Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
Late Magazines

N. j., considered one of the most beau
tiful suburbs about New York. Fol-
lowing this there is a description of
how water lilies may be grown in the
home garden. This Is written by an
expert, whose directions are easily fol-
lowed.
The May issue of McClures fnaga-
| zine is both important and pleasing
| The first article is c.. p. Connolly's
"The Fight Of the Copper Kings" Ia
which are described in a vivid manner
the struggle between #. Augustus
| Heinze and the Amalgamated Copper
company, the picturesque campaign OF
| 1900 and reflections of Clark to the
senate and the beginnings of the great
legal battle over the Butte Hill. The
"reminiscences of Long Life" by Carl
Schurz, give his personal experiences
as general in the civil war, describe
the great leaders and throw new light
on many important events Of the war.
Chicago as Seen by Herself pictures
| those conditions of life in Chicago that
have developed as a natural result of
it's existant government which George
Kibbe Turner described last month In
"The City of Chicago" The fifth in
stalment of Mary Baker G.. Eddy
tells of Mrs Eddys residence In Lynn,
her first disciples and her first years
of comfort and success, and of her
third marriage-to Asa Gilbert Eddy.
lack Londons latest story of the
Alaskan wilds appears in Success mag
azine for May. The terrible sufferings
of a prospector lost and at last driven
to madness in the snow heaped fast
nesses of the Yukon fields gives this
gifted writer opportunity for a wonder
full display of his magnificent descrip-
tive powers. This story, ''Morganson's
Finish,'' will rank as one of Jack Lon
fac fre a Of oh a rf
and depictions of the awful loneliness
of the Arctic winter.
The Bohemian for May is readable
to the last word. Its special articles
have the quality of entertaining with
out firing. Its stories are thoroughly
interesting and the verse is worth more
than a passing notice. The two fea-
lures which will attract the most at
tention are Edward Marshalrs "Dic-
tionary of Unnatural History and
funny travesty entitled "How to Write
a Comic OPERA Miss Cecilia Lotus,
one of the most charming women ''on
the boards" well known at different
times as Henry Irving's leading wo-
man and as Peter Pan in the Lon
don production, writes her little auto
biography in MY Yesterdays" Miles
Bradford, in his household article, tells
of Some HarmonieS in Mushroom
Cookery giving an account of several
attractive ways of preparing a food
that is growing in favor with the epi-
cures. Little Glimpses of Famous Mu-
sicians' puts the reader on familiar
| terms with the leading artists who are
helping to make contemporary music
worth while.
"a geographical romance" is the one
term that will describe Emerson
Houghs article about the "Saskatche-
wan" in the Outing magazine for May.
TIa f.fry hot a.
subject under treatment, and Mr..
Hough tells with all the picturesque
ness of his forceful style the story of
this river whose arms embrace an en-
| pire larger than Europe and destined
! to play a very large part in human
| history. Vance Thompson contributes
some very interesting sociological ma
| terial in his "Slums of Paris" wherein
the toughness of it is graced in truly
French fashion by wit and philosophy.
| In the May American magazine Ray
| Stannard Baker goes on reporting the
| facts about the increasing antagonism
between whites and blacks in this
country. Some of the stories Mr.. Ba-
ker tells are extraordinary. Assistant
District Attorney Train of New York
county reports "The Patrick Case,
Complete'-in which an ingenious con-
| spiracy crumbled and a famous crime
was exposed. Mr.. Trains article is
really a great murder story. Walter
Prichard Eaton writes fine character
sketch of Oscar Hammerstein, the won
derful New York Jew VINO has sue
ceeded in establishing a grand opera
house that is real competitor of the
Metropolitan opera house. Miss Tar
bell, continuing her history of the tar
iff, has reached the early sos. These
articles, as they draw near the men
and policies of the present day, grow
more interesting.
new serial story by Octave Thanet
begins in The Reader for May, en-
titled ''The Lions Share. Its opening
chapters launch the story in fascinat-
ing setting fully worthy this we'll
known author. The persons introduced
"a veteran army officer a milliorrS
aire old lady (the colonel's aunt; her
14-year-old ward. Archie; her charming
companion, Miss Smith, supposed by
the colonel's sister-in-law to be an adj
venturess; two men who seem to DO
plotting the kidnapping of Archie-all
these are brought together ON limited
train bound for California. The next
installment will be awaited with eager
ness
Not only are the articles in Harper's
magazine for May of interest and dis
tinction, but the stories, also, make
really remarkable group. Most prom
serial, "The Weavers," which goes on
with splendid sweep and ever-increas-
ing strength James Branch Cabell's
charming two-part story of the time
OF Louis XIV, ''In the Second April"
is concluded. There is "a Comedy of
Candlesticl5 Cove" by Norman Duncan
"a comedy. indeed, OF admirable hui
MGR, but strangely mingled with pathos
and tears; a powerful and gripping
tale. A delightfully."- droll story. in
which there is no commingling of sor-
row, is thine and the Hour" by Greca
ElleTy Charming. Louise Forssund
contributes "a Winter BUTTERFLY;
olverting story, effectively told OF how
an cid man was made an inmate of
an old ladies' home. 1.-THE Substances
of Things Hoped For" by Rose Young.
is a well wrought story of dellcafs
intuition, telling of the setting forth
of boy into the great world. Abby
Mcguire Roach writes story Of great
attrs ctiveness, called 1.-THE Dream Of
the Morning." and Richard LIE Gar
lienne presents, in "The Death of the
Poel," a most whimsical and delicate
tale, full of quaint conceits.