Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
LITERARY NOTES.

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Mont Pelee disaster the Illustrations
in the July Cosmopolitan, printed on
fine paper with the most carefui art,
give clearer idea of just what That
disaster means than anything hither-
to presented.
Miss Stones third paper on her
experiences with brigands, which APP
pears in the July McClure's, is GER
tainly the best part so far OF this ex-
traordinary narrative. 1t is devoted
entirely to the birth of Mrs. Tsilka's
baby and the events of the first week
of its life in captivity. 1t is a story
that only woman could write, and as
Miss Stone has written it, no one can
read 1t unmoved. McClure's, howev-
er, knows always how to go its best
one better, and at the end Of the arti-
Gle is the startling announcement that
in the August number Mrs. Tsilka
herself will tell the story Of the COM
ing of the little brigand."
Jack London is the author of The
Cruise of the Dazzler," the long-story-
pletein-one-number, which appears
in the July st. Nicholas. 1t tells the
exciting adventures of a runaway boy
in cruise on the Pacific coast.
Though the hero receives many a hard
knock, the. voyage is not without hap
Ply results. and he benefits by his
brief experience at sea.
Among the literary features of the
July Atlantic are walks With Ellery
Claiming" selected excerpts from the
Unpublished diary of Emerson-a fas-
cinating record-Edward Dowden's
keen study Of Walter Pater, George
P. Bakers "The Plays of Eugene
Brieux," Gerald Stanley Lees lively
essay "on Reading Books Through
Their Backs" and the regular reviews
of Books Old and New, etc.
In the North American Review for
July, Thomas A. Edison in the open
ing article, The Storage Battery and
the Motor Car" describes the storage
cell pust perfected by him, through
which automobiles may be equipped
for running long distances without re-
newal of power, and many people OF
moderate means who cannot afford to
keep a carriage may possess a sur
viceable pleasure vehicle, the enjoy
ment of which will cost but little.
The Review of Reviews for July is
notable for well-considered editorial
discussions of the South African
peace and its probable results, our
own problem in the Philippines. the
Cuban Crisis, the Isthmian Canal
question. the work of Congress, the
coal strike, the shipbuilding and the
steamship combinations, the crop
prospects of the year, and many other
topics Of timely interest.
The expected retirement of the Mar
quis of Salisbury is taken note Of by
The Century in the July number.
which has as its frontispiece a por-
trait of the Marquis drawn by George
T. Tobin from photograph and print
ed in tints. 1t is a remarkable piece
of drawing and gives an agreeable
and faithful idea Of the experienced
and forcible diplomat. In the same
number is printed a sketch. with an
cedotes, of the Marquis by Julian
Ralph. setting forth attractively ca
reer which is virtually an epitome of
the diplomatic history of England for
the last quarter of a century.
The publishers of The Worlds
Work call especial attention to Com
mander Wainwright's article on the
work of the Naval Academy at Anna
polls, and Miss Johnson's splendid
pictures which illustrate 1t, and to
Donald Murray's article How CaA
bales Unite the World" which telAi, INF
short space. an exceedingly interest
ing story, and many new and practical
facts. These appear in the July num-
Der.
Many excellent pictures may be
found In the July Everybody's. Dug
more contributes some of his best
negatives to depicting THE Delights
of Salmon Fishing" Penrhyn STAN
laws develops a new vein in his illus
trations for Miss Duer's story, and
there are some extraordinarily inter-
esting productions in Leoni's parch-
ments. These include portraits of the
presidents from Washington to Roose-
welt. j. B. Graf, Orson Lowell. e.
Murray McCay and John Cecil Clay
are also represented.
Commenting on the tipping habit
abroad. an American traveller says:
From Americans the cabmen expect
much liberality. and in case of dis
appointment are prepared to be sar-
castle and otherwise disagreeable On
one occasion, | took hanson in Lon
don for a distance well within the
four-mile limit. gave the cabmen
half crown. He looked at me with
impudence, and said: You have
made a mistake. sir reached for
the coin. and, putting it in my pocket,
said: SO l have. Much obliged to
you Then ! handed him one shill-
ing. his exact fare. He was as angry
as cabman permits himself to be IN
a country where the police will take
the word Of him who seems to be
gentleman against that of a cabman
every time"
Julian Ralph says that during the
Diamond Jubilee, near the close OF
Queen Victoria's reign, a journalist of
worldwide note was commissioned to
seek an interview with the Marquis
Of Salisbury. He was promptly ush-
cred into the great mans presence,
and conducting his business without
by word, hint, or tone suggesting that
he remembered having worked upon
the same newspaper staff with the
premier when he was Lord Robert
Cecil. At the close of the interview
the premier called him by his sur
name. as in the old days. without the
prefix mister" "Cowper," said he
(Mr. Ralph substitutes false name
for the true one)? Il never paid that
bet Of sixpence which lost to you in
the Office. Do you remem-
Der it," Eyes. your lordship." LET
me pay 1t now" said the marquis.
and handed over the small coin; Il
have often thought of it,
Cholly-"What did your father say
when you told HIM that my love was
Ike broad and impetuous river"
kdith-"He said: Dam it,"
Doctor--"I found the patient to be
suffering from abrasion OF the cuticle,
tumefaction, ecchymosis, and extrava-
sation in the integument and cellular
tissues about the left orbit" Judge
you mean he had black eyer" Doc
tor-"Yes."
The clergyman's little boy was