Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-05
CURRENT LITERATURE.

hUdyard hlpling's new animal story,
''The ELEPHANTS Child" is a feature
of the April Ladies' Home journal. 1t
is the first Of series of Just So"
stories, and describes, with Kipling's
inimitable drollery, how the elephant
got his trunk. Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady begins an interesting series of
articles on his experiences as "a Mis-
sionsry IN the Great West" and Julian
Ralph writes of 1.-THE Choir Boys of
England. I" The now almost forgotten
Mysteries Of the Century," which
held the centre CT the worlds stage in
their day, are graphically recalled, and
Singing The Messiah on the Plains''
gives close view of the life of music
loving Swedish community in the West.
Edward Box, in decrying 1.-The Ease
With Which We Marry" suggests some
restricting, uniform legislation, and
speaks plainly on divorce. Ian Maclaren
pays his respects to 1.-The Genteel
Tramps. in Our Churches, and
IAN American Mother' writes of
The American Woman in the Mar
ket Place: Through Picturesque
America" is begun in the April
journal, two pages being devoted to
views of the natural beauties of our
in New England and wellesley Girls
in the Play" are among the other
notable pictorial features. 10 every
branch of activity which concerns the
homemaker the April journal brings
helpful suggestions or advice. By The
Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
One dollar year; 10 cents copy.
The editors of Ainslee's Magazine
offer in the April number four readable
articles on matters near to the heart Of
the American people. In 1.-The Island
of the Pacific" by Arthur 1. Street,
we have Kaleidoscope view Of that
remote world into which expansion has
led US. met Results in Alaska" by
Warren Cheney, is a sane summary of
chances and conditions in the gold
fields, with the conclusion that gold
mining is cold-blooded business
proposition. 1.-THE Indian Congress-,
by Wade Mountfortt, Is pathetic
picture of the last days Of dying
regime. "Our Congressional Presl-
dent" by George Leland Hunter, lie an
article worth much consideration. The
author places the Presidential office, as
it were, under the X-ray, thus reveal
ing the inner workings of the Congress
Executive machine Among other
articles ares 1.-THE Worlds Telegraph,
by Earl W. Mayo; "Phoebe A. Hearst"
by Mabel @. Craft, and Topics of the
Theatre. F" The place of honor in fic.
tion is given to new writer, Norman
Duncan, who contributes story at
once humorous and real, laid in the
New York Syrian quarter. Also, there
are stories by Brand Whitlock, Howard
Fielding, Opie Read aud Gen. King.
Street Il Smith, publishers, New York.
Everybody's Magazine for April
present very attractive appearance,
and its contents are of especial value
and interest. The second article in the
series, Great American Industries, +"
treats of the enormous steel works of
the Carnegie company near Pittsburg,
Pa, and explains in bright and inter
esting fashion in what manner this
company will make this years profits
exceed $40, 600, 600. The fourth in the
series of 'Simple Explanations, takes
up fascinating subject, and one
which has undoubtedly been mystery
to nine-tenths of the magazine readers (;
that is, the method of navigating a
ship by observation of the sun and
stars. For difficult mathematical
subject, this method is explained in a
singularly lucid fashion. and appears
to DO very simple after all. A very
strong article is that on ''Our Coast
Defences," which describes the manu-
facture, emplacement aud use of the
huge disappearing guns, the mortar
batteries and coast defences in general
which are now being pushed to COM
LA. ia D.
seaboards The article attacks the sub
iect evidently from the inside, and
many facts are given which have not
heretofore been published. The illus
trations for this are particularly new
and interesting. The short stories are
especially good. The leading story is
the white Rose Mystery fascinat-
ing tale, and six CT eight other stories
and four or five special articles, combine
to make remarkable 10 cents worth.