The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-27
Literary News and Notes.

the Famous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Feud,"
with illustrations.
Mrs Mary B. Dodge, whose short poems,
contributed to various periodicals, have been
read with pleasure by so many thousands, has
in the press of d. Lothrop & Co., dainty vol
ume of her collected poems which is to appear
under the title of The Gray Masque.
Arthur Gilman of Cambridge Mass, whose
"History of the American People" has won for
him such high reputation as an historical
writer, is the author of a new work relating to
early American history, entitled Tales of the
Pathtinders. d. Lothrop Il Co., Publishers.
Mr.. Wilbur f. Crafts, the author Of Sue
cessful Men of To-day formerly lived in Far
mington when his father was circuit preach
er in the Methodist church. Camp-meeting
John Allen well remembers him a lad and
says the family once lived at his house at
Backus' Corner.
Peterson's Magazine for December comes to
Us ahead of all others. There are more than Il
hundred pages of reading-matter; two superb
>tee-pateS; colored pattern; u coored fash
ion, double size, printed from STEEL and more
workable patterns, ETC., etc. The stories are
| exceptionally good; though peterson" always
has the very best. This number ends the year
and now is the time to subscribe. Address
Charles }. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Phil
adelphia.
Mr. Blaine will soon go to Washington with
his family and will devote himself to his second
IL.
with the publishers is to be ready on OF before
June next. The second volume will be more
interesting to many than the first, and will
deal with affairs at the National Capital at
time when the author took conspicuous part
in them. The profits of Twenty Years of
Congress" to the publishing company promise
to be larger than those of any new book of this
generation. The book has already made the
fortune of former Maine man, Mr.. G. c.
Haskell who is chief of the Henry Bill Pub
| fishing Company. MIR. Haskell, b.; the way, is
said to have first suggested the preparation of
this volume to Mr.. Blaine.
The story-wrers of the Christmas Number
of IIarpers Magazine will be Il goody com
pany. The author of Called Back, other
FarguS, has ghost story with the Suf ciently
thrilling title of "A Dead Mans Face which
William Small illustrates; George II. Bough-
ton, A. K. A., is, as last year, both author and
artist in his contribution, William Grohbyus,"
an outdoor sketch of Il curious character in the
South of England; SAKE Holm" appears again
with Il story of Farmer Worrall's Case il
luStrated by Frost; f. ID. Met, like his fel-
ow-arist, tells and illustrates the studio story
of a Capillary Crime; and John E>ten
Cooke gives sketch of southern life, "Toin-
cite, for which Howard Pyle makes an illus
lratjon.
The Century'> War series was begun Iy
Confederate contributor, General Beauregald.
In the December number General Lew Wal
lace, OF the Federal army, will write of Fort
Donel>on. In January. Rear-Admiral Wake
will give his "reminiscences of the Baggage
ments of the Western Flotilla." Admiral
Wake. it will be remembered, was Command
er of the Carondeet, which fought at Be mont,
Fort lirnry, Fort Douel>on, and elsewhere,
aud ran the batteries at Island Numbe Ten.
Capt. ,'amcs b. Eads who built the gun-boat>l
''RecollectiJn> of Foote and the Gun-boat>."
General Grant, ''Sheh" viii appear in the
February number. with Il biographical sketch
| of General Albert Sidney Johnston command
tr of he Confederate forces at Shiloh. who
was killed in that engagement, written by his
son. Cc.oucl William Preston Johnston. This
article ncl,,e, am account If thp battle from 3,
('nutptlrT.tl Inint nf Vie
N'ii''' 'i''' Po''' y w"
The danger of incidental harm to the COM
munity' or 10 certain classes of people, from
the increased n>e Of machinery, the extension
OF puoIIf works, etc. Is greatly diminished
"heh 'hose VINO make the laws and especially
lh9>e whose duty II i TO interpret them,
recognize lhat law Is progressive >''ture'
lhat II Is means, not an end; That when
STATE ol lh'hSS arises Tor Whleh there Is no pre-
ctuel'' a ne" precedent must De ihaue' no"
lht most eh''2h'ehed Iuf'N'H holu 'h'' lflNtIPF
'o"Sl"u'N Ill N'"' anu no" 'ht coili'noH "S
Ne'I ~ lNe STATUTE 1t" l. mus 'l"ue 20 Keep
'''' WI" ''N S'HV'"i ""N""'' VI 'NI'A''' 'on' -
-. l'i III '"' '"".'7 "" 'HV
.Y'
=, ''' 0' "'-'
- -i' - 7'''' Wv -
',.'''' ~ N'N' i'''" '''',, ''''''' '0''' Nu7
7''''>' -'"''' y" lN''""A ""n'7 '''"l' p''
'''' ''''''' tt ''' "''''' nv ''"'" III Ms '>''"
'''"S VI ''l' l''"N VI ii3h>' Ill 3ou'"'iH
Greece. and Principal sharp supplements his
,rholarly artcI. on ..Fripud,hiu in Ancient
- ., ,,..,,. t.,
h"r'I3 VIM one On T,thd>hlp III ~ Si'sh
i"e'.S l,;, ni He p'HEl "IVI."N III ,nr Hs'npeI
,M'i ~ np bIi'lSh l"u>f ol i4'!uS. ny "'oiSe
=, ,. n,Nu", tu','>, nn" Tnfo"e'"''"s lol 9'"''
lso7ucI4' "S 'ouh i't'iie'
lhe liitNe L. d! MIS- = H. "IaLilii ''alA h
Boston ID. Lothrop 60. irlce' Sl.7o' MIS-.
Ozark Is known as the author Of lthSle alton,
one OF the most popular Sunday school books
which has been published for many seasons,
and the qualities which attracted attention IN
that work predomlnate strongly in this. The
"Inple n Is the name payfulIy given by her
friends TO glrI of eighteen. whose three
names begun with that letter and who IS left
With younger sister to make her way in the
world after the death of her parents. She has
promised her mother Oh her deathbed to not
only care for her sister, but also for ar insane
uncle, and little girl waif who came iuo their
family III the most mysterious manner. Much
I t.4 1lNf4