Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-07

the Air" Frank P. Lahm follows with
a dissertation on 1.-THE Air: Our True
4 Highway" Hugh G. Weir writes
trenchantly on THE American Church
on Trial." being the opening article in
a series. Charles w. Moores describes
the making of John Hay as diplomat.
There are poems on SWinburne ana
Cleveland, the latter by Richard Wat
son Glider. The last phase OF Walt
Whitman is discussed by Elizabeth
Leavitt Keller. Emma Games writes
her valedictory to the opera-going pub
lie. There are several stories. and
The Lounger'' is still on his sofa.
Strand-Patti continues her reminis-
cences. E. Phillips Oppenheim has one
of his interesting tales, "The Ill-Laid
Scheme of Mr.. Ambrose Weare." w.
Dalton gives some amiable Gossip of
the Cardroom." self Help" suggests
untold possibilities at the hands of w.
w. Jacobs. An illustrated article on
Paris actresses by John N Raphael
and symposium by famous sculptors
on the worlds most famous statute are
features.
Outing-The three short stories can
be recommended for warm weather
reading. Holman Day, the author of
king Spruce" writes Loves Licensed
; Guide" story of the Maine woods and
of a guide who staked his professional
reputation against a wealthy magnate
that the daughter might find the man
she loved. The second noteworthy
story is by Clarence r. Mulford, en-
titled Powers Shack" This is a Hop
along Cassidy yarn of Indian fighting
and of wonderful endurance under siege.
THE Story of Silverscales." by w. +.
Backus, some will call "nature-fak-
ing" story, but it is the kind of story
that nevertheless touches the heart 1t
is narrative of the game struggle of
SilVerscales, the salmon, who used his
instinct and his strength to combat the
wiles of men.
The special articles, Brook Trout
and Their Surroundings" by M. Lewis
Crosby "The Men Out Along the Line
by Edward Hungerford; *Through
Pipestone Valley" by Zephine Hum
phrey; Strawberries and Currants,'
by e. P. Powell; Bird Castles in the
Rocks" by H. K. Job.
The Wide World-The stories and ar
ticles this month deal with Panama.
the Zambesi, st. Malo (France), New
Guinea, Indiana, Rhodesia, the Klon-
dixie, the island of Haiti, the island Of
Tfburon, Bhutan (does the reader know
where that interesting place is To-
catedD, Paris Malta and many other
places. An interesting article dealing
with the college life of this country is
entitled 1.-The Tank Scrap" which re-
lates something of that intense rivalry
which prevails among the different
classes of students at the various uni
Versities, and which often leads to
fierce and dangerous fights. Another
paper deals with 1.-THE Hermit of Roth
eneuf," a figure we'll known to tour
lists visiting st. Malo and its neighbor-
hood. "The Riddle of the Zambesi,"
by F. w. Sykes, late district commits
sioner of the Victoria falls, is an inn
portant paper dealing with the disap-
pearance of the mighty river after IL
leaps the world-famous falls and van
ishes into the forbidden looking gorge
beyond.
The Bohemian-Four bright, readable
special articles and more than twice
that number of fascinating short
stories, together with the portfolio of
stage favorites and department of hui
NOR, make the June number of the Bo-
hemian Magazine one of remarkable in
terest. The initial article is a recollec-
. tion of Joseph Jefferson as he was at
his estate on Orange island louisiana
it is illustrated with reproductions
OF hitherto unpublished photographs.
George Jean Nathan contributes MS
usual special theatrical article, and an
other lot of college professors-fro
Cornell this time-are humorously de-
scribed and cartooned. In "The Man
Behind the Novel," Hugh c. Weir gives
us glimpse behind the scenes of sue
eessful literary workers.
Success-Gilson Gardner tells a fable
of a piece of cheese. a gander and a
fox and likens it to certain phases of
| the political situation. Charles SAM
uel Tator writes of "The Fate of Old
Ministers" and Charlotte Perkins Gill
man tells how one woman took care
of many babies with greater success
than their own mothers had expert
enced. Harris Dickson, in 1.-THE Chang
ing South, and Robert Haven Schauf-
fler, in Elizabeth and Her American
Farm" deal with revolutionary
changes in farm life. "The Rich Stu
dent and the Tutoring Trust" by
George Allan England, shows that all
are not benefited by college life ORR
son SWEET Marden's editorial is entitled
| ITO the Graduate The fiction con-
sists of "Pippin and the Goshen Lady,
by Evelyn Van Buren; the second in
stalment of 1.-THE Sky Man." by Henry
Kitchell Webster; and another ad-
venture of Jimmy Pepperton of Osh-
kazoo," by Robert Barr.
Woman's Home Companion-There
are ten stories in this issue-breezy
stories of love and fun that are suitable
to the season. Among the writers in
this issue are Edward Everett Hale,
| Maude Radford Warren, Cyrus Town
send Brady, Marion Hamilton Carter,
Mary Hastings, Ernestine Winchell,
Georgia Wood Pangborn, Frederick NJ
Smith, Marion Hill, Annie Hamilton
| Donnell and Rosa Naomi. Scott. There
are a number of articles in both light
and serious vein on June marriages
and the usual departmental discus
sions.
| w. J. Watt & Co. announce for publication
| June u Houghton Townley's new novel, s'The
/ Scarlet Feather" THE Bishops Emeralds,' Z
1908 success, was by the same author.
Hicks Champion Spelling Book by War
ren E. Hicks, assistant school superintendent
| OF Cleveland american Book company en-
bodies the method of teaching spelling which
| brought victory to the Cleveland pupils in the
National Education association contest of 19OS
! For nearly two years B. w. Dodge & Co
have had in preparation a complete collected
edition Of the works of Emile zola, including
| several powerful stories which have never been
translated into English About TWENTY-FIVE
volumes of fiction will appear first. which in
dicates the scope Of the forthcoming work
Emerson Hough's latest concerns the Rockies
He declares that in their Businesses 1t takes
eight hours to hear ones voice. At night, ae-
cordingly he merely shouts, Thine to get up
and the echo wakes him next morning. This is
certainly his finest work OF fiction.
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