The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-08

Choral Music and William F. Ap-
 thorp's Opera, Past and Present."
 All of these books have enjoyed good
 popularity which will be fully shared
 by MT, Krehbiers coming work, for
 which advance orders have been wait
 ing for months.
 sydney Herman Preston's new book,
 '"rhe Abandoned Farmer" (Charles
 Scribner's Sons) was not published un-
 til June 9th, in spite of its announce
 ment for May 29, It appeared on the
 same day as Henry Savage Landor's
 China and the Allies" This is a sto-
 " of pure humor The narrative ele-
 ment is slight, little more than sufTi-
 cient to give coherence to a succession
 of delightful situations, as unique, in
 their way, as those that gave MT.
 Stocktons "Rudder Grange" a world
 wide reputation. The characters are
 strongly conceived and sketched with
 fine fancy; there are some that will live
 long in the memories of those who love
 laughter and appreciate originality.
 Mir Preston is newspaper man. So is
 his hero. MT. Preston is a Canadian.
 His hero, however, is simply American he will not own to smaller boundaries
 than this.
 The Popular Science Monthly for June opens with an article by Prof. J. w. Tourney of the newly established Yale forest school, on the forest reservations of the United States. Another ilustra- ted article is one by Prof Francis H. Herrick of Adelbert college, describing his new method of photographing and studying birds Dr. David Starr Jor- dan, president of Stanford university, contributes study of the decay of races through the survival of the unfit, arguing that war weakens the nation by destroying it's best material. Prof. Robert H. Thurston, director of Sibley college, Cornell university, traces the progress of mechanical engineering during the nineteenth century. Pro- lessor James Lewis Howe of Washing ton and Lee university, contributes an article on The periodic law" Have lock Ellis continues his study of Brit | ish men of genius, tracing their mar riage and family and the age to which they lived. An address by the late Prof. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hop kins university, entitled "A plea for pure science" points out the defects and needs of science in America. Dr. Gary N. Calkins, of Columbia univer- sity, describes the laria-bearing par asite by means of which the mosquito spreads this disease.
 The contents of the June number of the Yale Courant follow "A Psycho- logical Experiment" by R. M Mason, 1902 "Yoolle and Baronial Red" by H. A, Hummer, 1903; "A Valuation by A. H. Carver, 1901. verse-"Wooster Square" by S. N. Deane, 1902: "A Pres ance," by w. L. Dix, 1902. and "At the Spring." by w. L. Dix, 1902, together with the usual departments,
 The Woman's Home Companion Springfield, Ohio) for June has an unu- sualy varied table of contents. A ,hatty article on Early Visitors at and two papers on The Higher Education of Women" are time y. Edward Page Gaston talks of the ocial life of American diplomats. Lon lon Knight has a description of one of he smallest republics of he world. Travellers will find advice in Trips Across the Atlantic Ocean," by Helen [ Gavit. Amelia Bingham lets the public into the secrets of the life of The Actress off the Stage.' There Ire three short stories, and the serial, "A Japanese Nightingale" Especially suggestive of summer are the pictures f piazzas and porticos.
 The Yale Literary Magazine for une will have the following articles: Issa ays-"Rossetti and the Spirit Love" " D. M. Moffat, 1904 and "The Fad lg of the Festival" by w, S. Hastings DO2 Stories-"The Magdalene," by P. , 'erman, 19O3 and His Friend the , vhale," by R. l.. Black, 1903. Verse My Nights" by R. F. Bond, 1903; . A Lovers Creed" by W. l.. Dix 1902, nd An Acreontic,' by W. S. Hast T lgs, 1902. Portfolio-"The Dream of = inYuan," by H. F. Griffin, 1908; Fame < nd Profit" by R. M. Mason, 1902; 9Th < Iystac," by II. r. Griffin, 1903, and = The God of the Sands" by G $. Ar ? old, 1908 .