The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
THE MAGAZINES

Edmund Gosse contributes to the July Har-
per very Interesting paper on "Elizabethan
Dedications of Books. with facsimiies Of
some important ones, as that OF Spencer ded-
icattng his "Faerie Queen'' to Queen Eliza
beth, styled by him ''the, most mightie and
magnificent empresse Elizabeth, BY the Grace
OF God Queene Of England, France and Ire
land and Defender OF the, Faith" Mr.. Gosse
thinks that formal dedications are due to
the desire of the author to- have at least one
reader in the person addressed, Many
authors, however, expected, to be paid well
for their dedications in the elder day when
they were very imposing and long-drawn out
Summer Life In Andalusia' !, is finely Illus
trated descriptive paper, by Benjamin H.
Ridgely, u S. consul atMalaga, SPAIN
Rfdgely has excellent descriptive powers.
Some years ago. he was the sporting editor
of the louisville Courier-Journal. Readers
who are interested in practical forestry Will
read Mr.. O. w. Prices paper on american
Private Forests with pleasure Mr.. Price
is Of the bureau of forestry at washington
The growing interest in the subject is shown
by the fact that there are applications in the
department of agriculture for expert advice
in the handling of over 100000 acres OF
private forest. Mr.. Price shows that sclen-
tifc forestry. like that praeticed in the Bilt-
more estate in North Carolina, will not only
improve the growth and soundness OF TOR
eat, but will make 1T possible to have profit
from the sale OF the timber product. Professor
Woodberry, of Columbia, contributes a good
paper on beginnings Of American Ltera-
ture." He shows how the fathers the early
colonists brought with them books, the lit
erature of the past, in which was embodied
much of the religious element, the literary
| influence being strongest in the northern
colonies and slightest at the south. After
the revolution the literary spirit ceased to be
IA 41c oyd hao n
strike out for itself in an independent and
( original way Papers of a pleasing scientific
| character are Professor Newcomb's account
| of current achievements in astronomy and
Mr. Grout's "Sonne Vegetable Air-ships. y
! There are nine short stories-exceptionall
good ones. too. The instalment of Gold
smiths Deserted Village" with Abbey I
fine illustrations Is one Of the attractive fea'
| lures Of this excellent July number
| Frank Lesie's devotes over twenty pages
to the royal family Of England, King Edwart
| and his queen, and details Of the coronation
ceremony, which, so far as King Edward IL
/ concerned, may not take place at all. The
\ text Is profuseiy Illustrated, a feature being
pictures of the whole royal family In child
| hood and in mature years. Thirty-two pages
are devoted to the Martinique disaster, pro
fuseiy illustrated the text describing tn
calamity being written by professor C. e
Borchgreyink, OF the Royal Geographical
Societies of England and Scotland, and b!
Chief Officer u. S. Scott, OF the steamship
''Roraima," The latter's narrative is o
| special interest He shows that the St. Pierr,
people had ample time to get away before tn
! eliminating outburst. The "Roraima" Wa
destroyed, few Of the crew escaping. Their
are several short stories and there Is an at
tractiye illustrated paper on roses by Mrs
iMcCulloch-willians. Judge Crumpaeker con
4 tributes paper on his proposition to utiliz
! the Fourteenth Amendment 70 reduce tn
political infiuenceSof states which deny to th
1 negro participation in politics. He advises
\ that the power be not employed for parhzai
purposes, but to aid in uplifting the negr
4 on whose account the amendment was writtel
into the constitution.
The English Review OF Reviews contain
\ an interesting feature in an Illustrated char
acter sketch of the distinguished Englts
4 artist g. IF. Watts, who has reached hi
q ssth year with eyesight undimmed, erect car
4 riaee and rises with the sun, and shows un
4 abated vitality He Is an enthusiast on pep
4 ular education, but he doesn't believe !
/ examining; he thinks real education OF yout
/ should be largely aimed at developing power
of observation. Mr.. Stead thinks Watts is, al
q things being considered. the greatest OF al
living Englehmen.' One Of the special fea