The Saint Paul globe., 1901-03-03

peared. Mr. Thomas is a negro of ability
and character, but rather supports the
assertion that the intellectual and moral
qualities of the negro have not advanced,
and that his material advancement and
We'll being are not improved by the pos
session of political rights. This argu-
ment is in violent contrast to the opti-
mism of Mr.. Booker T. Washington, and
public opinion in the South is likely to
regard 1t as an additional Justification for
taking the negro out of politics and con-
fn1ng his activities to agricultural and
industrial pursuits. In their effort to
effect some compromise on the fifteenth
amendment both Southern Republicans
and Democrats are reckoning on much
sympathy in the North.
A. G. McClurg & Co, Chicago. Will
soon publish striking work by Column
bus Bradford. entitled Birth g New
Chance, AS the name would indicate,
the conclusions of the work resemble in
one essential respect the doctrines OF
Theosophy, but the course of reasoning
is entirely free from mysticism and is in
ful! accord with the advanced teaching
of both science and religion. The author
holds that the human personality does not
leave the body at death, but that the
germ Of life persists and in due time
reappears in another body. The ultimate
perfection of the race will result from
the gradual amelioration of the individual
members The working hypothesis of the
author is: That the dead rise again by
being born again.
The Bohemian for March offers a
strong and varied programme of clever
things. Its stories are clean, unique and
engaging, and Its general appearance be-
speaks success. The Bohemian is indeed
"a clever magazine for clever people"
1t has for a leader, 1.-THE Month OF
Mary a fascinating story by Katha-
rine j. Smith. Other features are, From
q Hall Room Window" by A. Lawrence
Gnichtel; "A Prediction" by Sophie Earl:
An Atelier Sketch" by Caran Pyle;
"As Gentleman Should" by F. Ernest
Holman, and other clever things by
George l.. Thompson, Edward Payson
Jackson, Everit Bogert Terhune, Mar
vim Dana and Edward Carpenter The
Bohemian is as original as it entertain
ing.
In the light of recent enterprises it IS
no use saying any longer that the day OF
the Illustrated weeklies is over. AS a
matter OF fact, it seems rather to have
only just begun. The remarkable man
ner in which Golfers Weekly has han
died the queens funeral is an admirable
case In point. There is great event or
the first international Importance and to
get, If possible, some glimpses of its pa
geantry is an object of the keenest in
terest to every one. The daily news
papers cannot picture it adequately, and
the monthly magazines are not only
published at long intervals, but in most
cases their makeup is made cast-iron
many weeks in advance of publication.
But an illustrated journal, on the other
hand, like Golfers, is enabled to cover
effectively all the news events of the
week. Its presses and paper are perfect
ly adapted to the process of reproducing
sketches and photographs in the finest
manner. In the case of Vlctoria's funer-
al this timelineSS and perfection of detail
are brought to the finest point in Col
lier's yet seen in the new weekly jour-
nalism.
The March Modern Culture opens with a
eharmingly written and beautifully illus
trated article on the Social and Domes-
tic Life of the Modern Creek by B. Il.
ich in Vxrl1i fha tNnrs
the character, customs and achievements
of the Greeks with those of the Italians
Of our day. and draws a picture much
to the advantage of the former. Three
short illustrated articles follow on: "Ths
Chinese Quarter of San Francisco"
Two Features or German University
Life and "Sugarmaking-The Festival
of Spring." in which the variety of sub
jects IS accentuated by dissimilarity of
syle and treatment. Marion Harland in
the third installment of In Our Coun-
mer at the Spa" drawing with vigorous
pen-strokes a picture of life at Vir-
ginia watering place full of subtle shad-
ings and emphatic contrasts. The next
March,. "Ohio's Presidents" ard "Theo-
doro Roosevelt-The Typical Man of the
Twentieth Century" present three sepa-
rate phases of inauguration day topics
and are of timely interest. There are
other readable features.
Harper's Magazine for March contains
the usual number of good features.
Among these are: Illustration for Col
onies and Nation" drawn by Howard
Pyle; Seville" Arthur Symons. Illus
trated by Lucius Hitchcock; The Soft
hearted Sioux" story, Zitkala-Sa, IL
lustration by Frederic Remington; "The
Portion of Labor" novel, Part J., Mary
3 wilkins, illustrated by Jay Ham
bidge; 1.-The Hills o. Skye" poem
William McI.ennan; Colonies and Ma
ton" Part III. woodrow Wilson, illus
trated by Howard Pyle. w. II. Drake,
F. Luis Mora, c.. NJ. Bruestle, Harry
Fem; and from old documents, rare
prints, portraits. autograph letters, sig
natures, seals, etc; Thicker Than Wa
ter a story, Melville Chatter. illustrat-
ed by w. t. Smedley.