The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
MAGAZINES.


long and varied line of especially sea-
sonable contents. The series of out
door papers which began in the May
number with John Corbin's 1.-THE Mod
ern Chivalry," is continued with a bril-
liant paper on Golf by William Gar
rott Brown; it will be followed in July
by an article on Sailing, by w. J. Hen
derson of the New York Times. Do
nestle and social topics include THE
Newspaper Industry" trenchant pa
per by Brooke Fisher; an impressive
sketch of Arizona by Harriet Monroe,
and other articles. Political subjects
embrace Lieut. Matthew E. Hanna's
account of what the United States has
done for public education in Cuba.
Bright short stories are furnished by
Dora l.. Hastings, John X. Mumford,
and Shan Bullock. The Atlantic
Monthly, Park street, Boston.
The June Century is alike mans
and a woman's number. For so-called
business men there are articles on
Making Laws at Washington"
searching exposition of the machinery
of congressional action. by Henry
LOOMS Nelson; on 'Triumphs of
American Bridge Building" by Frank
w. Skinner; the second paper by Ray
Stannard Baker on The Great South
west" dealing with THE Desert"
AN Audience with Diaz," by Alfred
Bishop Mason; a diverting paper on
Episodes of Journalism" by Francis
E. Leupp, and curious article on
"Bloodhounds in America" and their
growing use in the West as detectives.
OF particular appeal to women are the
third part of Mary Adams much dis
cussed Confessions of a Wife" deal
ing with Motherhood" and The
Royal Family of England" by Prof.
Oscar Browning of Cambridge, Eng
land The short stories are excellent
and the editorial articles are on timely
topics. The Century Company, Union
Square, New York.
That literary ability is inherited
would seem to be a fact Judging by
the list of contributors to the June
st. Nicholas. Interesting in the capt.
tai story Hunting the Puma" is in
creased by the fact that the author
illustrator is 17-year-ol lad and the
grandson of Edwin Booth; Ethel Par
ton, who contributes a charming bal
lad of the old Puritan days, is the
daughter of James Parton, the noted
historian; Rosalind Richards, who
writes of the woods in June, is the
daughter of Laura E. Richards, ia
nous as the author of Captain jan
uary"; and there is a rather remarkable
letter in the Books and Reading De-
partment, the work of the 7-year-old
daughter of Louis Evan Shipman. For
this number is published the first prize
letter in a competition that was pro-
posed in the March number. 1t is the
work of Ellen Biddle Shipman, aged Z,
the daughter of Louis F. Shipman, the
well-known author. The number is
one that will delight all Of it's read
ers. The Century Company, Union
Square, New York City.
The special features of the Ameri-
can monthly Review of Reviews for
June are an illustrated account of the
Martinique and st. Vincent volcanic
eruptions by DR.. w. ]. MCGEE, the emil
nent ethnologist and vice president of
the National Geographic Society; illus
trated papers on oxford and the
American Student" by Prof. Francis
H. Stoddard, and "Bowdoin Colleges:
a century of Service" by William l.
Cole: a brief estimate of the two
Frank Stockton; a suggestive article
on Some New Books to Read This
Summer" by Francis w. Halsey with
portraits of many of the seasons fav-
orite authors; a sketch of the Queen
Regent and the young King of Spain.
by Helene Vacaresco. and other valu-
able articles. In "The Progress of the
World" many timely topics are touched
upon. The Review of Reviews Co.
10 Aston Place. New York city.
The table OF contents Of the June
Era shows remarkable variety and
should extend It's circle Of regular
readers. The thrilling story Of Marie
AntOiDette." by Henry Francis. grows
~ intensity Of human interest. Do
nestle ana foreign matters are dealt
with respectively Id the departments 81
the Observer, Old World Themes. and |