The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-13
1HE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.
Frank G. Moorhead has an article in
the May Delineator on THE Funny
Side OF Indian Life 1t reveals an in
innate knowledge OF the habits of the
red men of the northwest and is quite
readable.
Ralph Corners new novel will ap-
pear serially in The Circle Magazine.
The story is called The Commander"
and it will be one of his tales of the
Northwest, where the scenes of his
most successful books have been laid.
Mr.. Conner is in private life the Rev.
Charles W. Gordon.
The features of the April Review of
/ Reviews include an up-to-datc sur
ivey of Europe's tariff laws and poll
cies, by Frederic Austin Ogg; a clear
ly written account of the latest de-
velopments in the building of the Pan
ANA Canal BY Forbes Lindsay illus
trated with map and recent photo
graphs) an informing article On THE
Truth About Dry Farming by
Charles NJ. larger: an account, with
pictures of the meteorological work
conducted by means of kites and
balloons, by Paul P. Foster.
Two Ouida papers, which Lipplncott's
Magazine bought while the author was
in the prime of her life with the slip
ulation that they were not to be print
ed until after her death, are to appear
soon in the magazine. They are:
Shall Women Vote?" a study of femi
nine unrest--its causes and remedies
Love VS.. Avarice, frank analysis Of
the causes which make for social evil
The first appears in May Lippincott's
The Pomegranate Seed by Rather
inc Metcalf Roof. will be the complete
novel for May 1t is story of pres
ent-day stage life Mary Roberts Rine
hart, author of Seven Days" Maarter
Martens. Elsie Singmaster. Ell;
, Wheeler Wilcox. Minna Thomas An
trim, all contribute
The leading feature in The Outins
Magazine for April is an article en-
titled Building a Railroad and Re
building" by Edward Hungerford. Al
interesting travel story is that by Mr
2 Dillon Wallace. who begins in the Apri
number the first of a series which
tells OF his travels in western Mexico
: II is entitled Beyond the Mexican
!. Sierras Mr. Dan Beard contribute
: some remin scenes entitled Tru
7 Yarns and Tales of the Trail" Mr
E. P Powell. the horticulturist, give
some timely hints in EVERYBODY
: Vegetable Garden" Mr.. Herbert K
! Job is represented by an article emit
!. tied. The Trick of Bird Photographs
; wherein he tells how the shyest of tn
birds may be photographed. The fea
ture is illustrated by many photo
I graphs.
The May st. Nicholas brings tn
first chapters Of an important ney
serial feature. for the older girls an
boys. IN Charles H Collins "Th
story OF Dutch Painting" The antho
explains that the tale OF how III
Dutchmen Of the seventeenth centur
developed new school of painting /
a part of the story OF the lives and fol
tunes of the Dutch people. and so tn
story begins with a brief description
Of the struggle by which the separat
provinces became united into a singl
:. nation. and of how during the struggl
= By which the separate provinces b,
came united into single nation. an
Z Of how during the struggle by whic
= the separate provinces becam
= united the people also found tim
to advance themselves in the art
of peace, including that of paintini
$ Later chapters will tell what the prir
cipal artists accomplished in portrai
q ure. in landscape. and in the represel
G tation of the indoor and outdoor III
, Of the people. and will aim to make tn
d narrative Of Dutch painting illustrat
some principles that may be of use i
the study of painting generally. r,
e productions OF famous paintings by re-
!, iresentative artists add TO the valu
r and interest Of the story Day ALLIE
S. Wiley treats OF matter of wide an
X growing interest IL his account I