Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
LITERARY NOTES.

In this story Mr.. Smith has touched
deeper note than in any OF his pre-
ytous books. 1t Is story OF life on
the shores OF Barnegat, tale OF love
and death, sin and self-sacrifice, light
ened by the kindness and sympathet-
| ic humor that characterize all his
writings. The great variety OF per-
sons that figure In the story, the dra,
matte scenes and tremendous ending,
the vivid and beautiful descriptions
of storms and sunshine, and the splen.
| did open-air tone and spirit OF the
book set 1t apart from other novels.
| Its great success as a serial in Scrib-
ner's Magazine proves the strong APP
peal 1t makes to the hearts and un-
derstanding of Its readers.
Whispering Smith," by Frank H.
| Spearman, is announced by Charles
! Scribner's Sons, New York. This is q
story OF the West as 1t was when the
railroad first went through, of the
| conflicts between the railroad men
and the mountain outlaws, of the love-
making and fighting that came to
some of the pioneers. X is probably
| the most dramatic, vivid, real and
thrilling story Of the West since Bret
Harte's early days. The story is in
! tensely interesting, holding the atten-
ton Of the reader from the first page
to the last.
'The President of Quex," woman's
| club story, by Helen M. Winslow.
comes from the press OF Lothrop, Lee
& Shepard Co., Boston. This hand
some book is the first novel to deal
] with clubs from tho inCihn
and Miss Winslow was cnosen by those
who encouraged this work as the best
| equipped of all the women writer's,
both in experience and in force and
| charm OF style, to be the champion OF
women's organizations and show the
| spirit of earnestness and worthy en-
! deavor which characterlzes the mod
ern club movement. "Quex" is the
| fictitious name of thoroughly up-to-
date club, and the story Is OF a young
and beautiful woman suddenly be-
reaved of all she loves in life, and
| changed to a recluse in her fine home,
| to whom the presidency of Quex comes
as a revelation and brings new and
larger life. The development of her
| character from loneliness and weak
| ness to joyous activity and strength
| Is a study to be followed with great
! profit.
The November Delineator treats OF
! the established styles for Autumn
| both in dress and millinery, and also
| devotes much space to the accessories
| of dress which women find so allur-
ing. The spirit of Thanksgiving sea-
son is preserved in a poem by Theo-
dosia Garrison, football story by
| Violet Coen, and an old-fashioned
| Thanksgiving story by Harriet Pres.
| colt Spofford and the Kitchen depart
ment is stocked with suggestions for
variety of Thanksgiving feasts
ranging from "a Rational Thanksgiv-
ing Dinner" to "A Vegetarian Thanks
giving Dinner" For the feminine
fingers that grow so busy preparing
Christmas gifts between November's
and DEFENDERS great feast days, there
are numerous suggestions for practical
and ornamental gifts in the Needle
work department. In the children's
| department The Dolls Dressmaker"
will help educate the little mothers
in the fashioning Of garments for
their dollies.
Under the title of Decisive Battles
| Of the Law" Frederick Trevor Hill, in
| Harper's Magazine for November, tells
of the impeachment Of Andrew john
son. It is an especially entertaining
bit of reading and Is illustrated with
portraits and old prints.
The cover of the October Century
was a beautiful and artistic piece OF
design and color purity. The Gen.
fury Company is certainly entitled to
praise for its efforts in producing such
splendid results.
1.-THE Collapse of the Cuban House
of Cards" is the title OF graphic
story In the current Harper's Weekly
describing the dramatic of the Palma
government. 1t is written by the
Weekly's special correspondent in
Cuba, Mr.. Williams Inglis, whose re-
ports of the recent troubles in the
island have surpassed in brilliancy
and human interest any that have APP
,peared elsewhere In the same issue
of the Weekly Frederick Moore de-
scribes a trip through the Balkans.
Sixty Weeks For SITS.
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