The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-04
THE MAGAZINES

West Twenty-sixth street,, gives large
space to interna tional affairs, the Louis
lana Purchase centenary, the Balkan
crisis, and provides an excellent summary
of progress in the arts and sciences, liter
ature, etc., with many excellent illustra-
tions. The periodical is very useful for
reference purposes.
The Worlds Work comments very sem
stbly upon the merger decision and that Of
the New York court Of appeals, declaring
the law taxing public franchises constitu-
tional, as warning to corporate power
Of its limitations. There Is excellent read
ing on summer vacations, with practical
suggestions and, in this connection, Henry
Norman's illustrated paper on automo-
biles, their cost and economy, is pertinent.
Andred Carnegie leaves his useful mark on
the number in q paper on 1.-THE Secret of
Business Of which he knows much of
interest to the unknowing. There are
very attractive papers of the open air
kind, including fishing and hunting, by
Edwin Sandys ("Joys of Fresh Water
Fishing }, Dan Beard ('The Art of Camp
ing"), Frank Chapman (.Hunting With a
Camera"), H. D.. sedwick Jr. con Horse
back Thur the Yellowstone''). There are
other papers Of an exclusively summer
tone and, appropriately, Mr.. Cunniff con-
tributes paper on 1.-THE Comforts Of Rail-
road Travel" The number is profusely
illustrated and In the most exquisite quail
1ty of modern photography.
scribner's for June contains some very
interesting war features: 1.-THE Military
Administration of the War Department"
by Brigadier General w. III. Carter, and
an account of the battles of Antietam and
Charlottesville, by General John B. Cor
don of the Confederate army, who tells
many interesting things about those great
struggles, in which Gordon was himself
nearly shot to death. IA New Playground
in the New World" is the title of an in
teresting Illustrated paper by Edward
Whymper, on his expedition to the Valley
of the Bow in the main range of the
Rockies in the Canadian northwest, where
grand mountains, wonderful waterfalls
and lakes abound. Mr.. Tiexotto writes Of
the cliff jewellers of France, and the fiction
| Of the number is very attractive, while q
| most interesting character study will be
| found in Mrs. Philip Gilbert Hamerton's
s'The Modern French Girl IS.
The Living Age for May 16 contains,
among attractive features, critical paper
on Joseph Henry Shorthouse, author of
John Inglesant,'' the one book which
gave him his literary reputation. Mr..
Dillon's paper on 1.-The Cars Manifesto y
and the review Of Mrs. Wards Lady
Roses Daughter are also notable
features. Boston: The Living Age Com
| pany. t.
| The Century for June is an especially
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something seasona.ble in Arthur
4 Schneider's illustrations in color and hall
1 tone plate, of his very interesting paper
on the travels of the Sultan of Morocco
We have all the brilliant coloring OF
African skies and the royal pageantry
and the text is of deep interest. The IL
Illustrated paper on the London stock ex-
change, by Messrs. Norman and Ashton.
Jonson is an attractive feature, the illus.
traor being Andre Casaique fisheries
trated papers on. the salmon fisheries
Cray Stannard Baker,, and "A Land o
] Deserted Cities CI. c. Butler), the latter
descriptive Of the remains Of long-de
serted and wrecked cities in central Syria
, and Herman Klein's Modern Musica
Celebrities are features which greatly en-
nance the value Of the number. Notice
able in the friction features are 9Th,
| Wind" an ideal short story by Baroness
/ Won Hutton; THE White Turkey, b,
Elizabeth c. Waltz; 'In the Quicksand,
) by j.. B. Miller, and Princess Pontioff,
!. by Alignil H. Fitch.
| The Cosmopolitan for June most appro
! priately opens with a delightful, illus
trated paper on roses-'"The Rose Of Yes
terday and To-day" by Katherine Mat
thews, who writes SO appreciatively tina
the delicious fragrance Of this queer
among flowers seems to float about tn
? reader. Then Miss Humphreys discusse
gateways with illustrations and Mrs
Woodrow contributes a charming illus
trated paper to show that women shout
revive the pretty and graceful custom q
dressing the hair with flowers DR.. AL
, bert Shaw discusses the profession q
.. Journalism with much sound advice t
young men as to the proper preparatio
for the serious work and responsibilit,
!, showing the enlarged opportunities
/ these latter days presented by the pro
; fession for men who are capable an
studious and who are ambitious to talk
: a part in directing public sentiment an
: taste, whether in politics, science, a,
and related aestheticism. Among othe
papers Of interest is the illustrated &C
count Of beet sugar manufacture and til
: growing Of the sugar beet in this coun
v try and the Importance Of the industr.
4 The fiction of the number is very al
r tractive. (Irvington, N Y, John Briste
y Walker.)
y The Bookrnan (New York: Dodd, Mea
n & Coz in its Chronicle and Comment fea
9 ture is especially happy in text and illus
6 tration. McCutcheon's cartoon, hittin
e Sherlock Holmes, IS a good bit OF hume
: and the reproductions of cartoons whfc
8 appeared during the civil war and the az
h companying text by Messrs. Cooper an
j Maurice are g. most interesting featur
n showing some excellent hurnor in cal
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