The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-15
THE MAGAZINES

1.-THE Harrnonizing of Organized Labor
With Organized Capital by NJ Cokely.
Is the title of an article in the Engineer
ing Magazine, In which the writer argues
for "a. better understanding between the
employer and the employee. The consider
alton Of particular interest is the desirs.
ability that both employer and employee
tshoi11d recognize the rights Of the other
andsbe able TO come to a reasonable and
fair compromise. Another article in the
same number is "Labor's Complaint
Against Capital, and the Remedy which
is. the view of the problem from the stand
point OF the employee, by Frederic Hay.
The Critic for May is largely given up to
the Emerson centennial. Emerson was
born May %, 1903 Moncure D. Conway
discusses Emerson, The Teacher and the
Man; Julia Warde Howe speaks Of ,11ner-
writes on Emerson and Contemporary
Poets; Gerald Stanley Lee writes on
Emerson, Skeptic and Pessimist," is
tells about the first editions Of Emerson
with reproductions of the title page.
Emerson, Sceptic and Pessimist." is
treated by Benjamin De Casseres, and
Edith Baker Browne is the author of a
paper on THE Modern Emerson These
Emerson papers are illustrated. hand
somely.
The May magazine number Of The Out,
look has an illustrated article by Hamilton
Wright Mabie on Concord and Emerson
Secretary Long contributes an illustrated
article on THE American Navy
There. is a very kindly and beautiful
tribute to Emerson by Dr. w. Robertson
Nicol in the May North American He
seems to read Alright the Emerson soul.
Mr.. Johnston, in his Present Tendencies
Of Russian Policy finds some excellent
traits in scheming Adam Fad Russia,
indeed, is no more a sinner than her west
ern neighbors. Karl Blind. in his usual
positive way, writes in Justification of
lGermany's persistent military and naval
preparations, Wedged between two we'll
armed enemies Who are allies, and sug-
gests that the kaiser will prove natural
helper of England in case of war with
Russia or France. Mr.. Howells contrib
utes a breezy paper on Certain of the
Chicago School Of Fiction in which he
says some clever things about Miss Edith
Wyatt George AIDE and Peter. Dunno,
otherwise mr.. Dooley.' At the8clos he
seems surely to be asking too much of the
| trio. The paper is the brightest in the
/ number. IS
!, Human nature does not change much,
and readers of the diverting articles on
I.sSeryants and Service in the Eighteenth
Century" which The Living Age for April
les reprints from The Cornhi1l Magazine,
will be astonished to find so many OF their
own domestic grievances at least a hum
dred years old. The picture of the depart
ing guest tipping" his way out between
rows Of expectant servants, is particu-
| larly realistic.
John Habberton OF Helen's Babies
i fame Is living in New York and Is com
plotting a story of the south during the
civil war.
An autograph letter Of Robert Louis
4 stevenson was sold in New York recently
4 for SIS.
4 owen wister's biography of Benjamin
Franklin will be published in the autumn
4 The Appletons will publish another vol
une Of DR.. McMaster,s History of the
4 American People" in the autumn. @
Il The valuable collection of Andrew Jack
q sons papers, owned by the late Montgon-
n cry Blair, postmaster general in Lincoln
cabinet, has been presented to the libra
q ry1 of congress by Mr.. Blairs children
The papers correspondence. reports, etc.
run from 1900 to 1916 and are Of great
historical Importance.
4 The writing of garden books by woner
has become a passion with the sex, ant
& lit should be ardently encouraged, fol
! their horticultural activity gives them z
;; distaste for the straight corset.
Marie Corelli Is a bitter opponet of An
drew Carnegie's plan of building a libra
ny next door: to Shakspere's house "a
4 Stratford- on-Avon. Miss Corelli says 4
q is an outrageous desecration. But thu
corporation gave their consent toei
Y The Macmillan company will issue THU
s. month Biographical Sketches by james
Z Bryce. who has enjoyed the friendship O.
. NEST Of the eminent men OF the nineteenth
s. century. 80 IS ];