The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
IN TIE LITERARY WORLD |

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The Forum for November contains,
among other good things. an interesting
article on President Theodore Roosevelt,
by Maurice Low, pointing out the re-
semblance between the character of the
president and the Emperor of Germany.
Another excellent article is entitled,
preserving a States Honor" by Will
liam Salisbury, touching upon the recent
election in Delaware. Charles A. Cramp-
ton has an interesting article on Sugar
and Our New Colonies" Among other
timely topics discussed are Government
and Good Roads," "Crispi and Italian
Unity" Ethics of Ancient and Modern
Athletics" 1.-THE Small College and the
Large" and agriculture in China"
Country Life, is the name Of q new
| magazine, issued by Doubleday & Page
volume 1, No. l of which has reached
our table. 1t is a handsome sheet full of
remarkable and striking illustrations of
the various phases of country life. The
initial article, abandoned Farms" by
| the editor, l.. H. Bailey, contains much
pathos and many valuable statistics. The
pictures are of high order of excellence.
In another article, "Ellerslie, an Ameri-
CdH OOuuI1J seat, referring 10 the IOC-
mer country home Of Levi P. Morton, is
described at length in manner that
holds the attention of the reader from
first to last. "Shrubbery in the Home
Grounds. and How to Secure the Best
Results" is briefly discussed in a mas
terly manner by Samuel Parsons, Jr. An
article and illustrations on THE Life
Story of a Frog" by Mary Rogers Miller,
are particularly good.
The current issue of the Living Age
contains much of interest to the reader
| who is inclined to literary pursuits. 1t
is filled with the usual number of WELL
written articles and stories, and an espe-
cially appropriate article on Americas
Wise and Simple President, William Nc
Kinley."
The November Smart Set is an espe-
cially excellent number, containing as it
does a large number of sketches, poems
and short stories. Among the stories
1.-The Wonderful Idea," by Edward Faw-
cett, is worthy of particular mention. A
short sketch entitled, What He'll Might
Be" by Mrs. Stephen Crane, will be deep
ly appreciated by every person who has
ever loved and lost.
1.-THE Proposed Appalachian Forest Re-
serve" one Of the leading articles in the
Worlds Work for November, is handled
in a mastery manner by DR.. w. j. Nc
Gee. 1t is illustrated in a beautiful man.
ner, and contains much food for thought
by persons who make forest reserves a
study Japan and the United States"
is the title of an article by Midori
10 Matz. secretary of the Japanese lega-
ton at Washington, which deals enter
taininglywith the erection of monument
in the island empire to Commodore Perry
by the American Friends Society: the
cordial appreciation of the Japanese gov
eminent and people, etc. Other articles
of note in this excellent magazine are
| PROBLEMS Of the British Empire" by
| Sydney Brooks, being the concluding ar
! ticle of a series of the troubles of the
! European countries; 1.-The American Lo-
connective Abroad by M. G. Cunniff;
1.-THE Pivotal Farm Of the Union," by
Liberty H. Bailey, one Of the Cornell
professors; "Rear Admiral Sampson"
by Ira N. Hollis; '"rhe Beautifying Of
Cities" by Charles H. Caftin. etc.
| The Thanksgiving number Of Sue
cess" issued a few days ago, is one of
the most handsome magazines that has
/; reached our table 1t is beautifully illus
| trated and contains a large number of
! timely stories and sketches. leading
! feature of the issue is an article, Amer
| lea Still Rich in Poetic Inspiration" by
Edward Markham, author of 1.-The Man
| With the Hoe"
Another excellent book has been added
to the series of "Stories of the Woods, .
being published by Doubleday, Page &
Co., in I'm the Forest" by Macmillan
Forest. which deals with the tales of the
| loor oriI,n huff a ~
| other large wood folks
Messrs. Herbert s. Stone & Co. have
| just published a book upon animals"
by Wallace Rice, which promises to
| make a place for itself at once Much
as this subject has been treated it is
, nevertheless hard to find just the right
kind of reference book-one that is
! neither too bulky nor to meager. Mr..
Rice has tried to supply real need in
| this abbreviated encyclopedia, and to
| make his descriptions accurate as well
as picturesque. The volume Is illus
trated with many color plates.
William Wallace Densow, the famous
artist, is said to have worked for six
! months upon the Illustrations for the
J new Juvenile hook, dot and Tot OF
Merryland." just published by the George
M. Hill company. There are nearly one
hundred pictures in the volume. which
is printed in three cOlOrs.
Gabrielle f. Jackson, author of pretty
Polly Perkins and other books for juve-
nile readers. has written new illus
trated story of schoolgirl life, entitled
1.-The Colburn Prize" which Is to be
published next week by J. F. Taylor
& Co.
Another newspaper man has broken
into literature. Henry M. Hyde, whose
messenger boy stories cheered the read
ers of a Chicago paper for several
months, has brought them together in
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