The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-15
Literary News and Notes.

No. 3 of The Bangor Historical Magazine
contains a second article on "Ancent Lived
Giants East Of the Penobscot River" Marriages
on Bangor Records, etc. etc. Joseph W. Por-
ter editor, b. A. Burr, Bangor, PROPRIETOR
The October number monthly part) of Gold
en- Days is unusually interesting. Two new
serials are announced to begin in the next
number-one by an Army officer, describing
cadet life at West Point, and the other Il sea
story by a Naval officer James Elverson
publisher, Philadelphia.
The author of "Ihe buntling Ball" whose
name has not vet been announced, is preparing
for early publication ''an opera without music, -
entitled 1.-The New King Arthur" 1t promises
to be something quite novel in the literary
world. The publishers (Funk & WagnalIs,
New York; promise the book by November lst.
Every Other Saturday for October 10 will
print the first sermon preached to the students
OF Bowdoin College by its new President, Rev.
William Dewitt Hyde, on "Chrisl's Appeal to
self-interest." A sketch with portrait) of
William A. Rideing, the author of "A Little
Upstart,H will appear in the number for Octo-
Der 25, and in the same issue second part to
the interesting sketch with portraiU of Mrs.
Ewing, given in the number for September
II.
The October Babyhood gives its usual variety
of topics interesting to parents, by its we'll
known editors. Marion Harland and DR.. Leroy
NJ. Yale, and a corps of able contributors.
Among the principal subjects are 1.-The Preco-
cious Baby" Nursery Cookery" 1.-The Care
of Baby's Eyes" "Contagion in Throat Trou-
bles,' art In the Nursery Thoughts on
Home Training" The Diet of Nursing Moth
ers," ''Systematic Weanng," Autumn Styles
for Baby's Wardrobe,' etc. A letter from Vi
emma on Austrian baby matters in general, and
another from an American mother in Japan,
will be read with interest. 10 cents a number
$1.50 year. Is Spruce Street, New York
Outing for October contains number of pa
pers of more than usual interest and is one of
the best issues in point of illustration that has
appeared. The leading article, by Mrs. Anne
G.. Goater ga Summer in an Artistic Haunt y
Is charming description of delightful resort
u.
The first installment of the second series of
Thomas Stevens "Around the World on BIZ
cycle graphically describes his journey from
America to the German Frontier. 1t is accom-
panied by an admirable portrait engraved by
Tenney, besides other illustrations relating to
scenes and incidents of his journey. Mention
was made last week of some of the other at
tractive features of this number of Outing.
The departments are unusually full this month.
So year. The Wheelman Co., Boston.
The numbers of The Living Age for the
weeks ending Sept. 26th and Oct. 3d respective
ly, have the following contents: A Jesuit Re-
former and Poet, by the Rev. Father Ryder,
Nineteenth Century; The Liberal Movement in
English Literature. National Review; From
''Some "reminiscences of my Life" by Mary
Hewitt, part ILL.,, Good Words The Krakatoa
Eruption, part w., Leisure Hour; Anarchsm
in Switzerland, part H., Spectator; Nlttora
Colonna, Nineteenth Century L'Affaire Spinks
Longman's Magazine; Thibet, Nineteenth Cen
tury; Norway To-day, Fortnghtly Review
Lord Houghton, Spectator; Wid-Fowers of
Old London, Chamberss journal A Scotch
day Review; with insaments of "a House
Divided Against ITSELF" by Mrs. Oliphant, and
Mrs. Dymond," by Mrs. (Thackeray) Richie,
and the usual amount of choice poetry.