The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-02-03
CURRENT LITERATURE
Observations Of New Books and Late
Magazines.

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Magazines.
A huge polar bear embracing very
pretty girl, with sea,lion acting as
chaperon and the recently discovered
pole in the back ground form the time
ly features of the cover of February
10 Story Book just out.
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The February Century opens with a
portrait of the late Richard Watson
Glider. for twenty-eight years editor
of the magazine. reproduced from the
painting by Cecilia Beaux; and the
first feature of the number is Mr.
elders last serious poem. Love in
the City, rs
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The rapid development and in
creasing utility of the moving picture
is an interesting study. H. H. Wind
sor in the February number of Popu
lar Mechanics points out some of the
unique uses to which this form OF
entertainment is being put.
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A story with more tense drama In
1t than may usually be found in a
four-act play is "The Man Hunter
which James o. Curwood contributes
to The Red Book Magazine for Feb,
ruary. .=
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While the camerist Is busy, this
season of the year, with home-portrai.
ture. still-life and winter-photog-
raphy and the professional is devot-
ed to studio-work, the average work
er will be interested in the Febru-
airy number of Photo-Era Magazine.
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"The Insurgent movement is not a
party; it is in reality wider than eth
er party, and it is disrupting both"
writes Stannard Baker in the Febru-
airy American Magazine.
The young folks who delighted in
Bradley Gilman's "A Son of the Des-
ert" will welcome in the February
st. Nicholas the first chapters of the
authors new resial, THE Wizard of
Morocco"
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Scribner's Magazine for February
has as a frontispiece striking pic
ture in colors of a modern locomo-
tive running at great speed. 1t is
one of several accompanying an ar
ticle.
No one can fail to admire the hand
some allegorical cover lin two col
ors) which combines fineness of
thought with artistic beauty, that
signalizes The American Boy for
February.
Ideal public schools are not likely
to arrive much before the Millennium,
but that a great deal to improve them
can be done at once is pointed out in
Joseph M. Rogers articles on What
is Wrong With Our Public Schools -
now appearing in Lippincott's Maya
zine.
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Fiction that amuses and yet gives
one something to think about fills the
pages of The Housekeeper for Febru-
airy. There is to be found THE FL
male" by Lucy Huffaker; Her Pc
culiar Husband" by Maude leila
Herrick; and "Tardy," by Grace Mac
Gowan Cooke.
Everybody's for February, through
the agency of Richard Washburn
Child, attempts an analysis of Seed
ule *" This is the tariff section
that deals with wool The conclus-
ions are that this schedule Is cleverly
drawn to fool the sheep-raiser.
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The exclusive articles on The Dis
covery of the North Pole" by Com
nander Robert e. Peary, have given
Hampton's a tremendous impetus and
are doing much toward making that
publication live up to its claim of
being 'The Best Magazine in Ameri-
ca"
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The February number of The Out
ing Magazine is unusual in that it
covers such large part of the out
doors in so little space. 1t is direct
in its appeal and interest to every
sportsman and lover of outdoor life
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Strange Disease Battles Science"
in the February Technical World
Magazine, treats of one Of the most
malignant and fatal diseases known
to attack man has made its appear
ance within the last few years in the
mountainous regions of Montana and
adjacent Rocky Mountain states. 1t
is called Spotted fever"
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The February number of the Wo-
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