The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-06-09
CURRENT LITERATURE
Observations of New Books and Late
Magazines.

we'll as for the variety and practical
,ty Of its departments. The chief OF
the writer's is Anthony CARLYLE, with
j Fascinating romance called "A
Garden Enchanted
In the June number Of Popular Me
;hanics Magazine the plans and de,
tails for constructing M. Santos-Du'
nonts successful monoplane, the
'Demoiselle,' are given TO the world.
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The June issue of 10 Story Book just
nut contains number OF unusually
interesting and clever stories besides
he catchy cover design and the
timely Editorial Thinklets.
The fiction of the June Century in
eludes, besides May Sinclair's serial
he second part of Albert Hickmans
| Compensated" with a striking de
'cription of good and bad piano play
ng, and stories by the late Louise
'orssiund, Adeline Knapp and De-
borah JOY.
~
A most unusual story in the locale
1t presents is Thomas Samson Mil
lers THE ShipDuilders," a tale OF
he west coast of Africa II is ono
OF several stOri by the same au
hor, all located i'm the same little
Known corner of the world that The
Red Book Magazine is publishing
from time to time
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| The best chapter so far of Theo-
dore Roosevlt's hunting experiences
leads the June number of Scribner's
| Magazine. In Elephant Hunting on
Mount Kenia" he gives all the 70
nance and adventure that is associ.
ated with the huge animal that is the
subject OF unflagging interest around
the camp fires of African hunters.
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The boys and girls who read the
June st. Nicholas should have spe
cial pleasure in watching for Hal
tey's Comet and enjoying this un
Usual sight. for the number is rich
in comet lore, put in a simple, enter
tanning way. Clement b. Davis in
Nature and Science" tells good
deal about comets in general
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HamptOn's Magazine for June IL
a tremendously interesting bundle Of
Big Things. The first installment Of
Edmond Rostand's great drama,
Chanticler' is the opening feature
and a few pages removed from it is
the continuation of Commanded
Peary's own story of The Discover,
of the North Pole" ....rs., =
Is It true then that after all Inc
talk of commercial supremacy, ma
tional honor and high ideals, the rea
cause of the waiting war may be
found in the primal instinct of swarm
ing from the overcrowded hive? Ii
racial fertility at the bottom of the
coming uggley-From Racial Fer
tility and War;" in June Technica
World Magazine.
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With the June number, Everybody
Magazine celebrates its eleventh
birthday, and the end of the seventh
year under the present ownership. =
marks the event with signifcan
cover utterance and al interesting eX
preston from the publishers else
, where, in addition to putting fortl
one of the best numbers of the mag
azine yet issued. "SouthwestwarC
Ho!" is an illustrated article b,
Herbert Kaufman.
Ess .
: The Outing Magazine for Jun,
catches the June spirit. 1t is radi
ant outdoor invitation in picture ant
r story. The leading feature is III
the Caribou Country" illustrated d.
the author, Belmore Browne. Their,
? is real sport for the fisherman il
r Deep Sea Fishing with the Fly Rod,
? by Stephen Chalmers, Fishing fo
= Mountain Trout" by Samuel G
Camp, and Casting for Muskellunge'
by Louis Rhead. .-
The June number of the Womant
Home Companion includes "Weddin,
> Gifts That Are Different" "A Move
Graduation Program" When Yol
Graduate" "A Vacation Trip to Eu
rope" etc. Kate V. Saint.Maur con
, tributes another of her practical ar
ticles this month ON strawberry cul
, ture.
+ LippincOtCs May issue contained
, stirring adventure novel by Will Lev
, ington Comfort-he of "Routledg,
y Rides Alone" fame. The complet,
novel for June is as dissimilar to /
as it well could be, yet il is just a.
interesting. The title of it is Fran
cine" and the author is Marie Lou
Use Goetchius.
PhOtO-Era for June is stronl
: number The serious worker will de
rive valuable benefit from Alteration
and the Swings" by c. H. Claudy. u
general Photographic interest ar,
other practical articles by Leslie S
Truso, l. W. Blake and Earl Fuller
ton. and the usual array of good
things in The Crucible and the Round