The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15
THE MAGAZINES.

Harper's Magazine for October is brim
full of good reading. Its opening article
lis 'tAmana;4a Story Of Religious Commun-
3ism,'' by Richard T. Ely. It is a story Of
great Interest: even if DR.. Ely. has been
taken4:to task by a writer in the New
York Times Saturday Review for error in
implying, at least, that George William
Curtis and certain others who were at
Brook Farm were followers of Charles
Fourier. Professor George Edward
Woodbury. of Columbia university con-
tributes an article on the "Knickerbocker
Era Of American Letters in which he
says "Father Knickerbocker was the first
literary creation of our country" and
many other things sure to hold the at
tention of the readers of other things than
fiction. The tragedies and comedies of
Monte Carlo--chiefly tragedies, for it. is
usually the physical tragedies, not the
moral, that are reported-are' commented
reveals the horrors of the place. Lady
Roses daughter is continued with sus-
taineds interest Roy Roife ellison gives
another accurate and charming picture of
boyhood under the title of Mother"
Two popular scientific articles are given;
one PLANT Battles" by John J. Ward
and the other "Newest Definitions Of
Electricity by Carl Snyder. Then there
are letters of Bret Harte, numerous short
stories of absorbing interest, several
| pieces of verse which may very justly be
! called poetry, a drawer" full, of good
things and some wise sayings by the
editor and the EASY Chair altogether
enough reading Of an instructive and en-
PERTAINING sort to please the most fas-
| tidious. y =,
THE Globe Quarterly Review, (Catholic)
for September, just out, will attract at
tentionsafar and wide. for the attack of
| its editor, w. III. Thorne, on Archbishop
! Ireland, under the heading, "Archbishon
Ireland Astray Again. To call It bitter
does not do justice to its invective. The
writer simply RACES. He speaks of the
archbishop as this man. refers to his
latitude Of .fa1sehood.' mentions him
again as one Of "such creatures" Then
fairly ready, to burst with the heat of l1is
wrath toward the churchman, he saws
Ills entire attitude toward said friars
and not only toward them but toward al
orders of clerical brotherhoods in tht
CATHOLIC church is an unblushing and al
IT is more than Infamous +,
see an archbishop Of the cburci
Of Christ doing his level best AM
for the vilest motives to destroy tn,
humblest servants of God. A curse upo1
the whole existence of such a recrean
and unredeemed and brazen SOUL" Mr.
Thorne incidentally says things which
SNOW consuming wrath toward the gov
ernment's Philippine policy. He speak!
of 'tfle Infamous conduct of the Ameri
can army in the Philippines" and again
Of the blasting and matchmaking regirn,
Of the American government Farthe
on in the Globe Mr.. Thorne has an articl,
on "Hew to Write History But on,
feels that he: would prefer TO learn tn,
. art of writing history from. one who cal
approach a subject, even on which he ha,
strong feelings with more self-control
Il Among the other things in the Globe ar,
"A Sleep Walker w. F. P. Stockley
ls'sChristian Theism,'' A. M. Doolir; "a
q protestant Layman on the Church." J. C
Havemeyer.
The Black Cat for October contains a
a strange burglar story as was ever.toll
The burglar enters the house decided upo
,lsas I containing plumber OF the kin
d Of which he is. the most IN need