Evening journal., 1905-05-12
LITERARY

According TO Golfers for May 6, We
are to be saved. Trlsgs will save us Don't
remember Trisgs? Discharged from Chi
cago University. he won a damage suit
from the New York Sun because Of the
acerbity with which 1t narrated his dis
missal and now he Is editing a paper
called Tomorrow. That IS the date Of
the worlds regeneration. The feast OF
reason begins with FIVE lines from Mac
beth" about tomorrowI including two
interpretations. one Of them destroying
the metre and the other injuring it. But
no matter This periodical deals with the
eternal. 1t says. by the way. that the
worlds philosophy may be condensed into
sixteen epigrams. This seems to leave a
shortage Of philosophy for future issues
Of Tomorrow, as there are several times
sixteen epigrams I'm the April number.
However, each number will be rich in
new, real poetry. The new age Of express
sion through beautiful verse will find
worthy exponents in Mr.. Russell. Mr..
Wheeler, Mr. Barnard Mrs. Isaacs, Mr..
Swan Mr. SchoonmalSer, Mr.. sandberg,
Mrs. Hunt and others The editor HIM
self, contributes much profundity. what
wonder" as he says, "the world is rest
lessl l hear the wind rising and stirring
IN the mountains and the far-off forests %
There is crisis. 'but the sages are
asleep-asleep in the midst OF the greatest
revolution the world has known"
The army that knows how TO shoot is
the army that crosses the enemy's tren-
ches and we rejoice to read in May Out
ing that marksmen are being made OF
our militia and regulars. Lieutenant
Frank +. Evans tells OF the contests at
Creedmore which are fast inspiring our
men TO become crack sho-=. His photo
graphs are most realistic. No monocles
or happing banners there. but long line
Of rusty clad chaps lying on their faces
with one eye on the ever changing wind
and another on the small dots of white
in the level distance.
The motor boat is no mere playthine
the fisherman has taken fashions tov
and adapted IL to his needs. An article
by IT, p. Burohel, shows us what an i'm
portant place this craft has won I'm our
coast industries.
Perhaps you know what a seladang is
time
you have finished Casper Whitney's ac-
coun: of the quest he made for this dan
gerous Malayan beast You will have a
wholesome respect for the animal and
for the two adventurers who penetrated
the jungle searching for him. They also
found in the jungle an insidious fruit
that has a strange amorous effect upon
an who eat ii and is SO coveted by man
and beast that It Is the cause Of many
fight A widely different phase OF hu-
man life is treated by Clifton johnson ia
his account Of the Cotton Patch Life Of
Tennessee accompanied by a score OF un-
usual Illustrations that give us a most
intimate view Of the cabin life of this sec
tion. The German is not afraid to play
when he is not working. no matter to
what age or dignity he has attained. and
he plays in the way that does him the
most good. In the Gospel OF the rurn
Nerein. Ralph Paine gives an appreciativc
account OF the great movement for health
and happiness which has spread through
a large part OF our German citizens. Be
sides all THIS matter of wide and popular
interest we Ind the usual supply OF heip.
ful articles, brim full OF new ideas fol
those who wish TO lead an ac;.ve out
door life.