The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-12
THE MAGAZINES

Outing for June is delicious number
for the "leafy month" June is pre-emi-
nently month for outings by sea, lake
and land (that is, if it don't rain every day
or nearly so as in this region, this sea-
SOM. Here are angling tales, truthful and
doubtful, and good athletic reading in Mr..
Paine's american University Rowing" in
which he analyzes the work of Cornell,
Yale and Pennsylvania and their disap-
pointments at Henley, due to their own
eccentricities in pulling the oar. There
are two good illustrated polo papers and
an interesting illustrated paper by George
Roper on Dog Breeding in England and
America" in which the photo of group
of bulldogs is bound to attract attention.
New York: Outing Publishing Company,
239 Fifth avenue. ' 49,.
The Engineering Magazine (New York,
12O-122 Liberty street, contains as lead
ing feature a paper on"Lord Kelvin, His
Work and Influence" with a fine por-
trait Of the distinguished scientist. Lord
Kelvin has been leading promoter of the
industrial and commercial development Of
electricity in the past wonderful thirty
years. He is regarded as the father of
electrical engineering. "A Comparison OF
Coal Resources and Coal Getting" by Mr..
(Ackerman, shows that our 222,5 500 square
miles of coal fields are practically un
touched, only the thick and upper seams
are being worked. .- .t:~.-: -.
. The Forum contains three papers relating
to our tropical possessions, one by Professor
Adler who reiterates the usual anti-admin-
istration arguments touching the Philippines;
one by Chief Austin of the bureau of statis-
tics showing the great growth of the impor-
tation of tropical and semitropical products
and also the increasing purchases from
us by our own insular possessions and the
probability that from these sources we shall
ultimately get all the tropical and semi
tropical products we shall need and for which
we are now spending $400, 600 in other
countries. Professor Reinsch of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin discusses Representation
and Colonial Government, giving the expert
ence Of other nations and arguing that the
only way TO benefit natives-in colonies is to
give them an opportunity to help themselves
by developing in a natural manner their own
customs and Institutions Professor Mclean
Of the University Of Arkansas contributes
paper on railway rate regulation in Canada,
in which the proposed commission is dis
cussed. In Canada rate making is looked
upon as an administrative function attaching
to the cabinet and in the projected legisla--
ton the decisions of the commission may be
overruled, on appeal, by the cabinet. There
Is an interesting paper on the Constantinople
book shops and Turkish literature.
The World To-Day is the new name of the
Current Encyclopedia (Chicago Current En-
cyclopedia company, 153-155 La Sale streeD,
and with the new name the magazine has
been greatly improved in appearance, text
and illustrations. In the June number there
are over 100 illustrations, and a. summary
Of the events of the previous month appears.
which is also illustrated, and this with the
special papers recording the progress in
science, art, literature and every other branch
of human activity, will keep the readers well
informed on the current situation.