The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23

records of the strong. creative tende cies In American life. These cent around such men as MT. Clifford Pi ohot about whom MT. Herbert Kn( smith, the commissioner of corpor, tions, writes an interesting study. centers around the great governor conference at Washington. The edltd Of the Worlds Work attended the SCI sions and under the title "The Cove nors' Conference and New Patriot impulse sums up the tremendous sil nihcance of the movement for the COT servation and better use of natural re sources, to which the Worlds Wor mas given much attention during tn past year.
 Following In his Around the Worl series,' MT. Edgar Allen Forbes write or the work of 'The Y. M. c. Around the Word'-a story of a grea organization that mixes common sens with religion.
 With a Prosperity Train In Geor gia' tells of an awakening among tn cotton growers of that state brough about by travelling exhibit; and Al Uplifting Negro Cooperative Society Is record of work more importan to the negro race than the tones O discussion that are written to .mproye It. Both of these stories center around the work of interesting, hard working Americans, as does also "The Contro of the Tropics, which is the story o the achievements of Colonel Gorgas, the chief sanitary officer on the cana zone.
 The last article in the magazine, "The Will to Be Cheerful" by Dr. Luther Gullck, Is in the same vein that made his former articles printed as book, "The Efficient Life" so popular
 The July number of Outing. spleu- did number opens with a finely illus trated paper by Arthur Ruhl on The Men Who Set the Marks" A timely . contribution is that by Day Allen Will ley on "A National Breathing Spot" Agnes c. Laut's third paper In a series on Pioneer Women of the West" treats of the daughters of the Vikings. The number also contains discussion by English sportsmen on Fishing vs. Shooting as Remedy for Brain Fag." A. w. Dimock treats of Some, In- dlans, Past and Present. and Vance Thompson presents charming pie ture of "The Royal River" | Smiths Magazine (New York; for August opens with an attractive set of | photographic art studies of stage fav- orites. The magazine also contains IS short stories and articles, all of more than usual interest "The Lace Makers of the New Ireland" with It's splendid photographic illustrations, will interest every woman who loves fine lace. Royal Housekeeping" by Constance Beerbohm. Is an account of the manner in which the king of England keeps house. Verse is plentiful and there Is another of the delightful "Letetrs from an American Girl Abroad by Mrs. John Van Worst. and another of the exciting Judith" stories by Maude Radford Warren.
 The Book News Monthly for July 1s Mrs. Humphrey ward Number Mrs. Ward occupying the place of honor in the first article and several others and having a number of portraits as well as the frontisplece devoted to tn, same subject. The arfi les are "The Novels of Mrs. Ward ustrated). Arthur Hobson Quinn Mrs Ward-The Wo- Clarence H. Gaines; Mrs. Wards Set 1 tlement Work" dlustrated), Alice s. Hunter. The works of Mrs. Ward
 through her recent visit to this coun- try are just now matter of especial interest and these articles discussing her personality, her writings and her other work are douby valuable on that account. The frontspiece Is fine por- trait of Mrs Ward from recent pho- tograph
 The July number has many of her excellent articles "The Development of English Letter. Writing" by w. J. Dawson and Coningsby w. Dawson;
 Poets of Country Life, I. dllustrated), considering Hesiod and Theocritus, by John Russell Hayes; Alice Brown and
 Rose Macleod" dllustrated), Lucille Gilliver; Rene Bazln'' Cllustrated), Alvan F. sanborn; "Theocritus" (poem) Austin Dobson; Concerning Melodra- ma," Montrose J. Moses; 'In the
 World of Letters Clustrated); "Edu- cational-- Disraeli For the Reader of
 New Fiction; The World in New
 Books; General Works; Books of the
 Month; Editors Postscript etc.
 Published monthly in Philadelphia by John Wanamaker; Norma Bright Car
 son, Editor, $10O per year; 1oc per copy.
 The contents of the July American
 Boy is sure to satisfy every reader. I Continued chapters of the serials,
 Bred in the Bone, or Born an Elec-
 trician,' That Dillingham; Boy" and
 -Four Boys on the Mississippi are given, and there Is the first installment
 of "Under the Great White Canvas"
 describing the interesting and unique experiences of Hugh C. Weir with
 the great Ringing Bros. Circus There
 are numerous other articles and stories that will make equally interest,"
 ing reading.
 The August number of the Metropol- itan magazine, New York, opens with "Our Navy's Great Task" by John R. , Winchell, illustrated with photographs , taken on shipboard. John D. Wells . writes of "The Scars of War in the Shenandoah" comparing the batte- } fields of 45 years ago to their condition today. "The Southwest Evoution' by ;. Charles M Harvey, explains how the
 desert Is being made to blossom to make room for American progress. "voodoo--its effect on the negro race" , by Marvin Dana, takes up the history