The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-28

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The May Magazines.
Harper's Magazine" for May can only
be called magnificent number 1t is
particularly notable in it's illustrations,
| which quite eclipse those of its nearest
rival. THE Century" The latter has re-
Gently, 1t would seem, discarded its artis-
tic traditions and gone in for yellow jour-
nal supplement methods which are any
thing but pleasing The rich brown pho
togravures which illustrate the leading
article In this months Harper s''-Ben-
Jamin Constants paper entitled MY Por-
traits are pleasing contrast to pic
lures IN a simila! article published some
time ago by its contemporary, which pre-
sented more the appearance of an illus
trated essay on some artistically adver-
USED soap than a serious essay on art in
reputable magazine. The Constant
reader Is, as regards its pictures, the
hnest in the magazine; but the fictionsis
particularly worthy of attention, and also
the poetry. Perhaps the best of the short
stories is a pathetic little tale THE Go
Away Girl by Frances Aymar Mat
thews, who seems to have caught the at
IhOSpHere OF CnineSe life more success
fuliy than any other romance writer who
mas yet tried it. There is a whimsical
sketch, "A Mate for Melinda" by Esther
r. 1lffanS, who should keep on writing
Just such things; Elise is a story of
Partisan life by Aubrey Lanston, and
other stories are Cupboard Love-" by w.
w. Jacobs, Sir John and the American
Girl" by Lillian Bell (this is a good one);
'Toteheap,' by Marion Alexander Has
kell. and 'Hamza's Adventure: A Folk
Tale OF Islam,' by Henry lliowiZi. There
are poems by John Burroughs, Virginia
Frazer Boyle. Sara King Wiley, and
Frances Du Bignon.
The Atlantic Monthly for May con-
tains the first installment of Mary John
stons new novel. Audrey" There is a
charming article on "Moosilauke," by
Bradford Torrey, who is seldom anything
but delightful in his nature studies
Among the other serious articles are
THE Ku klux Movement" by William
CARROT Brown, who treats of the In
visible Empire" as it began in Tennessee;
American Prose Style" by ]. d. Logan.
and The Distinction of Our Poetry" by
Josephine Dodge Daskam; The Teaching
OF English, by Albert S. Cook, and Pro
ductiVe Scholarship in America" by Hugo
Munsterberg The short stories are Mr.
Hapgood's Gospel" by VIII Payne and
he Professors Chance" by Robert Her
rick.
'scribners Magazine" FOR May con-
tains an illustrated article by John La
Fargo, entitled Passages from a Diary
in the Pacifc;" one on Gen Christian De
Wet, by Thomas F. Nillard nc one on
st. Pierre Miquelon'' hv as. .nes CIar-
ence Hyde. There is rt -ntl ably sensi-
BILE paper on Saloons" rv iopert Aston
Stevenson, which ougfJr be read by
people interested in thai P..ase of NUM-
cipal politics. "a Summer in Sabots' is |
an article by Mary A. Peixotto illustrated |
by Ernest c: Peixotto. Walter A. Wyck- |
Farmers, and there are poems by |
Martha Gilbert Dickinson. Rosanund |
Marriott Watson. w. j. Henderson. e s. |
Martin, and f. A. Ellington Valentine
THE Forum" for May contains as its
leading article "Aguinaldo's Capture and |
the Philippine Commission" by Marion |
Wilcox. Prince Kropotkin writes of THE |
Russan9 in Manchuria" Arlo Bates |
makes a strong plea on 1.-THE Negative |
Side of Modern Athletics" 1t must have |
taken some courage to espouse that side, |
for Mr.. Bates is a college professor, but
there is much sense In what he says Gus
-av Kobbe writes of Events of the ORA
matte Season considering the leading
)nes TO be the production of ''L'Aiglon''
ana Henry W w. s. SCARBOROUGH Vice
President of Wflberforce University.
makes strong argument in his paper,
The Negro in Our New Possessions"
How London Was Saved by John Mar
IN, Is paper which ought to interest
everybody who is interested in municipal
'eform. Other articles of Importance are
nents.' by Theo. S. Woolsey. THE Light
ng of Railway Cars" by George D.
and "A New Glass of Labor
n the South by Leonora Beck Ellis.
In 'The Worlds Work" for May. posi-
'ly the most important article Is "Russia's
Conquest of Asia" by John Kimberley
dumford. ]. d. Whelpley writes of Pres
dent Diaz and his successor, and Hon. o.
Plat of the solution of the Cuban
problem. The Political Status of Europe
-Austria-H Hungary is the title of a paper
" sydney Brooks. There is an article by |
franklin Fyles on How to Go on the
stage" and "Terror-a Deer Story" by
laXiInllian Foster; Making Rain by
nd several other interesting articles and
tories.
"Ainslee's Magazine" for MAY contains
n article on the two bosses, Platt and
'roker. illustrated from photographs and
artoons. Earl d. Berry writes of THE
den That Control the Railroads" There
5 poem by Bliss Carman. and there are
tories by o. Henry. Gwendolen Overton,
todrigues Ottolengui, Mary Sherburne.
nd Henry T. Gardner
Dreyfus' account of his trial and i'm
risonment is soon to be published. Ac-
ording to the announcement of Mcclure
'hihps q Co, who have secured all the |
,nglish rights, the book is to be publish
May /, under the title Five Years of
ly Life" 1t will contain, in addition to
recital of the salient points of the writ
RS life during the period. his Devils ISL
nd diary, and letters written by Madam |
'reyfus to her husband, with several let
RS of the captain to his wife hitherto |
Unpublished.
English Politics in Early Virginia His
)ry,' by Alexander Brown, D. c. l. is
n interesting study, from old private and |
ompany letters and documents, of the
rigins of American government as in
uenced by English court politics
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