The Republican journal., 1885-12-17
Literature.

LloOl UVulOt
BONNYBOROUGII. BY Mrs. A. ID. Il. Whit |
ney. new book by the author of 'Faith
Garthney's Childhood" "The Gayworthys," |
etc., etc, will be eagerly welcomed by large
number of readers. The present volume has |
the characteristics of the many which have |
preceded it from Mrs. Whitney's pen and this |
is equivalent to saying that it is bright and |
clever, and furnishes not only entertainment |
but food for thought to those who read its pages |
Alright. The heroine wears the remarkable |
name of Peace Polly Schott, and in this case |
there is good deal in name, the reader |
will discover. The book is largely study of |
character and although Peace Is above the |
average Girl there is enough resemblance to |
create a bond of sympathy and interest, and we
fancy the average girl will not be the least APP
preciatve reader of Bonnyborough A Boston
| reviewer says: The most remarkable thing |
about the book is its atmosphere. The action |
| takes place within the compass of single sum- |
mer; and summer breathes from every page
until the air seems hot and sweet with the glory
of June. The radiance still fingers when Peace,
on All Saints day, drops the Polly from her
| nature, as she changes her maiden name for
! the odd name of the man W no has taught her to
find her true self" II mo-, PIP. 3sS. S1.51
| Houghton, Miflin & Co., publishers, Boston.
| JoNATHAN's HOME. BY Alan Dale. This
| is reprint of a London book, giving an Eng
| ishman's impressions of this country, much in
! the vein of Max O'Riels book ON England 1t
is cleverly written, but the author seems to have
sought the shady side of life and naturally had
| some remarkable experiences Some of his
criticisms are just and the book will be found
very amusing, provided the American reader
is not exceedingly thin-skinned. Price % cents.
| Doyle Il Whittier, publishers, Boston.
| NOTES.
Mr.. Blaine is within about fifty pages of
the end of his history, ''Twenty Years in Con-
| gress.'
Echoes from the Pines" volume of poems
| by Margaret +. Jordan. of Portland, will be
published by McGowan & Young, on Dec. 18th.
1t is reported that Mrs. Frances l.. Mace, of
| Bangor, who is now i'll California, is at work
on an elaborate poem to be published by one of
the monthly magazines.
The Christmas Book BUYER is an attractive
number. The publishers Charles Scrihner's
Sons, have received an order by cable from
London house for 800 copies.
A new story by Joel Chandler Harris C-'J'n-
Gle Remus'') will be one of the striking features
Of the January Century. 1t is entitled ''Trou-
Bile on Lost Mountain, and is accompanied by
two picture, by young kemblc, who ustra;
| ed Mark Twan> ''IIucklebcrry Finn
An extraordinary attempt now in progrc,,
to make an artificial crossing between W wheat
and rye is fully described by Charles Barnard
| in the Forthcoming January Century. The at
tempt is to make a new and standard cereal for
bread-~uutl>
ID. Lothrop X 60. have adopted an ingenious
system Of advertising. They send 10 any adj
dress, for Il tWo-cent stamp. any one OF
series of tracts the Baby, Primer, the House
hold Primer, the Household Gamc Book, or
Tie Household Receipt Book, containing not
only the matter promised by the titles but an
account of the publication, Of the firm.
The success of ..Scicncc." the scientific week
ly for general readers, and the Increasing
quantity of scientific news published by the
metropolitan dailies are indications of the in
| crcasing interest Of scientific matter to the
country at large. When the interest of news
paper readers has once been fairly fixed, we
shall no doubt have scientific daily, perhaps
''Daily Science"
The December number Of the Ladies Floral
| Cabinet present, the usual attractive table of
contents The publishers announcement for
| lSS6-tifteenth ycar-Wl be read with interest.
| A brilliant corps Of special contributors has
| been secured and subscribers will have a choice
| of their premiums Of seeds and bulbs. The
subscription price is S1.25 per year. Ladies
| Floral Cabinet Co.,, y Ne,cH street. New York.
The possible combination of scientific ana
| religious tastes is not often seen more strk-
| ingly eNcmplitied than III the Rev. Dr. MeCook,
of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Of
Philadelphia, whose Tenants of an Old Farm"
| Nninutcly and charmingly describing the ways
| of spiders, ants, bees, caterpiarS moths, ctc.)
is still, as it was last year, in great demand for
the young folk, a> lucid, authoritative, and
| delightful exposition of nature.
| 'The Majors Christmas" is the title OF a vol
| ume of short Christmas stories from the press
| of the News Printing Co., Of Denver, Colorado
| The author. Mrs. Patience Stapleton, of Den
| yer, was born in Maine and is the daughter Of
| Hon. X. II. Tucker, of WiscaSset. The scenes
| of most of the stories are laid in Maine, and all
| are entertaining reading. Mrs. >tapeton is
| said to have been one OF the prize winners in
| the Youths Companions story contest last
year, and we are glad to add her name to the
| growing list of Maine authors.
| The United Service Magazine for December
| is richly froighted with articles pertaining to
the military, naval and civil service many OF
which Will also interest the general reader.
| The two serials are an attractive feature. The
| prospectus for 1856 announces some new con-
! tributors and new features which will com
mend the magazine to a large circle of readers.
The series Of articles on the late war by authors
| who participated in the battles they describe,
both Federal and Confederate, will be con
tnucd. Ne are glad to learn that The United
Service doubled its circulation during the past
year. Published at so Broadway. New York
The BROOKLYN Magazine can no longer be
claimed by the city whose name it bears. Its
literature caters to the country at large, and is
of as much interest 10 the resident of san
/ rtltlStO rs Oh ibfDOklNn ItN uIlNlIilt~ lulll-
Der is uuquc,tionably the moSt notable yet
issued, and its wealth OF good reading may
perhaps be best judged from mere recital of
| the names of the list Of contributors which
| include Julian Hawthorne, Rev. Robert tolyer.
| Will Carleton, George Parsons I.athrop, Thom-
| as Wentworth iigginson Martin Il. Tupper.
| Rev. o. Il. Frothingham, Mrs Henry Ward
Beecher Mrs. Admiral Dahlgrcn, Richard
| Watson Glider, Rev. Alexander Mckenzie,
| Cecilia A. Gardiner, Lillian Olcott, Mrs. I>le
| Lester. Rev. c. A. Barto and Rev. Frederick
Henry Hedge.
peter,on's Magazine for January has two
splendid Steel-engravingS. mammoth fashion
| plate engraved ON steel and colored by hand.
a coIored pattern iii Berlin wool and some
fifty other Illustrations. Two thrilling noyeet>
are begun: 1.-The MiIlionaire's Daughter,' by
Ann S. Stephenson. and ''Ihe Cedar swamp
Mysery,' by Jane q. Austin. II nder
Cloud,' by Lucy Ii. Hooper, is also an unusual
ly powerful tale. Besides these. there are
stories Dv Frank Lee Benedict, by the author