Evening journal., 1904-03-04

There is a notable article on Senator
German IN the March Leslies Month
ly, and a striking portrait of him as
frOntispiece to the magazine. There
are few more interesting personalities
in the United States today. and it is
of vital Importance to the public to
know more about Senator German.
There are two other able articles in
this number. one about what women
have done in the way of organizing
trades-unions in Chicago. which makes
a story as amusing as it is surprising,
and the other. the second part OF the
Flight for Copper"-the account OF the
industrial war now going on between
+. A. Heinze and the Standard Oil in
terests.
There are eight bright, short stories
in this number. including a particular
" amusing one by II. c. Rowland, a
clever little sketch by George S. Was
son. a good Western story. and a real
love story by Holman F. Day.
The Book of the Royal Blue for Feb
ruary is a remarkably fine number Of
this always interesting publication of
the B. & O. railroad. The special fea-
ture is the article or articles upon the
panylng illustrations. These include
the ground plan Of the fair, the map
of St. Louis. and handsome cuts of the
education palace. and several State
buildings. The frontisnicce is entitled
z Twilight" as is the poem on the OPP
posite page. A. G. Lewis gives his
usual trenchant stub ends of thought
and, in brief, the February Book OF
the Royal Blue is we'll worth having.
One of the striking features OF the
World Almanac and Encyclopedia for
1904 is an officially compiled guide to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 1t
was compiled under the direction of
. Walter i. Stevens, secretary of the ex-
position commission, by L. s. Hoch
assistant director of exhibits. It will
be invaluable tot those contemplating
3 a visit to ST. Louis during the fair.
Besides this the almanac contains
X things Of interest to every person un-
der the sun. Without doubt it is the
most complete almanac ever issued.
No one can afford to be without it.
W. $. Harwoods "The Blacksmith
Nation' or. The Story OF a Bar Of
Iron" in the March st. Nicholas will
be read with interest-and proht-not
only by the older boys among st. Mich
olas' friends. but the lads fathers, too.
1t is a clear and concise statement of
the progress of a bar of iron from the
ore to the finished product: and it also
Il presents forcibly the fact of our coun-
try's advancement to the forefront in
the worlds greatest industry-the
manufacture of iron and steel.
Pearson's Latin Prose Composition
BY Henry Carr Pearson, A. B. QIar-
vard). Horace Mann School. Teachers
i College, New York. Cloth. 12mo. 25s
pages. Price. s1.00 American Book
4 Company, New York, Cincinnati and
4 Chicago.
This books contains n thorough and
systematic study Of the essentials O
Latin Syntax with abundant practice
q in translating English into Latin: anc
affords constant practice in writing
4 Latin at sight. The volume is com.
q plete in itself and meets the most ex.
n acting college entrance requirements.
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
81 Revised Edition. Edited with notes b,
q William J. Rolfe. Lift. D.. formerly
81 head master Of the High School. Cam
a bridge, Mass. Cloth. 16mo, 236 pages
n Price, sc cents. American Book Com
"a pany, New York, Cincinnati and Chi
cago.
> The popularity of this edition o
81 Shakespeare has been extraordinary
y and since its first publication II ha
been used more widely both by schools
81 and by the general reading public thar
81 any other similar edition. IT is toda,
81 standard American edition of Shake
"a speafe.
b The first volume Of the new edition
has been entirely revised and reset an,
appears with every possible mechanical
81 Improvement.
"a The Metropolitan Magazine for Marcl
III will contain an unusual short story b,
E Mr. John Fox, Jr.. entitled The Pardoi
of EecKy Day. As to Mr.. Fox's popu
larifSl and the demand fhore is for hi