The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-26
THE MAGAZINE SAMPLER

Nature Study Suggestions.-'To the real
natureloyer the bird in the bush is worth
much more than the bird in the hand, be-
cause the nature-lover is not after speci-
men; he is after a living fact; he is after
a new joy in life;'' says John Burroughs in
Country Lie in America. 1T is an i'm
portant part, but by no means the main
part of what ornithoogy holds for us, to
be able to name every bird on sight or
call. To love a bird, to appreciate its
place in the landscape and in the season,
to relate it to your daily life, to divine its
character, to know it emotionally in your
heart-that is much more There Is
something for the modern boy to think
about. The magazine sampler always car
ries a pair Of opera glasses so as to get
as close as possible to the birds he meets
when out in the open. When he was
boy he carried a niger shooter" He
regards the change in the light OF re-
form.
The magazine has an attractive salmon
fishing cover in colors. Among the lead
ing features are a picturesque article by
A. Radcliffe %Dugmore on salmon fishing
in Newfoundland, wonderfully illustrated
by his own photographs; "Ten Days in
the Woods" the. tale of real camping
trip; and "a Camera Hunters Vacation
with illustrations that show some re-
markable results of an amateur pho
tographer's cruise in Florida waters. THE
, 11Sii5II1ul Alt VI SdlloSlllS Is d
cal article with many illustrations Of
quiet waters and swift rapids Ernest
Thompson Seton in 1.-The Stories of the
Tree Trunks offers some nature observ-
ations. .tE
Advice to Young Writers.-In the .Edi-
tors Study of Harper's Magazine for May,
Mr.. Alden talks of the formation Of lit
erary style. Eve should hesitate to sug-
gest to a young writer" he says, the
formation Of his style thru a study of APP
proved models. He must, first of all, find
himself, and he cannot do that by follow
ing the figures Of another's labyrinth, be-
| ginning from the outside circle. The form
is Of the spirit, and each writer's form is
| Of his individual spirit. The young
writer's first object III reading is inspira-
i ttion,, not. artistic equipment and he Sc
,lects those works which most strongly ap-
| peal to his imaginative sensibility. Other
books he reads simply for Information
| the more of them the better, since the
knowledge Of nature and of human his
tory is an essential part Of his equipment,
the material upon which his imaginative
faculty reacts. The initial moment Of
| his career is that in which his own indi-
vidual note is disclosed to him. known and
| felt as his own and not any other's-the
key note Of a harmony which, il he pur-
sue not, as to the fulilment of a destiny,
will never be taken up by another. Men
LOTS anu lHouelS nave no place Wltnln Inc
| charmed circle of this contemplation. The
writer has found himself, and the world
awaits disclosure. This individuality is
not isolation; the new harmony takes
it's place in the line Of a continuous hui
man culture. Each star shines by it's own
| light, but is a part of a constellation
Among other things Of unusual interest
| in the number are tAeronautic Spiders
! by H. G. Cook, D. D., Sc. D., Ii. d.;
| Whence and Whither?" an astronomical
study by c. w. Saleeby and Aesthetics
of the Sky" by Richard LIE Gallienne.
| Worlds Fair Pictures.-CoIIier's Week.
| ly for April % contains an eight-page sup
plement of st. Louis exposition views.