The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-05-06
CURRENT LITERATURE

Observations of New Books and Lat
I, Magazines.
4 A delightful little volume OF remin
Essences of personal experiences IN
western Iowa and ON the plains and
in the Rockies in early days from the
lpen of G. Smith Stanton has just made
its appearance from the press of the
~ S. Ogilyie Publishing Company,
New York. The volume is entitled,
When the Wildwood Was in Flower
Iand is dedicated to the men and wo-
men who endured the hardships and
brayed the dangers on the frontier
that their descendants might enjoy the
comforts and benefits of civilization.
1T is devoid of attempts at fine writ
ing" and preachments, but is invalu-
able as throwing calcium light on
conditions a half century ago which
have passed away never to return. A
vein of subtle humor pervades the
book and adds to its interest and
value. The author is son of the fam
Gus Elizabeth Cady Stanton, known
the world over as one of the pioneer
leaders in the equal suffrage move
ment. In the early b0's he graduated
from the Columbia College Law School
and on account OF his health decided
to start stock ranch on large tract
OF land in western Iowa left him by
the will of his grandfather, Judge
Daniel Cady. The transformation
from law office in Nassau street to
an isolated stock ranch on the Mis-
souri, river was a startling one, and
the contrasts are. strongly brought out
in the narrative.
Defective eyesight, writes William
Allen Johnston in the April Circle
calling attention to the ne
cessity of guarding the health of the
little people, is even more common
han defective hearing and usually
more disastrous in results.
Justice to Wall Street is the Key
tote of the May Everybody's. Taking |
Up stand between the radicalism of |
'Frenzied Finance" days, and the con-
'ervatism of Wall Streets present de-
enders, Frederick Upham Adams and
he publishers of Everybody's offer
he calmest and most complete exposi- |
ion of the case of the People VS.. the
stock Gambling Game that has yet
'een heard. .....
The iustifiable Indignation of the
citing hen at being disturbed by the
10y while attending to her duty is ad
lirably and humorously expressed in
he picture on the front cover of the
April American Boy, while the whole
ontents of the magazine show excel
ence in quality and character.
An unusual ,pnece of short fiction
J Maude Radford Warren's story, The
Hour" in the May House
eeper. The characters of the child
tho brings sunshine into the ZEN
hanted ward" of her fathers sanitar
I'M, and of Eustace, the hunchback,
ill undoubtedly endure in the, read
rs memory.
In this number of The Bohemian Mr..
erome A. Hart has an article on The
ew Chinatown in San Francisco" in
ioh hn al rf hn me- |
srprise in rebuilding their houses and,
their fortunes. College
len and others interested in univer-
ty life will find much to amuse them
/ Familiar Yarns of the Yale Facul-
T."
The Ladies' World for May contains
mother large collection Of very inter
sting fiction, with special articles and
apartments that give information on
very household topic. The magazine
pens with a new serial story by Wini-
ed kirkland, called The Fairy's ia r
ct, which promises well. c
While the National Magazine always
llfils its policy of embodying the ma
onal spirit and giving information
1ncerning all national affairs each
onth, every issue breathes the spe-
al spirit of the month named on its
over page. The keynote of the May I
lumber is sounded on the back of the
in the eloquent tribute by
lie editor to Mothers Day, which is
slebrated on May 9Th.
The May Century has fiction a plen-
the last chapters of Alice Hogan
ices novel, "Mr. Opp" and stories
which humor is the dominant note
y Mary Heaton worse, Adeline Knapp
nd w. Albert Hickman--but leading
ACE is given to Thomas Nelson
ages story, THE Old Planters" a ;
lie of a quaint old hosiery in Vir-
mia, and of the quaint old aristocrats !
no played host, and OF the guests
no came and went.
Inauguration is over. the tariff is be- ,