Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-13
LITERARY NOTES.

1
A striking illustration from Hester
Blair" by William Henry Carson. is
being used in unique poster effects to
announce the publication of that navel
1t shows young girl sitting In an old
fashioned high box pew Of a country
church, unlighted, at night She Is
leaning far out In the aisle, an unsu-
spected and unintentional witness Of
Hester's secret marriage, looking
through the open door into the vestry.
The young girl is Sally Pitts, whose
character and reason for being in the
church at this time of night is best
! explained In the authors own words,
from the book: She was given to
vague, fantastic ideas, and they found
many and varied forms of expression.
Loneliness appealed to her, and height
ened her imagination. Instead of seek.
ing associates of her own age, she was
much with those older than herself.
Sle would roam about alone at night
and from choice, at the most unusual
hours and places. The village church
was one of her favorite haunts, and
here her rather often found he- sit
ting alone-often In total darkness.
She knew no fear and the quiet
solemnity of the church. the soft moon.
light struggling through the stained
glass windows, and the air of mys-
FERROUS quiet, at once soothed her. and
gave added life and Zest to her vivid.
childish imagination" Published by
the c. M. Clark Co., Boston.
ITO Have and 10 Hold" the great
book success of 1900, will be followed
fhie month w NV Mics
Mary Johnston. 1t Is called Audrey"
from the name of the heroine, who is
an orphan. a dreamy child of nature,
the protege of Marmaduke Harvard, a
gallant young Virginian planter of the
early 18th century. Dryad that she is.
Audrey comes to be the rival of the
famous beauty, Evelyn Byrd, for Ha.
wards love. Here. as in her earlier
stories. Miss Johnston holds the read.
er's attention and interest from the
very beginning. Six colored illustra-
lions form a new and most attractive
feature of the book, which is as worthy
as 1t is sure of a great popularity.
published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
at Sl.50)
In a paper on THE Need of Scien-
tific Agriculture in the South" con.
tributed to the March Review OF Re.
views, Professor George w. Carver.
OF the Tuskegee Institute, gives much
sensible advice to Southern farmers,
white and black. This paper Is an
other evidence of the unique value of
Booker T. Washington's enterprise to
the people of the Southern States.
For the March number of the At.
1anffn MAnfhIv Iria
American superintendent Of education,
sends from Manila a most instructive
and convincing article on THE Educa
tional Problem of the Philippines" a
vital topic of our new colonial admin
istration. which is admirably supple
mented by the accompanying paper of
Charles A. Conant, who has Just re
turned from the east and discusses
the economic feature of the same is.
lands.
The Century's series of articles on
Collecting will begin in the March
number with a paper by Philip G.
Hubert, Jr., on "A Baverian Bric-a-Brac
Hunt" being the narrative of round
about search for a carved chest. Ba-
varia is an admirable stamping-ground
for collectors, and Mr.. Hubert, besides
giving a great deal of information, in
cidentally touches on the delights and
weaknesses Ga the collecting fad. The
article is illustrated by Werner Zehme.
Chauncey Thomas knows how to
mix fun and adventure in his stories
of cowboys and soldiers. His latest
is "Kiowa Revival" in the March
McClure's, which tells how the hapless
oF 49,
mittee of leading citizens-who were
celebrating an election-very much
against his own Will, into embezzle-
ment and horse-stealing. he was
caught and very badly scared at the
trial, but the committee owned up at
last, and led by, its indicated parson
Kiowa had the greatest revival in its
history.
The most incisive and most keenly
analytical sketches of public men
which have oeen prepared during the
past two years have been those Of
william Allen White. The humorous
little episode between Mr.. White and
Mr.. Thomas G. Plat is still fresh in
the public memory. Mr.. Whites sketch
for March appears in the Cosmopoli-
tan and is on the late President Harri
con.
Much interesting information re-
garding the present political situation
in Germany will be found in an ar
ticle on "Germany's Political Turning
Point" contributed by Wolf Won
Schierbrand to the March number OF
the North American Review.
There is an unusual amount Of inter-
esting discussion of varied educational
matters and comment upon striking
personalities in the educational field
in The Worlds Work for March. A
number of editorials touch upon edu-
cational topics. There are also sew
eral long articles that will attract col
lege and school people.
Most of the Washington hotels serve
four meals a day-breakfast, lunch
con. dinner and supper, the latter OBJ
tainable at some houses up TO mid
night.
In Choosing Route
60 California points insure the great
est comfort for winters ride
through the mountains by getting
your tickets over the Iowa Central
and the Sante Fe Route. Besides saw