The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
CURRENT LITERATURE.
Some Observations of New Books
and Late Magazines.

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Magazine, which will thereafter be
the exclusive channel for his writings
on pure food, health and like topics
which have so long been associateU
with his name.
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The Book News Monthly John
Wanamaker Philadelphia, $l00 a
year, publishes the first installment
of new, big story by Ralph Conner.
This is the first book Conner has
written in three years, and it promis.
es to be one of his best The title is
Corporal Cameron" a tale of the
Royal Northwest Mounted Police.
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In the April number of the new
magazine Cartoons" is effectively
kept the promise of the editors to in
cludc the timeliest, brightest and
wittiest cartoons on the news of the
last few weeks, from all over the
world. Subject after subject appears
in this number summarized by some
cartOOnist with a PERCEPTION of val.
ues that could not be expressed in
columns of type.
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Two strong features for April Tech
nical World, When Welsh and Irish
Rule" by Robert Barr, and Two Hun.
drcd Cities in Revolt" by Henry NJ
Hyde. The first covers the English
political situation; the second, Com
In
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Brimming measure of terSe authen.
tic articles and unusual illustrations
is in store for Popular Mechanics
Magazine readers in its April number.
Activity in the fields of science and
invention seems never to decrease,
nor can anyone forecast with assur-
ance the next turn it may take.
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The beginning of a new serial by
John Fox. Jr., entitled The Heart Of
the Hills" is the leading feature of
Scribner's Magazine for April. This
is Mr.. Fox's third serial in Scribner's;
the two others, The Little Shepherd
CT Kingdom Come" and The Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" have become
part of the permanent literature of
America.
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As usual, pictures in color and fine
Illustrations are a distinctive feature
of the April Century, and Timothy
Coles wood engraving of Sir Joshua
II fTni nf nH n.
WORTH" owned by Mr.. Henry c. Prick,
is one of the finest of his series Of
engravings OF Masterpieces in Amer
lean Galleries.
The April St. Nicholas has two fine
stories of adyenture--very different
but with a brave lad the hero Of
each. One is Ford Walsh's The Re.
turn of Okakok" the story of an
eXiled Eskimo lads hard journey
home. The other Is Frank b. Elser's
wireless Peter" in which a plucky
lad, fascinated by the magic of wire
less telegraphy, wins out III spite of
many discOuragements.
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The Ladies' World for April sug'
gcsts the springtime, from the very
pretty cover to the last word on the
last page. In the stories you sense
the growing things, and in the fashion
departments you see what is to be
worn, while household matters chief.
ly concern what is best to cat and
why change of diet is desirable at
this season.
Secret society men, members of
the ElkS, Eagles, Blue Goose, Hoo
Hoo, Owls, Red BOOSTERS, White Rats,
Modern Woodmen, Foresters, etc,
will find in the April Hampton the
most entertaining and Informative ar
ticlC on mems societies that has ever
appeared in popular periodical. IT
is called The Secret Society Zoo"
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l.. J. Beeston, that young writer who
is coming to the front with such rap
idity, tries a new field in a story en-
titled "A Sunset" in the April Red
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blind musician in love with a young
woman who afterward becomes the
leading violinist in Europe.
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For April, 1912, Lippincott's Maya,
zine offers a dainty list of contents
adapted to the exacting appetite of
the spring. The complete novel is a
cheerful, diverting and delightful
story, called The Stolen Woman" by
Eleanor M. Ingram, whose previous
novels, Stanton Wins" From the
Car Behind" and The Substitute
were widely read and universally
praised. .... no a'<
The April Outing is a magazine for
| fishermen. Those who have exper
fenced trouble with the combined
problems of catching big fish and
taking good pictures in the same kind
of country viii want to know how
Rufus Steele solved 1t IN Rainbow
Chasing in His Ancestral Waters
The April American Magazine con
tains a very remarkable character
study OF the late Joseph Pulitzer. ths
blind proprietor OF the New Yorl
1 World. who recently died, leaving 1