The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10

the highest importance to every one In
the country. He frankly states that
his purpose in telling the story is to
set himself right with the thousands
OF investors who, through his instru-
mentality. put their money into Anal
gamated and have been plundered;
also, because his conviction Is that the
best way to educate the public to re-
altze the evils of which such affairs
as Amalgamated are the result is to
expose the brutal facts regarding the
conception, birth and breeding OF what
he says is the worst offspring Of the
modern system OF finance. The main
narrative will deal with the real heads
of Standard OIL and Amalgamated: H
H. Rogers and William Rockefeller and
James Stillman Of the National City
Bank Addicks Of Delaware, Heinze Of
Montana and James r. Keene Of Wall
Street will figure among its chief char
acters; and we are promised such a
showing up Of financial personalities
and methods as this country has not
yet had, despite the disclosures Of the
recent shipbuilding trust expose.
The July Atlantic in its handsome
new dress opens with an article on
Washington in Wartime drawn
from Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journal
Of a visit to that city in 1862, record
ing pen pictures and notes OF conver-
sations with Lincoln, Seward, Sumner,
Chase and others.
Archibald H. Grimke contributes q
thoughtful paper upon why Disfran-
chisement Is Bad" holding that. apart
from its illegality, 1t is distinctly In
furious to the best interests Of the
white South as well as bad for the
negro, and that it forebodes a sometime
future contest in consequence be
tween the labor system of the South
and the labor system Of the rest Of the
nation"
Professor Norton's third installment
of Ruskin's Letters covers one OF the
critical and most interesting periods
Of Ruskin's life, and shows Ruskin's
fine contempt for the United States
during our Rebellion period.
John Burroughs writes forcibly and
entertainingly upon the much dis
cussed topic, THE Literary Treatment
of Nature;" and Charles Mulford Rob-
ROSSl-
bilities of Advertising"
Arnold Haultain. whose delightful
paper on Walking" will be remem-
bered by Atlantic readers. contributes
a capital article on THE Mysteries OF
Golf" and The Day We Celebrate"'is
amusingly depicted in long series Of
records of the day and its doings from
the diaries of an old-time clergyman.
Robert Herrick's strong story, THE
Common Lot" approaches dramatic
climax. Complete short stories are
'Mahala Joe,'' a touching Indian
story by Mary Austin; "A Dissatisfied
Soul" psychological romance by An
ME Trumbull Slosson, and "Ars
Amoris," a whimsical character
sketch by Arthur Cotton.
Adventure and recreation are prom
inent notes of the exceedingly timely
articles which appear in the July num-
Der Of The Booklovers' Magazine. AS
to timeliness, the articles by DR.. Will
liam Powell Wilson on THE Philip
pines at st. Louis; by w. c. Jameson
Reid on 1.-The Forbidden Land"
(TibeD; by Harrison Morris on "A
Great German Portrait Painter Glen
bach), and by H. d. Jones on Gods,
Gems and MISUNDERSTANDING Of the
Hfe-work of the late Maxwell Som
merville-are typical.
Mr.. Reid's article on Tibet II full Of
the spirit OF adventure and has the
personal note that carries conviction:
while the account that Mr.. Jones gives
of Professor Maxwell Sommerville's
life-quest Of gods, gems and mascots'
reads like a fairy tale. Mr.. Bolce con-
tributes to this section characteristic
article on THE Dawn OF a New Era
in China"-the fifth Of his series on
1.-The Two Paciflcs."
The Arena for July appears in an
entirely new makeup and contains
twice the amount of reading matter
given in its monthly issues during re-
cent years. 1t is now one OF the very
few magazines in the English-speaking
world printed on all-rag paper and
sewed. The cover Is printed in colors.
The frontispiece-a new portrait of
Dan Beard, the eminent artist, illustra-
tor and authors printed in deep
sepia on India tint paper.
Among the contributors to this issue
are Edwin Markham, Joaquin Miller,
Professor Edwin Maxey. F. Edwin Ell
we'll the curator Of ancient and mod
ern statuary in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art. F. f. Mackay. the well
known actor and director Of the Ma
tional Conservatory Of Dramatic Art,
Hamlin Garland, Albert Bigelow Paine,
Irving Bachelor. Will Allen Drom-
goole, Captain w. E. P. French, U. s.
, A, Daniel L. Cruice, Frederick w.
i Nicolls and Dan Beard.