“McClure's” for June

opens with an article of great interest on "The Peril of Icebergs," by P. T. McGrath, extracts from which will be found in this number. The illustrations, by M. J. Burns, are both beautiful and instructive.

Mr. McGrath lives in Newfoundland and has studied his subject at first hand for years. In order to more perfectly illustrate the article, Mr. Burns went to Newfoundland and saw the scenes he so beautifully reproduces.

Miss Tarbell continues her fearless exposure of the Standard Oil Company, and George Madden Martin contributes Part II of "The House of Fulfilment." Three poems, by Florence Wilkinson, "The House of His First Mistress," "The Heart's Country" and "The Tortured Millions," are most excellent, and the last one is especially strong. There are several excellent stories. In "The Folly of Lamar" we are brought face to face with the horrors of a negro lynching, which, however, is prevented. "The New Missioner" is an exceedingly strong story of mountain life. "The Truce" is a wonderful bear story and is strikingly illustrated by Arthur Heming. "The Past," by James Hopper, is a short story of a Filipino woman, who loved and lost. The editorial department is especially good this month.

The June "Success.”

The cover of Success this month is very beautiful and appropriate, and at the top we are told that this is "the best number of Success yet issued." The first article is "George B. McClellan, the Mayor of Greater New York." In this is reported an interview between Mr. McClellan and a Success representative. The article is illustrated by a number of excellent photographs. The photograph of President Roosevelt and his four sons is most interesting. In this number of "Diplomatic Mysteries," by Vance Thompson, "the unfortunate estrangement between the German Emperor and his eldest son" is explained. "The Men Who Are Pushing Canada to the Front," by T. G. Marquis, is a valuable contribution. Much sound sense and excellent advice is to be found in "Minimizing Difficulties," by Orison

Swett Marden. "The Wreck of the Edna," by T. Jenkins Hains, is a true story of the terrible struggle for life of Captain Hains and his wife, "who were driven 400 miles out to sea in a little boat, and suffered starvation for five days." Joseph A. Altsheler continues his serial story, "Guthrie of 'The Times."" The four pages of photographs of "People We Read About," with brief sketches of what they are doing, are very interesting. Among the stories we notice "The Strength of Daniel Keogh" and "Gee Whiz of the Breeze," a story for children.

"The Century" for June

is a special Western number. Among the many interesting and timely articles we notice "The Vitality of Mormonism," by Ray Stannard Baker; "The Asiatic Trade of Our Pacific States," by Harvey W. Scott; "Lincoln as a Lawyer," with an account of his first case, by Jesse W. Weik. Following the court about on the circuit was, no doubt, the joy of Lincoln's life. He was so fond of it that he declined a flattering offer to enter a lucrative law-partnership in Chicago, because, as he contended, it would necessitate more or less confinement in the office and therefore keep him off the circuit. Seated in a one-horse buggy, behind a sorry-looking animal, he would set out from Springfield to be gone for weeks at a stretch. The lawyers, as he drove into each successive place, eagerly anticipating a new stock of stories, gave him a cordial welcome, and the landlords hailed his coming with delight, for he was one of the most patient and uncomplaining of guests. "If every other fellow," relates one of his colleagues, "grumbled at the indifferent accommodations and scant fare which greeted us at many of the dingy taverns we struck, Lincoln said nothing." His forbearance in this regard well warrants the observation he is said on one occasion to have made, that he never so completely felt his "own unworthiness as when he stood face to face with a real, live hotel clerk." How he appeared on the circuit may be gleaned from this sketch of him drawn by Henry C. Whitney, one of his colleagues in central Illinois, who is yet living: "His hat was brown,

faded, and the nap usually worn or rubbed off. He wore a short cloak and sometimes a shawl. His coat and vest hung loosely on his giant frame. His trousers were invariably too short. In one hand he carried a faded green umbrella with A. LINCOLN in large white cotton or muslin letters sewed on the inside; the knob was gone from the handle, and a piece of cord was usually tied round the middle of the umbrella to keep it from flying open. In the other hand he carried a carpet bag in which were stored the few papers to be used in court and underclothing enough to last till his return to Springfield."

"St. Nicholas " for June

is a vacation number and contains many articles on outdoor life and sport. Allan P. Ames tells "How to Keep a Baseball Score." "A Sparrow's Nest in a Lion's Mouth" is an account of an actual incident in New York City. Julian Ralph's "Fun Among the Red Boys" is of great interest, and from it we give the following:

"The boys of the Papago tribe in the Southwest have a game which the fellows in Harvard and Yale would form rules about, if they played it, until it became very lively indeed. These Indian boys make dumbbells of woven buckskin or rawhide. They weave them tight and stiff, and then soak them in. a sort of red mud which sticks like paint. They dry them, and then the queer toys are ready for use. To play the game they mark off goals, one for each band or 'side' of players. The object of each side is to send its dumbbells over to the goal of the enemy. The dumbbells are tossed with sticks that are thrust under them as they lie on the ground. The perverse things will not go straight or far, and a rod is a pretty good throw for one. The sport quickly grows exciting, and the players are soon battling in a heap, almost as if they were playing at football."

"The Metropolitan" for June deals very largely with outdoor subjects, and the illustrations are numerous and especially fine. There are several remarkably good articles. In a story entitled "A Secret of the North," Julian Hawthorne tells of the search for and discovery of the last resting-place of Hendrik Hudson. W. A. Fraser has written another of his famous "Sa'-Zada" stories,

entitled "The Tale of Unt, the Camel." Anthony Hope contributes the leading story, "Fore-Ordained," an account of an amusing courtship containing both fun and philosophy. "Poe's Dreamland of Reality," by Francis Sullivan, is most interesting. "The Golden Lizard," by Henry Cleveland Wood, is a thrilling mining story.

"Scribner's Magazine" for June

contains an article of unusual historical interest in "Newly Discovered Personal Records of Lewis and Clark." The records are in the possession of Clark's descendants, Mrs. Julia Clark Voorhis and Miss Eleanor Glasgow Voorhis. By them much information is given regarding the transcontinental expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1803-6. John Fox, Jr., Scribner's special correspondent in the Orient, writes on "The Trail of the Saxon," illustrating certain phases of the Russo-Japanese war. Frederic Irland, who has already written many outdoor articles, gives an account of a fishing trip across New Brunswick in "The Trout of Nepisiguit." The illustrations are unusually beautiful. Interesting chapters on "The War of 1812," and Mr. Grant's serial, "The Undercurrent," are found in this number. There are several good short stories and poems.

Review of Reviews.

All the more important articles in the Review of Reviews for June are the contributions of experts. An admirable summary of "What Stanley Lived to See Accomplished in Africa" is furnished by Cyrus C. Adams, the geographical writer on the staff of the New York Sun; President Charles F. Thwing writes suggestively on "Sending a Son to College"; Lieut. Joseph A. Baer, U.S.A., gives his observations, as a cavalry officer, of those unique troopers, the Cossacks; Arthur Warren describes "The Turbine: A New Era of Steam," and J. A. Kingman writes on "The Automobile in Business"; Librarian Elmendorf, of Buffalo, defines "The Work of a Modern Public Library"; Prof. E. R. A. Seligman contributes a paper on the special franchise tax in New York, and Prof. Carl C. Plehn writes on the taxation of bank franchises in California. Each of these articles is the work of a man who has expert knowledge of the topic on which he writes.

THE COUNTRY EDITOR.

A preacher at the conclusion of one of his sermons said: "Let all in the house who are paying their debts stand up."

Instantly every man, woman and child, with one exception, rose to their feet. The preacher seated them and said: "Now, every man not paying his debts stand up."

The exception noted, a careworn, hungrylooking individual, clothed in his last summer's suit, slowly assumed a perpendicular position. "How is it, my friend," asked the minister, "that you are the only man not meeting his obligations?"

"I run a newspaper," he meekly answered, "and the brethren here who just stood up are my subscribers, and

"Let us pray," exclaimed the minister.Joplin (Mo.) News-Herald.

To Learn the Bagpipes.

There are several ladies who can play the bagpipes, including Miss Elspeth Campbell, daughter of Lord Archibald Campbell. Learners must start with the chanter and learn the fingering thoroughly before attempting to play a full set.-Fionn.

Never rush down a hill the foot of which is not in sight.

The true worth of a man is to be measured by the object he pursues.-Marcus Aurelius.

Every man ought carefully to follow out his peculiar character, provided it is only peculiar, and not vicious.-Cicero.

Sweet satisfaction comes to those who try, no matter how humbly, to be earthly providences to the poor and helpless.-Louisa M. Alcott.

Good sense and good nature are never separated, though the ignorant world has thought otherwise. Good nature, by which I mean beneficence and candor, is the product of right reason.-Dryden.

"Did you know what a lot of applause I got?" asked the young orator, proudly. "I did," answered the old stager. "And did you notice that the applause only came in when you quoted Cobden or Bright, or some of the rest of them ?"