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Easter Literature.
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Easter Literature. THE beautiful art cover of the April "Sunday Strand" proclaims the facie that it is an Easter number, 'and ASI ,contents by no means .belie that description. The Bishop of Ripoai's monthly "Bible Talks" turn upon "Crucifixion and Re- surrection." Dr Watt's immortal' hymn, "When Isurvley the Wondrous Cross," which is de- scribed by the composer, Dr Ralplh Dunstan, as 'a hiymm-anthem, ought to be: extremely popular, both inichurch anj^l home. A -very striking article is .that by A. B. Cooper entitlad "The Working Men, of (the Bible," and to have, their handicrafts so admkahly illustra- ted as they are by James, Clarke, R.I., is a re- freshing novelty. In "Eastertide Decorations" Lydia Cha:tte.riton, evidently an expert, gives de- tailed directions for the decoration of the church. The1 article is illustrated-by the author, and: 51he 'uses 'Spring flowers and folialge with grreat .effect. Th'e "S-un:dlay Strand" symposium on. "I s Churchgoing t,,np o:p: Lill;ar is still "going .S;on, Vh,e!c,o,nt,rib?uto,rs this Tr,o-,i,th be,i:rrgArch- t,r I deacon'' Sinclair and Yh Bram-well Booth, eldest SOUl of 'die General. Iin Dh'e realmi of fiction, the "Sunday Strand" has, especially of late, taken a leading position. Where all are good, it is somewhat difficult to pick out -the best short story, buit possi'My this distinction heloDgs to "Not a, Sad Story," by Mary Stewart C;u(tti.ng. It is a iititle master- piece.. "Tihe Awakening of Mr Judd," by Eliza- beth M. Mioon, is. boith ih-umiorolis: and pathetic, and the same- -may be said. for "The Conversion of ;a Pessimist," by H. IT. Gaibooin. Mr Omme Agnus's series of Methodist Idylls, entitled "The New Minister," is represented this month by "The Departure and Return: of Mrs W.rigs- worth." The illustrations by Tom Browne, are as good as ever. There is .a full-page portrait of the Rlev Frank Sw-ainso-n, vicar of St. Barna- bas, Holiloway, who established the largest Bible class in the wo-rld at Sheffield'; aimd the frontispiece is a fine reproduction of C. M. Muller's painting "Barabbas." In the "Home Magazine Supplement," there is a feasft of goodf things. A n-ew feature is "Daily Thoughts," which is at once a diary and 'a; series of literary' quotation. The "Sunday Strand" "Criticism1 Competi- tion" is in ins fourth month, and, ail-though one of the condition^! of winning one of the four hundred prizes is that the magazine slhgll be .read from cov.,eir to cover, this task should not prove' either disagreeable or unprofitable, for the quality of the matcer could not well be im- proved.
World Adventure.
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World Adventure. That lit is not always necessary to go to the ends of tfhe earth for moving incidents by flood and field is abundantly proved by the April inumbar of the "'Wide World Magazine." The place of honour in this issue is given to "Under 'the Train," being the story of the terri- ble -experience which be-iel'l a ('.rc.it X orthenJl Railway foreman. Then we have "What Hap- pened at. Sacristan," the thrilling story of a Durham mine accident; wlhil-e; "The..Makers- df Mountain Dew" descrihes the ways and wiles of the illicit' whisky distillers of Ireland, who still nourish in the remoter di'SiKBifcts. A most, timely arid interesting article is "Thiroiughi Manchiuria on a Transport Train," ,w,hii,dli throws somie, significant sidelights on Russia's preparations and intentions in the Ear East. Th'e nhird instalment of "On Foot to Thibet," with its remarkable photographs, w.illi also, b,e fot-tnid, of ;to! ,p;i.cal d:nterest ,a.t the present .moment. "Adrift on tfh-e Arctic Ice," "The Adventures of a Make-believe: Lunatic," and "The Pirates of \1*,s,amiis," alre? 0 ite,m!3 a,m?oilii, th!er r?,ot,,?woirthv I: ithe fifteen profusely illustrated article's and, stories, -which go to make up a splendid nurhber. F Boys and Old Boys.
or Boys and Old Boys.
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The "Captain" for April (the first number of a new .volume') contains the opening chapters of the new serials, "Sailors of the King," a story of naval warfare!o.n -sea and land, by Mr George Ilawley, and "The Duffer," which Tromises to be a delightful tale in that author's best vein, by Air R. S. Warren Bell. Mr F. Swainson also -contribuites the first of a series of "Further Taloes of Eliza's," and "Tales of the Far West," by M;r F. W. Calkins, commence with an account of an. exciting .adveniiure with a cougar. "Too Many Cooks" is an amusing school story, .and "For Life or Death" d'eals graphi- cally with' :a railway disaster in Indian There are many useful articles im the number under review, amongst which we would: reoom- ,mend Mr C. B. Ery's cau.se.ri'e on "Judgment" to the notice of all athletes. Philatelists' are told! how !to arrange their .stalmps to the best advantage, and readers with a bent for mechanics are given working diagrams and' hints for the oonstTuclaon of a model pump-. In "Humours of the Vivarium" Mr A. Bter.tram Hutton reicouuts the adventures of his reptilian, pets, which should remove the not too kindly feeling,with which most people are apt to' regard! these interesting little creatures. Therre is, an illustrated' article -on, St. Paul's, Darjeeling, the only public School in India, which enjoys thie distinction of being the highest -school in the world. Photographers and naturalists have. their "Corners," too; iMr Charles H. Larrette writes a very readable 'article on the subject of "Cycling Manners;" and in addition there are plenty, of "The Old Fag's" answers to correspondents, always a feature ot t'hrs excellent publication.
The Divine Sarah.
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The Divine Sarah. The "Strand Magazine" for April contains a feature .of the most: striking interest to all, classes of readers, being the open r.g cihaipters, of "The Memoirs of Saralh Bernhardt." The recollections of the greatest actress of our •'time give1 the full story of her stage career, imi which her opinions of English, actors and of the theatrical life of this country will be found) esp-eciallyt entertaining. Moreover, Madame Bernhardt has, of course, met nearly all the celebrated people of the; day, from Royalty downwards, and her reminiscences Will be full of amusing anecdotes of persons well-known in the social world. The ;articlesare written in a style as readable as any novel, a-i-id will be illustrated by many portraits and other pictures never before pub- lished.
The Most Wonderful Woman in…
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The Most Wonderful Woman in the World. I Cou.n,'[ Vay de- Vaya, who, on his recent journey in the Ear East, was received in audience by the monarehs of Russia, Chinia, Korea, and Japan, :i s otne of the very few Europeans who have come into personal contact with the Dowager Empress of China—undoubtedly the moist wonderful woman now living, and perhaps the most won- derful that ev-er has, lived. Count Vay de Vaya us d-esc-ri e,s in tlhe A?pr*l fnu:m?b,er of "Pe;ars-o '?s ,?ill 'b I Magazine" his impression, of the Empress when first conducted; into- h-eir presence "The Empress is of average height, stroingly built, and completely self-possessed..As for her dress, I am afnaid I dannot deSJcrihe 'ladies' .attt.ire' la's I can objeots of art. She was, I re- member, clad in, some dark blue material, em- broidered with golden thread. Wlhat struck me mostc. was the' Manchu heiad-dress, whtch caused the hair to project fiio,m the head like the long wings of a bat, each decorated with a bunch of chrysa.iTthgm.mms. "The Empress is a Manclhu, and clings to her natio,nial P ,,ia?vmi,-nts iand faslh,ions, which, if fiii-ely have rio other advantage, at least per,milt the children's feet to. be at liberty, contrary to the Chinlelse custom. "Slhe was seated on a high throne, elaborately carved, heavily gilded, and covered by a magni- ficent canopy. Beifare her wa, a ta'ble, on which she .resfcedl her long-nailed fingers. On heir left, onto step below, the Emperor was seated, making in his mieek appearance, a striking con- trast to his imperious auint. "It cannot be denied that. the Dowager Em- press of China, has a commanding appearance. Nearly seventy-three years of age, she looks younger, and betr strong feakures have kept all their mobility. Tlhe square forehead1, strong nose, and firm mouth are the..mosit prominent features, but I tihiink her character is best seen in the drooping twitch ctf the imoullh, andi hear searching gaze. Nothing seems to escape -h,e,r. During the wihole reception her keen' gaze: fol- lowed every movement and examined separaitely every; ndividiula1. "There is no question, the Dowager Eimpiress is a clever woman and a skilful diplomatist. Of her diplomatic ability the best proof is that sohle is seated before us on her golden throng. The -day cm which the rescuing force was led! into tihe city to relieve the famishing legatiioins and help the tortured' Christians, the Empress and1 all her Courk were fleeing through a devastated country in a lumbering; wroodlen car. The miighty Empress took refuge in humble, houses, ;h:d herself in stabiles, and crawled for conceal- ment into caves. Who would believe that tlhosle deserted beings, that -scattered Court, would re- turn to "Ihe pial,a-ce. under the protection of the sarnie allied force that arrived to avenge outraged Justice and -set her once .more on her throne."
Sporting Yarns.
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Sporting Yarns. To 'Ile April n,uit-ii?,b-r of "Pe?ai,oii's -\Ia,- .,azine, BG:i,g.-Gea1. James Willcocks contributes a paper full of excellent stories of his sporting experi- ences in all parts of the world. He is as good a sporksma.n as he is a soldier, landi his stories are gootdl too. Here i)s one that he' tells: with. par- ticular relish, tho-ugh it is, (perhaps, slightly against himself: — "To shoot a pig where pick-sticking is possible is lik'e shooting: a fox inafox-hunt'ingi 'cauntrYf-- but I was anoe forced to shodc a fine old boar. True, 'he- was .not within a, day's .march of the sp,ea,r-Pou-iids, bat it was quite, ipos,,)iible, that he mhc,,Y;b't havei been an o,cc?a?.,io;nal vi,.sitoT. "It was in the rocky and 'broken: Ghats (hills), between Mhow and Khandwa in Central India. News caimet to, me of a pantheir that wiais .Carrying off dog's and1 goats from, a small village. To obtain three days' leave and to make after Mr Spots was short work, and I galloped' out from Cantonments, for some fifteen miiiles, to the Nullah where the natives said that he usually passed the night, arriving jlulSt before sundown. "I knew'the panther could not be far away, for his tracks were fresh and ,cle,an. My s'hiknri warned me that I might surprise him near a kill. Presently I found myself am a ledge of rock Cr,-eip-i,n,, c o-v?e.,rl,oLol,iin(, la running strfj?jm,. 11 tiously downwards I came to a very nairrow, go.at track, that .followed the water-course, some fifteen feet above. Moving carefully., I fol- lowed the track, the perpendicular wall of rock on my right, and the little precipice on- my left, leaving only just enough, T-oom on the ledge for me to stand. "I had not got many paces before I came face to face with a wild boar -on, the same path. His visaige I shJalll in ever forget tas it appeared' at that moment, so fierce and devilish t was. "I saw at oTnce that there were only three things I could do-Imu:st ,either fire at him, wait hi's charge, and then try to jump over him, or leap Oiver the precipice, and probably break neck. Having no w-ish itO shoot a. boar, I waited a fe-w selcondls, and ithen liaised mry hands, and gave a wiilld ishout, -at the, s-ame time making a grimace, aiHer the fashion of the skirmishers of ri a Chinese brigade wihen they hope to scare the enemy. "But my grimace: must have been particularly fascinating, for, instead of turning ttaill, the brute Cialme headlanig at ime at the full charge. I was never in a greater 'frlight iin my life—'the charge of a j.unic, e boar :h?a-s im.a;,d',e, rn? ny ia better ?l-an 'I a squirm. However, in an instant, my rifle was, at .my shbul'der, and :a five-hundred: express bullet had lodged in piggy's face. He gave one bound, one grunt, and crashed down, the nullah into the stream. "Tlhe shikaris had a great feast that night, when we returned to camp, I having shot my first and1 last wild boar."
The Moujik and the Jap.
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The Moujik and the Jap. Wiritfurg in the April number of "Pearson's -\I-a -,az i r ?e," Mr -.Ivfa-rcus Woo?dward' has writ,ten two shout character skettches, one of the average Japanese1, the olther of the' average Russian. Writing of t'he, latter, he says: — "Eighty per cent, of the Russian people being peasants, to- call the mighty Russian Empire L.Ile Moujik Empire' its to define iit truly. The p-easiants are, the backbone of the. nation. The visitor to Sit. Petersburg, or to other large tawns, would .see 'nothing df the true national character- istics. Less 'than 12 per cent, of the entire Russian, population, resides in towns, and one- third of this town population is made up of foreigners, who have tnathing in common with the true natives. "The squalor, destitution, and misery of the peasants in their homete a-re beyond imagination. For 'the. six wlinter months their land1 is buried, in saow, bound by frost. So in the summer sea- son tihey must lalbour incessantly every minute of :the day. 'Strada' is the t'ermi for the summer work; it is from. the same: word 'as 'slt'ra;dat'-to suffer anguish. "'When the, Ipe,asa,nts were, serfs, if they did not work they were flogged. In 1861 sonne. fifty millJion serfs were emancipated; and since then, say the .peasants, if they have not worked, they have starved. "It is, tb,e,refore, a bback .1 ,Dick?ur-. th,,at oii,e s forced to paint of the Russiairus. But there is room for a few bright touches. These soras of the soil have a greait virtue in kinidheartedness. No Moujik is ,too 'poor to help fellow; and the Russian .soldier 'has a kind heart beneath his savagery." Thti's is a picture of the Jap>: — "Under the polish and politeness of the Japan- ese—a. people vaho, as a niaticonal rule, never show anger—lie chords which call forth a ven- geance, swift, and to the death, if tou'ehed in wanit.cirt. malice. "A inatioriail example is supplied by Japan's passages of- diplomacy with the before the war bro-ke out. Nothin,g could have been polite,r-uint,ill the nation's self-control gave way, •and' that sudlden, death-dealing midnight attack on Poijt Arthur was made.. "Nome wiill mow dispute that the Japatneae hold the foremost place amongst the -artistic nations. If few can truly appreciate their marvellous apt .work—their printings, carvings, lacquet work, and ith,erest-so different in ideals from Western ark, yet the opinion o!f thoise who give it the highest place is unassailable. "What the Japanese lack in stature they make up for in ihiain. Less thian two decades ago they -w!elre,,i(n the miiddile ages now it is rare to finldl a man who cannot read and write. The majority are highly educated; they show greait scientific attainimants; they lead the world in biology, and are among the foremost chemists; and they possess the largest battleships and one of /the m'st perfect armies. They boast, not without reason, that 'they have done in thirty years, in the way of getting .wisdom, what' it took Europe half as fmianty celllturierS to accomplish. "In ail] the 30,000 oriimiarv schools supported by ithe Government, and' in the mitdidle and pri- vate schools, one point is ail ways strictily in- sisted upon-the duty owed1 to. parents and: to Emperor. A Japanese will speak to you of his parents with a .fervour akin to reverence and any schoolboy would) defin'e htis duity to his Em- peror by saying it is (eo hefp hiim preserve his country's indlependence. Every school teacnes drilffi; even, babies are taught war-songs; a fire of patriotism burns in every brea&t." m
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Nicholas II.—The Man.
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Nicholas II.—The Man. Count Vay Idle Vaya, who has re,cently, .com- pldedia journey that embraced all the countries of the Far Eas:t, had the almaslt unheard of privilege acco'rd.ed him of being received in audi- z, ence by the Emperors of Russia, China, Rosea, an.cl Japan. He contributes a graphic descrip- tion of his meetings with these monarehs to the pages of "Pearson's Magazine." In t'he April number he tells how he was received by the Tsar of all the Russias, giving a very vivid description of his manner .and appearance. lie comes to the conclusion, that even an absolute monarch I- h -ca,,i be:a,iiian, w'?t? hurna;n.e- and l?in-diiy inst-i?n,cts, He thus describes his reception :—• "The Tonm is so, small that there is no space to make the- obligatory three curtseys. 1 "have scarteely stepped into- the room wlhen H&s Majesty gets up and meets me himself with his well-known affability. Nicholas 11. weairs the undress uniform -of a Russian gerleoralc-diark blue a,nd gre?en, with a ver, l'title -,old lace, a:n,d, a y single medal on his breast—a modest ganment subdued in- colouring, -suited very well ini e-very respect to its owner. "The portraits of the Emperor are well enough known to make it unnecessary ifor .me ao* go. into minute details. He is not tall, of rather delicate frame, but healthy, and. with a good complexion. But what strikes one at the first moment is the Emperor's expression, open and kind-hearted. The two main .features that strike one at the first glance are <tihe turquoise-blue/-colour of his eyes and the open gaze; these cannot fail to make a strong impression. This as his chief characteristic, an'd it seems to be a family inheri- tance. A 'very great likeness exists in this re- spect to the hteir to the English throne. "'His Majesty: ^earned to be mioslt interested illll my proposed journey across, Siberia, and wanted1 to know hew long I intended to stay in those regions. He spoke in an interesting way about his own experiences heknowSl the wholei length of the country, ins fact, as Tsarevitch he turned the first sod .for the railway about twelve years ago in Vladivostok, land mow the line rune from one end to the other, linking two contin- ents. HUlL he -himself has travelled over the greater part of the route in the simple Russian) tarantas. "He .gave :me with great vivacity ma-ny of his innumerable memories and impressions. He was interested in every question, and tried to see everything as much as possible Ifoir himself. He s-coip,pe T at each place off any importance, and C', f.yi,ve,3t.l" t,ed the siiit!u?at'o;-i illn detail. Be,sides his ,a o.ffi.cial e,n,,?,ia,F-,m!ents, he was k-eenl)y, iiater?es,te'd in the purely hi,s?tori? c,a,l -aiildi ?c*en!t?ifi? sides of these, unknown regions. Tlhe knowledge he ■gathered1 during has journey is unique in value, end of the greatest imiporfdance to students of the Aaiastic races, their origin, life, land, future de- velopment. Undoubtedly there has beam no other ruler 'befor'e of his enormous empire who ever- ventured to enter these re,m,oite districts."