The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
JULY MAGAZINES,

Success" for July is fascinatingly
good. 1t has score OF features worth
mentioning, particularly sketch of
Helen Could by Congressman Lands,
story OF Lincoln under fire of the Con-
tederute sharpshooters oy Secretary
Cox, of the National Museum, and u
symposium by James b. Dill, DR.. G. +.
Shrady and Rev. Newell Dwight Hills
on the question: Are the three great
professions decllnlng?' The secret OF
the wonderful power OF this magazine
lies in the fact that Il has a missiOn-a
right to live, This mission appears to
be to find out the sleeping energies
which every human be.ns-even the
dullest-poSSe8s and starr them going.
II fairly quivers with enthusiasm itself,
and believes that enthusiasm Is to u
man what powder Is to bullet. Sue
cess wants to be the match that ig
mites the latent forces. Its field is as
broad us the range OF human aspirin
lions. and Its usefulness in exact pro-
portion to Its circulation.
Richard Harding Davis 1.-THE Relief
Of Lndysmith," In the July Scribner'S Is
probably the most brilliant piece Of war
correspondence since his famous story
OF the fight at Las Guasimas. He gives
vivid impression Of the way Of living,
the prlvaions. suffering and the con-
slant danger in the besieged city, and
of the fine spirit OF endurance that en-
abled It's defenders TO hold out until the
last He shows, too. how difficult It
was for the advancing column under
General Butler to make It's way through
the surrounding hills that Afforded the
Beers an almost impregnable natural
defense and describes the stirring
scenes attending the entrance into the
city Of the relief column. The llmstra-
tons are from photographs in the city
and Of the country about.
Ex-P President Cleveland opens the
July Atlantic with his discussion of
THE Independence of the Executive"
He describes the intense pressure for
office at the beginning OF his first term,
and follows with graphic account
lnterspersed with Enthusiastically
pungent comments-Of the political con-
troversy that ensued In and with the
senate from the attempt OF that body
to control the removals and appoint
mcnts made by him, by revtving
against him the old-time tenure of Office
act OF 1862 which had been practically
a dead letter for many years,
Inc blTukkle was lOUR ulu DllltTs III
the end the President maintained his
ground, the senate gradually receded.
and the contest subsidized. a few
months later the law Itself was repenl
cd, and thus was an unpleasant con-
troversy happily followed by an cXpur-
CATION of the last vestige Of statutory
sanction to an encroachment upon con-
stitutlOnal executive preTOgativcs. ana
thus was n tlme-honored Interpretation
OF the constitution restored to us. The
President, freed from the senate's
claim Of tutclagc, became again the In
dependent agent OF the people, repre-
sentinE coordinate branch Of their
government, charged with respunsibili
ties which, under his oath. he ought not
to avoid or share"
Tho July number OF Frank Leslle's
Popular Monthly is appropriately pdtrf-
otic, In grouping together the Hon.
John Quincy Adams illustrated article
upon The Birthplace Of the American
Flag" He2clinh ButterwOrth's inspir-
Ing "Flag Song" specially rerlsed and
extended for this publication, and u
fine poem by Theodore Peck entitled
"a Dream Of the Flag
The general contents Of this July
number OF Frank Lcslic's Popular
Monthly arc as rich and varied na ever.
In addition to It's patriotic features, n
has notable Leading article upon
Rapid Transit In Great cities, by
George II. Johnson, Sc D., very pro-
fusely Illustrated presenting a COM