The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-01-11
CURRENT LITERATURE
Some Observations of New Books
- and Late Magazines.

The January Outing contains New
Year articles and stories, gifts for ev.
erybody. The traveller will find in
Charles W. Furlong's THE Moroccan
and His Land" a serious. readable
and well-illustrated survey of this
little known country. sss
If the publishers of Lippincott's
are planning any New Year resoluA
tions relative to making better mum
bers than that for January, they have
their work cut out, for them; for the
January Lippincott's, is, a great, big,
satisfying issue, full Of good things.
4 The January Woman's Home Com
ing and practical suggestions. Among
the special articles worthy of partic-
ular notice are the following: The
Girlhood of Three Famous Prima DON
mas Turning the Leaf" an inspir.
, ing New Years sermon by Charles f.
Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle, .ag.,, ,rs..-a.-
EEs a.. r.g -, - - f.sEg...'
From statements made by them.
selves, have record of thirteen chill
dren employed in the Gulf Coast can.
neries from three to five. years of
age, twenty-five from six, to eight
years of age, and fifteen from nine
to eleven years of age. The. mother
of three-yearold Alma told me proud.
ly, Yes, I'm learnin'' her the trade,
The little ones sisters, Grace and
Maud, three and five years old, helped
but Alma was the fastest. From
'Shrimps and Babies" January Tech.
nj World Magazine. ..,s st. "
4 A German motor-sleigh of unusual
design, which travels at speed Of
60 miles an hour, was exhibited at the
i recent automobile show in. Berlin.
The sleigh is described with illustra'
ton. in the January Popular Mechan'
ics ma hA -fut /. ~ .a e.. 80. b. 'E
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The January isue of Scribner' S Mag
azine Is the twenty-tifth anniversary
number, Portraits. of three famous
contributors during that time-Stev'
enson, Meredith and, Barrie-form the
fronticespieces of the number.i The
announcement pages contain a sum
mary of the notable contributions to
the, Magazine which have become a
part of the significant and lasting
in literature. s.. -g.e ss,ts. g. .
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In, the January American Magazine
there is a stirring article of World
Scouts that is really important news
to, American readers. 1t is an &C
count of the World Scout movement
which is, an outgrowth of the Boy
Scout movement. It's object is TO en-
roll the boys of all nations in one.
organization. l,. rAl, o..
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John A.. idoroso, whose police stor.'
les nave been feature of The Red
Book Magazine for some months, con-
tributes to the January issue a tale
entitled I'll Gran Signor," that re-
veals to its readers the hidden work
ings of Italian secret societies in New
York. ... -..t 49,. ,-.f .....
A feature of the January number
which brings real literature to the
readers of St. Nicholas, young and
old, Is the first installment of "Jatar
ka Tales" stories out of the ancient
folklore of India, retold for st, Nj,
cholas boys and girls by Ellen G..
Babbitt, illustrated in silhouette by
Ellsworth Young. - a....
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The January Century contains sew.
eral notable stories, among them
"Frustrate" by Mary Austin, an imag'
NATIVE study of type of American
women, wholly new % literature, and
which is likely to awaken much in.
terest and discussion, for the reason
that each reader will interpret it ac-
cording to individual views and ex'
perience.
The more it can be shown that the
dynamiter is a fanatic, and not a
crook or criminal in the ordinary
sense OF the word, the more danger
Gus he is, and, therefore, the more
necessary it is to treat him as if gull
ty OF treason in the extreme sense OF
the word and to punish him according,
ly-From THE Progress of the
World" in the American Review of
Reviews for January.
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The publishers of The Youths
Companion announce that they will
accept yearly subscriptions at Sl.75
mp to the end OF March. The new
rate of $500 will go into effect
promptly on April 1. If you had no
other periodical reading for your
family, The Youths Companion would
be sufficient for keen en-
ioyment by everyone. young and old;
sufficient to keep you posted on the
important news and events of the
day; sufficient to give you mind
richly stored with useful knowledge.
The new. departments have become
Indispensable features of the paper,
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