New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-02
MAGAZINE NOTES.
PAGES OF ENTERTAINMENT IN
April. NUMBERS.

One Of the most interesting papers Ii ~
anril periodicals is Mr. r. T. HIS description
in The Worlds Work of theitransforf''a'iol =.
the Great American Desert FROM d"
uninha bited waste il has turned in twenty Se0is
into a populous region Of handsome towns anu
villages. richly productive mines ana ~
tain rortions-splendid fields and orchards Inc
RAILWAYS OF which there now more IMAM
mine thousand miles in the desert. worked the
change. Among the many benefits they Drought
has been their finding OF the pIlceItSS uiiue
ground water 10y means Of the nechahlcai urn
"A discovery which meant shat acres OF lii'e
sand hloseomed into prosperity ana beauty III
some busy parts Of the desert an 'ht wafer
used must still be brought from a distance
often in tanks transported on cars. Inc Ut
,,,erd.,,e machinery of the Copper Queen mines
IS run hy water procured thus. The hNe 'lou-
sand souls Of the Sierra Moiada use water car
rjed TO them a hundred and twenty-five mics
An interesting problem noted by Mr. Hill is that
of where the gophers rabbits and coyotes OF
Tho v-aterless stretches get the moisture with
out which they would die. Nobody knows
MI hin thinks that the Westerner. the desert
citizen. comes very near the highest type OF an
American:
Self-reliant unaffected we'll built well
dressed, well read and well travelled. he is a
man Of resources and action, available for any
emergency. freer from provinciallsm, ana a ut
tie mere cosmopolitan than the average resident
Of any other section OF our republic He does
his best and wants the best and usually gets 1t
Whether in sombrero and overalls or evening
dress, he is always a man with the bark on.
from whom the bloom humanity has not been
rubbed off by artifciaiity.
Mr. O1livant's dog story. Danny" fills some
pathetic pages of "Everybody's Magazine
Daniel. son of Ivor, is a sheepdog of the noblest
lineage. and creature Of most loving heart
The gentle lady whom he adores dies. and the
search of poor Danny for his suddenly lost IDOL
is piteous thing. In all their accustomed
haunts he seeks her-all through the house
across the heather and up to the headland over
the
Twenty minutes later he was hack in hustle
Through the hall h. shot ana up the stairs :, a
three legged run to wait outside the door OF MS
Love in a. fury Of expectancy.
She is no there. Danny. the W oman cIleu
but opened To him.
In he thrust furfously saw the bed ady-for-
lorn and stood quite still as one shocked To
death: and the Woman 50 the hope die out OF
rim IS the soul dies out Of man
Then he threw up his head as if 70 howl; nut
no sound came.
So he stood moment in the centre Of the
floor. gray muzzle in the air. like lost soul
praying,
Then he turned and traied out
Alas for poor Danny. At last he knew his
Quest WAS vain. and there came floating from
on high 4 far note Of wailing-
From far away On the height Of Lammermore
81 came 10 them that voice Of lamentation. over
the hirchwnods borne on sorroWful wings. II
f1oated. long drawn and low.
Down in the village they heard Il amid toling
bells: across Burn-water il travelled. aneuished
SIN. hv the Ferry il fingered and the boatnen
there knew il for Danny mourning his heart
eUav as faithfully as ever did man-ioVer for
his mistress: then it Jared forth and lost itself
on the comfortless cold bosom Of the sea
Mr. De windt's preliminary article in ~Har-
per's" on his land journey now in progress from
Paris 70 New-York is full of interest He offers
p quaint glimpse Of Irkutsk, the dreary looking
town which has been called the Paris OF ST.
IBERIA" There are many millionares in the
Mace queer people the traveller calls them
looking like Mouiiks and living like princes. Il
was once entertained" says Mr.. De Windt. by
a Siberian CrGsus. who. after amassing a
colossal fortune in the Amur gold fields. had
built himself a palace on the outskirts OF
1rkutsk"
Everything in his establishment done on
q regal scale: a French chef. carriages from
Paris horses from London and priceless wines
and cigars. My sleeping apartment was a dream
az luxurious beauty, with tapestried walls ana
Louis Ky furniture only somewhat neces-
sarv article Of the toilet missug-a wash
standard ] learned. inquiry. that guests
were expected 10 perform their additions at a
brass tap and tin basin fixed UP against the
massage wall. The hedStead of my host an
oaken masterpiece by a famous Italian artist,
hut he preferred to retire 70 rest fully dressed
on three chairs,
Tho remlnisCences Of distinguished scholars
which Ar u G. Gilman contributes to Serb
per'e" are now and again highly entertaining