Evening journal., 1900-06-06
THE LITERARY WORLD


Dr. S. Weir Mitchells paper address
ed to college girls, In the June Ladies
Home Journal. should have the widest
possible reading. 1t Is the viewpoint
Of a scholar and physician on when
the College is Hurtful 10 a Girl" The
social, domestic and business life of
Hetty Green is strongly pictured in
The Richest Woman in America" and
"The Passion Play This Year" tells OF
the performances and OF the players
who take the chief roles In the great
religious drama given every ten years
at Oberammergau. Ian Maclaren writes
on "Ihe Minister and His Vacation. /
and Mrs. Burton Kingsland ON Cor /
rect Letter-Writlng. Rudyard Kip-l
ling's "Just-So" story. telling how the
kangaroo came by his long hind legs,
/ is extremely funny. Julia Magruders
capital new serial Is begun In the June
Journal. She calls 10 "The Voice inl
the Choir" There are several notablel
pictorial features: page drawing |
THE Auction az the Farm" by A. b.
Frost; q group of photographs show
I ing Sol Smith Russell In His Summerl
Home" the third instalment oil
4 Through Picturesque American" an
apron worked by Mary Queen of Scots.
while awaiting execution. and Cottage
4 Chambers The correct thing In wOm-
ems wear, articles on cooking and
other themes pertaining 10 the home
are included In the practical featuresl
Of the June Journal. BY The Curtis
Publishing Company. Philadelphia One
dollar year; ten cents copy.
Charles Major. the author Of when
Knighthood Was in Flower" one of the
most popular historical novels, writes
an essay entitled what Is Historic At
mosphere?" in which ne describes
10 those elements of language and char
. acter which are important In creating
the illusion which is necessary IN good
> historical fiction. Mr. Majors views
are vigorously expressed. and are made
! from new point Of view. John Fox.
, Jr.. 3uthor Of "Hell-fer- -Sartain." writes
an outdoor sketch. entitled Down the
Kentucky on a Raft" which IS full Of
! the amusing mountain characters
which he knows so WELL Mr. Fox will
contribute other outdoor articles OF adj
venture to early numbers of Scribner's
Magazine. Edith Wharton, author of
The Touchstone," has a story In dia-
lOgue entitled Copy" which is q
reminiscence of the love affair OF a
great novelist and n great poet. II is
E a most amusing comedy. There are
g many more features in June Scribner's.
In a succinct and lucid exposition OF
r American and Canadian Trade Rela-
e tions.' in the June Forum, the Hon.
u John Charlton presents very forcibly
the disparity of the fiscal policies OF
y the United States and Canada. After
T. fortifying his statements with cold
: figures, Mr. Charlton explains the rea-
n son Of the differential rate in favor OF
: Great Britain. He then pleads for a
X more liberal and enlightened policy on
o the part Of the states, and shows how
d Canada. did she choose. could retaliate
{. in most effective way. IL Is an article
l. that should rouse the tariff choppers.
d One of the most interesting incident.
Ol Of Thomas B. Reeds career Ia. Califor
e MIA is told 10y Robert p. Porter anl
81 vouched for by the ex-speaker. It wa,
l. in 1868, during the civil war. wher
n the Legal Tender Act was much dis.
cussed in California. where gold
basis was then maintained, that Wal
lace whose office adioined the one In
which Reed was studying happened in
>, one day and said: "Mr Reed / under.
stand YOU want to be admitted 10 the
bar Have you studied law?" Eyes
sir, I studied law in Maine. while
teaching" well" said Wallace, 81
= have one question to ask. Is the Legal
3 Tender Act constitutional "Yes
] $50 fT D A
4 the bar said Wallace. Tom Bodley
a deputy sheriff, who had legal aspira-
n tiOns, was asked the same question, and
= he said no. 1--WE win admit you
e both said Wallace. for anybody who
n can answer off-hand. a question like
II that, ought to practice law in this cOun-
try. June Success.
,fl The June number of McClure's is par
r ticularly strong and varied in its con.
D. tents, both as regards fiction and spe-
cial articles. President Kruger. of the
" South African republic. Is portrayed in
p an acute character-study by r. Ed.
r mund Garrett. who has had the advan-
E tage Of personal contact with the re-
markahle Beer leader. and Is thorough.
~ familiar with his past career and
with the political history OF the Beers
/ Excellent portraits of Kruger and bis
wife are Included j. Lincoln Stenens
j. of the New York Commercial Adver.
y tiser. relates some striking incidents
/. OF conflict between Governor Roose-
welt and the party leaders. and con-
siders whether his first term OF gov
, ernOr has turned out to be a success
ful experiment. fully illustrated ar
ticle of the Cape Nome gold fields
C by William j. Hampton. describes
life in Nome City. which is
4 the largest of it's age in the
: world" and gives the latest and exact
g est information available concerning
: the possibilities of this new gold re-
= gion, one that is much richer than even
the Klcndike.
E We are now in the midst Of one OF
\ the greatest periods of prosperity this
N country has ever seen. It is not merely
e fair and humane but IL is OF the ut
most importance to national welfare
fhnf "a nar-f of fNa Itraca1,f r,,.o.r..,-tt t..