Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
In the Field of Literature

turing of the Academic Franchise, the
Academic des Goncourt, and the Com
Imittee of Women Of La Vie Heuruse."
Another of Mr.. Sigismond de Ivan
owski's brilliant portraits, reproduced
in color, Miss Mary Garden as MEL
tisande." is the frontispiece of the num-
Der; with a sketch OF this distinguish
] ed American singer by Henry T.
Finck.
The May St. NichoIas.-Big boys
and little-their sisters, their cousins,
their mothers and their aunts. too
who are reading Three Years Behind
the Guns will find in their May st.
Nicholas thrilling and vivid picture
Iof the battle of Manila bay. That big
boys are reading these true chron-
licles of a 'diddy-box' is Interestingly
shown by the following letter, from a
Iyonng ST. Nicholas reader-one of
many similar ones-received recently
in the office of ST. Nicholas: 81 have
a brother who is in the navy. He is
going to San Francisco with the fleet
and is, on the Flagship Connecticut
Lots of times | hear my father cough
and say L think it is about time for
another number of ST. Nicholas to
come. | want&o read another chap
ter of Three Years Behind the Guns
for it makes me understand how our
boy is living He is very fond of
reading, especially in bed at night,
which he says is bad for boys, but
good for men if they can't sleep. The
might that st. Nicholas arrives his
light burns longer than ever, and in
the morning we find copy of ST.
Nicholas on the chair near his bed
; At breakfast he tells us about inter-
testing things. Once it was about bal
looms, and last time it was about
Dogs on the Battlefield" When we
read st. Nicholas we find the very
things he told us. | forgot to say that
he is clergymen, and once when he
was preaching l heard him tell about
something | know he read in ST. Mich
jolas. We all think the best stories
come when St Nicholas arrives" The
May st. Nicholas is decidedly spring
issue, with the spirit of spring domin-
ating all its pages, and for fronts
piece the charming picture, "a Little
Queen O. May
II Success.-The May number of Sus.
cess magazine contains an argument
for tariff commission by H. E. Miles.
of the National Manufactures associ-
alton. There is an article by Kenneth
Augustine upon Wilhelm Funk and his
art, and one by James l.. Ford about
The Men Who Manufacture Fame"
The result of straw vote among
10000 life subscribers upon national
policies and presidential candidates is
given. The short stories are "The
Little Gold Cod by Porter Emerson
Browne, up in the Family Tree by
Mabel Martin; 'Harrigan and the An
archists," by Leroy Scott, and "The
Money Bag of Matteo," by Ernest
Poole. There are poems by Bannister
Merwin, Clarence Urmy, Charles Bux-
ton Going, Edna S: Valentine, Grace
Agnes Zimmerman. William j. Lamp
ton and Harold Susman Other fea-
y VI Tic dIe ". ". +SCGd-
ley's Washington "reminiscences, Char
les Lee Scovil's discussion of railroad
! equipment bonds and an article on the
art of walking by William j. Cromie.
81 The May AtIantic.-The Atlantic
Z Monthly is perenially interesting and
y the May issue is no exception to this
rule. The leader is a strikingly clear
sighted article by Thomas Mott Os-
borne, formerly mayor of Auburn
j n. Y, now a member of the Public
\ Service commission, and is entitled
HAS the Democratic Party a Future -
D Andrew ID. White contributes an ex
Il cellent article entitled 1.-The States
\ manship of STEM" the first of ser
i les of two papers dealing with the
( famous German minister. prohibition
y in the South iIl it's most recent
R phases is discussed by Frank Fox
y croft; Max Eastman of Columbia uni
X versity writes brilliant essay or
v THE New Art of Healing" which
X deals with the wonderful recent cures
y of nervous diseases by suggestion, and
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