The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-07

Paul Laurence Dunbar'S new novel, Inc sport
of the Gods is published entire in May New Lip
pncott Magazine. This by far is the strongest and
best fiction from pen noted for its humor and
pathos. as Uncle Tom Cabin" In It's day held
the reader captive, so does this novel of the new
negro, enfranchiSed but still a charge upon our
consciences. Opening with false arrest, trial
so-called, and conviction in southern town, the
tale shifts to New York. Here the writer speaks
from the heart when he says of the southern ne
groes who come north seeking their fortunes: 1T
better for them to sing to God across the south
ern fields" In the cases Of Joe Hamilton and his
pretty sister Kitty this undeniably the truth.
Towards the end yellow journal reporter dis
covers the secret of the early arrest. His acumen
not only brings glory to his paper. but reunites
those with whom tie gods" have been sport
ing" In addition to the complete novel there is
plenty of good short fiction, varied in theme in the
May New Lippincott. A story of Mexico, by Ed
win Knight Buttolph, called "The Slavery of
Noises, gives glowing instance OF mans sacri.
fee for one he loves. THE Supreme Court of
Love-" by Julia MacNair Wright, is an amusing
prose farce in apartment house. Jessie Van Zile
Beldon,s little story called Tony has to 90 with
this some violets, lovely woman and innocent
little Tony are important factors. The College
Tale this month is in honor of Chicago. 1t is cal
led The Head Marshal of the University of
Chicago" and is written by James Weber Linn,
assistant in the department OF rhetoric at chicago
He has written other tales of undergraduate life,
but none to excel this lively one. Mach has been
told about China, but nothing mas been written at
once so dramatic and SO convincing in regard TO
missionary life as the two incidents given under
the title I'm the Dragons Grip" They are re-
corded by Frederick Poole for many years mis-
sionarv, tc whom and his wife they befell. MI
Poole is now working amoug the Chinese in this
country His signature in Chinese characters at
the close of the article is typical. Everyday
Superstitions," by Charles M. Skinner, deals with
some human failings, giving origin and growth.
Overheard in Already by DR.. Charles c. Abbott,
is beautiful little essay on bird-lite from one
whose DAYS are spent in intimate listening
to the whispered notes in woods and fields.
Poetry takes forward place in the May New
Lippincott: Can Such Things Befn sonnet Of
rare felicity, is by Madison Cawein; The Loss OF
the First-Born, . by Mabel Thornton whitmore.
Edith M Thomas contributes Masts in Harbor,
and c. W. Doyle, M. D., The TWO Brothers
Villa Sibert Gather sings of In Media Vita and
Edmund Vance Cooke, 1.-THE Tomb of Shake
speare." "The Monument is a Memorial Day
poem by Dallett Fuguet.
Aguinaldos Capture and the Philippine Commits
sion is the title ofthe leading article in the May Fo
rum. Its writer Mr.. M arrion Wilcox, ascr1bes to
the conci iatory work of the commission much of
the credit of the Philippine chiefs surrender.
timely paper by Prince Kropotkin on The Rus-
SLAMS in Manchuria" casts grave doubt upon the
wisdom of the expansonist policy of the cars gov
eminent Prof. Theodore S. Woolsey offers sever
al practical suggestions in discussing the value OF
Bonds of Foreign Governments as American In
vestments." In dealing with various methods tor
1.-The Lighting of Railway Cars Mr.. G. d. Shep-
ardson advocates the more general use OF the
electric berth lamp. Prof Arlo Bates presents
"The Negative Side of Modern Athletics" "a
protest against excessive devotion to sports. Mr..
Gustav Kobbe, the distinguished theatrical Critic
=
Events of the Dramatic Season." The story of
" How London Was Saved" as told by MI John
Martin points moral for municipal reformers in
this county. Under the somewhat revolutionary
title, The Spoiled Parent" Mr.. Wilbur Larre-
more expounds the doctrine that the duty OF hlial
obedience has its limitations, at any rate in the
case of children of adult years. Prof W. S. Scar.
borough one of the leading educators OF MS race,
recommends, in article OH The Negro aud
Our New Possessions that American statesmen
should consider the possibility of utilizing the &C.
QUESTION of the Philippines as means OF solving
the coored problem. Hon. Charles DENLY contrl-
butes, from his own experiences at Peking.
bright and instructive account of Some Chinese
Traits" The connection between Bry an1sm and
Jeffsrsonian Democracy" is traced by Mr. Albert
Watkins in a paper which calls attention to sever
al facts generally forgotten by Democrats and
Republicans alike Mr. W. H. Hobbs writing on
Art as the Handmade of Literature" treats es-
pecially of the recent movement toward the COLA
boraion of author and artist in the illustration OF
books and magazines. This number also contains
articles on "A New Class of Labor in the South
bv Mrs Beck Ellis; "Sheep and the Forest by f.
v. Wilcox; and THE Latest Stage OF Library De-
velopment," by E. l. Antrim.
Modern Culture for May is magazine for ma
ture-lovers. IAN Ohio May Time by Austin Mat
lack Courtenay is dainty bit OF spring poetry fuil
of the rhythmic music of the May. In the Car
den with Shakespeare by Mrs E. A. Matthews,
wood Notes. by Nora Archibald Smith (the sis
ter of Kate Douglas Wiggin), and Birds IN Lltera-
ture' by c. A. Urann form tr1logy OF nature art1
cles of entcing interest to the lover of birds and
trees and flowers. A nature department begius in
this number also, and Mr.. Orlando ]. Stevenson
in his 'RambleS Out OF Doors Will take the read
er with him into the depths of his Canadian wild
ness through all his summer outing. Some
American Scuptors' from the subject OF N. Hud-
son Moores art article, while the Muse OF History
is cultivated by Jane W. Guthrie in the hrst OF
series of notable articles "Chillicothe the
Cradle of Commonwealth" and by David Car
dyne in a sketch of Daniel Boone in Missouri"
The historic Muse inspires also Florence Estelle
Little the first instalment of whose illustrated
serial story, The Squire"-a romance OF the IN
derground Railway-appears in this number VI
vid description and dash OF scientific interest
give flavor to Ca1van Gale Hornes article zen
Pictures of Three Ecipses," and familiar prob
lem of science suggests the short story "A Collec-
tion of Meteorites" by the Editor. Charles w.
Chestnut contributes very noteworthy article on
"Superstitions and Folklore of the South" sub
ject which he has made peculiarly his own.
George Eliot's Own Love Story" is presented In
delicate way by Flora Mcdonald Williams
Beyond the Pale" reaches its conclusion in this
number and holds the readers interest to the end
Our new colonies form the subject oftwo interesting
articles, "MatanzaS, the City of Cuban Homes,
by Leonora Beck Ellis and "Railroadlng IN the
Philippines by William Gilbert Irwin OF time
ly interest are THE Future of the Bicycle, Dy
Edgar W. Ballard, THE New Providence OF the
trolley by Walden Fawcett, and How to Know
Good Furniture" by Frederick Lincoln. Medlae-
val Life in Modern Germany by Katherine M.
Hewitt is of type of article once very familiar 10
the readers OF Self Culture, and suggests by CON
trast how far Modern Culture has advanced IN
medern magazine methods under its new manage
ment.