The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-26
ESTABLISHED 1872.

there are half-a-dozen up-to-the-
standard short-stories. Ina Brevoort
Roberts, who wrote that popular now
ell, 1.-THE Lifting of a Finger" contrib
utes story just as good, only shorter,
called THE Harvest of knowledge"
Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer's
story, The First Love of Aaron Burr"
is a happy combination of fact and
fancy which is most captivating 1.-The
Pastoral Players" by Phoebe Lyde,
is an ideal summer romance of a wood
land theater, a gay part of amateur
actors, and painter named Peter.
Clarence L. Cullen writes a hard
luck" story called "Alcatraz Island"
This tells of an escape from that sew
en-acre military prison out in San
Francisco harbor. A mans touching
faithfulness is demonstrated in the
little sketch called white Azaleas,"
written by Helen Ellsworth Wright.
]. B. Lippincott Company, 227-231
South Sixth Street, Philadelphia.
McClures for June has table of
contents which will attract attention.
The story of Helen NJ. Stone is con-
tainued-her story of her life among
the brigands-and a very interesting
story it is. At the time of her cap
anxious about her. Those who thought
the account of experiences among the
brigands would be tame are finding out
they were mistaken. The Man Who
Found Himself" by Ellsworth Kelley,
is entertaining because of it's merit
as well as of it's novelty. Perhaps the
most valuable contribution to the
number is the article entitled Cecil
Rhodes" by RudyRrd Kipling. 1t is
o1x t4aJa - -. L..
Clure's Magazine, 141-156 East Twenty
fifth street, New York city.
Ainslee's Magazine for June has a
most attractive cover design. 1t is APP
parently section of the levee at New
Orleans. The leading article is en-
titled New Orleans, the Most ORA
matte City in the United States" 1t
is by w. S. Harwood. The illustra-
tons of the article are excellent. Some
of the short stories are particularly
good, especially the one entitled How
a Prairie Fire Secured a Note" by
Margaret Williams Beardsley. John
Gilmer Speeds article, THE Growth
of Luxury in the United States,", is
well calculated to attract attention.
There are a number of other good
things in the number. Street & Smith,
23S William street, New York city.
The Cosmopolitan for June has a
charming frontispiece. 1t is entitled
"Seton's Wife," and is the work of
Thomas Mitchell Pierce. The face is
a very attractive one. The table of
contents is unusually full of good
things. Perhaps the article that will
receive the most attention on account
of it's timeliness is THE Coronation of
Edward VII" 1t is by T. c. Crawford.
1t is handsomely illustrated. The
Captains of Industry" by Julian
Ralph, and others will be widely read.
There is a very general desire to know
about the men who are making such
a pronounced success of American in
dustries. There are a good many other
articles in the number that are well
worth reading, and the short stories
and miscellany are of standard of
merit. The Cosmopolitan. Irvington,
New York.
Appropria tely, Everybodys Maya
zine for June begins with a character
sketch of Edward VII. This is an en-
PERTAINING account Of His Majestys
personality, mode of life, peculiarities
ana virtues, written In an interesting
vein by Chalmers Roberts, and illus
trated with innumerable photographs
of the King, the Queen. and their
places. Most Americans will read with
interest the curious article, Did Co
lumbus Discover American" based on
the Investigations of Henry Vignaud,
which exposes Columbus claim as the
original discoverer of America. In
Should Christians Buy the Holy
Land?" Arthur S. Greene advocates a
new crusade on Christian principles
for the requirement of Palestine. An
important contribution is PLANT Max
ing in a Dutch Garden" in which E. P.
Lyle, Jr, describes the astonishing la
bors of Prof. De Vries, who has added
two leaves to the clover, and created
a new chrysanthemum. John Wanna
maker. So East Ninth street, New York
city nnhliSher