Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
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ARTICLES.
Literary Notes.

Among the magazines of America
that reach our table, the Monthly
illustrator and Home and Country is
most welcome. Notwithstanding it's
present low price, cents copy, it is
unrivalled in excellence for the money.
Prominently an art treasure, home
magazine, gem of brilliancy in it's
field, "a thing of beauty and Joy
forever in very truth, it merits
success by deserving it.
A publication recently issued by the
Century Company is "The Sword
makers Son." by w. o. Stoddard.
This is dramatic story of boy life in
the Holy Land at the beginning of the
Christian era. The hero is the son of
a. Jewish swordmaker, who rebels
against the Roman domination of
Judea and is driven into hiding. The
plot brings the young hero into active
participation with the very founding
of Christianity, and the events of
sacred history are treated in the most
reverent spirit. There is also
picture of life in imperial Rome in the
days OF Tiberius, with an account of
| foot race and the preliminary train
| ing of the athletes. Mr.. Stoddard
visited Palestine for the sake of getting
| the local color for his story.
''The Prize Cup" by j. T. Trow-
bridge, has been published by the
Century Company New York. 1t is
almost generation ago that Mr..
Trowbridge first came into popularity
! with his famous war stories, "Cudjos
| Cave and "Neighbor lakewood"
| These books still find ardent readers
\ and head the long list of Mr.. Trow-
| BRIDGES works that have been received
with wide favor. The secret of this
writer's success is that he knows boys
and depicts them; not impossible and
priggish heroes, but just boys His
latest story, THE Prize Cup" is
marked by the qualities that have
appeared in his other books. The
title is obtained from silver trophy
won in an athletic contest, and it Is
about this cup, and it's mysterious dis
appearance, that the plot develops.
| '.Sinbad. Smith & co.. is the name
of book just published by the Century
Company. Albert Stearns is the
author. One of the most novel of last
seasons books for boys and girls was
| ''Chris and the Wonderful Lamp"
which was happily described as 'sthe
| Arabian Nights up to date" Mr..
| Stearns has gone to the same source
| for inspiration for the present book.
| With a quaint cOnceit he introduces
| into nineteenth-century surroundings
| the most famous of ancient mariners.
| Sinbads presence at this day and date
| is very easily explained. In one of his
| many voyages subsequent to the seven
recorded by the Arabian scribe he
| succeeds in reaching the fountain oil
| youth, and of course he quaffs of its
waters. Travelling in the United
| States under the name of George w.
| Sindbad, of Bagdad, he falls in with
bright and lively American lad, Tom
Smith. The two of them form part
nership to conduct a general explor-
alton business. Sindbad's usual luck
attends the enterprising firm, and they
have the most surprising adventures
by land and sea.
Conscious of the value of the excep-
tionally rich and important contents
of the October number of The Art
Amateur, the publisher makes the
generous offer of sending to any OF
our readers who quote this notice,
specimen copy of the magazine, to,
gether with copy of valuable little
manual, entitled Practical Hints fir
Beginners in Painting" post free, OF
receipt of 25 cents, the usual price OF
the magazine being 35 cents number,
or $500 q year. Address Montague
Marks, % Union Square, New York.