The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-04-12
LITERARY LEATES.

LITERARY LEA YES.
From the "Talks with Napoleon"
in the April Century, Sit appears that
the Emperor was so fully resolved to
make his home in America, in the
event of defeat at Waterloo, that he
had bills drawn upon this country
for whatever sums he chose to take.
He told DIR. O'Meara that he had
"spent sixteen millions of ready..mon-
ey,'' of his own, before the battle.
81 have probably as much money as
| shall ever want" he said at st.
Helena, ''but l do not know exactly
where it is. Z" Fashionable Paris is
brought vividly before the reader by
Richard Whiteing's pen and Castaig-
ne's pencil.
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Winter fingers in the lap of Spring
in the April St.Nicholas, in the
form of a paper on "Snow-Plows," !"
by George L. Walsh, who describes
the process of "bucking" a snow
drift onsa railroad in Dakota in the
days before the rotary steam-plow
was invented. The description is
illustrated from photographs and is
interesting to young and old.
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1.-THE Great Steel Makers of Pitts
burg and the Frick-Carnegie Suit
is the subject of an illustrated article
in the April Review of Reviews by
julius Moritzen. The article describes
the wonderful development of the
steel and coke industries of which
Pittsburg is the center,
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The editors of Ainslee's Magazine
offer in the April number four read
able articles on mattors near to the
hearts of the American people. In
"The Islands of the Pacific" by Ar
thur |. Street, we have kaleidos-'
copic view of that remote world into
which expansion has led us. met
Results in Alaska" by Warren Che
ney, is a sane summary of chances
and conditions in the gold fields, with
the conclusion that gold mining is
cold-blooded business proposition.
"The Indian Congress, by Wade
Mountfortt. is a pathetic picture Of
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the last days OF a dying regime and
sour Congressional President" by
George Leland Hunter, is al article
worth much consideration.
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An Important change, and one OF
special interest to the magazine pub
Fishing fraternity is the resignation
last week of Captain Henry Drisler
from Harper & Brothers. where he
has held positions of trust and re-
sponsibility for nearly quarter CEN
tury Captain Drisler has purchased a
substantial interest in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly and the other prop
critics of Frank Leslie's Publishing
House. He has been elected Di-
rector and Treasurer of the Leslie
house, and will, in conjunction with
Mr.. Frederic L. Colver, the President,
manage the company's affairs.
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Senator Albert j. Beveridge, in
"With Our Fighters in the Philip
pines," published in March 81 issue
of The Saturday Evening Post, says:
1.-THE whole atmosphere of our army
is good-humored but fervent desire
not only for action, but for danger.
The man, the company or the regi-
ment who has not been under fire is
pitied and commiserated by those
who have had that good fortune.
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The author of "Bandanna Ballads"
in the,April Ladies' Home Journal,
is one of the newer singers of negro
folklore. She is Miss Howard Vice.
den, and her ballads have elected
the highest praise of Joel Chandler
Harris. She illustrates her own
writings with pictures that are as
felicitous, faithful and convincing as
her verse.
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McClure's Magazine for April con-
tains an article by William Barclay
Parsons, chief engineer of the Ameri-
can-C China Development Company,
giving the result of his recent COM
mercial explorations in the most Sc
cluded parts of China and showing
what an immense market China offers
American farmers, manufacturers,
and merchants. The article is fully
illustrated from photographs taken
by the author on his journeys.
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Everybody's Magazine for April
presents very attractive appear
ance, and its contents are of especial
value and interest. The second ar
ticle in the series, ,"Great American
Industries,.s treats of the enormous
steel works of the Carnegie Company
near Pittsburg, Pa, and explains in
a bright and interesting fashion in
what manner this company will make
this year,profits exceeding $40, 900, )
600.
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