The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-08

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The feud of the Montana million
aires, now being waged in the United
States Senate, is the subjectof dra-
matte narrative inAinslee's for March.
The greatest engineering feat the
world has ever seen is described by
John Ward, F. s. A., in "The Con-
quest of the Nile" The mammoth
dams at Assouan and at Assiout will
practically recreate Egypt.
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A March Pot-Pourri, ''by Lucy Ell
liot Keeler, is the opening article in
the March issue of Table Talk. 1t is
interestingly written and will enter
tain as well as profit its readers.
"TheHousehold InquiryDepartment"
answers all questions that perplex the
worried housewife. This department
is made up entirely of questions asked
by the subscribers and answered by
the editor. Table Talk is just what
every housekeeper needs every day.
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In the March number of McClure's
Magazine, Walter Wellman tells an
other story from his recent extraor-
dinary experiences in the Arctic. He
also gives the conclusions from his
own experience regarding the only
feasible way to reach the Pole, telling
what it is and what it involves.
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Everybody's Magazine for March is
rich in that sort of pleasant reading
that combines instruction with quick
and easy interest. OF the important
articles is "a Glimpse of the Germ
World" by G w. Winterburn, NJ d.
This is the Simple Explanation for
the month, and takes up the subject
of bacteria and the enormous amount
of good they do to humanity. 1t treats
of their origin and labors in fascin-
ating way, and imparts an astonish-
ing amount of information in a man
ner which makes it stick to the mem
ory.
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Prof. N. s. Shaler, of Harvard uni
versity, is the author OF thoughtful
article entitled "The TrausplaiItation
of a Race" which appears in Apple
toms Popular Science Monthly for
March 1t is discussion of the forces
which led to the introduction of the
negro into America and the conditions
attending his acclimatization. Pro-
fSoeth, throws quite new light on
some of the pressing aspects of the
race question.
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Senator Albert j. Beveridge in his
famous speech in the United States
Senate, told one side of his expert
ences in the Philippines. The other
and more personal side-what he saw
and heard of "The American Soldier
in the Field" he will tell exclusively
in an early number of The Saturday
Evening Post, of Philadelphia.
W.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
March is fortunate in its leading feat
ure, which is an elaborate and finely
illustrated account of "The British
Army ,at Home and in South Africa, /"
by Major General Nelson A. Miles,
commanding the United States Army.
General Miles reviews and analyses
the imperial British military organi-
zation in all its branches, and with
particular reference to the obstinate
war now engaging all its energies in
South Africa.
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The March number of the North
American Review is rich in the quail
tiles which have won new fame for
that splendid periodical since Mr.. @.
b. M. Harvey assumed the task of
directing its policy. There is scarcely
subject that interests intelligent
American readers to- day which is not
represented in it's pages, while the
unrivaled array of eminent names on
its list of contributors strikingly IL
lustrates the authority and distinction
which always characterize the con-
tents of the Review.
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A story of adventure by Brigadier-
| General Funston will doubtless at
tract as much attention as any other
feature of the March st. Nicholas. 1t
| describes with characteristic vigor a
day, ten years ago, when he and an
other youth were "Storm- Bound
Above the Clouds" in the mountains
of northern Colorado. Gen. Funston
Il famous for his bravery and dash,
yet there were moments in this fright
full experience that he frankly con-
fesses he would not care to live over
again.
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Though "The Biography Of Griz-
zly' and "The Autobiography of q
Quack" have run their course in the
Century, DR.. Weir Mitchell and Ern-
est Seton-Thompson are both contrib,
utors to the March number of that
magazine. Mr.. Seton Thompson be.
gins study of "The National Zoo
at Washington" In which he shows
wild animals to be as interesting In
captivity as in their natural state OF
freedom. HE text 10, of course, fully
illustrated. DR.. Mitchell, In "Dr.