Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-02
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE

The November suceess.-The No
vember Success Magazine contains
collection of humorous. hitherto IN
published stories OF the San Francisco
earthquake by Will Irwin under the
title, Human Nature Under Fire" In
the same number, woman finds voice
| in Inez Haynes Gillmore's article
"Man-as Woman Sees Him" Walter
Weylfs article, "The New Problem Of
the DID, discusses the question How
shall our nation take care of it's aged
mothers and fathers?" Hope for the
Victims of Narcotics" Is an article by
DR.. Alexander Lambert, in which he
announces the discovery Of the first
treatment which actually obliterates
the craving for drugs and alcohol A
touching human story is Young Mrs.
Royce" by Anne Story Allen. One Of
the confidential communications Of a
liar" is retold by Harris Dickson, un.
der the title, "Cap'n Daingy's Pet Rat
tier" and there is a humorous sketch
by Charles Batten J4oomis called
Lost for Love" 1.-THE King and the
Beggar Maid" is the title of the second
installment of Leroy Scotts serial 70
Charles N. Crewdson's Hard Luck"
presents an interesting side of the life
of the travelling salesman. Orison
SWEET Marden's editorial for the month
is entitled CLEAR Grit Did IT. "Irri-
cation in the Field of Investment" is
the title of the months financial ar
ticle. Other sketches are National
American Music" and Those Misera-
BILE Airships' There are poems by
Edna S. Valentine, Richard Wightman
and Madison Cawein.
Good Things in the November Lip
pincott's.-Appropria enough, both
love and politics figure in the plot Of
Mary INLAY Taylor's new novel,
THE Magnate of Paradise politics
being appropriate to the season, and
love to all seasons. The story is
published complete in the November
Lippincott's which, by the way, is an
extraordinary fine number. The
scenes of 1.-The Magnate" are laid in
the nations capital and in live town
in Missouri While the name given
to the latter is fictitious, the place
is quite likely to be recognized by
Like other municipalities not conffn-
ed to Missouri, the town is ruled by
political gang" They are op-
posed by young lawyer, who as dis
trict attorney, undertakes to cleanse
the towns Augean stables and replace
the rule of might by the rule of right.
Unfortunately, Holland--the district
attorneys in love with the ward of
the Magnate of Paradise, who is the
head and the moving spirit of the
machine Ali sorts of underhand
schemes are resorted to in order to
down the reformer. and things look
dubious for a while. Eventually,
however, the citizens awaken to the
fact that Holland is fighting their
battles for them, and give him en-
thusiastic, If tardy. support. The
Magnate and his henchmen are over
thrown, and the very likable hero
wins the very lovable heroine. There
are some intensely dramatic scenes,
and the interest is not permitted to
lag for moment. Some remarkable
short stories will be found in this
issue One of them is Mary and
Martha at LUNCH by Marion Hill
author of 1.-THE Pettison Twins This
has rare originality and subtle hui
NOR, with dash of pathos by way of
seasoning. Love and a Morning
Ride by Elizabeth Maury Coombs,
is striking tale of the southland.