The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08


general manager of the foreign trade Of
the General Electric company, reviewing
American and European commercial con-
ditions.>He gives very just estimate of
the equipment and characteristics on the
two sides, ana concludes that the United
States will reach the ideal combination of
economical production of both special and
standard work when forced to it by neceS-
stiles of trade. At present the American
manufacturer is Indifferent to meeting the
conditions required by foreign buyers, be-
cause he finds at home the best market in
the world
There is a striking article in the May
LeSlie's Monthly on the men who do the
real work in congress. the senators and
representatives who do most OF the work
of governing this nation, although their
names seldom appear in the papers; 9n-
other interesting sketch is called 'tAmefi-
cans as CUTTERS, which takes I'D three
reI.aarka Bile men who have gone from this
country to Canada and quilted one Job
after another as fast as they have ac-
Comp,ls led wonders in eaca place.
The Old Whales Story is another
of F. T. Bullen's wonderful tales Of sea
animals and THE Worlds Reughest RID
ing" and open Air Sculpture at ST
Louis" are two articles richly I1astrated,
the first with photographs of sleIent
American action the other with these of
statuesoue American repose.
A happy characteristic Of Fverybody's
magazine Is the versatility exhibited IN It's
contents table. The editors are not rfveted
to a single set Of ideas. but manage IN
each issue to strike some new note or
touch some novel phase of life OF en-,
deavor. There are two salient features i'll
the May issue, which, though serious IN
tUne and treatment. are Of So much I'M
portance TO the world just now as to have
an almost sensational interest. One is or
the Great White Plague. Consumption
the second, the subject which the Mefho-
dist church conference is deoating with
to amusement: May the Christian
Dance, Play Cards and Attend the Play?,'
The ablest of American clrurchmen-
such men as Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop
Greer, of New York. DR.. Parkhurst Dr.
Macarthur have contributed to a sym
postum opinions which, stating the atti-
tude OF the great denominations ON the
subject. are of the greatest value to all
readers.
i The May Arena shows marked signs of
Improvement in the breadth, scope, variety
and timelineSS of the SUBJECTS discussed.
The supreme court deciSiaa in the North
ern Securities case is treated by the emf
nent New York baTTister, Walter S. lo-
gan, ex-preSident Of the New York Bar
association. Mr.. Logan strongly approves
of the majority decision. Prof. Edwin
Maxey, LII. D., and one Of the very few
Americans who possess the title of mas
ter of diplomacy, writes on 1.-The Future
of Santo Domingo" ITof. Frank Parsons,
whose excellent history of the recent So
ciaI and economic changes in New Zealand
has attracted much attention, discusses
one phase Of the recent political revoIu-
ton in the New England OF the Antip-
odes.
Two interesting papers in tha May Lip
pineotts are Some Roman Contrasts" !"
by Maud Howe, which is delighfFuIiy
readable, and What Man Is to a RIrd. .
by the noted naturalist, Dr. Charles G.
Abbott.
The poets represented this non+F ave
Minnzy Irving, w. f. B,elford Richard
Kirk. John Han Inghan7. Clara Elizabeth
Ward, VIII McCourtie, William Iucius
Graves. William H Frost
The humorous department called s'WaI-
nuts and Wine" Is generously supplied
with jokes both rich and rare.
{ Julian Hawthorne. IN the May number Of