The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-03
THE MAGAZINES

f.; WatterSon EhterS Plea for Bryan.-
A forecast by Henry Watterson of what,
N MS opinion, Is to occur in the presi-
Dental campaign OF 1908 is the opening
article In the September number of The
Reader. Colonel Watterson has been
charged with having made the positive
prediction that President Roosevelt and
William Jennings Bryan will be the on.
posing candidates in the coming political
battle; but in his article in the Reader
he does not take this stand While de.
claring his firm belief that Mr.. BRYAN
will be the democratic nominee, the colo
mel goes no further, along the other line
t than to show some of the reasons thai
may bring about the candidacy of Mr.
Roosevelt. =, 49,. 49, -.
| While Colonel Watterson sets out to
| make forecast, he shows strong bias
for the Nebraskan, and his 'forecast''
becomes" an argument in favor of the
! peerless leader" for the presidency.
Yosemite" is the title of the third ar
| ticle In Arthur Colton's series of travel
| essays; It Is amply illustrated from
photographs, and philosophers on the
Yosemite, and the road to it, in a new.
crisp and refreshing manner. Fiction
makes up a large part of the September
Reader
Skyscrapers Thousand Years DID,
The skyscraper is not altogether a. mod
ern institution. The first one in history
was the tower Of Babel. But there were
skyscrapers on this side of the Atlantic
thousand years ago. Something can be
learned about these buildings in The
Craftsman for September, in an article
on discoveries in Yucatan, revealing an
early civilization there. Other articles in
the number relate to art colonies in
Brittany, New Zealand, and the Milan
exposition.
A Resurrection !Number-The New San
Francisco Magazine for July is called "a
resurrection number the point to which
is easily seen. It,, of course, has almost
wholly to do with the, future of the re-
Gently destroyed city. It is full of strik-
ing halftones. of the city. as it was, is
and is. to be- A striking panoramic
fronttspiece; shows Sarah Bernhard in
"Phedre" at the Greek theater in Berk-
eley, Cal. -. -"
Books In Bedrooms.-There should al
ways be books in bedroom, where many
quiet moments may be spent, says the
Home Magazine for September What a
difference it makes, on being ushered
into the guests room at the commence
ment or a visit, II a few :well-chosen
books smile a welcome, and how their
presence helps toward the desirable SEN
sation Of feeling oneself at home"! At
the same time the books In bedroom
should have a nook to themselves, and
not trespass on the table or wardrobe
space sacred to the keeping = of ones
clothes and the process Of putting them
on. -----~ e.
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Caspar Whitney, just returned from
the headwaters Of the Orinoco, says in
The Outing Magazine for September, that
he will have something to say In reply
to 1.-The illogical, weak explanation Of
fered by the Brown faculty in defense of
its unexampled support of professional
ism in college sport" Amateur sport in
America has no more. stanch defender
than Caspar Whitney, and his remarks
about the unusual attitude taken by the
| Brown university authorities should
prove very interesting reading.