The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-10
MAGAZINE NOTES

,Inere has been no more incisive discus
SION OF the present political status of the
negro neg IN IN the United States than that entf-
tied Why Dfsfranchisement Is Bad" by
archibald Fl. Grimke, in the July number
OF the Atlantic. Mr.. Grimke proposes to
hlmseH three questions: Can disfranchise-
ton for the negro for the South 3@or
for the nation? He concludes that 81 can
not. and that it is equally bad for all
fnree: fnr HIS thoroughfy well informed and
iar-Seelng paper Is q distinct contribution
to the discussion Of this most vital cues
ton.
Edwin Markham has very striking re-
view or Mrs. Wharton'S Sanctuary"
showing that Markham is quite as mich
1ne master OF prose as he Is of poetry
toi hon Mann, the well known English la
tralia. contributes a very interesting ar
t1cte upon socialism in that country The
eoltor has thoughtful article upon NJ
Esia in tes Iesias & promise to put all the world
transmission of power without wires. The
ea1tor draws the conclusion that it is the
aenoeney OF the organic evolution of So
eiety 20 nave each part of society in com
plete intellectual touch with every part of
society. As an indication of the trend of
TsaIcal thought it may be said that the
editor, who is a pronounced socialist, re-
gardS the Colorado conditions as ipdiea-
tive Of the breakdown of our existing
combination of democracy IN politics and
retaFy number, in which is included a
comprehensive study of this new profess
sion, as well as articles from the various
social secretaries in America and Europe,
showing exactly what their work is, what
they have accomplished in the past, what
they are dong now and their plans for the
Iuture One OF the noticeable features is
diary OF an English social secretary
showing exactly what was ACCOMPLISHED
hour BY hour. during one week. DR.. Jo-
siah ;. Streng writes of "A New Profes-
ciaI Secretary at Work" Pearl e. Wyche
tells Of the. work In Southern FACTORY
ana Dr. William II. Tolman has an ex-
tended. article on English Social Secre-
taFieS.'
The magazine that is indispensable II,
a presidential year. the American Monthly
ReXlew OF Reviews. is living up to its
is strong In political articles of wide and
timely interest. Theodore Roosevelt as a
Presidential Candidate" is considered in
graphic, trenchant style, yet with dignity.
as BELTS the subject by one of the dele,
gates to the Chicago convention The ar
tiele is profusely illustrated with pictures
OF the president and his family Then
there is the major part of the speech of
the Hon. Elihu Root, of New York. tenn
porary chairman of the convention. pre-
party from 1901 to 1904. This department
IS copiously illustrated A group of three
short, well Illustrated articles show what
the national government is doing In the
way OF health and sanitation on a large
scale Col William c. Gergas, Of the
medical corps, q. s. A. who will have
charge of the governments sanitary work
On the isthmus of Panama during the
construction of the canal writes On
Solving the Health Problem at Panam
The Porto Rfcan Governments Fight
With Anemia" is described by Adam G.
Haeselbarth. and Government Care of
Consumptfves Cat Fort Stanton. N. NJ
IS told by Oliver P. Newman. William q
Smythe, author Of 1.-THE Conquest Of Arid
America" and other works On irrfgation-
considers the entire problem of the re-
ciamation Of arid lands. under fhe title
The Triumph Of National Irrigation
The war situation is the far East is nre-
Sented InterpFetatfvely in @.The Progress
OF the World" and in many Leading Ar
tieIes, and interesting side-lights are
thrown upon 1T by Park Benjamin's dis
eussion of "Battleshfps. Mines and Tor
pedees, heipfully Illustrated with dia-
grams, by the sketch and portrait of
Prinee EspeT Ukhtomsky. the Russian edi-
tor-Statesnan who has just made a tour
OF the United States. and by the illus
trated article on What the People Read
IN Poland and Finland" MANY Americans
VIII be surprised at Canada.s Commercial
expansion. as outlined by Mr.. P T. Nc
Gratn, who presents graphic picture,
which Is supplemented by railroad man.
Besides these, there are the regular de-
paftmentS-the Record of Current
Events. Current History IN Cartoons.
Leading Articles. of the Month and
New Books