Evening journal., 1909-07-28
THE MONTHS MAGAZINES

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The Red Book Magazine for August viii
no doubt be preserved for longer than al
monthly magazine usually Is. due 10 tho
publication in that issue OF "rhe House
OF Joy That Is Gone" an exquisite prose
fancy by Richard lie Gailenne.
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Conan Doyle Returns to Fiction.
Conan Doyle, after a long silence. win
return to the realms OF romance In the
September number Of The Strand Maga-
zine For this popular monthly he has
written story entitled The Lord OF
Falconbrldge," and though It is not one
Of the immortal sherlocS's "Adventures.'
1t Is no less interesting and exciting. The
author adds a suhtitle-'A Legend OF the
Ring" which prepares the reader for an
account OF a fight written with all Conan
Doyle's well-known powers Of descrip-
tion. The story will be strikingly illustrat-
ed by well-known artist
Death Traps in the Rockies.
In some Of the high plateaux or mesas
OF the Rocky Mountains, says writer in
the August Wide World Magazine. there
are TO be found. a short distance from
the edge. cracks or assures not more than
four feet wide and often as much as
eighty feet deep During the terrific bnz-
yards that rage / nthe winter these crew
ices are filled to the level. and cattle and
horses which ara not acquainted with the
country frequently drop into them. their
struggles only causing them 20 sink deep
er and deeper. The cracks, into which the
sun never penetrates. are like refriger-
ators, and the hapless brutes, when dea'h
fss ceme to their relief simply dry up and
become 20 ala iatents and purposes, mvru-
mics
Patterns Version Of the Wheat Corner
This is how James A. Patten, the Chi
cago wheat speculator. describes IN tho
August Munsey the coup by which. last
/ May. he dictated the price Of wheat
/ throughout the world
Last fall" he continues, Il had in
/ formation which made me believe that
there would be a shortage in wheat
"Our wheat acreage is diminishing. our
population is growing; people must have
bread. To diagnose crop condition sue
cessfully, and then buy ON the strength Of
IL, Is not running a corner.
/ No one has failed. My business is 10 buy
and sell grain al a profit This is all thai
have done. There has been no extortion.'
/ Thunderstorms.
The thunderstorm now has its day. II
rumbles across the sunny face Of the mid
summer heavens. Sometimes It lowers the
temperature and fills the air with fresh.
ness. Almost invariably It prcks the
nerves OF your little sister and nader
aunt. Il splinters the city nag-pole, II
demolishes the village steeple. Il burns
the farmers barn. But all this does not
prevent the thunderstorm from being tho
most awe-inspiring phenomenon which
nature ordinarily shows 10 man. The city
dweller. scurrying impotently through
canons OF masonry. does not have more
than a hint Of the true grandeur. one
should be upon a hilltop or on broad
lake to realize the omnipotence OF th'
storm. The air Is sultry Great white
"thunder-heads" pinnacle the heaven
Dark clouds bulk upon the horizon. These
are laced with lightning. The dwarfs car
be heard at their bowling on distant noun
tain peaks. The sun is overcast. The storm
rushes onward glowing copper ting'
marks its center. A hush broods over th'
lakes unrippled waters. Suddenly comes
a blast Of wind as II from. the putting
cheeks Of a giant. Then like a marching
white waterfali-the rain. Il pelts upoI
the lake until the drops seem TO rebound
The thunder has ceased its rumbling. Nov
Il comes with the lightning in treble ri
like the tearing Of sail. Thus the storm
mounts 10 its crescendo steadies, wanes
dwlndles, and fades-ramping away acros
: the countryside. The sun creeps out TIL
heavens shine with fresher blue. The uni
verse is purified. II all this be not msjest'
there is none IN Nature.-Editorial In Col
Iier's for July "a
Pearson's.
The August Pearson's contains the mos
Illuminating statement over made as I
prohihitory liquor laws, the result Q
years OF study and observation by III
Rev. william A, waason, rector OF crac
Episcopal Church, Riverhe1d, Ia l.
This number also contains THE Moriei
Answer to chriHtendom. By James Cree