The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-06
LITERARY NOTES.

".
Sound, Heat, Light and Explosions,'
and Volume to "Electricity and
Magnetism" The name of Elisha
Gray is sumcient to stamp the work
as one OF exceptional merit, and with
the unanimous endorsement of the
leading scientists, Journals and edu
Gators it will find a place in the
library of every ambitious student.
The Detroit journal saws: Tho
books by Prof Elisha GRAY are not
ably informing, due largely TO the
luc,dity of his style and the degree
of interest he attaches to dry data.
on the subjects treated it is an
encyclopedia of simple information,
Published by Fords, Howard g. HUI
pert, New DIRK
The Eagles Heart" a story of the
west, by Hamlin Garland, recently
completed, is regarded as the strong
esb ana most important literary work
ehat That author has yet done. The
s1olV presents AN epic of the west,
wherein the hero with 1.-The eagles
beart goes westward and enters up
on the strange and picturesque life
o! the PLAINS. The novel offers vivid
pictures OF cattle ranching and other
phases OF western life. There is an
intersection between the Middle West
ana the Far West, which is adroitly
.hoicated, and the variety of the story
Is as hotieeable as its vigor and dra~
ulaoic power Mr.. Garland has been
engaged upon this romance for sew
efai wears, and il embodies his most
earnest treatment of a theme which
mas APPEALED especially to him, both
from The artistic and the realistic
points OF view. The Eagles Heart
mas been published by D. Appleton
DC Company, New York.
Edward S. Ellis boy books are so
"ell known for their yivacity ard in
terest, alluring the young folk to un-
cohclous absorption of the useful and
the earnest, that the title of his new
est story shows what to expect from
1t. Dorsey, the Young Inventor" is
tfe tale of "A wide-awake country
hoy, whose fathers occupation Of
orlck-making incites his native inge.
uWty and starts him on career OF
clever contriving of labor-saving de-
wees. The boys character is frank,
generous and manly, so that all his
adFentures-at home, in school, in
city wandering. with other boys, with
pulloiners of his inventions, amid his
fathers business mishaps, etc.-keep
the readers sympathy with the youth
tul hero from start to finish. The
amount of information the author
contrlYes to impart about the realm
OF invention and the modes of invent
ing viii be of keen interest to any
boy of the ingenious turn of mind.
and viii arouse new IDEAS in many q
careless head. Ford, Howard & Hull
bert. Publishers, New York.
THE Girl at the Halfway House."
romance of the plains, by Il. Eough,
an Iowa author who gained general
recognition by his remarkable book.
The stofy of .the-Gowlacy," comes
from ID, Appleton q Cox .NsSw !. :.
The Gin at the Halfway House mas
been called an American epic by
critics WHO have read the manuscript
The autl{o illustrates the stfanSe
life OF jShe great westward movement
which (became so marked in this coun-
try after the civil war A dramatie
picMre of a battlefield, which has
bxen compared to scenes in ihe
Xed Badge of Courage" opens IRE
Story. rrIer Sg e, g. =
which the hero and heroine first saeet
there comes ."rhe Day of the Buff
falo." The third part or the story,
called The Day of tie Cattle"
sketches the wild days when the
r.nge cattle covered the plains and
the cowboys owned tie towns. The
fourth part OF the story is called
The Day of the Plow," and in this
we find that the buffalo has passed
from the adopted country of Zero
and heroine, and the era of towns
and land booms has begun. Nothing
has been written on the opening Of
the west to excel this romance in
epic quality, and its historic interest,
as we'll as its freshness, vividness and
absorbing interest. should appeal to
every American reader.
Among the noteworthy features of
McClure's Magazine for 1901 will be
Kim" great novel of life in In
dia, by Rudyard Kipling. 1t is the
latest, longest and most important
product of Mr.. Kipling's genius, the
most noteworthy contribution to
modern fiction. The author returns
to the fields of his earliest triumphs
and writes of that mysterious coun-
try with all his extraordinary power
of description. 1t is masterpiece
of literature. Another feature will
be within the Gates drama of
the seen and unseen, by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Ward This is the au-
thor's latest discussion of the great
problem of death and the resurrec-
ton and carries the problem beyond
the grave. 1t is certain to arouse as
much comment as her earliest work
on the subject.
The December number of st. Nich,
elias is notable as containing the only
prose, except "The Helmet of Ma
varre," yet published by Miss Bertha
Runkle. In 1.-The Sorcery or Hal the
Wheelwright," she tells how bicy-
Gle came to be made in the time of
Henry w., and of the troubles il
brought to its inventor.
"Ihe Worlds Work." the new illus-
trated magazine by Doubleday, Page
& Co., covers, with no waste OF
words, everything of contempora-
neous interest and achievement. Its
illustrations are of generous size.
The type is large. It is short cut
to what is most interesting each
month. No list of famous contribu.
tors has been sought-the idea of the
magazine, well carried out, is relied
upon to win respect.
The poor farm in Marion county.
Kansas, has only ten inmates. Last
year it cleared 5000 over expenses.
When the peel of a Japanese
orange is removed. the sections fab
apart without further aid.