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Show IB ' I r ' T " " 111 CURRENT PUBLICATIONS li'J " 'I ( iH'f.i - AN EXCELLENT BSCORD. ' X ii -lil'H "J History of the riiltrfl States of America- 1 I K - By William Honry EIhoii. Tlio Macrnll- I ,'5 ; if,1 ( l:m Company, publishers. ow lork r 'i ' City. ii '( T The author i)f this" sizable volume sol I n '' U ',. lilu'lf the task of writing: a hbtory of 1 ,' - tli United Slntw "In n sjncle volume Uiat 1 ' ;! U ' ' should fall between tho elnbora to works ,1 ' f ' which are beyond tho rench of most busy !' f people, and tho condensed .school histories. I i ii , Jjl which nro emii.culated of all literary Klylo ! i " t) I !l 3 fhrou'tjh tho necessity of crowding so many '? ! ' "1 fctrt Into Pmall space." Tho aJ,n. ur- i j 1 ', t ''- ilicr, wan to present an accurate narra- .. jj '. Uve of lho origin and growth of our coun- . u ! ' M! trv and Its Institutions In such a form aa , '''! , to intercut the poneral reader. Doth aims ; !,' ! ' hnvo been Hiiccesufiil In a lilcjri decree. ' ' '! !('- Tho facts of history have been given in j ' ii! !, duo proportion, and with an accuracy , I which Is deserving of all praise, so fnr na I 'i fj j thov are based on ' tho records: But we j'.jq note (on pase 7S0) that the ziuthor Rives 1 jl'j ' full credence to tho 6tory that tho Rus- I , i ' yian- Admiral in command of tho Czar;. !' 's ! ' ! t Jn Is"eu' Vork h:trbor in tho sprlnc; of . Ii '' 'J 1SC;; had eealcd orders which ho wan to i ' ij 1, ' $ .'open In case Groat Britain or Franco de- ;. ; cided to hclp the Soutl'torn Confederacy, I j ' j and that those orders were to place hlin- 'Ui s.?lf under lho command of the President I M 'j ; !. ! of tho United States. Tho practical Inpos- I i ' 'i; slblllty of lils having: ny suoh instruc- ':.'! J tlons, tho total failure' to produce any M j ,' m proof lending to the support of tho story. I I i , h' .( 2" lilAS hocn recently established in the dla- I ' ' ' , , t ouwJlon of our duty to Russia In her pres- l i ' ! i , ft ont war wllh Japan, In view oO that old i; ; story. Mr. Klson gives no authority for ! i ' this story: he does not even name the '1 ... T. Russian Admiral. . "s estimate of the Union Generals 1 ,;l : ra,lhor grudgingly gives first place to 1 i j " Grant, and he makes the mistake of nam- I . M . ing Shiloh as a fcithor In Sherman's cap. 1 ) ! I j I 11 In appreciation of Thomas Is hearty and 1 1 ' i WL" deserved, and especial mention Is ' i , 5indo of him In connection with Chlckn- - t " ' manga, while his liattlo of Nashville Is I M ' justly called one of the most perfectly I j it' plnnnod of tho wn.r. Why It should be said t J 'i i ' . that Rosecrans whs not to blame for tho , , I) ' I " mlsfortuno at Chickamauga (page 7S2) is '' ' noL ovldcnt; ho was in command, and It i ' 'it w.-Ls his campaign. I ! K This history Is arranged n excellent I . j i fi)rm; the whole is well indexed, and tho 1 i l publishers have put In good maps and i i , , ; l '"harts, and have in every way ndded to I' i ' in, I " f l1"! usefulness anil oxcollenoo of the bonk i 1 1 ' ? Tho preliminary matter, the discoveries ' ij i i i 1 ' by Columbus, by Vespucci, by Cabot and ' ' J j i others, and the story of the various ox- . I '' j , plorations, arc all brilliantly and falth- i ( i 'l; j l fully told. The narrative Is so concise yet i ! j I v -o complete that It is a pleasure to read It all anew. Tho viuthor's account of Do 1 I' J y Soto's expedition Is a fair sample of his ' :l j '1. '"othod and stylo, and It l excellent; tho ,jj ' " story has never been told so succinctly i, ( and well before. Tliero nro touches all 4 , I' j i ' f through the volume, also, which reveal tho '.) Ij ; K master, both of stylo and of tho phlloso- I ; ;j j phy of history The work Is sure to be- i ' );; ! i.omc standard In the United States. I J I MIXING LOVE AND POLITICS. , ' I F Graftoi-s. By Francis Iyndo. TIlus-1 TIlus-1 I 1 : M " tratod by Arthur T. Keller. Published 1 I I' E 'by the Bobbs-Merrlll Company, Indlan-i Indlan-i , l.i E apollij. 1 ' n Wo have here a lively story which mixes , " I "s ,ovc w'tli Its politics. Its law with ' I !' j Us rascality, and Its labor troubles with I ' ' , i ' its capitalistic efforts, in a bewildering , .' - panorama. It is all very pleasant reading, j ., and If the miraculous creeps In once In a ft I '!; ' way, whore's the odds? i ,'i. jlf -v young lawyer Iojivcs the Kast. and , & ll,s "lr1, lo 'u1;o fortune so that ho can I j ,j stack up to hers, and strikes a boom town. ,' t J ' I1 ! y It Is a little uncertain wliethor Kansas i M i, j or Toxiis Is Intended as the scene of tho I ' I J ! ji! i operations; probably a little of both. Tho .'ijli young man quickly sinks his little pile, ( , -jjl but comes out wilhsomo pocket monoy, . y, j und out of debt, which Is more than most I. I 4 1 i ' ' , people 'succeed in doing under such clr-II; clr-II; j ij oumstnnccs. By a curious coincidence, I ''V!( 1 i n,H Kir comes out about that time, and i ' 1 w,lh ner a man wft"ts hor tho worst I' , J ? ! 1 " way, and is rich enough to put up any i' j , ' J amotint of money for any purpose he has ', i hi vk-w. And tho two men have it out be-1 be-1 ' y twoon them, "but always fair," as Beau-I Beau-I I In oa I ro would say. Tho young lawyer bo-l bo-l l ooiies mixed up with tho grafters" who I ! . j have been In politics and are engaged in if ' tealing lho road fpr which lie has been r''llj1 ' X. 'lht "VVe-slcrn attorney, and in which his III Stil k "irl 1,ne "f'- A light to the iln-ll' iln-ll' i It i "Uos. AJudgcIsfoundtoboofba.se III (I j! S metal, and tho big boss dominates him. ) 1' ' J w making Ii so 'hot for him that ho melts and I : ' , ! ! "2 is run hito tho molds, and from them ho I, i , I totimoL bo pried out. The lawyer makes il , mil' I !2 '"vrolo olTorts, but loses ground all tho j ' "M) HI', 1 time, till "Portia" oppoars, a young wo- i ( 'VlS jili I 31 ' llliiM M'n Hbnornially keen Intellect and a 'l ' ''l! 3 ' "n"3o for news" which would make her a 1 '' j ; Z Ptnr reporter. With hor Information. , i; I practical sense and counsel, the first gllm- I 1 J ' SJ. iaor of light appears, but It la "doused" j . ' , If fToc lively for tho time by tho "Now Eng- i I ; ''ij g It'-.d consclnnce" of tho fli-st girl, and tho 1 ' hi ! M . SB- appears Irretrievably lost. But i j ujii j . "Portia" takes a now grip, spurs the law- jiilji yer 0,1 to a dosporuto chance, rouses his I ; j ; ; lighting blood, and going very close along II. ijli ' by tho penitentiary doors, y. brilliant and i , ' ' '" sudden success, is won, the ring is I 1 i '.Ml s-n ashed and tho bond of it Is helplessly In tli'lljj i nod, but not for his political boshing and l irAjh Jobbery. Portia Is tho girl for the ilghtJ j I j. inS lawyer, but neither ho nor she thinks M "ill'IIS1 " an' anu" Lh!lt ,s not 1,10 author's idea, 1 M' Hthor. It is a brilliant story, well con- , J ffll colved and wrought out. full of characters I' j , ! i i-. . with warm blood in their veins, and It I .I J, j J X ' carries a rushing, air and action with It U '( V1 1 I ' . that captivates tho reader to the end. HN jpjji f A FLAVOR OF OLD HOME. H 'il ' TJio Villa Claudia. By ' John Ames M1U ''i!h . ' cht'11- Illustrated by A. D. Blnsh- j ' i ilH i n-'1J. h' tho author, and from ancient H 31 H . r sources. ..Llfo Publishing Company, Xew H ! 3 1 1 B lork. H jjj Tho flavor of ancient Rome Is In this Hn ' ) Jjl I vely Intcrostlng novel. Tho scene of tho H . ' jl IB j ptory Is laid at a villa in modern Tirol!, H AM i V- lh0 low" wu,ch m 1,10 tln, ot Horace was Hl' , l 1H ' m' Tibur and was tho favorite dwelling placo 1 , 'lir.ll fii of tho Jolly I-'itln poet. His Sablno farm 1 ; j H ij 1 j -t. was near by, and In many of his verses H ( I ! nt celebrates this delightful locality. Tho H i jjlR ; f. classic Uplrlt Is preserved by frequent quo- H ' ' - tntions from and allusions to Uic pout, and H't ' I ll'fi ' hU" 1110 ro classic flavor Is given lo tho H' 1 r Jj 8 : hook by numerous engravings of scenes H; 'i'lil1 and "Wcc14 connected with Tlbnr. The Hlj f 1 .Jj I W characters, however, arc ail modern and W vllilBi mosUy American. Thoy are all entliuslasL; flt llAl't illlBi i ln Rormm traditions, art, and literature, H IK! ill! ' 'HllV1' lho 1e,otno- vrno 13 American clear H I fiiu illl i ' (,,lou,) 10 '"'r loeH riIKl finger-tips. Slio H' W. il ll Is a rosldont of th Villa Cliiudia, a mlrao H - uloiisly beautiful vjlln, with historic B liil I'm i ' grounds about it. but longs constantly for B tit I 'M Hi America. By a singular coincidence she Is H 'I II Illl brou slit In contact with an American 1 '''tiRllN youth, who was a playfellow of hers In i' ' Illl! fl America, where both we.ro children, iler 1" 'tvBil'B mother, a widow, has married an Italian, V j'lMi r iUu1 shockt''1 nt n'-r daughter's Htntu H' Waiii'l f nilnd and' at everything American. The il' 'Hrnlli V'!IB en"ac'd to an Italian noble; tho H ill J till f- American youth was accompanied by a PPPpHl IL lj ' young Englishman whom he had met, and H .11 ' tbr Coini''lcatlQna CJ0" CDmo alo5 as iBli:i needed in the story. The ICngllshmiu and the- Italian In an argument with tho American Amer-ican and tho girl, maintain that enjoyment Is tho chief end of life, and Insist that If thoy could at onco grasp their fill of every KorisuouK plonsuro. thoy would bo willing to dopart In poaco to the other worldr How thoy realized tholr desire Is a mystery mys-tery long kept, but llnally unfolded. It In an orogolnal conception and one worthy of tho poot. It is a well-told story, exceedingly ex-ceedingly so, und tho author Is to bo congratulated con-gratulated upon II. Tho love ntory which Is carried Is delicately and charmingly Interwoven, In-terwoven, and as a whole the novel must bo clnssod as a distinct success. A RETURN TO NATURE. j Tho House In Uio Woods. By Arthur I Henry, author of "An Island Cabin." Published bv A 3. Barnes & Company, N'cw York City. A party of three, pleasantly domiciled in hue summer quarters, conclude to ma-ke tholr homos In tho O.iatskllls; thoy buy a house plot, and begin In a small way. being be-ing cheated from tho word go, but liking il. Their beginning Lakes a vacation of three years, one o tho thrco passes out of tho story, and the two return lo tholr uii-tlnlshed uii-tlnlshed house. How thoy got on with It, how the labor tolls on them after the first enthusiasm (they were overworked literary and offlco people from tho roar and hum of Jew York City, and the country lookod very, very good to them, is all most pleasantly pleas-antly and well told. They had a good store of monoy to make tholr second beginning be-ginning with, and tho way thoy got on was a sd tangle so far as management went, for thoy could manage nothing, but were managed by their neighbors. Workmen camo to Work, for pay, and bossed their jobs themselves; the trust of tho Innocents was not, however, on the whole very badly- abused, and thoy got along. But tho labor Involved in Ii all was enormous, enor-mous, and with little result for a long time. The needs of tho city folk grow on them as tho needs of the Swiss Family Robinson grew, but instead of finding something at hand from nature's bounty to supply that need, these Now Yorkers had to pay for everything, and pretty stiff prices, loo. It is a painstaking and priio-tical priio-tical narrative, of Jnfmlte detail, but certainly cer-tainly it is true to life, and the rural customs cus-toms and habits are fatlhfully portrayod. The characters depleted aro slrong. and lit well Into the locality and tho life of tho neighborhood. Tho descriptions of the scenery, tho air, the woods, tho views, arc exceedingly well done, and in 1111 unobtrusive unobtru-sive manner which leaves no room for the feeling that the author Is playing for effect. ef-fect. It is a good, wholesome, story of tho way some city folk got back to nature: and It will no doubt bo greatly enjoyed by a largo public. SOME GRUESOME TALES. A Little Tragedy at Tion-Tsln. By Francos Aymar Mathews. Published by Robert Orier Cooke. New York. Tho story which gives title to this book is ono of a ghastly kind. It Involves the dark and secret workings of tho Oriental mind in such a vivid way as to bo startling. star-tling. Tho pretty little Chinese wife, tho "plitty man." the little Wing Tee and tho suave, malignant, devilish Ah Chang It is a cruel savagery, mean and dcspicnblo. But the story Is told was a force and skill that arc enthralling. The "Alio Same" story has the same power of putting things, and portrays lho same subtle working of the Chinese mind, but this time It makes for a fair retaliation, were lho original outrage Ihlnkable. "Tho Elopement Elope-ment of tho Princess Yu Tu," an extravaganza- pure and simple, Is a delicious lalo of reckless and chivalrous daring. "Tho Go-Away Child" exemplifies the samo dark workings of tho Chinese mind. In the father, with a very delightfully true and steadfast heart In the little Chinese maiden. maid-en. "Tho Lie That Yan Foo Told" shows tho persistence of tho Oriental, with a steadfast devotion that one would scarcely scarce-ly expect to see. There aro other pleasant stories in tho book French, Italian and American, but tho host are tho Chinese. Tho other stories aro "Fifteen Donkeys and a Half." "The Little Bluo,Cat from MalleHe," "Tho Mystery at Piper's Ridge." "Tho Man Who Was Centuries Old," "The Story of a Stable Door." "At the Sign of the Shippo," "The Lone Houso at Lelth," "Tho Brothers," "The Lady of the Sonnets Son-nets " All the stories aro well written and excellent to road. We arc not surprised sur-prised to hear that eighty thousand copies aro demanded, and that tho advance sales give promise of a great record. THE OTHER SIDE. The Better Now York. Br. Dr. Wm. II. Tolman and Charles Hemstrcet. With an Afterward by Joslah Strong. Tlio Baker & Taylor Co., publishers. Now York. It Is easy to get spicy reading about tho wickedness of New York, the heartless grind of Its business life, accounts of the. frailties and the sins of tho people. But how many who want to hear about New York glvo hoed to tho real Now York; tho splendid historical background of tho city, and Its tremendous ngenclcs for good? Tho more thoughtful caro about thoso things, but as a rulo don't investigate them 3iuch tho churches and church agencies, the humanitarian work, tho almost boundless bound-less chnrltics. tho helpful agencies, tho systematized sys-tematized benuvolences. But they nro all there, the splendid agencies for good, and the magnificent administration of them, and this very pleasant book fells about them. A chart shows the city divided Into eleven sections. Within each one of these section is a classification of the joints, and institutions described, so that a searcher can conveniently reach them. Thus, the Investigator may start at No. 1, lho Battery, proceed along the west sldo, thence to the Bronx, then down tho east side lo the placo of beginning, seeing In tho great cjrcult thus made the Better Now York, and all without loslns distance or retracing a stop. Or. If ono prefers, each section may be examined at leisure. All lho Institutions for good (and what a multitude of them there Is!) are fully describe!, de-scribe!, both historically and in relation to their service. Eighty-seven illustrations illustra-tions show forth tho places and their peculiarities, pe-culiarities, and tho text Is written wllh clearness and In agreeable slyJc. Jt Is a book which sots forth tho roal pride of Now York, and should bo In great demand aa an Index to wonderful and effectivo religious re-ligious unOj humane work, worthily und well performed. A SOCIAL STUDY. Women's Way of Banting Monoy, : By Cynthia Westover Alden. Presldcnt-Gcncral Presldcnt-Gcncral of the International Sunshine Society. Published by A. S. Barnes & Company, New York. A very thorough compendium this, writ-ton writ-ton In tho best of spirit. Mrs. Alden's practical experloneo, personal and official, In probably unequaled; her wide acquaintance acquaint-ance and keen observation have given her knowledge to write this book, which covers cov-ers the Melds of woman's possible activities. activi-ties. lt is full of definite suggestions and thei.praclleal, direct, advico which really helps. It Is th-Tcforo inva'.uablb lo tho seeker after employment, providing groat Ingenuity In suggestions and clvlng suggestive sug-gestive pictures of Ingenuity and pluck. It carries anecdoto and Incident, making. It attractive to the general roadcr, while for tho studont of social and economic conditions It offers a most significant field. The tltlcH carry a prutly good description of tho work, viz.: "Tho First Stop," "Possible "Pos-sible Home Work,'' "Exchanges and Bureaus," Bu-reaus," "Making Old Things New," Home-Cooked Dainties." "Advantages of the Farm," "Housework Not Meniid," "Uses for tho Needle!" "Amusing Others," "Arts and CrnftR." "Shops. Factories, Mills." "Work In Great Stores," "Stenography, "Stenog-raphy, Typewriting." "Teaching In "Schools." "Writing for a Living," "Civil I Service Positions." "Washing and Iron-I Iron-I ing." "Tn tho Printing Trades." "Some Odd j Occupation:," 'Money-Earning Music," "Professional Nursing." "Artists. Painters, Paint-ers, Sculptors." "Telegraphy," "Keeping Boarders," "Miscellaneous Professions," "A Resume." A fine long Hat. practical and holpful. WEST COAST STORIES. Tho Awakening of Poecalilo: a Tale of Telegraph 1 1111. and Other Tnles. By Eugenia Kellogg. San Francisco. The title story is of a llttlo hunchback boy, how ho lived, starved, suffered. en-Joyed, en-Joyed, and finally found the pcaco of God, very tenderly and sympathetically treated. Then eomo "A Mexican Holiday." the story of a bull-light, vividly told, while pitying touches hero and there, bring all out most effectively. "Chief Skowl's Revenge" Re-venge" Is a talc of old-tlmo Alaska, and the triumph of affection over distrust and hate. "A Heroine of ,. Dlplouacy" Is. a Ktartllngly realistic story of what might happen to a beautiful young woman traveling trav-eling alone on an overland train. In "A Sleuth of Stowaways" the sleuth Is supposed sup-posed to dcr.cribo the riff-raff of humanity ho deals with, and docs so characteristically. characteristi-cally. "The Story of a Curse" is of a legacy, well told Indeed. The book Is not large, but It is good all. through. WAYS OF FOOLISHNESS. The Follv of Others. By Nelth Uyce, nulhor of "The Forerunners" Y Ith pictures bv Horace T. rarpentor. Published Pub-lished bv Fox, Dufficld & Company, New York. In this book of nine stories tho author lllustratoa tho different sorts of folly committed com-mitted by women and men. The first story. "A Iovldont Woman," shows how a managing woman can make herself much sorrow, and spoil the lives of other folk. ,It is a good deal of a story, too, in and for Itself, besides tho purpose behind it. Olhor storlc3 In tho book aro these: "Constancy." a bit of desperate obstinacy. ob-stinacy. "The Forhlddon," tho joy of seeing see-ing what one had no business to see. "Tho Mother," a lesson to the son. "Molly," a retribution on a selfish Idle Two Women," Wo-men," a vhld scene between the one who had got him ami was tired of him. and lho other who lost him but would never have tired of bin; dramatically told. "Sophia," a mournful tale. "The Head of the House," a pleasant story. In which the energetic wife shines fortlu "Tho Sands of Green River" shows tho folly of tho reckless stranger. Tho stories aro Ingenious and woll adapted to show forth luimar. folly In many directions, and all when the foolish ono should bo serving his kind in his best possible way. TALES OF SORROW. Kindly Light. By Florence Morse Kings-lev. Kings-lev. Illustrations by E. M. Nngcl. Published Pub-lished by Henry Altomus Company. Philadelphia. Phil-adelphia. Tender little stories these, the first, that of an old lady who had lost husband, and was staying with her son's daughter, a capablo woman who hold the reins very tight. It fretted the mother, who was not quite In her right mind, and could not believe be-lieve that her husband was dead, but was always expecting him to como by and take her home. Her escape, her welcome at the old homo, and the end of hor troubles comprise com-prise as dainty, sympathetic, kindly a story as wo have road for many a day. Tho second story Is that of another old lady, whose lover had been stolon from her In her beauteous youth by her hardhearted, hard-hearted, plotting sister. Tho lonely, mourning old lady, who wanders around tho country, comes across a young lady who Is about to become a bride, and assumes as-sumes that the wedding preparations (hers wero thirty years before) are hers. It is a pathetic story, one told with feeling and effect. FOR AN ENDOWED THEATER. 1 Manual of the National Art Theater Society So-ciety of New York. Published at the Offices- of the Society, 1H0 Broadway, Now York. A well presented and artistic plea for an established theater, supported by tho State, which could afford to present the best plays, and cducnto tho public taste. Very fine pictures nro given of the public-subsidized public-subsidized theaters abroad, and the text contains subtle and strong pleas for the like In this Country. Boscato accounts are given of the excellent effects of such subventions sub-ventions In Franco, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Den-mark, and tho like important and deslr.i-blo deslr.i-blo things' arc predicted for this country in case we also should have a state-endowed irk-aler. It Is all very plausible and exceedingly well done; the papers are many and able and yet, wo aro not in tho le-ast likely to have a slate-supported theater. THE MAGAZINES. In Tho North American Review for May, Mr. Joseph Pulitzer explains and elaborates elabo-rates his Idea of his "College of Journal-Ism"; Journal-Ism"; It is a broad and generous basis he lays down for it; the article is ono of uncommon un-common merit. "Russia In the Far Engl, by Count Cnsslnl, Russian Embassador to the United Stales, Is ii plea for Russia's position, but in fact it l mulshes a complete com-plete Justification for Japan. "The Letters Let-ters of Lord ..Acton," by tho lit. Hon. James Boycc, M. P., Is a highly appreciative apprecia-tive oulogy. "England and Russia In Thibet," by Oscar J. Crosby. treaLs th question as merely a eholco which country will take tho bono of contention. "Tho Immortality of tho Soul," by. Professor Goldwln Smith, Is a most ablo review of the whole argument and probability, with nd verso conclusion. "A Happy Augury of Peace," by Wayne MacVeugh, is an enthusiastic en-thusiastic review of the work of tho Venezuelan Vene-zuelan Commission at Tho Hague. "The Now Philippine Judiciary," by Llbbous R. Wlllley, Is an admlrablu review, of tho good work and high Htandlng of that body, and If also makes plain Its powerful power-ful Inlluenco for peace and jopular content. con-tent. "Tho Work of tho British Cotton-Growora Cotton-Growora Association," by J. Arthur llut-ton, llut-ton, explains woll the efforts of that body to get many supply centers for the staple, "Tho Truth About Woman In Industry." by Flora McDonald Thompson, shows It forth In excellent candor. "London jlk a Music Center," by Clarence Lucas- and David Blspum, Is a high encomium. "Why Is American Literature Bourgeois?" neks Gertrudo Alhcrton: to which ono might reply that It might possibly be because be-cause It rofuscs to bo minion. "W. D. Howolls's serial, "Tho Son of Boyul Lang-brlth," Lang-brlth," Is getting on fanously. This Is a most valuable, and satisfactory publication. publica-tion. The. North American Review, New i'ork City. Tho American Monthly Review of Review;. Re-view;. Is groat In Its setting fortli of tho St, Ix)uls Exposition i William Flewellyn Saunders writes "What Everybody AV111 Wish to Know Before Going," and Halsey C. Ives, chief of tho department of art. writes of "Tho Art Exhibit." Th-ro Is a great series of pnpers on "Tho Warring Nations In tho East," In which we find "Fifty Years of Japan," by Adacbl Kln-nosuko; Kln-nosuko; "Togo, Japan'n Fighting Sailor." a sketch, with portrait: "What the People Road In Japan," illustrated; "Climatic Features of the Russo-Japanese Wai" "A Jupanoso Opinion on tho American Attitude;" At-titude;" "Tho Effect of the War on the Internal Affairs of Russia," "Sixteen 'Leading Articles' on the War, from Foreign For-eign Periodicals;" and "Admiral Maka-roff's Maka-roff's Disaster and the Month's Fighting." Hudson Maxim writes undorstandlngly of "Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare;" and there Is a fine paper on '"Vercstchagln, v.iintfti- nf Wnr's Horrors." wllh portrait and reproductions of Vorestchagln's pictures. pic-tures. "Chicago's Significant Election and Referendum" Is discussed ably by Victor S. Yarroe. The conventions and other gathurlngs of the year aro described, tho leading articles of the month arc given, and briefer notes on topics In tho periodicals, periodi-cals, wllh excellent reviews of the new books. But the heart of the number Is "Tho Progress of the World," In whlr.li the editor, Dr. Albert Shaw, sums up the events of tho time, with comment on them, both able and Illuminating. The "Record of Current Events" and "Foreign Cartoons on Current Topics" follow, making ma-king up altogether a remarkably strong and up-to-date number of a very great monthly. , The Review of Reviews Co.. publishers, New York City. Tho Overland Monthly for May hns an artistic title-cover, a fine boar picture bo-ln bo-ln the prominent figure "Where Heroes Sloe;)." by Henrietta S. Ercck. Is a showing show-ing of tlio tombs of promlent dead In the War of the Rebellion, with sympathetic text: "Early California Journalism" is written of by David E. Gordon. "Feathered "Feath-ered Callfornlans." by Virginia Garland. Is a dainty and delicious tribute. "Tho King of the Flower-Painters In His California Cali-fornia Home." Is an excellent paper on Paul do Longpro. There Is a sketch, with portrait, of Jack London, and there aro many excellent stories, poems, sketches and pictures. Tho Overland Monthly Com pany, publishers, San trancisco. Tho Atlantic Monthly for May opens with a brilliant character sketch by Charles Eliot Norton. In connection with "Letters of John .Ruskln," Then follows a sketch by Thomas Wontworth Illggln-son, Illggln-son, "Part of a Man's Life," a reminiscence reminis-cence of slavery and war times. "The Humors of Advertising." by Rollln Lynde Hartt, which sots forth some very funny things. "Tho Diplomatic Contest for the Mississippi Valley." first paper. Is a very Interesting and Instructive series, by Frederick Fred-erick J Tumor; It Is certain to bo of the highest possible Interest, and Its timeliness Is evident. "Fishing With a Worm" Is a pleasant essay by Bliss Perry. "Tho Work of the Woman's Club," by Martha E. D. White, Is a bit of caustic humor, moderation and good sense that It Is good to sec. Robert Herriok's serial novel. "Tho Common Lot," advances six chap-tors. chap-tors. In excellent style. "Tho Year In France." by A Ivan F. Sanborn, notes as the most Important fact, the persistence of tho Combes ministry In the anti-clerical campaign Inaugurated by tho Waldcek-Roussean Waldcek-Roussean ministry, its predecessor; and tlio review Is exceedingly well done. "An Hour with Our Prejudices," by Samuel McChord Crothors, Is an acute study and analysis of many things hold dear, and a plea for consideration with respect to others' oth-ers' tenderlings. Tho stories of the number num-ber are very good Indeed, and also the poems. The Atlantic Is always a splendid splen-did literary light- Houghlon. Mifflin and Company, publishers, Boston. The Bookman for May gives In its "Chronicle and Comment" a very fine resume of the literary' activities of tho lime, with accounts of tho rising and "arrived" authors, with portraits. "The American Newspaper," third paper, by Edward Ed-ward A. Dlthmar, Illustrated, describes tho European correspondent, his duties, and his triumphs, giving portraits. "Somo Recent Landscapes of American Painters," second part, by Annie Nathan Meyer, is a well-executed critique, handsomely illustrated. il-lustrated. "Building tlio Comic Opera." by Henry M. Blossom, Jr., explains and Illustrates with expcrlness, and Is well done. "Tho Problem of the American College." Col-lege." by Brandor Matthows, treats Icon-oclastically Icon-oclastically some ancient assumptions, showing that they nro only assumptions, and that reform and adjustment are possible pos-sible and practical, even, perhaps, advantageous. ad-vantageous. There is a good story by Edna Kenton: poems, sketches, theatrical notes, and voluminous and e-xperl book reviews, and good tilings generally, fol-. low. In the record of hoolts that are favorites In the- different cities during the month, Salt Lake's favorites aro given as "Tho Lions of tho Lord." "Tho Little Shepherd of Kingdom Como." "Tho Deliverance," Deliv-erance," "My Friend Prospero." "Sir Mortimer," Mor-timer," and "Rebecca." The Bookman is always a great favorite, a high literary authority. Dodd. Mead & Company, publishers, pub-lishers, New York Outing for May has an enthusiastic description de-scription of coyote-chasing with hounds, by ATthur Chapman, under the lltlo, "A Pariah of tho Skyline:" It Is infectious in Its sportllkc cheerfulness. "A Season with the Road-Coach "Pioneer," by, Reginald W. Rives, Is a spirited account of tho trip of the coach named, and of coaching In this country. "The Circus." by Charles Belmont Davis, Is an Inside study, of much Interest.. "Why Women Aro, or Aro Not, Good Chnffcuses." with photographs, shows the varying points of view. "The Burden-Bearers of the World" is a scries of full page Illustrations, In which the methods of tho various peoples are shown In the use of animals In their occupations. "Trout Visions of a Vandal," by Edwyn Sandys. Is a pleasant account of how he likes "to fish. "The Story of tho Camera." by W. B. ArJiloy, with photographs, shows how thoy aro mhde. ."The French Renaissance Renais-sance In Athletics," by Lamnr Middloton. describes what Is doing, and Illustrates tho scones from photographs. "Some Old-Tlmo Old-Tlmo Fishing " by James Stephen Comp-ton, Comp-ton, nhows how the boys used tn do It. "When Greek Meets Greek" Is a full page drawing, light between a bear and a buffalo bull. "Home by Ico and by Swimming Swim-ming from Mt. McKlnloy," by Robert Dunn, cbntinues tho story, of the unsuccessful unsuc-cessful nttompl to scale that great mountain. moun-tain. "On Lonely Bird Key," by Herbert K. Job. is a fine study of bird" life. "Natural "Nat-ural History.", by John Burroughs, is-a series of stories and explanations, delightful de-lightful to rend: they are "tho roal thing." There are excellent sketches, discussions, and tho records of amateur sports are given. "The Sportsman's View-Point" is always both Interesting and valuable. It Is a groat out-door persuader. Tho Outing Publishing Co.. New: York. The World Today for May has an article of much nttrnctlvcness and timeliness, "The Siberian Railway in War," which Is contemporary history In photographs ex ceedingly well done In tint and color. "Character Sketches of CUIcb," by Elt-wood Elt-wood Pomcroy, treats of Washington, nnd gives a largo number of fine views, in color col-or anil beautiful tint. A pnper of porma-nont porma-nont value is H. M. Chittenden's account of "The Rise and Fall of tho Steamboat Business," which has many excellent Illustrations. Il-lustrations. "Portraits of Children," by Eva Watson Schultze, Is well written, and J the portraits In color are warm nnd llfo- like. "British Poets of Today," by En-gone En-gone Parsons, with portraits, Is an excellent excel-lent paper. "Fnemanclpatod Women," by Mary Richards Gray, shows the pursuits of the primitive woman, and Is elegantly Illustrated In tints. "Tho Employers' Fight Against Emancipated Labor." by Hayes Robbiny, with portraits, Is an explanation ex-planation of their position. "New Methods In School Gardens." by Annie S. Beard, shows the excellent progress making, and " 'Passive Resistance' In England," by E. Douglas Shellds, llluelralod, shows how tho educatlonnl act Is being enforced by distress on personal properly of those who refuse to pay tho tax. The "Events of the Month" nro exceedingly well written up. and Illustrated with porlrnlts and scenes In tint. The field of current event and discussion Is admirably covered by this excellent and useful publication! Tho World Today Company, publishers. Chicago. Current Llleraturc for May has for frontispiece fron-tispiece n portrait of Herbort Spencer, an illustration for "The Book of tho Month: Herbert Spencer's Autobiography." There arc "Books on Vital Issues." and "Tho Woman's Book Club." both excellent reviews. re-views. "Mr. Pago's Reply to Mr. Schurz" Is ' lho retort of a man of today upon a man of tho day before yesterday, who wan never very sound In his conclusions, ovon in his day. Santos Dumout describes his airships, a most absorbing paper. "The Religious Architecture of Japan" Is depicted de-picted in an appreciative vein which tho Illustrations hardly Justify. Tho classifications, classifi-cations, "Current History. Current Discussion," Dis-cussion," "Among the May Magazines," "Art and Architecture," "Tho Drawer," "Cartoons L'pen Current Events," "Educational "Edu-cational Questions of the Day." "Hnmors From Real Life." "In the World of Religious Reli-gious Thought," "Library Tabic: Glimpses of New Books," "Magazine Reference List," "Medical Questions of Popular Interest.". In-terest.". "Nature In and Out of Doors," "Open Questions," "People In the Foreground," Fore-ground," "Random Reading," "Science and Invention," and "Poetical Depart-, mcnls" arc excellently made up, and tho magazine Is ono which presents In excellent excel-lent style a great vnrlcty and mass of good reading. The Current Literature Publishing Publish-ing Co.. Now York. The Book-Lover for May gives a ploas-alretrli ploas-alretrli thoiteh ri lit Ho over-riono. "With Balzac In Touralne." "London In the Seventies" Is begun, a series by Julian Hawthorne. "The Shepherd's Hour-Glass," Hour-Glass," fifth pnper, Is filled, as before, with 'excellent good things." There Is a good sketch of Eugene Sue, whl?h recalls re-calls the wonderful popularity of his "Mysteries of Pnrls." Some unpublished letters' of Tom Mooro's aro given, decidedly worth Willie. "The Groat Book Collectors" Is a good fragment. "Mr. Lo Galllenno's Trick Pegasus." b William Trowbridge Larnetl, Is a sarcastic roast. "Memories of a Village Newspaper," by Ople Read, is a pleasant bit of humor. There Is a review re-view of "Tho History of American Sculpture." Sculp-ture." very well done, and the. accompanying accom-panying full-page photos are art beauties. There are portraits of the actors, and of scenes In plays,, and a rovlew of "The Literary Lit-erary Production of the World" Is Instructive. Instruc-tive. The reproduction of a special edition edi-tion of ' The Day Is Done" Is excellent, and tho general contents aro all that could be desired. Tho Book-Lover Tress, publishers, pub-lishers, New York City. Table Talk for May discourses on "When Kings and Queens Went Maying," "The laundry and the Gus Slove." "Hospitality's "Hospitali-ty's Calendar." "China Markings." "Sanitary "San-itary Conditions in the Home Through Cleanliness." "A Novel Muy Day Celebration," Cele-bration," "Some Queer Notions of Superiority," Supe-riority," "A Word to Mothers About Their Boys." "The Salad Garden." answers many Housekeepers' Inquiries, has dally menus for tho whole moiith, and Is exceedingly exceed-ingly strong In giving recipes for a large number of special dishes, and toothson: preparations. It Is tho chief In all this very -necessary and desirable work, showing show-ing how all can be done jus by an expert Tabic Talk Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Tho Rand-McNally Bankers' Monthly for April treats ably of the recent,lnerease In our circulating medium, of Government control of banks and trust companies, of real estate as National Bank collatera'. adversely; of community of Interest plans, and cf "Charities." Thro Is a vast deal of Information In these discussions, and In the financial and commercial Information carried In the number. Rand, McNally & Co., publishers, Chicago. LITERARY NOTES. Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Co. announce for publication a new volume In the Trail Makers Series "The Journey of Corona- the best available sources rf-garcimg inf lives of tho bards, their choice poems, and tho charming heritage of hymn and song and proverb peculiar to tho Celts of Scotland, Scot-land, together with many factn regarding regard-ing Scottish translations and translator?, travelers and historians. Mr Plckard. the author of the- "Life nnd Letters of John Groenleaf Whittler," and an old and clcwo friend of lho poet, has written a description of Whll tier's ancestral ances-tral homoilcad and t surroundings and tho houfo at Amesbury which will be published pub-lished by Houghton. Mlfllln & Co.. In April. Such questions as naturally arise in regard to tho localities mentioned by Whittler In his ballads aro answered, and many anecdotes relating to the poot and his work are published for the first time. Ono chapter. Is devoted to Whltller's senso of humor, and a number of Impromptu Im-promptu verses originally Intended by Whittler to be seen only by n small elrclo of friends and neighbors arc now published pub-lished lo show this little-known sldo of his character. Thero are many Illustrations from photographs. Dou oli-day. Page & Co. publish tho tenth part of their comprehensive "Poultry Book" containing' the pages on Langshan and Plymouth Rock chickens. The work, to be completed In eighteen parts. Is written writ-ten by American and English experts, experienced ex-perienced In raising lho particular breeds of poultry about which thoy write. The Living Age reprints for American ptiidenls of nrchaeology two notable articles ar-ticles In tho number for April 21. "The i?niM,cii...ilnn nf K'f.fnfit " from the Monthly Review; and the Edinburgh Review? Re-view? comprehensive discussion of "The Now Discoveries In tho Forum and the Recent Archaeological Movement nt Rome." in tho number for May 7. Charles Wagner, whose volume of wise, and kindly advico to the membors of tho famllv, "By the Fireside," has Just been brought out by McCluro-Phllllpa, has decided de-cided to visit America, whore lie has so many friends, In October or November. Ho will deliver sermons and lectures, speeches to children and young men's clubs, and will make addresses In the universities. uni-versities. "Side by side with my lectures." ho says, "I Intend to carry on a discreet prrpasanda for my work hero in Paris. This wrrk Is the center of my activity, and crns?ist.; essentially In tho diffusion of the great principles of tho gospel under a simple and logical form appropriate to tho mind and lho needs of the time. I hope lho bcoV to press i r mPar YSmI -,, once. Chirront ?n.0r 'ht ihlliiH that It s a ch-.i-Ii,i ni)tliOE a.mp.e. old-faS? 'K Mr. Wlllin'm iwTT 'W American novelists f ttJSf l abrooa for the "sprlS1 rflK his most endearing "nit TBr -Is the generosity 0 Wi ncth echool of SSR highly df Kcllth WJMl IfifcW1 , sentj of xtyle. but i? fcfcE well io bo liter1 xT MuMT Wharton and th" mystical .-Ide otLl? JM) ever done Justice, anVtfE who ban wltun th i. Btaftl lB lltlcal novel that hi Thirteenth DKrVt VtT to Toledo. O.. j h J TJm book "Her InnX'vrriaJ'W ells has the ?amp vXp! comedy of nuffrace l"AUiafc "The Thirteenth blgfr |
