The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-29
Literary News and Notes.
II. w. Shaw C'Josh Billings') is reported to
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White Mountain Romance for Wide Awake,
entitled ga Girl and a Jewel" 1t will run six
months, as serial, in that magazine.
The London Standard says that in many cir
cles the death of "Josh Billings" will cause
more unaffected regret than would the loss of
IA more eminent instructor of the people.
D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, have sent US
handsomely bound volume containing "Down
the Ravine" by Charles Egbert Cracldock Miss
Murfree), and lots of other good things and
beautiful pictures.
E. E. Brown, author of the popular ''Life of
Garfield is the author of ''Lite of Grant"
nearly ready by d. Lothrop & Co., which has
the merit of authenticity, completeness, excel
lence Of literary style, brevty, and cheapness.
Andrew Harper, who died recently in Mis-
sissippi, wrote the famous piece of American
humor known the Hard-SheIl Baptist Ser
mon the text of which declared, "An' he play
ed on a harp of a thousand strings; sperets of
JUS ,len made perfect"
A talented Gardiner young lady whose som
| nets have attracted much attention on account
of the intensity and music of their poetry, is
said to be writing novel. The young lady is
one of the most brilliant girls ia Maine and the
mistress of many accomplishments.
| There is ''silver symposium u the Noyem-
ber number of The North American Review.
| The contributors are ex-senator Hill, of Col
orado; Hon. Alexander Delmar, Of California,
and Hon. William A. Phillips, of Kansas. They
all oppose the decentralization of silver. The
| December number is to contain 4 symposium
| i'll favor of the oenonetizaton Of silver, by the
| most eminent advocates OF an exclusively gold
| standard.
The labor problem will be discussed in the
| Century during the coming year by several
writers of prominence. The first article in the
series is by the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott. 1t will
| appear in the November number. with full
page engraNi ing of a picture by young Ameri-
can artist, Robert koehler, called 1.-The Social
st" This picture will be remembered as at
tracing attention in the last annual exhibition
of the National Academy.
| Allen Thornlikc Rice editor and proprietor
of The North American Review, announces
| that he has concluded an agreement with Gen
| eral Beauregard by which he will write series
| of four articles on "'Hhe Shiloh Campagn,'
| 'The Defence of Chareston,' ''The Dury
| Bluffs Campaign,'' and 1.-The Defence of Pet
er.burg." These articles will appear in The
| North American Review in the course of 1856.
| The Shiloh article, which is likely to provoke a
| lively controversy, will appear in the January
number.
| Johnson> journal for October Il has The
| following illustrated articles: The Harmony
Community Of Economy, Pa; The First New
York Directory; William Cramp, the ship
builder; Lake Como; Coon and Possum Hunt
ing in Virginia; and Electrical Engineering as
Profession There is also an illustrated poem
and an illustrated love story, The mi>ceIlane-
Gus articles are good and timely. Each OF the
departments OF literature. gossip, anecdote
| c@rrent events ana humor. is well represented.
The paper is published at Murray street, New
| York, every other week. 1t is sixteen pages
| size of Puck and Life, and costs only > cent, Il
| number, or 81 year
| The November number of the Popular
Science Monthly la, the following table of
contents; Flying Machines, by T. W. Mather,
| Illustrated); Modern Science and Modern
Thought, by 5. Laing, NJ. F.; Twenty Years of
| Negro Education, by J. NJ. keating; Relations
of Science to the Public Weal, l, by Sir Lyon
| Playfair, Nj. p, f. Il. S.; Two Wonderful In
struments, by DR.. A. Letlngwell, (lllustrated)
| A Free Colony of Lunatics, by Henry De Var
| igny; The Art of Investing, by John +. Hume;
| Concerning Clover. bv Grant Allen; The Prob
| lem of Higher Education by Professor c. A.
| n
| Paul, Marshal; The Motor Centres and the
| VIII, by V. Hor>ey, +. X. c. s.; Home Lite
of the Thibetans; by Charles IL. Lepper;
| Sketch of Sir Lyon PIayfair, with porraiD
| Editors Table: Mental Progress and Culture
| A Catholic on Catholic Biunder,-Dr. Play
| fair on State Science, Literary Notices, Popu-
| lar Miscellany, Notes. Price, 30 cents single
number; s. per annum. ID. APP Teton IL Co.,
| Publishers. New York.
The numbers of The Living Age for the
weeks ending Oct 10th and 18th contain The
Recent Progress OF Democracy in Switzerland.
| by Emile De I.ayeleye, Nineteenth Century; A
Scottish Dame on her Travels, 115G, Black
wood; Lord Ioughon. FortnightIy Review;
! Rural Roads. Macmillan; Chauce Continental
| Acquantances BIackwood; Dean Church ON
the Psalms, Spectator; A Tragic Tale, Tine;
Hest or Recreation: Spectator; The WndWard
! Islands, Macmillan; The Chrss-rlayer, Temple
| Bar; An Episode OF tie Armada, Ninetccnth
Century; Founding Of the Congo Free State,
| Scottish Review; The krHkatoa Eruption, part
! v, Leisure Hour; Life in the Bastil;e. Gentle
man, Magazine; Milk Fair, An the Year
| Round; \ Prosperous Peasant, Spectator, An
| Episode in the Life of IT," Nuchcs>c u AngoU-
| lene, 81. stephen, Review; The Rescue of
| Greely, Spectator; Japanese Ladies and their
| Hair, Japan Mai; with in>talmenls OF "A
| House Divided Against Itself,' by Mrs, Oil
| phant, ami "Fortunc's Wheel" and select poe
| try and miscellany
Among the many interesting article, in The
Atlantic Monthly for November, "some Te,t-
mony in The Case" Rebecca Harding Dayi>'s
contribution 10 the literature of 'thc negro
problem will especially appeal to the reader.
| The writer has taken the testimony Of South
| crners Of all classes in regard to the condition
and prospects of the race, and from these vary
ing reports she draws important differences
| The mpre>sment of sailors is entertainin@ly
written about by Edward Stanwood under the
title Of - An Old-rhne Grievance. Two
thoughtful and scholarly articles, one ON The
Idea of God" by John riske, the other on
'Principles OF Criticism" by L, X. Sill, form
the more solid papers Of the number. '"Ihack-
| cray as an Arl-Critic' contains some account
of the great noyeiisa early notes on pictures;
and Mrs Miller has pretty birli-sketch, called
| "a TrckSy Spirit" As for the serials by
| Henry james, Mrs. Oliphant, and Dr. Holmes.
they maintain their interest. and one at least Of
| the stories ha, a startling development. An old
| Algonquin legend is the motif of GLOW Gloos-
| kap brought the summer" by Frances l..
| Mace; and there is more good poetry By An
| drew Hedbrooke and Paul Hermcs. The Con-
| tributors' Club considers ''An American Pan
theon," "Provincial Influence in Literature"
| and 1.-The Secrets of Authorship and survey
| of recent illustrated volumes and the usual
| 'Books of the Month" complete an entertain
ing, readable. and very valuable number.
Houghton, Mifliin q Co., Boston.
| NEWSPAPER NOTES. One of the brightest
papers on our exchange list is The Times, pub
lished every Sunday morning in Baltimore,
Md, and it could not well be otherwise with
Harry Ford, otherwise known Henry j.
Ford, as editor and proprietor. The Times,
although barely six months old, has been so
successful that daily evening edition has been
started. 1t will be up, but we hope never all
up, with The Tmes.....Mr. IL. w. Clark, busi-
ness manager of The Daily Florida Herald, has