The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-24

the Marcn number Of The Booklover's
Magazine, is timely and valuable in view
of the important political and industrial
establishments that are sure to follow in
the wake of the Russo-Japanese war Mr..
Bolce points out that nearly two thirds
Of the population Of the earth inhabit the
lands washed by the Pacific and that
"inasmuch as the worlds greatest trade
must eventually be carried on that sea,
the nation that controls it will be para
mount among the nations" Here is to
be seen the reason for our "open door"
policy in China and the necessity for the
Panama canal. The frontispiece Of
the number is an excellent map
of Manchuria, Korea. and Japan. .'The
Old Guard Of New England" Hateful
Presidential Conventions, are two other
articles of more than usual interest
whatsoever a Woman soweth'' is a
story by Anna Mcclure Sholl.
Russla's DifficuItes-Captain Alfred T..
Mahan, U. S. N, writing for Golfers
Weekly, Feb. 20, says he regards it safe
to infer "that the power Of Russia to main-
tain a stream of supplies Is SO limited as
to indicate that in the long run the aggre-
gate numbers Of her active force avail
able for defense Of necessary bases must
fall below those of Japan, necessarily re-
newed by short passage over an open sea. =
Russa's problem in keeping up a stream
Of supplies is emphasized by Chase S. Os-
born, for many years commissioner of
railroads in Michigan, who has made a
personal study Of the Trans Siberian rail-
road. He shows that the annual capacity
Of the road is not over 1900, 900 tons at
high pressure. Compare that with the
capacity Of the Pennsylvania system of
about the same mileage-over $4,000, 000
TONS Mr.. Sanborn emphasizes also the
tremendous obstacle the Russians have
to overcome in Lake Baikal, the "Holy
Sea- which he calls a .''ho1y terror" The
number of the weekly is full of interesting
reading and pictures for the student of
the far eastern situation.
Japan's Crown .Prnce-In the March
(! Pearson's is a character SKETCH by Flor
ence Eldridge, of the young Crown Prince
of Japan, who, as heir to the throne OF
Japan, is destined to become a ruler who
must be reckoned with in the settlement
! of great international questions. Prince
Yoshihito is now in his twenty-ffth year
He has been most carefully educated and
after a more democratic fashion than is
usual with japanese royalty, but, so far
the crown prince has been screened from
the public eye and has never yet left the
confines of his country. The article is OF
timely interest. The number is the fifth
anniversary number and shows very
great advance over the original number
interesting special articles-"The Tragedy
Of Fort Phil Kearney," the first paper o.
DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady's series O.
Indian Fights and Fighters; the thir(
article by Henry George on Modern Meth
DDS of Finance; "The Asphalt Trust Ca
/ tastrophy.' Bird Babies by Jerrart
Grant Allen and Leonard Buttress, ant
"a New Way of Measuring the Diameter
Of the EARTH by T. G. Porter.
i When Will Canada Become Republic
I-"TWenty years ago only few dreamer
dreamed of the Republic Of Canada. Tie,
years later 10 per cent of the people wer
in favor of it, and to-day twenty out o
every hundred Canadians would WelcOm
the news that Canada had cast off tn
cable that moors her to the motherlan'
and had blossomed out as a nation" S.
says Cy Warman in Leslie's Monthly TO
March under the head of "The Canadian
and What They Think Of U.s. The tend
ancy, he says, is toward independence
not toward annexation The March mum
Der of the magazine contains among othe
! interesting features: Grades Unions i
Petticoats.' Dorothy Richardson: "Arthu
Pue German past master in politics an
presidential possibility, John F. Brownel]
,, 1.-THE Fight for Copper second article
: William Macleod Raine.
] TOW OOOk Tues yet iWISteQ-SeN6To
, years ago when Henry Drumm ono $ 9Th
, Greatest Thing In the World, - was havin
a large sale. an intelligent woman of S.
Paul in search of the book asked at on
Of the st. Paul stores for 1.-The Best Thin
| OUT She got what she was after. Her
) bert w. Horwill has an article on eth
Pitfalls of Book Titles" in The Reade
l Magazine for March in which he give
? amusing instances of twisted titles lik
I the above. This came nearer the corree
2 thing but showed the doubt in the min
/ Of the purchaser. The inquiry sounds lik
: that of a woman: Excuse me, but II
3 not quite sure of the title Of the book
want. Is it The Crockett Minister b
Stickit or The Stickit Minister, by Crock
E ett?' The Reader Magazine for March ha
:, a great varsity and quantity Of excelle1
\ material for the reader.