The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
THE MAGAZINES

r There is in The Century for February a
most attractive article descriptive Of the
various and wonderfully beautiful phases
of the aurora borealis, that mysterious
phenomenon of the arctic regions the
cause of which science has not yet been
able to explain The author, Mr.. Stokes,
illustrates his paper with fine views taken
by himself. Another interesting feature
of the number is H. l.. Nelson's very ex-
cellent illustrated paper on 1.-THE Over
shadowing Senate showing the progress
the senate has made, up to date, in it's
towering assumptions of power, notably
where the executive appointing power is
concerned. Interest in the Poe Cheevers
papers is greatly enhanced by the present
installment, which brings the reader into
yet deeper knowledge of the nature and
disposition of Edgar A. Poe. The critical
portion of the correspondence is certainly
very candid. Among the sketches in the
number. Mr.. Ervings account of his voy-
age from Khartoum to Cairo in an Adiron-
dack canoe is specially spirited and at
tractive The fiction is especially inviting.
Lfppincott's completed novel is a rather
bright American love story, showing what
a miserable thing itkis for married people
to have a misunderstanding. In this case,
the two came to the very verge of divorce
and discovered their common mistake just
in time to keep their names out of a di-
vorce court There is an unusually good
assortment Of stories and sketches in the
number. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott
company, Washington square.
In McClures there Is a series of very
interesting papers on the great discoveries
of DR.. Neils Finsen of Copenhagen, who
has apparently discovered new and effect
i've curative powers in the: chemistry of
light which will remove the instructive
dread of cancer and smallpox. Miss Ida
Tarbell, in her serial history Of the Stand
ard Oil company, tells in her interesting
way how the Rockefeller combination
strengthened it's monopolistic grip by mas
tering railway freight rates and securing
enormous determinations and rebates
| from the railways In Francis Nichols
| Children of the Coal Shadow illus
trated, will be found many facts strongly
stated, touching the working children OF
the anthraciate coal region, which demon
strate, without further argument, the ne
cessity for some searching reform In
methods there. Mr.. Lows "A Century
of Painting in America deals with the
| first painters of our country. like Smybert
West, Copley, Rembrandt Peale, Gilber,
Stuart and others. Some Of these, dis
couraged by the lack of encouragement al
home, made their regulations in Europe
Gilbert Stuart succeeded in doing some
good portrait painting. West lived ir
England and did much very poor work
which was much overrated during his pc
Rod. The specimens of his handiworl
yet in this country are formidably poor
Examples are given by Mr.. Low Of the
work Of the artists he discusses. A new
American novel; 1.-THE Triumph" by Ar.
thur S. Pier, is commenced in this mum
I ber., New York: s. S. Mcclure company
E 25th street.
The Popular Science Monthly, among
j several articles of importance, contains G
i paper by Overton Price Of the bureau o.
forestry at Washington, on the economic
Importance Of the science, in which hi
demonstrates that the lumber industry O.
the country is approaching the end of it:
resources very rapidly, the available sup
ply nearest the great centers of popula
tion, being nearly exhausted, and the
! southern and Pacific states will soon be-
come the chief source of supply, the only
4 resort for renewing the waste being set
/ entific forestry. Mr.. Mitchell's paper OF
recent Jewish immigration discusses TIL,
extent and quality o.. this movement, and
/ as to the New York; ghetto, it is shoHl