The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-13
CURRENT LITERATURE
Some Observations of New Books
and Late Magazines.


compelled to spend years behind steel
bars, deserted by heartless relatives.
Mr.. Turner's experiences were in
the Iowa hospital for the insane at
Mt. Pleasant and the Colorado state
asylum and in the Woodcroft SAM
tails instances of brutality, instru-
ments of torture used, which induced
delirium. He claims he was unjust
| ly incarcerated in Colorado and de-
MED all opportunity to communicate
with friends and relatives in Iowa.
He closes his little book with an au-
photography. His hope is to arouse
people to the true conditions as he
found them and he certainly does not
hesitate to tell the truth as he be-
Ilieyes it.
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CARRIED in striking spring suit the
June Cartoons, just from the press, is
proving one of the most attractive and
interesting magazines of the month.
The publishers have improved both
the grade of the paper and the con-
tents, and the selection of the car
toons from the pens of the representa-
tive artists of the world is one that
makes the book of lasting value.
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We can unqualitiedly say that the
Ladies' World for June is the most
interesting number of that publication
two q
beautiful cover to the last page there
is something that grips the attention.
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There is more than the usual
amount of fiction in the June Cen
tury-new and rather dramatic chap
Stella Maris," a story of racy humor,
"Finerty Holds the Meeting for the
Candidate" by Charles d. Stewart,
author of the fugitivelpmj
author of The Fugitive Blacksmith"
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Henry van Dyke in the June num-
Der of Scribner's Magazine presents a
very winning picture of "The Good
Enchantment of Charles Dickens"
His analysis of the qualities of Dick
ems that have endeared him to his
readers is the most sympathetic that
the season of the centenary has call
ed forth.
The Red Book Magazine for June
contains a story by Forrest Crissey
which taps new field for local col
or. 1t is the story of an industrial
spy-a young man who has spent
years abroad in the steel manufacture
ing plants, gathering the secrets of
the trade on the other side
June days bring June diversions, so
the June number of Lippincott's Mag
azine has been carefully attuned to
the season of roses and recreation. 1t
is planned to amuse, not to instruct,
or, if so, only through the channel of
enjoyment.
The June WOman's Home Compan-
ion contains an article, The Vanish
ing Husband by Mary Heaton Worse
which presents an extraordinarily
clear explanation of why it is that
men like to get away from women and
enjoy each others society. The main
contention in the article is that men
get along without their women-folks,
but women cannot get along without
the men.
The June Outing is replete in mat
ter which is bound to interest the out
of door man, be he athlete, sportsman
or farmer. Profit from Trees on
Waste Land" Common Sense in
Poultry Feeding and Money in
Strawberry Growth" are the titles of
the more practical articles.
So long as there are men to cry "wo-
men and children first!"-so long as
fear is crunched under the heel of
duty-so long as the laurel bursts in
to blossom on fields of peril-so long
as humble bandsmen stand upon a
sinking deck, and, with the pillows
swirling against their breasts, go
home to the Master, with never a
quavering note, the Almighty is with
us-there is hope for all and for all
!time.-Herbert Kaufman in Woman's
World for June.
! 1t is not every trackwalker who has
had the honor of saving the life of
a president, or at least of rendering
him so great service, but at all sea-
sons and at all hours these careful
inspectors are on the job and the
number of disasters they avert in the
course of long term of years is in
calculable.-From "Watchmen of the
tracks in June Technical World Mag
azine.
A recent novelty In expensive ball
slippers is the Irish lace slipper, the
first consignment of which made its
appearance In America only a short
time ago. A pair OF these hand-cro-
cheted slippers takes almost two
weeks to make, and the retail price
is in the neighborhood OF $50.-From
Popular Mechanics Magazine for June