The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

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write about it.
The Ten story Book for December
| is notable for having ten stories that
are short, lively. entertaining, arts
tically done and very clever. 1t is
remarkable that the average is so
high. Among the notable features is
"A Highly Original Character in the
Tobacco Trade" a story by A B.
McAttammany, name which sounds
like joke.
Among other short stories are The
Lady Callph of Bagdad," by L. Q.
Rocheleau, Mark wilcox writes
story from South Africa: "A Horse
Race Trick is the theme OF c. B.
Hedley and several other Illustrations
are pertinent. The Bungalow story is
particularly good The theatrical de-
partment is well conducted.
The December Outing is the ideal
Christmas book-a circle of old friends
telling new stories E. Alexander
PoweIl's account OF "Kraaling with
the Handy Kings" is a graphic picture
of wild elephant roundup In Ceyion,
with excellent photos. Stephen Chal-
mers takes US "Footloose and Free"
halfway round the earth. with Shack
les, the slave who broke loose from
his skyscraper. How to Raise Your
Own Quail,' is shown by Herbert X.
Job. practically and simply, yet with
scientifically proved methods; with
the authors photographs. Warwick
s. Carpenter explains the joys of the
"Snowbound in a Deserted Village,
A. W. Dimock tells of some wonderful
Camera Adventures. !" and the people
/ who like their orchards and guns will
enjoy THE Flight OF Bullets" by Hor'
ace Kephart, and Taking Care OF
J Fruit, . by the veteran e. P. Powell
Lippincott's Magazine for November
7 has fine table of contents. The nov
lelette is THE Island" by Augusta
Kortrecht, who has one book-'A
Dixie Rose number of clever
short stories to her credit. Among the
short stories, THE Amazon by Julian
Hawthorne, stands out prominently
This is a unique, not to say fantastic
tale OF adventure in South America
John Reed Scott. who wrote "In Hel
own Right" THE Colonel of the Red
i Huzzars,n etc, contributes THE Attain
OF the Protocol" a strong story of the
secret service. Other notable short
stories are "Grimshaw's ADology,' o.
Ellis o. Jones; why | Hate My Bes
Friend" by Mrs. Raymond Patterson
THE Four-FIushers by Stanley DIN
Igted "Homespun Romance by Saral
Peary. and "The Token By Edit
1 Willett Smith The "Short-Story Mas
terpiece'' for November is Prospe
! Merimee's THE Taking of the Re
doubt AS usual, there is an introduc
ton by the editor.
One Of the most timely features o
the Century for 1912 will be series o
graduate. by Clayton oedgwick Cooper
author or college Men and the Bible.
These papers will cover such import
ant phases of the subject as the ur
!. dergraduate's general characteristics
|. Education la carte society life Il
: American colleges, choosing college
and the American undergraduate il
> the world today.
Prof. Edward A. Ross. author G
:, :, THE Changing Chinese" will cor
). tribute to the Century during 1912 fou
:. papers on the characteristics and IL
= fluences of the Ohio and Mississippi
:. valley states, differentiating that Sc,
= ton from the east and interpreting
to the country at large. He will col
:. cider his subject from many points c
!. view: social. political. educationa
!, financial, etc.