The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
CURRENT LITERATURE
Observations of New Books and
Late Magazines.

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Il ing books of the season. 1t consists Of
q series Of witty letters written for the
entertainment Of young missionary
who has turned her back on the old
Kentucky home and gone 10 Japan fol
a term of years. The story was mani
testify suggested by "The Lady of the
Decoration" and, it might be regarded
as counterpart of that charming tale,
though the connection is so slight that
1t is left almost solely to the imagina-
ton to provide the connecting links,
The author of MY Soldier Lady Mrs
Ella Hamilton Durley. is a well-known
Iowa newspaper woman whose home
his in Des Moines. Mrs. Durley has
written very acceptably over the pen
name of Judith Jorgenson. T.
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| The Lincoln stories, anecdotes,
poems and portraits in The Younth's
Companions Lincoln and Washing.
toms Number combine to present the
War President in his true likeness
great, but human. A contribution of
remarkable interest is the poem,
When Lincoln Died." by Edward Will.
lam Thompson, a civil war veteran.
There is reproduced also the cartoon
which London Punch published at
Lincoln's death, and the verses by
Tom Taylor which accompanied il.
offering amends for the spitefulness
Of the cartoons and quips it had hesp-
ed on the president while the outcome
# the war was do9htfli..
There are some exceptionally good
short stories in the February Lippin-
colts, including "A Friend of jim
miles," by Eleanor Mercein Kelly.
The danger which menaces our eco
nomical future is graphically describ-
ed in 1.-THE Giant Trust of the Fu-
ture," an illustrated article by Earl
Mayo, which is offered to the readers
of the February Metropolitan Maya
zine.
Kind hearted? Abraham Lincoln
kind hearted?" says Ida NJ. Tarbel. in
the February American Magazine
Then she tells wonderful stHry of
Lincolns genius for erection how he
loved people, and especially how he
loved the common soldiers in ;ne war
Until one reads this story 1t is irE
possible to realize I.incoln's marvel.
Gus understanding OF the details OF
the life and trials OF the ordinary
private. f. .-.s. ~.
The February number of The La
dies World has cover by Charlotte
Weber, itzler, which is one of the
most attractive we have seen, and the
contents are of the same high order.
OF course, there is a Lincoln story,
but it is most interesting one, telling
of his early life and taking him up
only to the time of his marriage with
Mary Todd.
1t is rarely that q SERIAL starts with
so many interesting and very human
characters as John Marvel, ASSIST
ant" by Thomas Nelson Page. In the
February number of Scribner's Maya
zine the second installment shows a
complete change of scene TO a typical
city of the middle west.
Study of classical music at the out.
set will save the pianist later on from
becoming oversentimentai In his play.
ing" says Gustav Kobbe, in The Circle
for February. Amateurs who have
studied Beethoven never will forget
that in music, as In every otner art,
there must be preserved certain
balance between the intellect and the
| emotions. .'a
DIR. G. Stanley Hall, so well known
for his trenchant paragraphs about
education, is no less wonderful in his
dramatic phases than usual in an in
tensely interesting article in The
Housekeeper for February. The title
Is How Can we Make the Average
Public School Good SCHOOL,"
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! For general attractiyeness and live
ly interest The Red Book Magazine is
heartily commended, The leading ar
ticle, "old Souls in New Bodies" of
fers a series of startling analogies be
tween the careers of certain great fig
ures of antiquity and other great per
sonages of our present day.
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In the February Bohemian there are
nine short stories, a portfolio of pic
lures showing the striking scenes from
current plays, and five special arti
cles, a notable one being Tobacco
and the Tobacco Habit"
i In the February American Boy thu
contents are not only particularly va
ried but of especial timeliness.
fine series antitledAIn Old shiawassee
by John T Mcintyre. telling of tn
experiences of a pioneer boy In Mich
igan, starts in this issue.
i All the latest fads and fancies ar
(. wildly portrayed on the cover of tn
February 10 Story Book just out. an
the issue IS replete with brisk and ur
usual stories. Harry Cooper leads tn