Show CURRENT PUBLICATIONS The Overland Monthly for May opens with a good story of the Arctic country by Jack London who has made that land his own In song and storyThe Scorn o Woman II S Olcott contributes contrib-utes Thcosopby and Theosophlsls historical his-torical and personal Joaquin Miller writes of Greater Texas and tho great things he has found there Arthur Inkers hey tells of Life on the Gilbert Islands and Clara Spalding Brown of Mexicos Greatest Festival There arc good sketches poems and general reading Overland Monthly San Francisco The Successful American for April describes de-scribes and Illustrates the great Cramp ship yards a brilliant article I also tells of the National Tube ulo spin s-pin nt with an Illustration of singular clearness and beauty The Morse floating dry docks are also admirably treated and numerous akyBcrapcrs are pictured Sketches and portraits of successful Americans are given and tho publication well maintains its high rcputo for practical prac-tical usefulness The Successful American Ameri-can Now York McCalPs Magazine for June has Its usual beautifullycolored fashion plates and latest modes In drcfls and adornments adorn-ments I has household hints home reading many patterns and Is a good homo magazine Tho McCall Co publishers J pub-lishers New York Cnssclls Little Folks for May Illustrates Illus-trates a llttlo girl trying on a new hat has n line sketch Valor for Victoria and a lot of bright stories and Jingles for tho children CaR el Company New York rite National Geographic Magazine for Slay has The LatinAmerican Constitutions Consti-tutions and Revolutions by John W Foster oxSecretary of Slate a noteworthy note-worthy paper then comes Mexico of Today by Senor Dr Don Juan N Na vario ConsulGeneral uf Mexico In New York City Tho General Geography of Alaska by Henry Gannett chiefs chief-s U S geological survey sur-vey illustrated Is 1 paper of high value Brief papers notes and reviews completo the number McCluro Phillips Co publishers New York With tho Wild Flowers rom Pussy willow lo Thistledown a Rural Chronl clo of Our Flower Frlcnda and Foes dc acrlblng them under their Familiar English En-glish Names By Maud Going E M JJardlngc Revised edition Illustrated with many lute and halftone criKiavlngs The 13akerTiylor Company publishers Now York A handsome and Instructive book which IM a fine practical Introduction Introduc-tion to the holds of beauty everywhere t seen In Eastern America It Is well wrll I ten useful and entertaining It should havo a wldo demand I The Claim Jumpers A Romance By Stowort Edward WhIt 1 itylshb < by D Appleton and Company New York Alight A-light story of what aro supposed to bo Western scenes with a flaring girl maIn ma-In mIschief for tho boys ami sgmo 1 scenes thrown In for effect that are by I no means lovely But the Author gem along handsomely tells his story well and brings all to a haN conclusion I I |