Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-07-13
LITERARY NOTES.

The July issue cf Ilarper's Magazine
is one Of the best fiction numbers of
the summer, containing no less than
six entertaining short stories by such
writer's as |. Zangwiil, Frederic Rem
ington, Thomas A. Janvier and Mar
garet Sutton Briscoe.
The Ladies' Home Journal offers
number OF cash prizes for photographs
of Ideal Rooms for Summer Living"
Ii desires pictures of any room or
rooms in the house, large or small,
and the prizes will be awarded to
those winch show the coolest and
contest effects in furnishing. The
pictures are for reproduction in the
journal.
The new and very promising illum.
inant. acetylene, is described by Ed
ward Renouf in Appleton's Popular
Science Monthly for July. The many
uses to which the gas can be put are
pointed out. A number of illustra-
tions add value to the article.
An interesting article in McClure's
Magazine for July will be an account
of the Soldier Police Of the Canadian
Northwest" with stories illustrating
their remarkable Shrewdness, endure
ance and bravery. 1t will be fully
illustrated.
A very interesting feature of Har-
pers Weekly is the clever serial by
Robert w, Chambers, "The Conspira-
tors" in which the present emperor of
Germany, whom Mr. Chambers styles
William the Sudden. comes IN for much
good-natured ridicule.
1.-The Coming of the Circus" by
Eugene Wood, in Anslee's Magazine
for July, is transcript from life rs
pathetic and humorous rs IL is real.
Almost everything there is to learn
about the inside OF u circus is here set
down in u style ut once simple and
characteristic.
Outing for July is like glance at
green woods and II CLEAN of smiling
waters. 1t covers every Legitimate
sport and pastimc and its fiction and
travel departments are charming feat
urcs. Many beautiful illustrations
adorn Outings pleasant pages.
"Home Talks on Millinery" by Mrs.
James NJ, Bird. and "IIome Dress maxi
ing" by Julia X. McDougnll, in Iiar-
pers Bazaar, are of especial practical
value, and will be very helpful to
every woman who may on occasion de-
sire to trim bonnet or make u gown
for herself.
The lovers OF Every Where, Will
Cartoons famous magazine, will be
delighted to learn that "Josiah Aliens
Wife" Miss Marietta IIolley), has
joined the so-cnllcd "Every Where
Family" and will contribute II number
Of her opinions of matters and things,
rs they are occurring nowadays, to
every issue OF that paper.
In 1894 General Frederick Funston,
the famous hero OF the Twentieth
Kansas volunteer infantry, male IL
journey of several hundred miles to
visit the whnlcrs on the icc-iloes n bout
Hcrschcl Island. The story of his en-
perience, ms he tells it in the July
number, of IIarper's Round Table,
shows that the doughty western coll
onel, besides being good fighter, is u
very entertaining writer.
In the July Atlantic, Professor Will
liam Cunningham, Of Cambridge,
England, under the title Of English
Imperialism" explains the present
attitude OF England towards her col
onieS and the rest OF the world.
The July Century is n story-teller's
number, and is novel in it's makeup,
not only because IL mas Il large amount
OF original fiction by ten living story
writer's, but because IL contains also
articles on seven of the worlds most
famous makers OF fiction. two o"ly of
whom are living. In only one or two
cases do these articles consist of crit
icism. In most eases they are new
material concerning the writer's
mentioned.
The Review Of Reviews for July
contains nm article on "Brick Paving
in the Middle West" by II. Foster
Balm, assistant state geologist of Iowa.
One Of the features Of Literature dur
ing the next few weeks will be re-
views Of the best OF the mass OF light
fiction that always heralds the open
ing of the summer season. No other
periodical is so well qualified To give
accurate and unbiased Judgment OH
novels and stories.
The Cosmopolitan for July contains
an excellent article dealing with the
life and adventures OF General Funs-
ton, the Kansas hero who has won
great fame in the Philippines. 1t is
exceedingly interesting and shows the
metal of which this hero is made.