The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-28

back. the magazine this month opening
with a short story. Israel Zangwilfs
Without Prejudice" and Josiah.
| Flynts Reflections of an Investiga-
| tor" are among the more important
| articles in this number, which, in ad
| dition to the regular book news and
| reviews, contains five short stories and
| many illustrations. The Bobbs- Merrill
| Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
The April number of the Booklovers
Magazine appeals to a wide variety
of tastes. The articles have a vivid
present timeliness and a permanent
value besides. Talcott Williams con-
tributes a mastery statement of the
real meaning of the japanese
War. 1t is not, in his opinion, a mere
war for territorial aggrandizement-a
least on the part of Japan. The strug-
gle is ultimately to maintain or to
overthrow the worlds last great pow
erful despotism," and incidentally to
preserve Asia for the Asiatics. The
second article on THE Two Pacifics,"
by Harold Bolce, continues his valu-
able observations on the Industrial
value of the Orient. Lovers of art
will find much to delight them. There
| are reproductions, in color, of five of
I the most important pictures shown at
i
negie Institute at Pittsburg; an arti-
Gle on the art of John w. Alexander,
! the portrait painter, with examples OF
some of his later and most character
istic work; Mrs. Wiederseim presents
three pictures, in color of ''The Out
of-Door Girl" and the article on Eng
lands Moated Houses" is richly illus
| trated by Herbert Railton's exquisite
pen-and-ink work. The Booklovers'
| Magazine, 1928 Walnut street, Phila-
delphia.
In the April McClure's, Thomas Mel
son Page deals with the Negro Prob
lem, throwing the light of his inti-
mate knowledge upon it's difficulties
and fallacies In common with most
enlightened Southerners Mr.. Page la
ments the death of Lincoln, who, he
thinks, would have prevented many
of the mistakes following the war.
1.-The worst enemy that either race had
ever had" Mr.. Page says, was the
post-bellum politician" The fruits of
his policy are described in the South
as bankruptcy, high taxes, race wars
and corruption. Lincoln Steffens has
the first of a series of articles. on
''The Enemies of the Republic" 1t is
almost paralyzing in its relentless ar
ray of fact and logic concerning cor
ruption as q custom system, rev.
olution in government. 1t is the bribe-
| giver, not the bribe-taker who is real
ly responsible for the bad government
Mr.. Steffens points out. The success
| full business man, the captain of in
dustry is the man to catch, and Mr.
Steffens proceeds to catch him. In
graphic, fearless words he tells the
story of corruption's work and rule in
! Missouri, of the barter of public in
terest to the great trusts by the pee-
pies servants, of the big business men
who buy and the politicians who sell
peoples rights their very govern
ment itself. There are other notable
| articles in the number and the fic-
! ton is of a high standard of merit
| The S. S. Mcclure Company, 14 East
Twenty-fifth street, New York.
The April Worlds Work is a special
war number giving a world wide view
of the Russo-J Japanese conflict. Japan's
case is authoritatively stated by His
Excellency K. Takahira, the Japanese
minister to the United States, under
| the title of What Japan is Fighting
| For" Henry Norman, the well-known
| traveller and member of the British
| Parliament, contributes a comprehen-
| sive article, THE War and After"
! showing how England is involved. in
| the war and giving interesting views
on the probable results. THE Cost
| of the War to Russia and Japan is
explained by Frank A. Vanderlip, for
mer Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury. With significant facts and figures
| o. P. Austin, chief of the Bureau of
| Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, shows the extent of
"Our Trade in the War Zone" Gen
| Francis V. Greene writes of "The
Genius of Russia" and Alexander I'll
| son, formerly of the faculty of the I'm
perial University of Toxic, tells of
THE Genius of Japan" will Japan
or Russia VIM" is answered by
Generals Nelson A. Miles, Joseph
| Wheeler and Daniel Sickles.
These and many other articles make
this number a notable one.
Doubleday, Page & Co., "a Union
| Square, New York city.
Pearson's Magazine for April con-
tains the first of the Tom Mast me-
moirs, by Mr.. Albert Bigelow Paine
1t has, also, another of DIR. Cyrus
| Townsend Brady's stores of Indian
1 fights and Fighters-"The Thirty-two
Against the Three Thousand" an in
| teresting article on THE Patriotism
| of Japan" by Mr.. Alexander Hume
| Ford, one by Prof B. E. Fernow on
"The Forestry Problems of the United
| States" and a description of trained
boxing horses, by H. ]. Holmes.
Mr.. Holman Day contributes another
| poem-"How Jim Brann Came Home"
A. V. reveals plot against Edward
| VII. and Great Britain. OF short
| Stores there are a number-"Sir Ar
| thur Hornbrook's Understudy" by VIM.
Macleod Raine; why Williams Stay
| ed by John Austin Schetty; pax
leys Baby" by Mary A. Dickerson;
| An Unavoidable Detention" by Car
| x.O1I lii.
| Cigar" by John N. Raphael, and "A
| Royal Visit" by Frances Clifden.
| Home Notes contains a fashion ar
| ticle, one on drawn work, and the
usual puzzle columns.
Pearson Publishing Company. to 20
Astor Place, New York city.
Funeral of Mrs. Matte Davis.
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