Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-30
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abroad among imperfectly informed
people that a part, at least, of the ex-
pense of the expedition was betrayed
by Government money. AS a matter
of fact no appropriation was asked of
or made by any branch of the Govern
ment for the purposes of his travels.
Not one cent of Government money
was expended from start to finish of
the journey. The expedition. al
though for scientific purposes for the
benefit of the whole people, was made
at NJ. Roosevet's own expense except
for fund subscribed for the purpose
by personal admirers anxious to ad-
vance the scientific objects of the trip.
Thus the people, through the Smith
sonian will get the benefit of this
large expenditure of money this vast
expenditure OF intelligence and energy
without any payment from the pub
lie treasury. From "Mr. Roosevelt's
Return" by Edward Marshall in the
July Columbian.
The Smart Set" reaches the high
water mark of attractiveness in its
July number. Margarita Spalding
Gerry whose "To Shop" and other
stories of sentiment have charmed
thousands of readers has written a
charming novel 1.-The Last Castle
which appears complete in this num-
ber This is a story of the "habitant"
section on Canada. A delicious vein
of the spirit of Old France is woven
throughout the romance of q young
Montreal girl, who is loved by two
men, one young English lawyer,
practical and energetic, the other a
pampered and self-indulged member
of the old haute noblesse of France.
The girl comes into the lives of both
men like clarifying ray of pure sun
shine, rousing one to greater business
achievement, the other to an exal-
tation of soul that he had never be-
fore felt in a somewhat notified past.
This story of Mrs. Gerry's is a mas
terpiece of tender sentiment and beau
tiful word imagery.
Two articles in the STRAND Maya
me" for July are of exceptional in
terest. These are "The Assassination
of Plehve" by one of the assassins and
What Is the Practical Use of Polar
Research" In the former article he
secrets of the Russian Revolutionary
Party are revealed to the public for
the first time by member of the ter
rible Fighting Organization. There
is tragic note running through the
entire narrative, which renders it
highly interesting. In the case of
the article on Polar Research num-
Der of famous explorers contribute
their opinions regarding the real
value of Pole" hunting. Other ar
ticles include "My Talking Startling
and an -appreciative paper dealing
with the life of the late Tom Browne,
the celebrated humorous artist. Ten
stories are contributed by as many
well-known fiction writer's.
The July "Wide World Magazine"
contains a vast amount of interesting
and valuable information and should
prove something of a solace to those
who are unable to travel and see the
world for themselves Miss Beatrice
Grimshaw continues her account of
her travels in Papua and tells of
fairy like islands where no white man
ever trod, of painted and befeathered
cannibals who are really nice fellows,
of fortunes to be made by the settler
and many other strange and curious
things. A paper on "The Eskimos
of Labrador" and continuation of
an adventurous journey made by c.
H. Mears through that unknown re-
gion inhabited by the Eighteen
Tribes" on the borders of China and
Tibet, add considerably to the value
of this number of remarkable mag
azine. The claim made by the editor
that the entire world contributes to
the pages of this publication appears
to be justified