The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-03

portraits are reproduced. Inc number
abounds in fiction. including DR. Mitch
ellis Doctor North and His Friends,
and five short stories, two in different
keys by Albert Bigelow Paine. and the
other three having political bearings:
Colon" by Arthur Cotton, showing the
relationship OF a ..heeler' with his boss;
THE Mouse" a story Of the Washington
diplomatic corps, by Lucy NOVEL; Clark,
a new writer, and a satire by Stewart
Chaplin, entitled 1.-THE Stained Glass Po-
Iitical Platform" Chief among the Illus
trations are reproductions of an unpuh-
lished portrait of Alexander Hamilton. by
SharpIess. accompanying letter contain
Ing a Characterization of his slayer, Aaron
Burr; an unpublished photograph of Lin
coin; and the frontispiece engraving by
T. Cole. from Turner'S Ulysses Deriding
Polyphemus.'
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
June opens with an illustrated article of
extraordinary and unique interest, enti-
tied The Presidents War" by veteran
journalist-dipIomat. Deb. Randolph keim.
That brilliant fiction-writer 90" other
wise Mr.. a. T. Quiller-Couch, who com
pieted the late Robert Louis Stevenson's
..St. Ives" contributes a dashing story
Complete in one NUMBER, entitled, The
Two Scouts"
"a metropolitan Night; Glmpses of New
York With a Newspaper Reporter, is
the self-explanatory title Of graphic and
picturesque article, by Samuel Hopkins
Adams Blanche Il. Barait writes elo-
qrently Of THE Greatest Passion in His
tory" that of Juan Ia Loca. the Mad
Queen of Spain. ..At the Ends of the
British Empire" by Robert e. Speer. is
an exceptionally brilliant piece of de-
scriptive writing. accompanied by many
beautiful views of India Martha McCul-
Ioch- Williams contributes a quaint and
delightful paper. which she calls "a Brief
for the Defence. in the Case OF that
Crownless and Uncnristian Martyr, the
Mule" The story OF a woman's love and
sacrifice is told in For His Honor's
Sake" by Martha Henderson Gray Wo
men as Architects" is interestingly ois-
cusseS1 by Joseph Dana Miller. Poems and
"Marginalia," sketches are from the pens
of Madison Cawein, Minna Irving Jennie
Belts Hartswick, Henry Tyrrell. Lawrence
Porcher Hext and Mary Sargent Hop
kins.
The June Womans Home Companion
contains number of good stories, with
serials by Mrs. Burton Harrison and Hes
ter Caldwell Oakley Ward, together with
plenty of household hints and articles on
a variety of social and domestic topics.
Ernest Van Dyck, the celebrated opera
tenor. contributes the leading article. de-
failing the principal events of his career.
The wife of the famous magician Hermann
reveals a number of interesting tricks
that may be successfully employed in par
lor entertainments. Mary Breckenridge
Hines brings TO a close her brilliant pa
pers on Social Life in the United States
Army" and John Kendrick Bangs. the
wit of the magazine world, in the maj
chapter of 1.-The Idiot at Home papers.
starts his Idiot travelling to save him from
becoming poor millionaire. The feml-
nine reader will be attracted to the TWO
pages illustrating more than dozen ways
Of conducting q stylish wedding: also to
the "Diarv of New York Girl. telling
how a fashion butterfly prepares for her
summer outing, and TO the pages descrlp-
ing and Illustrating June luncheons and
dinners.
.Engineering a Presidential Campaign
is a timely and readable leader in Ans
lees for June. II was written by J.. "A.
Coolidge the well-known Washington: cor
respondent and treats not of nomination
oratory and fireworks of conventions, but
of the infinitely more fascinating macnln-
cry that makes the wheels of conventions
move and of the men in the various par
ties who engineer the campaign. The
Chinese Minister. WI Ting Fang. con-
tributes an article, in Which he states his
conviction that there is vast field for
American trade in China. He makes a
plea for the study of Chinese in American
universities and would like us to help
his countrymen to learn English by max
ing our spelling phonetic. Champ Clark
and His District" by Theodore Dresser
is an excellent picture OF this very l-di-
Cidual man and his very individual tiis-
trict. In .'Our Foreign Population, 10y
John Gilmer Speed. there is compre-
hensiye study of the many foreign ele-
ments that are being asSmilated by the
American people. storms of the ROCK
;es.'' by Thomas c. Knowles, is an invit-
ing topic handled with much dramatic
force. .Japan's Quarrel With Russia'
nv r. van Bergen, and 1.-THE Growth OF
| tho Ocean FLYER" by Robert Earl, are
valuable reading. Besides. there is a hu-
| morous story by Major w. P Drury, an
| Indian story by Duncan Campbei scout,
| the well-known Canadian writer and oth-
| or stories by Opie Read, Howard REID
ing and Brigadier-General Charles king,
| The portrait of DR.. Henry Van DYKE
| annears ,,ron the covers of Current Lite
| rat,,re,' for June and a special fsatura OF
| th;s number is '.Idyls of the Country
| side" the initial selection oe!ns taken
| from Little Rivers
| The frontispiece is a portrait of Paul
| Lawrence Dunbar, who is the subject CT
| the american Poets of To-Day sketch
| In the Giving English Poets series there