The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
MAGAZINE NOTES

The August number of Serfbuer's will
be a fiction number. This is the fff-
teenth Of the annual fiction numbers that
have been published by the SefibneFs.-
In these numbers has appeared some or
the best work of the most famous writer's
of fiction, al d also some OF the best work
of writer's that have afterwards become
famous. A list of the writer's for these
fiction numbers, if printed, would pre-
sent an array OF the most prominent
noyeI1StS and short story writer's of the
world The present fiction number will
be an altogether remarkable issue, rich
alike in text and in -illuStra lions, and in
Guiding what is claimed to be the best
fiction ever collected in a single mag
Kipling, Thomas Nelson Page, Edith
Wharton, Josephine Daskam Robert w.
Chambers, Philip L. Allen, Katherine Hol--
I Iai1i1a Brown atIH and Cay WetmoTe Carryi;
Dyke, Robert Grant. Nelson Lloyd John
Finley and e. S. Martin. The Kipling
story. coming. as it does, after a long in
tervaI during which the author has writ
ten practically no fiction, will naturally
have an extraordinary interest.
A literary find of much interest and i'm
poFtance Is printed In the july Atlantic
nothing less than some extracts from the
journal OF Emerson, written during his
stay IN Washington in 1862 Mr.. Elmer
SON s sketches of the characters of the
public meH OF the time whom he met
h1Hess; Lincoln, Stanton, Seward and
many others are described with very live
" realism.
The revival of the Olympic games at
the louisiana Purchase exposition, which
Will include a. contest in archery, slim
uiafeS interest I'M this "oId and novel
SPORT, and the National Archery Asso-
eiarion Of the United States has selected
ST. Louis as the place of this years an
nlisti Meeting Archery past and present
ITS acaIeyements, it's pleasures and its
Possibilities Will be the subject of a lib
orally Illustrated article in the August
14fdSummer Holiday Century by A. B.
Casselman, of the Potomac Archery club
One OF the Illustrations will be full
page portrait OF Dr.: Nathaniel Spens
president of the Royal College of Physi-1
Grams. and member OF the Royal COMPANY
OF AEcheTs-a reproduction of a painting
eg Sr Henry Raeburn. 1871. now in
Mr.. William Dirwiddie, one of Harper's
weekly special correspondents in the far
EAST, contributes an interesting letter
from Chinampo describing the military
activities of the Japanese at that Korean
port Here is how, as described by Mr..
DinwIddie, they solve the difficult prob
lem OF unloading supplies and arnrsuni-
ton in the harbor OF Ri-ka- ho-tIIe lap
anese for Chfnampe: On account of the
tides and wind the. work can be carried
on only during about half the time
corps of thousand trained soldier-cool-
les Is used for unloading the boats as
they arrive at the wharves and to carry
the supplies ashore and stack thenl in
Wen arranged squares, which may be GEN.
Ven1ently reached from the roads. rFhe
whole proceeding is well ordered and car
r1ed on With true military precision To
accomplish all the clerical work involved
has necessitated the erection OF quite a
canvas village on the spot and in the
tents the clerks work uncea singIv nisTht
lSfaea
straight.
The July 8 issue of Harpers Weekly
presents features of interest VARYING in
subject matter from Peary's plans for
reaching the pole to the present condi-
ton OF London's finances and the f1urners
OF political campaigns. The article de-
serlnlng the new north pole. project is
and is Illustrated by some graphic pIIe-
tographs and map. Sydney Brooks
tells why the English metropolis is hard
up; lsador Ladoff, who has seen serv-
ice III The russian army, tells of the
hardships to which the cars soldiers are
subjected. 4asSel Sutphen writes of
A rIaefIean Golfers Abroad" and there is
eXseiisIat fiction by A. E. w. Mason and
GILBERT 4 Ghesterton-the latter repre-
Ses1ted by another of his brilliant .<f,Iuh
or queer Trades" stories
The August Delineater is repiete with
interesting articles which concern wonn-
an. fashions and the home. but also some
exeeaient Hetlen and Special articles of
general interest, particularly one uDoy
the attitude of Japaese women in the
present war. There is good deal of
space devoted to- the latest fashions.
The July number of the Popular Sci
e1cs Monthly contains much to Interest
the scientist and the student The hest
scholars OF the day are contributors, 10,
IFS columns and the reader who desires te.
Keep IN touch with modern discovery and
invention should not miss it go