotions. che spidsmie
Of strikes, the opsning Of fhs Parfa fair,
the military operations In South Africa,
and the Delasea Bay award. Chariss u.
,sn H Toe nss q. n .s oss q
sotsr sketch By Henry Mcfarland.
In view OF the fact that the American
Unitarian Association 10 about 30 osls-
brate the 10th anniversary Of its founding.
the New EnslAnd Magazine gives place
IN its May issoe to history Of Usitarisn.
lam IN America, IA careful and thorough
study Of the movement by Rev. George
Willis Cooke. He goes hack. In bis 90.
count even 10 the Puritan days, since
many Of tbs fundamental principles OF the
Unitarian belief wsrs thus early 70 BE-
found. xns msny portraits whion ae-
IN various iields who have bsss loyal
Stevens contributes N account Of The
National SoldisRs' Hems, describing the
various branches OF this institution m
different states. Rev. George W. shinn
writes on The Founding Of Small Hospi-
tails. The story cf she lows Of L-icsstes.
Mass, u told BY ksv. John White Chad
y isk, thers IL chspsSr on 1.-THE Offsissl
Shaker Cotnnufi les In New England"
Ellen Brsinerd pesk sketches the career
Of DR.. u. T.. Ncrthrop, the foonder Of
Arbcr Day, and there are three interest
ing short sto,iN.
The Anne, lean Queen for Nay Il re.
splendent In msst spprepI late cover BY
Alexander kummlsr entitled plai Ing the
May Pois. The contsuts OF the magszi 20
include . large MISTY Of sxqvisite
dresses for women. N iisss and Oh loren
by Ali.e May Gillian snd Mrs. Jsssis
Sheppard. two of the foremost fash On
ART i.is 10 America; short stcIi,s By Cry IL
Darrnh. Mrs. kiIhoiscn and Elton Her
ri'; and Prize efnhfeifsry and lace de-
tiyns, Of wtioh patterns are furr i'hed.
Sciibnsf's for May has fer i's leading
ar,i,ls Some Tioturesque sides OF the
Expcsi lon, BY the ariiIt, Il. Y. Psixotto.
the result Of several months In Pli,
lately. Wklism Barclay Parsons con-
tri 1utss an ar'isle on Barit Tfanii 10
New York wti,h Is full Of intsres,ing To-
formaiio In IN article ON Cripple
Creek, Branei, Ign de describes the trs
mepdous iudustiiL development 10
Colorado. Ths narrative OF the Bosr
war 1, coniisrsd vish another bIil isnt
ari icie BY II. J. wtizhsm. For ficti,n
tti number has Egg Island. . story Of
marvellous adventure on yacht. and
another O'Oonpor story called Princess
Roysl. Gov. Roosevelt CONT 1ues ris
monograph on Cromwell, George AcLans
Hsrper writes OF Bafzac, and there are
poems BY Mary + Wilti1s, Edwin
Markham, Il. y. Marin and J, Russsll
Taylor.
Upward Of ffty writer's and artists
contr butte 70 the May Ladi,s Home
Journal, consequently v1isty Is COM
tiusd with excellence throughout lis
pager. Rudyard Kipliug drolly tells Of
The Beginning Of the AFmadi'los. Mary
b. hullstt whites Of The Real Thrums
Of Barii,. Clifford Howard, Of 1hs Flow
or that set Nation Mad, Mabel Percy
Haskell Of "A famous Boston Beiis, and
the Rev. Cyrus Townsend u adr con-
tinues his sxpsrien oss As Missile nary In
the Great west. Ian Maolaren's article
answers the query IL the Minister an
Idlsrp an d Edward Box writes Of early
marriage and Of domestic science In the
schools.