The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-28

| tcrcsting standard Of excellence now expected Of
| this journal Of inspiration. one OF its many
timely features Is symposium on "Shall We
Keep tho Philippines" participated In by Repre-.
sentatvcs Jack Weeks and Mercer on the affirm.
| alive, and Representatives Bacon Gaines and De
Almond on the negative. lnosmuch as these men
have personally viewed the situation in the Phil.
ppincs their opinions have more than ordinary
interest
'1hc Black Cat Club" strikingly illustrated
publication of funl; & Wagnalls cmbodics a
charming series Of humorous character studies
OF negro life by James y. Corrothers, rising
master OF this form aud field of literary express
sion. Bv no writer has the negro been more
accurately and yet gracefully and sympathcically
portrayed Undoubtedly Mr. Coirothers has
promising future in American letters.
In its April issue the Century. apropos of
the thirty.scvcnth anniversary, on April .. of
the surrender at Appomattox prints a s,mpos.
ium on that event which cmbodies much inter.
csting data not heretofore published Two of the
contributors are Generals Gibbon and Merritt,
who were two OF the three Union generals dcsig.
mated TO arrange the details of the surrender,
In consequence of the pressure Of more inme.
diate responsibilities, Senator Hanna has had TO
suspend for time his series of papers in the
National Magazine on civilian Mckinley as I
Knew Him." But that doesn't interfere with
Editor Chapplc. lie continues to make his peri.
odical the most original and snappy OF the ten
cent monhlies
All numbers OF the outlook are interesting, in.
structvc and exemplary, but the monthly maga.
zinc numbers are fast winning a place among
the best of the high class magazines. A recent
improvement has been in the number and quail.
ity of the Illustrations. These always mean
something.
Among interesting changes wrought by Arthur
T. Vance since he became editor OF the Woman's
Home Companion are the introduction Of a series
of nature studies. page Of humor, noticeable
treslening of the fashions department and
livening up of all other departments
GLOW TO Get Acquainted with God; or the
Meaning OF the Christian Science Movement" is
the striking title OF small volume issued by
Funk Wagnalls. Its author is Theodore +.
Seward, better known as the originator of "Don't
Worry" clubs
A character sketch OF Golden Rule" Jones,
the philanthropist and sociaistic mayor of To-
ledo O., who has cut wide swath in Ohio
politics and industry in recent years. appears in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for April
Not content with getting elected to the legs.
lalure, Booth Harrington, according to report, is
to marry handsome heireSs. In literature as
in other walks of life nothing succeeds like sue.
cess.
Home and Flowers, published in the interests
OF more beautiful American life. now has
the exclusive services OF Eben T.. ReXiord, the
well known writer On flowers and their culture.
Richard Harding Davis begins in the April
Scribner's his most ambitious work. 1t is a
long novel of military life hipgng principally
upon revolution in Honduras.
There are number Of cracking good short
stories III AinSecs. This magazine seems to
have the call on the writers OF fiction who can
master human interest
Booker Washingtons autobiography has been
translated into French. German, Spanish, Hin.
dustani, and Finnish translation is now in
progress.
Who wouldn't have ambitions to own sue.
cesSful magazine? Frank 4. Munsey says Nun.
seys Magazine nettcd SG9S, 900 in profits last year
For an accurate insight into the far Eastern
situation read Julian Ralphs "China and Japan