Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-02
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The Metropolitan MAGAZINE for June
Iis an especially seasonable number
dealing, 90 It does, with outdoor sub
/ jects. It brings to It's readers q taste
Of ante-vacation pleasure in It's sugges.
/ ton Of the golden days OF leisure in
i field, ON mountain top, upon the sea
, and along the shore. Pictorially the
!. number is a panorama Of peoples and
places, the Illustrations showing life
In Its subtlest refinement and ct ita
lowest ebb. 1t is q delight to the eye
and . pleasant stimulant to thought
and fancy. The leading story, by
Anthony Hope, tells Of an amusing
court ship, and is written in the auth.
ior's happiest vein. The characters in
the story are superbly drawn, and the
comedy is light, artistic and cast in
the same graceful mould OF fun and
philosophy as Mr.. Hopes famous
dolly Dialogues" Julian Hawthorne
tells highly dramatic story of the
adventures Of q wealthy New Yorker
and his wife on their palatial yacht in
the white wilderness Of the Arctic
regions. This story, entitled ''The
Secret of the North" deals with the
search for, and the finding Of. the last
resting place of Hendrix Hudson. It
Is one of the most fascinating stories
Of the year, touching, as It does, not
only upon things material, but upon
things psychological Mr.. James s..
Metcalfe, in his article upon the New
York stage, reviews the past theatrl-
cal season and tells why it has been
such poor one. Francis Sullivan, in
an article upon Edgar Allen Poe.
which is accompanied by q remark
able new portrait Of the poet, tells Of
the findings Of ''.the dim lake OF
Auber" and "the ghoul-haunted wood
land of Weir," the scenes described in
Poe's famous and melancholy poem,
"Ulalume." 81.
Is One of the most abeorbingly inter
esttng true stories that has appeared
In print for some time is published In
the June Success" It is entitled
The Wreck Of the Edna" and is from
the pen of T. Jenkins Hains, the we'll
known writer Of sea stories, who in
this instance wildly describes the ex-
citing experiences recently undergone
by him and Mrs. Hains. and two sail
ors, and a little stray dog, who, while
bound for southern waters in q small
boat, encountered a terrific hurricane
of the coast OF Cape Hatteras. The
tragic fate OF one of the crew, the final
rescue of the remaining members OF
the little band, when almost succumb-
Ing to the cravings of hunger, are
touchingly told by MIR. Hams This
issue also contains the second Of the
series OF articles on Diplomatic
Mysteries" by Vance Thompson. in
which is told the youthful romance Of
the Crown Prince Of Germany and a
beautiful American girl, and the rea-
sons for the estrangement between
him and the Emperor Among the
fiction of the June Success" is .'The
Strength Of Daniel Keogh," by viii
liam Hamilton Osborne. and another
installment Of Guthrie Of The Tines =
by Joseph A. Altsheler. The leading
article by J. Herbert WEIGH, char
acter sketch of George b. Mcclellan,
the Mayor OF, Greater New York, gives
some interesting facts regarding the
work Of the chief executive of the
metropolis. Other articles OF interest
are eThe Men Who Are Pushing Can
ada to the Front, by r. G. Marquis;
"The Draining OF the Everglades" by
J. E. Ingraham; what Doctors Must
Do at Panama by Alfred Noble;
How to Decorate Your Home" by
Josephine Wright Chapman.
Genuine, gripping readableness Is
the marked quality Of the June Nc
Clure's. This is supplied by a lot sof
high grade summer fiction covering a
wide diversity Of places and things,
together with number Of live, vital
articles, and some significant editorial
comment. Ida NJ. Tarbell describes
the twenty years struggle OF the indie
pendent oil men for commercial life;
in this installment OF her e History Of
the Standard OIL Company. It is q
powerful narrative OF q giant combat,
Of the greatest commercial war in HE
tory, and It sweeps the reader along
like a romance. Miss Tarbell has