Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-02-23
LITERARY NOTES.

which they Enthusiastically reason;
but John Burroughs, the veteran nat
aralist, in the February Harper's, ex-
plains just why he believes that ami
mails do not and cannot exercise the
high intelligence presupposing ability
to think. and he relates a number OF
incidents supporting his theory.
The Washington Birthday number
OF the American Boy, the leading
boys paper of America. Is an excel
lent one, filed to the last page with
good things for boys. The American
Boy,is monthly. devoted entirely TO
the boys and their interests, and
practical information is presented In
way to catch the attention and In
terest the boys. Every boy should
have 1t. The Sprague Publishing Co,
Detroit, Mich.
There is plenty of fiction In Nc
Clures' for February, both moving and
exciting, but the most startling mar.
rative OF all is Lincoln Steffen's damn
ing account Of Rhode Island politics.
How votes, legislation, the honor or
the state, are pawned by those who
every American is keenly concerned
in the story, through the prominence
of Senator Aldrich OF Rhode Island In
national politics, Mr.. Steffens tells
with astonishing directness.
The desperate increase In the cost
Of living Is staring us In the face to-
day. The reasons for 1t are asked by
all. In February "Everybody's," Chas.
e. Russell. commissioned by the mag
azine to investigate the subject, be-
gins series Of articles on "The
Greatest Trust in the World" In the
first instalment he reveals monster
monopoly, greater than the standard
OIL" holding in its grasp all the meat,
fruit, and dairy products Of the Unit
ed States. Mr. Russell's revelations
are full Of CHASTITY menace to the peo-
pie over whom this terrible trust Is
gaining a power greater than the gov
ernment's.
The February Woman's Home Com.
panion is packed with good things
from cover to cover. A unique fea-
ing How Uncle Sam is Spending
Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to
Make Washington the Most Beauti-
full Capital in the World" Other fea-
lures are: 'Tce-Yachting-The New
Sport for Women" and "The Interna-
tional Sunday-School Invasion of the
Holy Land" The fiction includes
stories by Louis Tracy, G. T. Evans,
Madge l.. AFFORD and Frederick
Smith. Mrs. Lincoln gives her twelve
favorite recipes. There are helpful
articles on valentine parties, new
ideas In fashions of men and women,
and number of contributions from
women on How l Earned My Own
Support" Published by The Crowell
Publishing Company, Springfield, o.;
one dollar a year; ten cents copy.
The February number of Country
Life in America has some fascinating
studies of grouse, both in photographs
and text. Blue grouse, sage grouse
and ruffed grouse are treated Of In
the intimate accurate way for which
Josef Drummer is famous. and his
photographs reveal careful detail
work on wings and feathers.
The astounding fact that japan
contemplates the reorganization or
China according to the ideals of west
ern civilization Is disclosed In The
Worlds Work for February on the
authority of the leading Japanese cit.
izen in the United States, Baron Ken.
taro Kaneko. in "The Far East After
the War"
Edward Stanwood, one of the most
accomplished students of historical
American politics and Of the tenden.
cies and development of national
parties, opens the February Atlantic
with a careful paper on "The Demo
cratic Predicament," THE question
how the democratic party after its
recent crushing defeat can get itself
together, and upon what lines 1t must
re-organize to become again strong
factor in American politics.
The first year of the Russo-Japanese
war, eliminating in the surrender OF
Port Arthur, is the subject OF an edi.
torial survey in the Review Of Re-
views for February; the same maya
zine treats Of Russia's internal trou.
bles, which led up to the massacre OF
citizens by soldiers in the streets OF
st. Petersburg on January %. There
is also an article by Prof. Amos S.
Hershey, entitled what Justifies In
PREVENTION In War " and brief sketch
of the career of General Stoessel, the
Russian defender Of Port Arthur.
Chicago is at work on plans which
will give that city the finest park
system in America, a system which,
It is claimed, will make the western
metropolis the Paris OF America in mr..
tistic attraction. One of the most in
teresting and valuable of the attrac-
tions In the February Century Is the
article on "Chicago's New Park Ser
vice" by Henry c. Foreman, Presi-
dent of Chicago's South Park Com
missioners and president OF the Outer
Belt Park Commission Of Cook County
and Chicago. The pictures illustrat-
ing the article are by Jules Guerin.
Lunch carts are an institution In
Berlin. They call at the homes of
workmen, and convey lunches to them
at the factories.
The coolest inhabited country is
said to be the province of Wereho-
jansk, in eastern Siberia. The daily
mean temperature Of the entire year
Is 2.74 degrees below zero.
He-"Would you rather be pretty
or witty She-"Sir!"-New York