The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-02-27


duction throughout, having been print
ed and bound by the Pennington Her
aid. Friends of the temperance cause
could make no better investment than
to help along Mr.. Hostetter by buying
copy of his book and sending it to
a friend who needs it's noble teach.
ings.
The Pilgrim for March offers a
very variegated list of articles. In
fiction, besides the three chapters of
Henry Seaton Merriman's story, "The
Velvet Glove" now approaching compile
tion, there are two striking short
stories, "An Anthropological Expert
ence." a humorous fantasie by w. A.
Curtis, and "At Crow Wing Station"
by Ethelbert Waldron. The latter
story, aside from its quality as bit
of literary work, is of interest, since
it is the result of an offer to students
of the University of Michigan of a
prize for the best short story, written
by an undergraduate.
Besides the usual departments, "Af-
fairs at Washington" Studies of
Books and Their Makers" The Stage
etc, the March National" has several
features of large and pointed interest
to Americans. Judge Andrew j. Har-
Ian, last survivor of the famous Thir-
ty-first Congress, contributes a chap
ter of fascinating "reminiscences of the
celebrated men who figured in that
body. Senator Hansbrough, the auth
oY. Of hn T.,
how that measure proposes a plan by
which the nation, investing S300,000,-
600 for a period of forty years, will
add $2,400,000,000 to the wealth of the
people.
The most important feature of the
Washington's Birthday Number of
The Youths Companion is a letter on
the necessity for good citizenship,
written seven years ago by Theodore
Roosevelt, then a member of the Unit
ed States Civil Service Commission.
The fact that this letter outlines a
course of life which the Presidents
public career has notably illustrated
gives its publication at this time a
unique and striking interest.
D. Appleton and Company announce
that the Goth edition of David Harum,
published Feb. 1st, brought the total
publication of that book to over half a
million, and also announce that an or
der has been placed for the 91st edi-
tion, which will bring the number of
copies printed up to the enormous to-
tai of 650,500. With the close of the
holiday edition SS editions had brought
the total to $4,000 and during jan
nary two more editions were ordered,
aggregating 1880, making 550,500 in
all.
Forbes and Company (Boston), who
have heretofore refused to be drawn
into the field of fiction, combining
themselves largely to the publication
OF popular humorous verse, have been
unable to reject one of the novels re-
Gently offered them, so extraordinary
are its merits. The story, which is
entitled "Buell Hampton" is written
by Willis George Emerson, and will
be published about April first.
A most timely article in the March
McClure's is Julian Ralph's brief re-
view of Conon Doyles "The War in
South Africa" which has just been
published. The book is a magnificent
defence of his countrys cause by a
man who is entitled to a hearing from
both sides of the great controversy.
Mr.. Ralph extracts the pith of DR..
Doyle's argument and presents it
with perfect fairness, at the same
time not concealing his own sympathy
with the authors convictions.
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The Outlook in it's March Magazine
Number has no less than ten illus
trated special features-certainly a
good showing as to quantity in mag
azine which is also weekly news
paper and devotes even in its "maga-
zine numbers" large space to current
topics, editorials, and book reviews.
Among the illustrated articles of this
month are: Two College Presidents
Mark and Henry Hopkins); Edward
Everett Hale's Memories of a Hun
dred Years." E. A. Steiner's "Crackow
and Polish Patriotism" Poultney Big
CLOVIS Henry the Sailor Prince" w.
A. Browns "Some Rare Musical In
struments" and Clifton Johnson's
when the White Mountains are
White"
Helen Keller, the remarkable deaf,
dumb and blind girl, who has learned
not only TO talk, but enjoys every priv
ilege of those who hear and see, has
just finished writing with her own
hands the story of her remarkable life
for The Ladies' Home Journal. In
this she describes her first awakening
to the realization of life and the world
and all that both contain; her first
impressions and feelings and emotions
and the first rays of understanding
that came to her. From that point
she tells of the unfolding of her
mental and physical powers. how she
learned to think and act, how she re-
ceived instruction, and finally became
capable of acquiring an education
which places her among the best edu-
Gated women of her age in the world
today. 1t is wonderful story. won
derfully told. 1t will begin in the
April number of The Journal.
The March issue of Success" opens
with an interesting analysis of the
life-work of Guglielmo Marconi, writ,
| ten by Herbert Wallace, a well-known
authority on scientific matters. who
| for the past three years, has followed
Mr.. Marconi in his many undertake
| ings. Mr.. Wallace reveals to us the
qualities that made the young invent
or finally successful in flashing the
message across the Atlantic Ocean
without wire, and shows that Mr.
Marconi. during his many years OF
experiment, overcame many obstacles
that one might suDpose would make