The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
LITERARY NOTES.

The Bowen-Merrlll Company, In
dianapolis, announce the publication
of "Home-Follss," an entirely new
book of poetry by James Whitcomb
Riley. The volume contains serious
and dialect verses, as well as verses Of
homely sentiment-the authors love
of the beautiful and good being ever
present. The first volume issued by
Mr.. Riley for more than four years,
it will take its place as one of tho
notable books of the last year.
Rand, Mentally & Co., Chicago, have
recently published new book by
Opie Read, Sin the Alamo.' In this
work Mr.. Read has touched his high
est point, which is saying much of the
author of "a Yankee From the.
West" and ''The Waters of Caney
Fork" 1t is dignifed, historically.
with the heroism of those immortal
Americans who fought and died in
the battle of the Alamo, but laid
the foundation for the early expan-
sion of United States territory.
s.Alice of Old Vincennes' is one
OF the most talked about novels OF re-
centSyears, and ali of the talk is COM
plimentary to it's author, Maurice
Thompson. The following from the
Chicago Tmes-Herald is a fair sam
pie of the many press notices the
work has received:
More original than Richard Car
vel,' more vital than Janice Mere
dith,' more cohesive than ITO Have
and To Hold,' more dramatic, spon-
tfneous and artistic than any of its
rivals-such is Maurice Thompson's.
superb American novel, Alice Of Old;
Vincennes.' Published by the Bow
en-Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
True to its mission, but with an ever
subjects, of authors and of artists.
in size and extra Illustrated (includ-
ing a colored frontispiece), gives
large space to big game, sports
afeld and subjects welded into our
country life. The Present Distribu-
ton Of Big Game in America" by
George Bird Grinnell, is the article
of student of the situation, strik-
irgly illustrated by E. w. Deming.
A careful character study of tho
Emperor William will appear in Nc
Clure's Magazine for January. In
this article the author, Ray Stannard
Baker, shows that he has given to
his work equal care and discern
ment. The result is an Illuminating
account of the man and the sover.
eign. n
Marguerite Merington, the we'll
known dramatist, has converted the
famous ''Cranford'' story of Mrs, Gas
kells into play for the Ladies Home
Journal. In the evolution she has
been remarkably successful in pre-
serving the atmosphere of Crawford
and of most convincingly reproduce
ing the quiet life and the individual,
harmless peculiarities of the maiden
ladies', and the charm Of lAeir cour-
tesy. The play is for amateur pre-
sentation.
There is distinctive holiday flavor
about Ainslee's for December. Not
only do we find real Christmas sto-
ries in when Sanity Claus Went
Wooing," by Joe Lincoln, and "The
Rag Doll,' by Eugene Wood, but the
contents in general suggest the sea-
son. "The Great Interrogation" by
Jack London, is a powerful love story
of life in Alaska, and "The Desert
ing of Sergeant Heath" by W. A.
| Fraser, is an admirable bit of senti-
| ment and humor.
| The December number of The Ma
tiona1 Magazine is rich in Christmas
stories, poems and drawings, and ra-
dates satisfying reflection of
| Christmas cheer. The usual depart
ments are replete with interest, and it
4 is not too much to say that this
splendid number ranks among the
best of the holiday publications.
Tom Heating, the California horse