The Republican journal., 1914-05-28
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
The May issue of The Theosophical
Path is of exceptional interest, as will be
seen from a mere glance at its contents:
Beauty and 1mpersonahty, by H. Trav-
ers, M. A.; "In My Fathers House are
Many Mansions, by r. Machell; The
Drama in Wales (concluded), by Ken
meth Morris; Theosophical Concepts of
Evolution, by H. Coryn, M. R. c. S.;
The Misunderstood, by Sors Di!ya; Mo-
dern Athens, a most interesting descrip-
tive article, illustrated, by F. S. OAR
row, M. A., PHI. D.; Alchemy, by H. T.
Edge, M. A.; Casanova and Count Saint
German, by P. A. M; At the Tomb Of
Menala, by Stanley Fitzpatrick.
The Strand for June contains several
very striking stories, notably " The
Dancer in Darkness" by Hermann
Scheffauer, and 1.-THE Horror of John
sons Flats, by Arundel Begbie. Both
these stories are out of the ordinary and
very exciting. Other fiction is contrib
uted by E. Britten Austin, Bart Ken
needy, Cicely Ashton-Jinks, Arthur Caigh-
ton, Edith Remnant and May Edginton.
An article entitled do Love Marriages
Turn Out the Best?" will interest those
who are married as well as those who
are not. Landmarks of the World
and ''Some New Discoveries in Natural
History" are also interesting. How
the Chinese Proposed to Destroy the
British Army" is curious document
which has recently come to light. The
number is excellently Illustrated.
In the Wide World for June Major
Hans Schomburgk describes what he
calls his Most Exciting Elephant Hunt"
and that it certainly was exciting is
proved by the fact that the hunter es-
capped with his life by the narrowest
margin on record. Other narratives of
an equally exciting nature are ''The
Lost Whale Hunters ''Entombed. Z"
''The Last Shot, SIN Search of a
Brain" and ''The Return of Shandi Gul. -
The articles of pure travel-copiously
Observation-Disclosures "a Caravan Journey
in Persia" "a Lady's Ramble in Inca
Land Through the Forests of Para
guay'' and East Africa as l Saw 1t. :"
3'The Great 'Pushmobile' Race of Saw
annah" is an amusingly written account
OF the principal event in the annual
sports of Savannah. The issue is full of
interesting information and strange per-
sonal experiences.
The June number of Popular Mechan.
les Magazine contains 1872 articles and
$40 Illustrations. The cover design
handsomely depicts a popular water
sport, "sharpie" racing. modified form
Of yacht racing, affording much excite
ment at little expense. How two promi-
nent airmen, Glenn Curtiss and Lincoln
Beachey, plan to reconstruct Prof.
Samuel ;Pierpont Langley's arodrome,
equip it with modern motor, and dem
onstrate it's practicabllity in actual flight,
is shown in handsome page view, while
an article discusses the matter in detail.
"Playing the Game of War;" by Louis
E. Browne, describes the means employ
ed by the Naval War College to prepare
it's students for the exigencies of actual
warfare. Two pages of pictures ac-
company this article. Something new
in motor ears is two-wheeled machine
balanced by gyroscope. The gyro-
scope, it is said, is so mounted that 1t IS
not affected by any grade or horizontal
turn, but acts instantly when the car
starts to tip sidewise.
In the June American Magazine ed
die" Collins of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, whom johnny" McGraw calls
the greatest baseball player in the world,
writes an article entitled Connie Mack
and his Mackmen, in which he describes
his experiences in professional baseball
under the direction of Connie Mack, the
manager of the Athletics and probably
the greatest baseball general in the
business. The article is full Of stories
and inside facts about the national game.
In the same issue a former newspaper
man, who became a victim Of the opium
habit and is now convict in penlten-
tiary. contributes an account OF his
dreadful experiences under the title, IA
Modern Opium Eater" DR.. Charles K.
Taylor, writing under the caption. "Your
Boy and His Muscles, presents many val
liable suggestions as to the best exercises
for young boys. Ray Stannard Baker
writes another letter from the field in
his new series entitled 'Seeing Ameri-
ca" A husband, writing "A Husbands
Story" describes interesting adventures
in the marriage relation, and an under
taker, writing under the title, 1.-THE Man
Nobody Envies, =" records some of his ex-
periences. Notable fiction is included.
Edna Ferber writes another Jock Nc
Chesney advertising story, Charles R:
Barnes contributes 1.-The Poison Lady,
Earl Derr Biggers writes strong news
paper story, and Marjorie Benton Cooke
goes on with her serial entitled "Bamby."