The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-03-12
Literary News and Notes.

The March Century has followed the example
of its recent predecessors and gone out of print,
this time within two days of ISSUE A second
edition of $4,000 is on the press, making the
total 225, 700.
Messrs Funk & Wagnalls have in press new
and revised edition of ga Library of Religious
Poetry edited by the eminent scholar and
teacher, Philip Scharff, D. D., LII. D., and Ar
thur Gilman, A. NJ. The work covers over
l 900 pages, and warrants popular favor. This
edition will be ready in April.
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne has recently finished
two stories, ''The Countess Almara's Murder"
and 1.-The Trial of Gideon" The scenes in the
plot of the former are in New York City, and
of the latter hear the hills of Moab in pre-his-
toric times. Both stories will be published in
one ,olume. (Funk & Wagnalls).
The Stars and Consultations" by Royal
Hill. is the name of Il work about to be issued
from the press of Funk & Wagnas. 1t is some
thing wholly new, being acompIete chart of the
heavens, doing away with "star maps" and
making the location Of every important star
/
globes. 1t is intended both for private use, and
for use in Schools, Academies and Colleges.
The March number (monthy part) of Gold
en- Days. contains the final chapters of the ser
als The Hou>e-Boa Boys" and "Among the
| Dy AXIS the continuation of "Grit and Grip"
and the opening chapters of Beyond the Rock
| les" a sequel to Kirk Sheldon's Nine" BY
! Waiter A. Morris, and "A Peculiar Girl or,
The Alden Fortune" by Frank H. Converse
The other attractive features of this popular
! publication are well maintained. James Elver-
/ son, publisher, Philadelphia.
The United Service Magazine for February
contains the continuation of Jack Haultaut, The
/ Battles at Chattanooga, bv Gen. II. V. Boynton
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
of Massachusetts, by Ben. Perley Poore, and
other articles of interest. In the editorial notes
"A tribute is paid to the late Admiral JOSEPH
Smith AS 1.-THE father of the monitors" and to
bis gallant who lost his lite in the fight be-
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cents per number; 50 per annum. T. Ii. S.
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! How Success is Won is the title of hand
some volume by Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton, made
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We're the result of industry. economy and high
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and Alexander Ii. Stephens. The several
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Price 81. d. Lothrop & Co. publishers, Bos-
ton.
The Art Amateur for March contains very
attractive designs for a mirror frame (morning
glories). a desert plate (carnations), plaque
(chds head, a Christmas-card boX-cover
birds and holly, chair-back, doilies, and
repousse work. The frontispiece IS IA remark
ably fine reproduction of Watner'S etching of
Rembrandts famous portrait of The Glider"
lately sold by the estate of the Duke de Morny
to an American purchaser for $4,000. Articles
of special value are the notice of The Amer
lean Water Color Society Exhibition" and
How Two Houses were Furnished" DIR.
Dresser begins IA series on 1.-THE Decoration of
our Homes" and wood engraving, clay model
ling, picture framing, china painting in water
coors, church needie-work and embroidery
stitches are among the practical topics treated
in this number. The Art Amateur is singular
ly happy union of the instructive and the en-
tcrIaining in the domain of art, and stands
without a rival in its chosen field. Price. 81 a
year; single numbers, 30 cents. Montague
Marks, Publisher, 90 Union Square, New York
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have in press and will issue in few days, Mrs.
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The Reigning Belle" which will be found to
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| literally drawn upon, while lowly life also
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ignorance of what the end is to be until it
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