The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04

leads the fiction with dashing, clever. sentimental story, Prudence and the Bishop" One of the most sympathetic magazine articles of the month is "The Pond" by Sydney Allen, H. E. Rood contributes fascinating article on The Museum of National History"
 The frortispiece of the October is- sueof Pearson's Magazine shows a DOT trait of Justice William J. Gaynor att tired m his official robes. This picture accompanies James Creelmans article on "A B0ss-Tan1er in Ermine,' the openirg feature. Many readers will welcome the return of "A. w." in this number. The contribution from this author is entitled "The Kaiser's Esca- pade." There are further chapters of David Graham Phillips novel, Light fingered Gentry Protecting the Worlds Richest Man" is a timely arti- Gle by William R. Stewart.
 Of peculiar tilneliness, now that Gu ba is in a state of turmoil, is an article in Appletons for October, called ''The Commercial Annexation of Cuba. It is written by Atherton Brownell, and gives for the first time clear state- ment of just what investments Ameri- cans have and what lands they hold. Now that their property is threatened With destruction, the article is of espe- cial value
 The National Geographic Magazine for September opens with an account, by R. H. Chapman of the Geological Survey, of his experience in the Nevada deserts and Death Valley, while en- gagged in making a reconnaissance of ar unmapped region, which is, however being rapidly developed by miners ant railroads. In d discussion of the lead ing question of Oriental politics, the Hon. E. Hioli, Japanese charge d'af- faires, dwels upon the Anglo-Japanes5 alliance as a guarantee for peace and pleads for an industrial and commercial alliance between the United States ant Japan He believes that with the op. portunities in Korea and Manchuria Japanese immigration to the United States will considerably decrease in the future Among the other contents is the substance of Senator Warren's speech on tho animal wealth of tho United States and Sir Wilfrid Laurier's address on the forests of Canada. ir which he advocates the creation of pre- serves and the adoption of the German system of forest patrol and reforesting An abstract is given of Professor K Mitsukuri's account of the cultivation of marine and fresh water animals in Japan The illustrations are numerous and very interesting and there is { map of the Death Valley region.
 Gunter's Magazine for October is un' usually brilliant, not only on account oi It's large collection of entertaining sto- ries and articles, but also because 1t contains an important installment of the sequel to Mir Barnes of New York" The Shadow of the Vendetta, by Archibald Clayering Gunter.
 This novel is in the same forcefu style as that of the authors great or. iglnal work, and interwoven in plot oi great strength and intensity are the de- lightful pathos and vivacious comedy which make Mir Gunter's books so pop ular In this portion the action gains pace and things begin to happen in a most exciting manner. There is a lot of brilliant short stories in the issue also notes of the dramatic world, em- bellished by many photographs of plays and players, and an Intimate Sketch of Miss Ethel Barrymore by Wander heyden Fyles.