The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-11
CURRENT LITERATURE
Observations of New Books and Late
Magazines.

OF the f1ction, without sacrificing tn
other features that help to max
; every number of this magazine con
: plete and well-rounded whole.
The May Outing strikes note O
y all-roundness in outdoor life that |
not only suggestive but really practi
cal and helpful. Learning How t,
Fly" by Augustus Post describe
the process step by step. 1t tells wha
a fier must do and what 1t must no
do. II is final summing up of al
that has been learned down to thi.
time Mr.. Post is not only an exper
in flying, but also an expert in telling
others how to do it.
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serial story, called Love by Elk
press, begins very promising in The
Ladies World for May. 1t is by Gen
evieve knight, new writer, but one
who has very evidently inherited OF
cultivated a style that is full of charm
and carries the interest at an unfiag
ging pace.
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Scribner's Magazine for May con.
tains striking contribution from the
English writer, John Galsworthy, who
as novelist and playwright has taken
his place in the front rank of contem-
porary writer's. The Little Dream
is play Of rare literary beauty; the
scene is in the Swiss mountains, the
characters are mountain climber,
ia mountain girl and a guide.
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Cleveland Moffett in an article in
the May Hampton's Magazine advo-
Gates that the Government itself take
over the manufacture and distribu-
ton of all cocaine that is used in the
country. Mr.. Moffett in his article
points out the peril of many soft
drinks adulterated with cocaine and
cocaine adulterated catarrh and hay
fever cures.
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or the May "Century's' list of good
things, five features are specially
noteworthy; the beginning of Gugli-
elmo Ferrero's series of papers on
Women of the Caesars" Rev. A. A.
Mackenzie's discussion of" The Plight
of the Country Minister" VIII IT.
wins The Awakening of the Amer
can Business Man" Andrew Carne-
gie's presentation of The A. B. c. of
the Tariff Question" and a complete
novelette, by Baroness Won Hutten's
The Clandon Letters
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Among the most widely known
writer's of short fiction whose latest
stories, appear; IN The Red Book Mag
azine for May are Charles Major, On
OTTO Watanna, Elliott Flower, Forrest
Crissey, James Branch Cabell, Ellis
Parker Butler, Alfred Henry Lewis,
Reginald Wright Kaufman and Fan
ME Heaslip Lea.
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Among all the changes, and rum
ors of changes, in the publishing
world, Lippincott's Magazine" pursues
the even tenor of it's way" just as it
has, for forty-odd years, and just as
it probably will for forty-odd years
more. The only change noticeable in
it is that it seems to be getting bet
ter.
The May American Magazine con-
taips the first of new series of base
ball articles by Hugh S. Fullerton.
The first article is on base stealing
Ida NJ. Tarbell contributes an import
ant and interesting discussion of'The
Stand-Pat Intellect"
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Much space in the Boys Page of
The Youths Companion, especially
at this season, is given to expert
playing of baseball. In the issue of
May 4th is an article on Pitching
Curves" which every amateur player
should read.
1t is plain that the country is not
in partisan mood, and that bust.
ness interests of all sorts-including
agricultural-would have preferred a
quiet year, free from political and
legislative agitation. Neither repub.
licans nor democrats desired the ex-
ira session From THE Progress of
the World" in the American Review
Of Reviews for May.
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An entertaining article in the May
of Popular Mechanics Maya
zine suggests some historical absurd.
tiles which future authors may at.
tempt to perpetrate on the gullible
public. The Illustrations show Joan
Of Arc at her sewing-machine; an x
ray examination of a Civil War sol
der; the sinking Of the Maine by
bombs dropped from an aerOplane;
George Washington posing for his
etc.
The 10 Story Book for May is H.
Illustrated throughout by Rodney
Thomson. The Affair at the lnn,"
stirring sketch of fathers love, is
featured" and there is very funny
snake story. All the tales are bright,
brief and clean. For instance, the
way the wealthy Mr.. 8. Sylvester
Sprague" got into the spotlight and
stayed there to gloat, will stir the
good nature OF almost any reader.