The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-06
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THE MAGAZINES.

Some Strange Things the Japanese
Have Been Told About Americans.-The
Interna tionaI Quarterly for April con-
tains a great deal of live reading mat
ter, but surely nothing that will !amuse
Americans more than the following para
graph from '"The Cup of Humanity"
prose poem on "Teaism'' in Japan, by
Okakura- Kakuzo, whose name would in
dictate that he is writing Of a subject
with which he is familiar. He says:
You have been loaded with virtues too, refined
to be enved, and accused Of crimes too pictur
esque to be condemned. Our writer's in the past
the wise men who knew-informed us that you
had bushy tails somewhere hidden in your gar
ments. and often dined off fricassee Of new
born babes. Nay, had something worse
against you; we used to think you the most
impracticable people the earth, for you
were said to preach what YOU never practiced
3 Other articles in the same number Of
the International that are likely to at
tract special attention are "The Future
Of Power" by N. IS. Shaler; Modern
Siege Operations a study Of the siege
of Port Arthur. by E. L. Zalinski,
U.S.A.; "The Church and Social Prob
lems." by Washington GLADDEN., and "The
Gods of War; by Maurice Maeterlinck
Antl-Hat Plume crusade.--Herbert X.
Job, the famous nature photographer and
writer, tells Country Life in America for
April how he. visited what is. perhaps the
last large remaining egret. rookery III
North America 1t is from these birds
that women's hat .plumes are taken.
Each year 20O,0 900 Of these white herons
are shot down in the sacred name of mil
linery. e. e.. . - :
1t should be understood at the out
set says Mr.. Job. that these plumes-
which are variously called by milliners
"aigrettes" "stubs'' or "ospreys,' and
are dyed to whatever color, is fashionable
are borne by herons, and that only dur
ing the nuptial season. and can be Sc
| cured only by shooting the birds when
| they have assembled in colonies to breed.
| when their usual shyness has departed.
| owing to, the strength of the parental
| instinct Returning to their nests. they
are shot down and their young are left
! to starve.
| " The Call of Lord kitchener.-1n the
April number Of the North American Re'
view. a distinguished Englishman who
has occupied high office in India writes
under the pen name or .Angio-lmoia Iii,
| If ."The Call of Lord Kitchener" The
nroblem of the defense Of India against
an ATTEMPTED Russian invasion 1s one
with which the British and Indian gov
| ernments have constantly to struggle. II
| was recently under anxious consldera
ton, as the result of which Lord kltch'
ener perfected plan of operation:
against the contingency more or less re-
motely apprehended. The choice lay be-
tween the policy Of mounting guard, 81
to speak, on the frontier OF lndla' ane
that of making preparations Tor meetlht
| Russia the moment she should violate the
northern frontier Of Afghanistan, ant
fighting it out in the territory or tn
amir. The latter course was decided OF
ais being the wiser, and in the long ru'
the more economical; and Anglo-lndla'
discusses the measures which must b.
taken to render it practicable.