The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-11
CURRENT LITERATURE.
Observations Of New Books and
Late Magazines

Observations Of New Books and
Late Magazines
The Woman's Home Companion for
July contains the opening installment
of new serial by Anthony Hope, en-
titled "Helenas Path" 1t Is most
interesting and wholesome story, en-
bodying all the delightful romance OF
the Zelda stories, though somewhat
more realistic. It's publication i'm
plies a rich literary treat for the nu-
merous admirers of tne author who
gave us the Dolly Dialogues"
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A most vivacious and diverting
short story by Alden Arthur Knipe,
whose work is familiar to readers of
the best magazines, opens the Red
Book Magazines fiction for July. The
title is "a Love Story la Carte, "ani
the authors genius in giving ais chap
tiers menu headings is most original.
The fourteen art portraits of Edna
May are of especial interest, compris-
ing as they do, Miss Mays last tneat-
rical portraits, as she mas left the
stage forever.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has written
to Mr.. David Homer Bates, the author
of Lincoln in the Telegraph ONCE, !"
now appearing in the Century Maya
zine, telling Mr.. Bates of his apprecia-
ton. Mr.. Carnegie says: MY expert
ence with Mr.. Lincoln, that great and
good man, was similar to yours, as |
had many opportunities of seeing him,
my office at that time adjoining Col
onel Scott's, and the telegraph office
being next to mine, and so far as my
memory serves me, your account is a
faithful one of the stirring events of
that historic period as related to the
Telegraph" "5"
Fiction occupies suitably promi-
nent place in the July number of Ev-
erybody's with such writer's as Mary
r. s. Andrews, Stewart Edward White
o. Henry and Lloyd Osborne, but the
editor finds space besides for num-
be- of interesting articles. One Of
the most entertaining of these is "The
Aristocracy of the Circus" by Hart
ley Davis, an historical account of
certain famous circus families. 1t is
illustrated with number of unusual
circus photographs. "5.#
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The July issue of Ten story Book
comes out un:er a very spring-like
cover particularly aprOpos to the be-
lated "pring this year. The leading
story is a very strong human inter-
est tale by C. z. Hartman, entitled
THAT Impossible american Woman"
1t has the atmosphere of two CONT
nents and is altogether an ambitious
piece of work to be told IN the space
devoted to it. Perhaps the funniest
story that mas appeared in the maya
zines for some time is entitled, "And
the Cat Came Back" by Emmett C.
Hall.
Mr.. Dooley tells about the presi-
Dental candidates in the July Ameri-
can Magazine. The cartoons are by
McCutcheon. Roosevelt, Taft, Fair
banks, Foraker, Root, Beveridge, and
others are mentioned" "a fine lot
iv men FIR amy Republican to choose
firm an an akelly fine list f'r him to
reject FIRM"
The July number of Scribner's Mag
azine is full of outdoor features and
is unusually rich in pictures and ar
ticles that have to do with the sum-
mer season. The frontispiece, in col
or, accompanies a poem of the woods
called "Tne Green Ina" by Theodosia
Garrison. SHIT.
A cheerful piece of tomfoolery will
be found in the July Bohemian, en-
titled How Sherlock Holmes Caught
Raffies." 1t is a story of the great
est of detectives and the greatest of
criminals in fiction. Owen Kildare,
who has been called "the literary pro,
dizzy of the times" has a strong story
entitled '"The Mollycoidle," tale OF
New York's seamy side. "The North
Pole at Last" Is full of absurd humor
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The Outing Magazine for July Is a
big and tempting issue, alive with
high class fiction and with special ar.
ticles of present day Importance
THE Tales of a Collector of Wits
kers" has in 1t second episode en-
titled 1.-THE Bearded Peasants Re
venge" These tales are delightfully."-
absurd and full of quaint humor. A
second installment of Emerson
Houghs story, entitled "The Way Of
Man." also appears.
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The July st. Nicholas, of course, Ii
Fourth of July number, most Of
the stories, sketches, pictures and
verse having patriotic favor. There
is a stirring frontispiece by Jacobs
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