The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-15

inc interrlay of human motives among ordinary. present-day circumstances It is the predominant art of the modern literary period. and Mrs. Wharton is its pre- eminent exponent She is also the most potent conservative force in American letters today for the preser- vation of what is finest and best In literary style.
 It is the purpose of Appleton's Book Lovers Magazine to publish from time to time study of some representa- tive personality by a writer whose achieve ments in his special line are none the less representative--in other words, the study of a real man by a real man. In the April number. David Graham Phillips presents some considerations based on the type of man represented by Tom Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland Readers will appreciate that it Is not easy to secure articles of this sort that strictly meet the characterization we have given above. We think they will agree with us that if we can present from time to time an article so good as this one by Mir. Phillips, VIC will have inaugurated new type of the personal sketch"
 April Atlantic.
 The April Atlantic contains a rich variety of articles upon timely and inn portant topics. Willard c. Parsons contributes striking paper entitled Making Education Hit the Mark; George W. Alger has a notable article upon Criminal Law Reform. in which he points out clearly the source of the trouble in criminal procedure from which lynchings spring, and proposes a remedy: Charles M. Harger has\ picturesque paper on The Lodge. set ting forth the place of the lodge in the social and intellectual life of the Amer ican people: Dr. c. W. saleeby. the English scientist has a paper upon The Testimony of Biology to Religion: Alexander D. Moves has an instructive discussion of Railway Securities as In- vestment; W. S. Rossiter considers the important question What Shall we do with Public Documents. and John w. Foster writes upon Questions of the Far East.
 Among the essays are The Reform in Church Music, by Justice B. Ward, A Plea for the Enclosed Garden, by Su- san s. Wainwright, and Tfde-Rivers. by Lucy s. Conant. @
 The stories, by such well-known writers as George Hubbard. R. w. Child. Beth Bradford Gilchrist, and Marga- ret Sherwood. are unoommonly attrac- tive and entertaining.
 ssTales- for April.
 The Russian novel. which appears complete in translation in the April issue of Tales, Is a convincing evidence of the power and genius of the best Russian authors. Under the title The Cult of Mammon." A. K. Mikhailov has written a story that stands as classic in Russia literature. It is remark able work whether considered merely as an intensely dramatic and absorb. ing story, an exposition of manners. or a study of character. One critic has called it a Russian Vanity Fair" and the comparison is not inapt, when due allowances are made for the difference between the Russian and the English point of view. The story appears in Tales In an adequate English render ing and should be read by everyone who wishes to gain an idea or the qualities that have placed the Rus sians in the front rank of noveiists of the day.
 Besides this novel the April Tales contains fourteen stories from various languages Some Of the clevercst or these are from the German, and 1t Is worthy of remark that of the six Ger man authors represented, three are women A powerful and sympa thetic tale from the French is stronger than Life" by Marie Anne de Bovet, wo- man who fairly rivals Bourget as a delicate analyst of the soul, and who possesses a more robust style than her famous countryman. There are .als" transla lions from the Polish. ltalan and Spanish and an American story. '"rhe Vengeance by James Hopper, which shows this popular young author in a new light. Some admirable hu- mor rendered from the best foreign comic journals, and the usual notes about authors, complete one or the hast niInhers of Tales Vel iSSueN.