Evening journal., 1905-02-24
LITERARY

From cover to cover the March Nc
Clure's teens with interestsa In the
discussion of vital topics. in romance.
I'M action, in humor. and I'm verse it
runs the gaanut of human experience.
1t is a number with never a duh page
and crowded, too, with sound solid
matter which takes high place On the
arena Nof public discussion--lnatter that
Il Is not possible to miss and yet. pre-
tend to follow the drift of civic life.
The subtletles of dlranchise- getting.
the great game OF tho greatest spoilers
of the public purse. become the merest
simphcities after the clarifying brain
of Ray Stannard Baker has digested
them in "The Subway Deal" which is.
the leading story of this number. The
Subway, nourishing a new and more
rapacious monopoly, has but given New
York a change OF masters. Mr.. Baker
digs deep into the deal" and turns up
the roots for the light OF publicity to
kill. The issue Is familiar from ono
locean TO the other. 1t is the old story
Of the game of graibi but in this game
the pawns move to the call of master
minds. The deal becomes the para
digm Of all public leg-pulling.
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ment of the year will bring more wide
spread satisfaction than that OF Nc
! Clure-P Phillips that they will bring out
Conan Doyle's 'rhe Return of Sher-
! lock Holmes" stories in the middle of
February. Sherlock is a more universal
/ favorite, without Doubt, than any char
acter ever created i'm fiction. He be-
longs 20 the library. to the kitchen. to
the parlor floor, and TO the attic. His
name and what it stands for has be-
come a part of the English language
as thoroughly as Kodak and il is GER
/ tainly cherished closer 10 the heart.
1 There is good reason. then, to believe
that the opportunity of having the stor-
| les, which have been appearing DIN a
weekly magazine throughout two years,
in compact book form, with character
/ istic and impressive Illustrations 4will
be hailed with joy by thousands upon
! thousands OF people. many of whom are
not usually considered in the reading
class.
Return" by Alice AIacGowan and
Grace MacGowan Cooke. authors OF
1.-THE Last Word" etc. With six illus
trations by c. D. Williams. $3.50.
A new romance. undoubtedly the best
work yet done by Miss AiacGowsn and
Mrs. Cooke. The heroine of Return"
Diana Chaters, is the belle Of the Col
onial city of Charleston IS. c., in the
early 18th century, and the hero is a
young Virginisn. of the historical fam
lilly of Marshall. The youth. beauty and
wealth of the fashionable world, which
first form the environment of the no
nance are pictured in sharp contrast
TO the rude and exciting life of the
frontier settlements in the Georgia Col
ony, and the authors have missed no
opportunities for telling characteriza-
tions, But Return" is. above all, a
love story.
Madame, the magazine 'for women
who think" published by the Ford Pub
fishing Company. indianapolis, has es-
tablished a new record for handling an
important subject by a monthly maga-
zine. General Lew Wallace, the fam
GUS author. statesman and soldier. died
on the night of February IS. 1905, and
on February IS. Madame for March was
J issued, containing a full page story
about the deceased general, with elab-
orate illustrations including two views
of the generals famous study, the in
terror view showing the vacant chair
of the dead statesman Two views are
also given of Water Babble, his famous
country home, five miles from Craw-
fordsville showing the fish ponds and
the residence. The story was prepared
by Miss Mary Chomel. an experienced
\ newspaper woman, who secured the last
Interview for publication granted by
Lew Wallace.