Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29
CURRENT LITERATURE


This series tells the defects in the United
States postal system and is written by Mr..
Henry a. Castle former auditor for the
IostoiiCe Department at Washington
The series viii run through FIVE issues of
the Weekly and will contain some aston
isnng disclosures. The same issue of the
Weekly contains another article of timely
interest The Leaders of Russian Liher-
ty, by Charles Johnston illustrated
with photographs of some of the promi-
nent zemstvo leaders President Charles
T. lhwing of Western Reserve University,
contributes an appreciation Of the late Dr.
William II. Harper president of Chicago
University Mrs Mabel Ioomis Todd tells
the results of her observation Of the recent
solar eclipse. and Justus Miles Forman's
exciting new serial. Buchanan Wife, is
continued in a significant instalment.
LippIncotts Magazine for February
opens with novelette, by Jennette Lea
called "One Way of Love" This is a
clever Interpretation of a mans life, and
possesses sngularly clinging charm.
The lucid directncss of style fits well its
sincere Characterization of New England
people whose inheritance is that of brains,
not money. When the man meets with
disappointment at the outset of his career,
the scales dip so far. Weighted 10y his grief,
That 1t seems as If he must 90 under But
am older mans experience and advice save
him. The real action of this absorbing
story is placed in Chicago. where the man
adopts newspaper work, and there he finds
the woman who becomes his inspiration.
Leading the shorter fiction Of the month
Is "ln the Strong Mans Borders, by
H. q krfII "a
OF the rescue of a girl from a fate worse
than death. The story of plucky news
/ boy is told by Walt Makee under the title
"lhe Initiative of pokes" An amusing
satire on nerves" is that by Adele Marie
/ Shaw, Katharine and the Sanatorium.
The institution described is purely hypo-
| thetical, and exaggerated so as TO be ex-
/ crutiatngly funny Ella Middleton Iy-
bouts contribution "The Methods of
Josephine, may be called a vicarious
! elopement. "Petruchio in Plainsville, -
by Birdsall Jackson, is both humorous
and penetrating. An American girls
livelyadvonture in Paris is entitled "Aline
and the Enemy An amusing little skit
on The Lesser Virtues" is "By One Who
Has Abandoned Them" A paper of sea-
souable interest is on early Opera in
America by Rufus Rockwell Wilson;
and an agreeable Italian sketch "An
Umbrian ldyl, is by Anne Hollingsworth
! Wharton. This is a chapter from her
forthcoming volume on foreign travel.
After looking over the February num-
/ Der of The Outing Magazine, we think that
the publishers have wisely called it a
| Pacific Coast Number. 1t has a distinc-
lively Western flavor from the start. The
| cover design is a miner panning gold and
! the irontspiece a prospector following his
| peclSed buno down the mountain trail.
Both are by j. N. Marchand and are in
color. Other Illustrations in color are
reproductions of two of Fernand Lun-
grens best paintings OF the mountains and
deserts of the Great West Among the
articles especially devoted to the Pacific
Coast in this exceptionally interesting
| number are the following: "Ihe Twentieth
Century Argonauts," by Ralph ID. Paine;
Unto the Serene Valley Yosemite)," by
Gouverneur Morris; "lho Northwest
Gateway of Our Commerce. by Hon
Francis A. Cushman; "rhe California
Vintage, by Charles Il Holder; where
Rolls the Oregon" by Harris Lloyd; "lhe
Americanism Of the Last West, " by d. H.
Brock; and "Ihe Folk of the Puget Coun-
!
articles show that this wonderland Of ours
is a land of big achievements and still
bigger possibilities. Many of these articles
are brilliantly illustrated from photo
graphs of the human interest kind Where
ever you live, In the East West. North OF
South. YOU will be interested in the fiction
of this number One of the best tales OF
the month is "Iho Lay Of the Jack Hall
Hen, by Ben Blow "On the Trail, by
Adele Marie Shaw, viii appeal to all wome
as a strong piece of fiction. Francis Met
calle also contributes another one of his
delightful Side Show Studies entitled
"Iho Hypnotic Bear and the Sentimental
Lecturer" Yes, the drawings for thi.
story are by Oliver Hlerlord. "Ihe Throw.
back, by Alfred Henry Lewis, reache,
It's most interesting point in this issue. TC
those fond of excitement and adventur,
the most attractive feature will be how
Dillon Wallace at last succeeded in cross
ing Labrador and how with one companion
he made his way down from Lake Mich
kaman. Lovers of natural history y-anC
who is not will enjoy "lho Weasel ano
Rabbit Question" by John Burroughl
and "Ihe Eye Camera of Birds by {
William Beehe. There is another one o.
those practical papers by DIR. Latson OF
"lhe Secret of Endurance" An article
of special interest to women is "Ilow &,
Care for the Window Garden" by Eber
n. Rexiord Mr. Rexlord also tells "Hov
to Make Poultry Raising Profitable
Dan Beard remembers the boys again anC
shows them "HOw TO Steer a Bohsled
Joseph A. Graham tells "How to Start
Kennel" Under "How Fool DRIVING
Affects the Popularity Of the Automo
bile" some very practical advice is given
Needless TO say the field of sport for thi
season Is we'll covered and the sportsman
is remembered with several articles
Lovers of pure athletics should read "Thl
Niew-Point by Caspar Whitney.
Social and industrial improvement in
number of interesting phases is featured
strongly IN The Craftsman for February
The leading article is a vivid sketch of th
life work and remarkable personality o
Jack London the virile young Western
writer and lecturer who has come int,
such prominence AS q leader of the world
wide movement toward the improvement
of social conditions that marks the be
. ginning of the Twentieth Century. TN
article is written by Henry Meade Bland
a Californian and close friend persona
of Mr. londous and has All the FRESHNESS
and charm that would arise from the Wow
point of intimate acquaintance with th
young rclomcr and his work Anothe
phase OF work along the lines of socia
progress is given In an article by Dr. JOSH
Strong, president of the American lnsti
iute of Social Service. Il is entitled
"Mhat Social Service Means. and full,
explains the functions of the institute
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