The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-05-11
CURRENT LITERATURE,
Observations u New Decks and
Late MAgaslses

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late Magazines
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the title h Miss pity n IA u STORY
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accomplished IN The poverty stricken,
odornus neiRhbuthood into which tho
family feit obliged to move for nnan.
cial reasons. Tho happy common
eense pf Miss nllly aud the quaint say.
inga and doings of her neiehbors form
a capital story.
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Better and better, IL the motto, eyi.
deatis, ~ THE American isuy. Moth
ing ever attempted in the line Of lit
erauuro for boys quite equals this ster
ling. high class monthly, Base ball
Is the keynote TO tho May American
Boy. as IN limited ON It's front cover.
The noted base ball player Of olden
times, A. q. Spalding, contributes the
first part Of a story Of the origin OF
base ball
Tho Pilgrim for May contains, as a
special feature, a double page Of por
traits OF Living American Compos-
ers," the men and women WHO are
breathing the American spirit into
music and creating a distinct Ameri.
can school OF composition. Such a
portrait feature has never been pup.
lished by any magazine, and the seem.
ingly endless work Of collecting the
one hundred and seventy-ive portraits
OF living American composers has at
last resulted in a wonderful group pic.
ture.
The May st. Nicholas publishes the
first Of a series of authoritative and
timely articles on "our Friends the
Trees" by Edwin w. Foster. The
aim Is to present TO young readers
clearly and interestingly, with plenty
Of helpful illustrations, the points OF
resemblance and difference Of the
common trees.
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The army that knows how TO shoot
is the army that crosses the enemy's
trenches and we rejoice to read in
May Outing that marksmen are being
made OF our militia and regulars.
Lieutenant Frank Il. Evans tells OF
the contests at Creedmore which are
fast inspiring our men to become
crack shots. His photographs are
most realistic.
A striking cover design, a girls
mead in pastel, by George Gibbs, intro
duces the reader Of the June Define
ator to a varied and interesting table
of contents, supplemented by a COM
plete summary OF the seasons styles.
In the literary portion Of the maya
zine, weymer Jay Mills contributes
the first Of a series Of "Romances oil
Summer Resorts" which promise
much OF interest, pictorially and 9th
erwise.
The Red Book contains a notewor-
thy pictorial feature. Eighteen por-
traits OF Julia Marlowe are published
in the art supplement section, and in
them Miss Marlowe Is shown in fav-
ored poses and costumes as she has
been known to her public through the
later years Of her theatrical work. 1t
Is a collection which Is n to be pre-
served for its distinct interest and
value.
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Full.page portraits Of Mayor Dunno
Of Chicago, Senator Carmack Of Ten
nessee, Theodore p. Shonts, head Of
the Panama Canal Commission, and
President Castro, of Venezuela, are
among the pictorial features Of the
National Magazine for May.
The May number OF fhe Twentieth
Century Home" contains many sug
gestions for the enjoyment OF outdoor
life during the summer. Among them
we note bringing Nature Back to the
Cities" by Allan Sutherland and Love
day A. Nelson, a description of meth
dds Of garden and plant cultivation by
school children in the cities.
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With the air full Of chatter about
the value or lack Of value of men at
certain ages, a contribution TO the dis
cussion by Prof. James II. Garfield,
in The Cosmopolitan Magazine for
May, entitled "The philosophy OF
Staying in Harness" has a wide inter. .
est. Photographs of many octogenar.
ians and -nonagenarians who still are .
active in commerce, law. politics and :
finance emphasize the point which the