The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-31

a very beautiful love story entitled "Eglan-
tina" which will bring moisture to many
eyes. most interesting paper is DIR. Ken
yon's 1.-THE Lineage of the Classics showing
the vicissitudes precious manuscripts have
passed through, and how liable copyists OF
manuscripts. originally written many centu-
ries before Christ, are to make clerical errors
or transpositions. Facsimiles Of of the
earliest manuscripts of the classics are given.
Professor Duncan of washington and Jeffer<
sor. college contributes an interesting paper on
"Radio-Activity, New Property in Matter"
This property, ray-emitting radium, was dis
covered by Henri Becquerel of the French In
stitute 1t emits rays through no extrinsic
influence and has always emitted them. A
very charming illustrated paper is Andre Cas-
taigne's Frances Touring Craftsmen"
workers. who travel together joyousy to make
sketches from the masters and study art and
architecture and sculpture and get ideas, that
they may some day produce masterpieces also.
Professor Hallock, in an illustrated paper,
DISCUSSES the primeyal North Americans, sum-
ming UP the results Of archaeological inyesti-
cation and discovery as demonstrating the
descent of our aborigines from Central Amert-
can ancestors who were closely related to the
peoples of Egypt and Asia. Mr.. Oldys, of the
United States department Of agriculture, con-
tributes a very interesting and suggestive
parer on Parallel Growth of Bird and HUI
man Music" He shows that birds have
sense of rhythm and use our melodic scale.
The wood pewee, he says, has constructed
set devotional piece for its morning anu eve
ming service of praise, consisting of several
verses, with final "amen." The wood
thrush, also sings triple -phrased song.
The Smart Sets completed novel. @Monsig-
n.y." has an uncomfortably had woman in the
center and circumference OF It, who got three
men into very had atmosphere and bad
quarters of an hour, all of whom would have
kicked themselves all their lives had not the
bluff old gray haired Earl Strome taken the
trouble to: disclose the root OF the difficulty.
There is a bewildering amount OF short story
wit in the number, from which any sktlful
reader can get something amusing. New
York: 452 Fifth avenue.
McClure's (AugusD contains an account, by
Mrs TsiIka the companion of Miss Stone, of
the birth of her baby in a poor hut in the
mountains while she and Miss Stone were
held captives by the rough brigands. Santos
Dumont tells how he became an aeronaut and
of his experience with airships. An illustrated
article OF deep interest is Professor He'll
prin's scientific study of the great and de-
structive activity of Mont Pelee, Martinique.
The professor assembled the mountain and
looked into the crater and secured photo-
graphs of it and of Peiee in all phases of act
iyity. the people had three mouths notice
Of the coming catastrophe, whose conspicuous
feature was the violent discharge OF poison-
Gus carbon gases. which dealt death to the IN
hnbitants.
Ltppfncott's contains a completed novelette,
of absorbing interest entitled New Samaria."
by DR.. S. weir Mitchell, who as everybody
knows. is raconteur of fine ability. 1t tells
OF the mishaps of New York banker. who
went out to- a little rural village In Arkansas
on business and was robbed and disabled and
deposited In a hospital. and, although worth
millions couldn't get any one to trust him
and turned tramp in rags. How he pulled out
Of tho hole is a narrative exceedingly interest
ing. There are ten other stories-an very
good. Cyrus Townsend Brady and Joseph Alt.
sheler are among the contributors.