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Show THE MAGAZINES. Tho World's Work for April is "War Numbor." It takes up the contention between be-tween Russia and Japan In various viewpoints, view-points, with a wealth of illustration and maps, Hixty pictures in all. It is a great", presentation of a tiraoly topic of over- ' whelming Interest and Importance. The special papers on tho subject arc "What Japan Is Fighting For," by ICogoro Taka-hlra, Taka-hlra, Japancso Minister to the United States; "A Visit to tho Japancso Minister," Minis-ter," by Isaac F. Marcosson: "Will Japan or Russia Win?" by Generals Miles, Wheeler, and Sickles; "Tho RIso of Modern Mod-ern Japan," by Jlhol Kushlguchl: "Tho Cost of tho War to Russia and Japan." by Frank A. Vanderllp; "Our Trado in lho War Zone," by O. P. Austin; "Rear-Admiral "Rear-Admiral Uriu as an Annapolis Cadot," by Charles W Stewart: "Japan's Naval Training," by a Japaneso naval officer; "Stories of Russian and Japanese Soldiers." Sol-diers." by William Thorp; "The Danger of War to Eurojw," by Frederick James Gregg; "The Rebound on Russia," by Gll-i?oii Gll-i?oii Wlllets; "Tho Genius of Japan," by Alexander TIson; "Tho Genius of Russia," Rus-sia," by Francis V. Greene; "Tho Cause of tho War," by John Foord; "What Russia Rus-sia Fights For." by Edwin Wlnlhrop Dayton; Day-ton; and "Tho War and After," Ty Henry P. Norton. There Is besides a flno paper on "Tho Victory of Our Eairtorn Diplomacy," Diplo-macy," The always-adinlrablo "March of Events, an Illustrated Editorial Interpretation." i covers tho general field of events of the month in exeollcnt style, wliilo Ita goneral I illustrations and aiolce-up are superb. Doublcday, Pago & Company, publishers, New York. Tho Boolcman for .April, In Its "Chronicle "Chroni-cle and Comment," makes a very flno summary of literary events of tho month, with personal gossip of authors, and forecasts fore-casts of coming ovonts: tho department Is admirablo In conception, contents, and make-up, Edwin Lefevro's "The American Ameri-can Newspaper" series, second pa jilt, Is devoted to the newspaper In Its relations to Wall street. "Journalism In Japan." by Yonc Noguchl, Is an Illuminating view. "John Sharp Williams, Leader." la a good political paper, with portrait; but bow It happens to be in a literary magazine Is not clear. In "Hero and Thcro" Is a treatment treat-ment of the Smoot cose, which reads well, but was written by a man so uttorly lacking lack-ing In local knowlcdgo that It sounds like a special plea. Thcro aro some good special spe-cial papers, and book reviews in large numbers and of much ability. Tho number num-ber has a summary of tho best-selling books of tho month, thoso for this city having boen "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Corne," "Lions of tho Lord," "My Friend Prospero," "Tho Deliverance," "Gordon Keith" and "Kebecca." The' Bookman is a great literary monthly. Dodd, Mead & Company, publishers, New York. Country Llfo in American for April has a beautiful cover design In magnolhis, and the contents pagn Is bordered with uiur-tensla, uiur-tensla, both the design of Horace McF;ix-land. McF;ix-land. "The Vanishing Beaver." by Josef Brunncr. is a close nature-study, illustrated illus-trated by unerring photographs. "The. Problem of the Soaring Bird." by Frank .Chapman, puts tho problem squarely, and illustrates It by many bird positions In the air. "A Three Hundred-Acre Estato In New York City." by Helena Livingston. Is a finely illustrated description of a country plnco on Staton Island. "Successful "Success-ful Siuab Raising." by William E. Rice, tolls of a profitable industry. "Magnolias, tho Trees That Have tho Largest Flowers," Flow-ers," by Julia Ellen Rogers, is well written writ-ten and Illustrated with many photographs. photo-graphs. "Tho Best Typo of Motor Boats," by Philip Colt, discusses many forms, and numerous propelling- Ideas. "Country Homes of Fumous Americans." by Oliver Bronson Capen, Illustrates and tells all about Washington's Mount Vernon home. "How to Mako a Living from the Land," fourth paper, by L. II. Bailey, tells the story of a Bermudan Garden-Farm er, helped by many Illustrations. "Tho Development De-velopment of an Elm Shoot" is shown by successive photographs, taken and furnished fur-nished by Robert H. Richards. "The Easter Eas-ter Lily, a Romance of Floriculture," by Wllbclm Miller, Is tho' story of tho raising rais-ing of tho Easter Lily, with an account of a brand new discovery that promises to revolutionize tho business. "Tho Fish Hawk's Nest" Is a series of photographs by Walter A. Johnson. Thoro are numerous nume-rous spoclnl articles In outdoor llfo and sports, and tho number as a wholo Js a fipcndld one. By tho beautiful print and fine largo pages this monthly Is always a delight to the eye ns well as a literary triumph. Doublcday, Page & Co., publishers, publish-ers, New York. Tho Popular Science Monthly for April opens with a great article b3' lrofessor R. A. Mllllkan, "Recent Discoveries in Radiation and Their Significance," which contains some very curious information and speculation. "Evolution of the Human Hu-man Form," by Charles Morris, Is a loarnod ctudy In evolutionary principles. "Tho Arcquipa Station of the Hirvartl Observatory," by Professor Solon I. Bal- loy, tells of that groat astronomical station. sta-tion. Illustrated with many views. "The Prussian Academy of Science and the Fine Arts, Berlin." by Edward F. Williams, Is a review of that great institution, with portraits of Us notable presidents. "The Caucasian In Brarll," by Thomas C. Dawson, Daw-son, goes to show that tho dark and mixed races are losing ground, and that tho great Amazon plain is destined tp be the home of tho Caucasian. "Tho Conservation of Energy In Those of Advancing Years," third paper, by Dr. Madison J.Taylor. Is directed di-rected to fho point of how to postpono the degenerative effect!! of old age. 'The Influence In-fluence of Liobig on tho Development of Chemical Industries," by Dr. Carl Duls-berg, Duls-berg, Is a high trlbuto to that Influence. "Tho Air of tho Luray Caverns," by Dr. Guy L. Ilunner, tells of a great sanitarium sanita-rium built over these caverns to get the benefit of the absolutely pure air In them. "Tho Progress of Science," Is a good compendium, com-pendium, and the index to volume CI Is carried. It Is a line number of a great publication. The Science Press, publishers, publish-ers, Lancaster, Pa. The Cosmopolitan for April 1ms a comprehensive com-prehensive Illustrated paper, "If Europe Should Go to War," by John Brlsben Walker, which ably points out what would ensue; It is copiously Illustrated with Russian army types. "Plus X. and tho Problems of His Pontificate" Is a review of much force and value. "Tho Dramatio History of South America," by Cyrus Townscnd Brady, gives attention In this section to Panama as the passageway of tho knights-errant of clllvlzatlon. "The Iovls and Clark Centennial" is an Illustrated Illus-trated paper by William R. Stewart, which gives a good general view. "Breakfasts "Break-fasts With Horace Greeley." by Murat Halstead, is an enjoyable paper, Illustrated Illustrat-ed with portraits. The papers on Cryptography Cryp-tography aro continued, , and there aro many papers, sketches. pocm3 and pictures pic-tures of high merit. John Brlsbcn Walker, publisher, Irvlngton, N. Y. McClurc's Magazine for April has the second paper of Thomas Nelson Page's "The Negro: the Southerner's Problem," with a portrait of the author.; theso papers arc awakening the widest Interest. "15ne-mles "15ne-mles of the Ropubllc," by Lincoln Stcf-fens. Stcf-fens. Is a candid and Inside statement of tho boodllng in Missouri, a dreadful showing. show-ing. "The History of the Standard Oil Company: Part two: tho Breaking Up of tho Trust," by Ida M. Tarbell, continues the scathing arraignment. "One 'Hundred Masterpieces of Painting," by John La Forge, third paper, reproduces in tint, full page, four of thoso masterpieces. Thcro arc excellent stories nud sketches, with a poqm by Harriet Prescott Spofford. It Is always a most welcome maftazlna, Tho s. S. McCluro Company, Now York City. St. Nicholas for April has for Its most striking article, "Robinson Crusoe's Island" (two hundred years later), by Francis Arnold Collins, preceded by a sketch fiom W. B. Northrop of "The Author Au-thor of 'Robinson Crusoe.' " Thcro Is a robust sketch, "A Japanese 'Middy,' " by Tclichl Yamagatu, nephow of the Japaneso Japa-neso field-marshal. "A Visit to a Colorado Glacier," by F. IT. ICellogg, Is an Illustrated Illus-trated paper of fascinating Interest. Tho stories, rhymes, nature, and fun In tho number aro most catchy and excellent. No young person can afford to bo without St. Nicholas. Tho Century Co., publishers. publish-ers. New York. Lcsllo's Monthly Magazine for April has a specially good paper by James L. Ford. "Our Melancholy Pastimes." Arthur Goodrich treats of "Tho Chance for the H American Slngor," in an illustrated article jJ which shows a number of the aucccsses and how they were won. "Tho Real Dls- covcrcr of the Northwest," by Agnes C. Laut, tells the story of Plcrro Esprit TUi- 'H dlscon, establishing his claim to bo con- sldered the nc'tUal pioneer. , "Earning a Bl Living at Coney Island," gives an episode LH In the life of a New York working girl. "Tho Case for Japan," by D. W. Stevens, counselor to thn Japan mo legation, is a forcible presentation of the Japanese side. Thoro aro good editorials, sketches, storletf, and poems, and the number Is an entertaining and valuable one. Frank Lesllo Publishing Houxe. New York. Spalding's Baseball Gtildn fnrlOOl (March number), the ofllclal publication, is out H That Is enough to say, to those who know the character and merits of the work. To those who aro not acquainted with thn work, it may bo useful to say that it Is a completo compendium of tho sport, having all tho news of all lho leagues, the rcc- jH ords, personal performances, and a fin sketch of the origin and develoorncnt of the gunk'. No more useful book In Its jH sphere could be named. American Sports Publishing Co, New York. . i'll The Successful American for Mnrrh has , an extraordinary number of portraits and biographies of successful men In all walks of life in this country. Its specialties am "The Approaching St. Louis Exposition " , its Immcnsllv and uuequalcd attractions. . by William j. Hartford: "Personalities of Prominent People." most pertinent and jH amusing, by Thomas V.. Flttman; IH "Washington Notes and. Anecdotes," by Timothy J. Campbell; "Progress of Auto-moblling." Auto-moblling." describing; enterprise at Palm Beach, Florida, by the Editor. A verv useful and Interesting monthly. Tho Sue-cessful Sue-cessful American, New Yorlc Young's Magazine for April has four-toon four-toon good short stories, which aro enter- i jH tabling to read. They aro In many veins IH and by good writers. The magazine maken a specially of the short story, and always dishes un a good assortment of stories, written In a spicy style. Courlland II. Young, publisher. New York. The Western Miner and Financier of Donvor has issued a "Radium Edition." exhibiting a lot of shadowy photographs, j and showing tho effects of radlo-actlvlt In many forms, notably at Gltnwood jH Springs, Colorado. It Is a publication of IH much interest and curiosity. Rl |