The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
CURRENT LITERATURE.
Some Observations Of New Books
and Late Magazines.


Los Angeles is known as the home
~ the enterprising real estate agent
and probably no feat performed else
where in the line Of selling lots has
been equaled by the exploit OF one
Of these Angelenos He had almost
convinced 4 pfosnective Customer of
the merits OF certain out-of-town
lot. but the prospect demurred at sign
ing contract, without seeing the
property. says a writer in February
Technical World Magazine.
Pictorial Review for February is as
usual, carefully thought out maya
zine full of entertainment and help
for women. The cover design is by
Hans Pellar. A timely editorial is
entitled. About Time fer a New
Deal, -Four short stories of sustain.
ed interest. ore of which is "A Din
ner of HERDS" by P. G. Wodehouse,
illustrated by viii Crete.
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With the current issue The Theo-
sophical Path (the official organ OF
the Theosophical Movement. edited
by Katherine Tingley, Point Iona,
CALI, enters upon its fourth volume,
its pages full of interest. not alone TO
the student of Theosophy, but to the
general reader. There are splendid
ly Illustrated and charningly written
articles on The Louvre" and"Genoa."
Woman's World for February con-
tains an interesting assortment of fic-
ton. including short stories by A.
Conan Doyle, E. r. Lipsett, John A.
Moroso and the third installment of
Gouverneur Morris's serial, Under
Pressure"
Judge Hsrrie Dickson. of Sicksburg.
creator of -Old Reliable" begins a
new series of stories in the February
Red Book Magazine. 'Suniover
Sam is the name he gives his new
character. Sunlover is real South
ern darky--as different from your
Northern negro as a mammy's corn
pone is from clearinghouse corn
bread.
In the February Outing begins Bel
more Brownies thrilling story of the
final conquest of Mt Mckinley. the
last of Americas great mountains to
be climbed by man. The first stage
Of the expedition was long hike
by dog team into the interior. Though
for the most part hard grinding work,
it was not without its moments of re-
Taxation.
The woman who reads her newspa-
per and keeps track Of the market re-
ports knows what prices ought to be.
When she goes out to buy she pays
no more than she ought TO pay. This
point is at the bottom Of the House
wives League, an organization OF
100000 women. described in the Feb
ruary woman's Home Companion.
The February Lippincott's is we'll
rounded, ripe. and rich magazine. full
OF varied fiction and papers adjusted
TO the season. As usual, every feat
ure in it is complete, there being
nothing continued but the entertain
ment, which never flags. The novel,
Miss Phoenix" is by new writer,
Albert Lee.
A delightful feature of the Febru-
AIRY St. Nicholas is another OF Charles
G. d. Roberts's Babes of the Wild
stories, telling The Adventures of
Young Grumpy"-Young Grumpy be-
ing a very cross woodchIck. There
are some very clever pictures by Paul
Dransom. ....
The automobile. like the bicycle,
had many quaint and curious prede-
cessors. The February Motor Num-
Der OF Scribner's Magazine contains
an article on "Steam-Coach Days"
with Illustrations in color showing the
foTerunners OF the motor. car. which
ran regularly in England a century
ago, 49,
Cincinnati's recent 100000 fire
which destroyed half dozen build
ings in the very heart OF the business
an entire square, proved that the I'm
ion Trust COMPANY sky-scraper. said
to be fireproof, was far from being so.
A picture in the February Popular
Mechanics Magazine shows the ruins
OF the structure.
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The Ladies World for February can
best be described as a very live"
number. for il contains many cOntri-
buttons that not only entertain. but
which make you sit up and think.
One OF these is Il Wish ! had Mar
ried Again" by A Woman Who Didn't.
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Japanese life. says James Dsven-
port Whelpey, is much less iowery
titan it seems. Discussing 'Japan's
Commercial, Crisis" in the February
Century. he set forth strikingly the
truth about Japan's inner life. and
declares tkAt IT contains quite as
many problems as that or any coun-
try.
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