The Republican journal., 1903-04-16
Literary News and Notes.

The Easter number of Golfers is
thirty-six page issue. 1t contains a
number of notable articles of current
interest. besides an unusually large
quota of fiction. Its illustrations, in
Guiding another double page drawing by
Charles Dana Gibson, are of more than
usual interest. Mr.. GibsOn'S double
page illustration is an interesting study
of human expression in the artists best
vein. It is called "The Jury of the
Future" and tends to explain how JUS
tice will eventually be tempered with
Mercy.
The April issue of The Booklovers
Magazine is largely railroad number.
An article on "The Men Behind the
Railroads." by E. J. Edwards (''Hol-
, land'') gives an excellent and authorita-
tive account of the course OF railroad
consolidation from 1896 to the present.
His discussion of the personalities be-
hind the movement is illustrated by
admirable portraits in tint of A. j..
Cassatt. William X. Vanderbilt, George
J. Gould and James J. Hill. Mr. Henry
Lloyd contributes lively and pointed
article on the discussion of railroad
consolidation from radical point OF
view. while Mr.. II. T. NeWcomb OF the
Railway World shows the benefits TINS
movement has brought to the small In
/ vestor.
The April What to Eat comes out
with rarely unique poster cover, a
| bunch of April maldens under big blue
! Notwithstanding relgns as 1t were.
The editorials treat of the following
| topics: "Failure of Congress to Pass
~ To 4 Enn6
Frauds;' 'The Optic Nerve and the
Laughter on Digestion Puzzled
housewives find good advice in ''Sweet-
breads and How to Cook Them" by
Amelia Sulzbacher; "kitchen Utensils
Jp-To-D Date" by Laura A. Smith; and
in Answers" "How to Announce An
Engagement. "a Dutch Supper" "a
Three Course Luncheon" etc.
The leading article in the Aprll-June
Forum is a review of American Poll
tics" by Henry Litchtield West, who
deals particularly with the legislation
of the last Congress, the fight on the
Statehood Bill, the suggested nomina-
tions for the next Presidency, and the
appointment of colored men to federal
offices. A. Maurice Low discusses the
most important Foreign Affairs" Of
the quarter, with special reference to
the revival Of the Eastern Question
and to the internal and external politics
of Germany. Alexander d. Noyes
treats of the events and tendencies of
I the same period in the world of "Fi-
nance" Recent progress in "Applied
Science" especially in engineering, is
described by Henry Harrison Suplee;
Literature is represented by a review OF
Sidney Lees Life of Queen Victoria,
contributed by Prof. W. P. Trent. n
der the heading of Music" Joseph
Sohn sets forth the Lessons OF the
Operate Season" \ paper on THE
Educational Outlook" is contributed by
Ossian II. Lang. DR.. J. NJ. Rice's
Educational Research" for the current
quarter takes the form of discussion,
based on his Investigations in public
schools. of the respective importance
of talent and training in teaching. The
special articles concluding the present
number are "The Present Estimate of
the Value of Human Life" by Prof.
Rudolf Eucken of Jena, "The Scope OF
Permanent Tariff Commission" by
Albert H. Washburn, and "a Rambling
Discourse on Submarine Navigation,
by Commander F. M. Barber, I. S. n,
retired.