Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-31
In Field of Literature
A Healthy Sign of the Times.-It

said that LiDpincott's is one of the for
tunate few magazines to thrive in
spite of depression times" People
seem to realize that such a bargain
12 first quality novels years. not
2 luxury, but a necessity. Hence, they
feel justified in holding on to this safe
investment with it's big-paying divi-
dends Lippincott's is sometimes re-
forred to as "a sure thing, and in
America this expression covers good
doal--all of which must be highly graf
flying to its publishers.
A glance at the February contents
guarantees its popularity and explains
its prosperity under these adverse con-
ditions. 1.-The Woman He Loved, y
Marie Van Vorst's new novel, appears
complete in that number. She re-
quires no introduction to readers eth
er III Europe or the United States, as
her fame is international. Jimmie
| Bulstrode" figures in this new story;
he has made many friends in short
stories which have appeared in Har-
per's and Scribner's, so that e new
edition of this jolly bachelor bids fair
| to meet with an ovation from old and
new acquaintance. The scenes OF
THE Woman He Loved" are laid
! about the estate of the Duke of West
| boro' in England. The duke is es
tranged from his American wife, and
/ pn1CtrnIn'- o,,t nlo or,
er, perhaps, by a seemingly hopeless
love affair of his own-lets the trou
ibles of his Friends trouble him to the
lextent Of evolving a plan to smooth
out their differences. How kind fate
helps along his scheme, incidentally
forwarding the benefactor, notwith
standing interesting complications
which threaten to wreck his craft
makes a deeply absorbing tale, while
the vibrant, magnetic style of the au
thor charms to the very verge OF hyp
Inotism.
The Lippincott short stories are
marked by wiue variety. If any enc
emotion may be said to dominate the
Ipages, it is humor. In February there
are four distinctly lively plots. Thorn
las l.. Mason contributes one of hi!
wittiest under the title "A Story Tha
Went Wrong" Elsie Singmaster
story of domestic life among the Penn
Isylvania German people, Mrs. Vein
er's Gift of Tonvues" possesses fine
subtle humor; "The Widow Smith
| hoo - h1r NNil1ior, irl, &c f,1p
ny tale of ward politics and ''the VIC
man." q clever and amusing sketcl
by Harold Susman is "Chatterton.
Minna Thomas Antrim deity mingle
pathOs and humor in her story, "Th
Questionings of DOM" and remark
army is "Rakes,' by Will Lexington
Comfort.
Insomnia prevails so generally tina
it is safe to say the paper on "SleeI
Ilessness," by George Lincoln Waltor
M. D., will be eagerly devoured b
: thousands of sufferers-as well as b
the many more who can sleep, an
, want to help their afflicted friends t
; the same blessed restorative DR.. Wa
ton gives some new practical advic
toward this end.
Ezra Brudno modestly subtitles hi
| paper ON "The Twentieth Centur
Jew by the words, "An Observation
: His article evidences most acute stud
of the subject, and it is in every poir
dealt with quite up-to-date.
There are poems to please and joke
to entertain; and there is the WAY
of the Hour" department, filed wit
terse comment ON current topics. Her
Robert Gilbert Welsh writes "A Pr
logue to the Opera" Bonnycastle Da
has something new to say about IN
ture Takers Disclosed by Modern n
ture Study" Ellis o. Jones contribute
thoughts on Disgrace and JOSEF
M. Rogers presents interesting info
nation through his article on FEEDER
Service as an Occupation" Taken g
together, the February issue is goo
example of Lippincott's progressiv
ness.
II Does the Business.
p r Chamberlain of Clinton Main