The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-12-13
CURRENT LITERATURE.
Observations of New Books and
Late Magazines

Japan,
Every farm boy should be a natur-
alist, and in charming article writ
ten for The Youths Companion Prof.
L. H. Bailey, Director of the Cornell
College of Agriculture, shows how he
may become one.
The Outing Magazine for December
is magazine de luxe, the most beau
tiful magazine the Outing Company
has ever put forth. Take the paint
ings reproduced in color, for example.
Such a series as Mr.. J.. M. Gleason
has done for Kipling's Jungle Tales, p
is unique contribution.
For sheer cleverness, variety, and
quantity of interesting material, The
Bohemian for December is remark
able magazine. Among its short sto-
ries the more notably clever and
amusing is Roland Ashford Phillips
1.-THE Man and the Master Love-
e So
The Christmas number of The
American Boy is a winner. From its
two-color front cover, showing live
ly skating scene, to the last word of
the last page, 1t is replete with mat.
ter to stir the heart Of boy.
Among the special features of the
Christmas number of The House
keeper are Three Gifts" by John
Kendrick Bangs, a full page illustrat-
ed poem; the third Of Japanese series
of articles, by Marian Bonsall, enti-
tied, "The Art of Giving" and "Yule-
tide Down My Way" by Owen Kill
dare. .'
Health Culture for December closes
the 18th volume of publication dc
voted to that which is certainly OF
great Importance to its readers, their
health and comfort. This number
opens with a paper teleling how a
frail woman was rebuilt into strength
and vigor, which should be read by
many women who are needing more
strength.
my Life-So Far, "by Josiah Flynn,
the first installment Of which appears
in Success Magazine for December,
is hailed as "the most remarkable
autobiography of modern times.
The portrait studies of beautiful
women which open The Red Book
Magazine for Christmas are quite The
most beautiful this interesting publ
cation has ever published.
Ida M. Tarbell, "Mr. Dooley," Will
liam Allen White, Clara Morris, George
Madden Martin, Mary Stewart Cut
ting, David Grayson, Stewart Edward
White, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Ed
ward Peple and others have made The
American Magazine for December a
really notable number.
Fiction appropriately favored with
the Christmas spirit, is the predomi-
mating feature of the Woman's Home
Companion for December. Mary E..
wilkins contributes in "Tne Gift of
Love" a typically Wilkins picture of
New England.
A book beautiful is the Christmas
Century, the publishers feel, a num-
Der to set new standard of artistic
beauty and literary richness in the
magazine world; without, Della
Robbia group in blue, gold and black;
within, four pages in color and several
in photogravure and tint, and many
sorts of seasonable articles.
The Christmas Everybody's is full
to overfowing with the holiday spirit,
as indicated by the character of fic-
ton, essay, and verse, but at the
same time the serious undertakings
of a purposeful magazine are not neg
lected.
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The Christmas number of Serb
ner's Magazine is sumptuous in it's
illustrations, both in colors and black
and white; and in its stories and ar
ticles it is remarkable for the variety
and entertainment offered by the au-
thors.
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The Ladies' World for December is
the first number brought out by
Charles Dwyer, who recently resign
ed the editorship of The Delineator.
1t is readable magazine from cover
to cover, and in addition to the recre-
alton it affords. the ladies will find
in its Fashion, Dressmaking, Needle
work and Household departments
enough valuable material to pay for
the subscription price many times
over.