Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1903-11-05

)URNAL THURSDA
retired Chinese Ambassador 20 the United
States. While it Is true that Mr.. WI Ting
Fang, because Of his intimate knowledge
of our Occidental civilization, obtained
through service az the court Of st. James
as wen as In Washington, Is the first per-
son to whom ones mind would turn in
assigned the authorship of such a clear
sighted little book, the fact Is that he ISL
not responsible for 90. This is the infor-
nation given oGt by the publishers who
do not, however. declare who tho an
onymous author is.
During August this year Reverend
Peter MacQueen Of Boston visited
Macedonia, Turkey and Bulgaria for
the National Magazine He tells the
touching and pitiful story Of what he
saw there in the National for Novem-
Der, under the title, The Inside Story Of
the Macedonian Massacres, illustrated
from photographs. Frank Putnam, in
the same number writes The Year
with the Labor Unions a strong and
timely paper in which the unions are
urged TO get rid OF their stupid and
criminal leaders of the Sam Parks
stripe. and warned against trying TO
monopolize public as well as private
employment The article carries por-
traits Of the officers Of the American
Federation of Labor. The number has
n variety of other choice reading.
McClure's Magazine is making q
name for itself-doubtless It is doing
/ it unconsciously. But those who have
watched it since its inception-now
eleven years ago-have seen it grow
from good, readable magazine into a
vital. important one with an ethical
significance. Some one has said that
as II stands now it is the first attempt
ut National Journalism. Three great
questions of the day-the Corruption
| in the Trust, Labor and Political
Worlds-are being handled in mas
erly way, the first by Miss Tarbell in
her fearless History Of the Standard
| OH Company" the second, by Ray
stannard Baker; and the third, by Lin
coin Steffens. in his series OF flaming
pictures of cities.
The Review Of Reviews is keeping up
Its reputation as the best Interpreter
of the news of the day among our
monthly journals. The November num-
Der deals with the postal investigation
the fall elections. the recent exposures
Of "hieh finance" in trust organization,
the Panama Canal situation. the award
Of the Alaska boundary tribunal, the
protectionist movement in England
land the issue in the far East between
Russia and Japan. Contributed arti-
cles describe Men and Issues Of the
New York City Campaign" Just clos
ling; "The Nations Print Shop and Its
Methods" including a review OF the
famous MILLER case" and its outcome
land the whole question of the status
of labor unions in the Government
Printing Office; "The Fort Riley Man
euvera," which began on October 10,
''The New Springfield Rifle and the
Improvement in Small Arms;' Gal
veston's Great Sea WALL" and THE
Rebirth OF the Japanese Language and
Literature, IA history of the move
ment for the adoption Of the Roman
character I'm writing and printing, IN
place Of the Chinese systems of picture
writing. DIR, George Il. Kunz writes an
authoritative account Of the discover
Of radium, and the uses and properties
Of that wonderful element. In Thu
number also appears the defense o
Russians policy in Finland, which wa
addressed last month by Minister d
+, Plehve to w. II. Stead. Altogether
typically "live' number
The leading article in the Engineer
ling Magazine for November is by ID
Louis duncan, who treats the subjec
of Technical Education from a stand
point Of rather unusual familiarit
with both the methods Of the school
and tie actual practice Of engineerin
i'm the execution of large works.
The illustrated features of the mum
Der are c. V. Aliens account Of tn
electrical and mechanical equipmen
Of the Kimberley diamond mines; /
Jacobs description of the ore-quarry
ing methods which have been apple
to the vast copper deposits of BIRTHS
Columbia, Mr.. Lakes study of the lat
{ est practice I'm locomotive engineerin
S end Professor Rednaynes review
q the coal-mining industry. The numbe
e. closes with the customary complei
y review and index of the Engineerin
!. Press The Engineering Magazine
{ New York.
r. The November Leslie's Monthly