The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-19

WARY GllDGTt IDS TSLOlu III the MdECll
issue for the young folks Of all ages
who read st. Nicholas that charming
tale from Russian folklore, The Hump
backed Horse, one of the dear, salts
factory, "once upon time" kind of
stories. Maginel Wright Enright's
illustrations for the story are alto
gether delightful. The many other good
things of the March number include
even more than st. Nicholass usual
allowance of merry pictures and
rhymes, boys story of helpful spirit
in The Junior Captain, and a charm
ing tale of a little brown bear, PietrO,
and his devoted master. The Century
Co, Union Square, New York: So.
The National Magazine for February
has many excellent features that will
commend it to the readers. The Wash
ington gossip by Editor Chapple is
worth the price of the magazine. Waste
in American roads is a we'll written ar
ticle. The entire issue is a blending
of serious articles, fiction and poems
The Chapple Co., Boston: $3.50.
The Book News Monthly for Feb
Rruary featured Margaret Sidney and
the Five Little Peppers. 1t also has
Thoreau, the first of the Concord SER
les. John Wanamaker, Philadelphia:
81.
The Technical Worlds Magazine for
March has for it's feature article, Shall
the Land Looters Escape? Surgeons
Needle Cures Fatigue, the Rush to
Biggest Terminal of the World Rubber
and Asphalt for Roads are some of
the other good articles in the issue.
There are many excellent Illustrations.
Technical World Co, 575S Drexel ave-
nue. Chicago: $3.50.
The March issue of the Woman's
Home Companion is an advance fash
ion number and will be dear to the
hearts of the lady readers. 1t is brim-
full Of good things from the beautiful
cover page till the last article. The
departments are ably handled and con-
tain much that is instructive and en-
Pertaining. The Crowell Publishing Co.
Madison Square, New York: $3.50.
Human Life for February features
Jean Jaures, the socialist leader of
France. He is called the red orator.
Judge Whitman, the successor to Jer-
ONE as district attorney of New York.
is also given prominence. Many other
national and international characters
are discussed. Human Life Publishing
Co, Boston: 81.
The Ten Story Book for March con-
tains the usual number of short stor-
ies.s some OF them Of a spicy nature
There are several wen known contrib
utors Daily Story publishing Co,
$40 Monroe street, Chicago. 81.
Bruce Douglas, a Man of the Peo-
pie, issa new novel by DR.. Robert A.
Gum, the well known author. In this
novel DR. Gum has proceeded on orig
inal lines. In startling way he works
out his plot. The trial scene forcibly
presents what may be called the
brutality" of court, proceedings as con-
Quoted by some district attorneys. The
pictures of South African life are real
istic. A happily ended love story runs
through the 800 pages, and an unex-
pected denouement, in the last chapter
closes the work with vigor and unabat-
ed interest The Mayhem Publishing
Co. s2-10O Ruggles street, Boston:
$3.50.
Duffield Osborne contributes to the
March Smart Set zendaesque novel
OF American lovers and Sicflian brig
ands that is full of spice and ginger.
The plot moves rapidly from the start.
An American girl is shipped OF to
Europe to avoid the attentions OF a
sutton whose finances do not measure
up TO the standard set by her ambit-
ious mother. 1t is arranged that the
favored sutton shall sail ON the same
ship. The dfscredited aspirant, how
ever, invites himself TO join the party
unoffieiaiiy. and when the real adven-
ture comes there is a fierce rivalry be-
| tween the two as to which shall be arst
in at the rescue. Third Hand High,
this latest work OF Mr.. Osborn,