Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-05-09
LITERARY NOTES.

Perhaps the most beautiful series of pictures
ever presented out of the Rocky mountains will
be found in collection of fourteen orgna
paintings, executed by Thomas Moran for the
May Cosmopolitan. To those who have been IN
the Rockies, this issue of the Cosmopolitan will
be a souvenir worthy of preservation. This
number contains fifty-two original drawings, by
Thomas Moran, Oliver HerfOrd, Dan Beard, ii.
NJ. Eaton, f. G. Atwood, f. o. Small, f. Liz,
j. III. Dolph. and RoSina Emmett Sherwood, be-
sides six reproductions of famous recent works
of art, and forty other Observation-Disclosures
eight in all. Though The Cosmopolitan sells
for but fifteen cents, probably no magazine in
the world will present for May so great num-
Der of Illustrations specially designed for its
pages by famous illustrators. The fiction in
this number is by f. Hopkinson Smith, Gustav
Kobbe, w. Clark Russell, Edgar w. Nye, and
I. 9. Crawford.
In his department of 1.-THE Progress of the
World for May the editor of the Review of Re-
views sums up the significant events of the
month preceding. Prominent topics thus
treated are the income tax decision, the Chicago
election and the triumph of civil service reform,
the Cuban revolt the Venezuelan boundary
editor makes some interesting comments on
recent progress in the South, notably illustrated
by railroad and other industrial development
in Florida, the improvement Of various South
ern harbors, the enforcement of the South Coro.
lima liquor law, and other encouraging signs
At the same time the low prices of sugar and
cotton are discussed in their relation to the
prevailing feeling Of unrest among the agricul-
turists of the Gulf states.
Under the title of sour Situation as Viewed
| from Without" Prof. Goodwin Smith eloquently
considers the North American Review for MAY
the various political, financial and social prob.
lens at present confronting the American PEG.
pie, and points out the storm centres of danger
| which may menace the stability of the Congress
| sional system.
The complete novel in the May issue of Lip
| pncott's is "rhe Lady of Las Cruces" by Chris
tian tiled. 1t gives Il later (and the LAST episode
| in the life o. hat beautiful and gifted Mexican
who was The heroine of "The Picture Of Las
Cruces" in the magazine for February, 1894.
MARTHA lieadstOne," by Edith Brewer, is a
strong and touching story. with an uncommon
motif. "Odds on the Gun" is stirring anecdote
of South Africa, the frs; OF Sundry surprising
| tlNN CliluiCS VI a WA correspondent WHICH VIII
| be offered.
tile H eart of the Fire Spirit" by the late
Lieut.. Alvin f. Sydenham, sets forth one Of
the many devices Of the Indian medicne-man
William I. Nichols solves the mystery of 1.-THE
Ghost Of Rhodes House"
| In "Efacing the Frontier" William Trow
bridge Larncd casts a good deal of light on the
condition and prospects OF the West Oul
army, he thinks, will soon be no longer needeC
| to keep the red meu liz order, and may prOntabll
he stationed in Chicago and ether cities t.
meet the growing danger from anarchists auC
| strikers.
David Bruce Fitzgerald tells what happens
| son a Shad Float at this season. Calvin Dill
| Wilson presents the first and second courses o
1.-THE Menu of Mankind" High Filters an,
Low Filters" are our native birds, as observed
by w. Warren Brown.
"The Young Corean Rebel" whose story Had
| do Gordon narrates, was the leader of an i'm
| portant movement in the Hermit Kingdom tel
| or twelve years ago.
| IAN Artists Habitat W.. j. Linton, tn,
| well-knOwn engraver. describes some OF his be
lOngings. George Grantham Balm writes o
"CIimbing the Social Ladder" in Washington.
The poetry of the number is by Grace +. Pen
nypacker. John b. Tabb, Clinton Scollard, ant
JOSeDh Wharton.