The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-08
Literary News and Notes.

Mr.. Howells receives high praises from the
Pail Mall Gazette for his last great character
study, "The Rise of Silas Lapham."
The October number of The Book Buyer con-
tains an excellent portrait of r. H. Stoddard
and the usual entertaining summary of Amer-
can and Foreign literature.
We have received the first and second num-
bers of Dio Lewis Nuggets a neat little month
ly magazine, published by the Dio Lewis Pub
fishing Co., 69-71 Bible House, New York 1t
is paragraphy and practical.
The Denson Paper Manufacturing Company
of Brunswick are making ten thousand reams
of paper for the second volume of Mr.. Blaine's
book. The samples show very fine quality of
paper. The order will weigh 375 tons. The
two volumes of the Blaine book will consume
about the same amount Of paper as the Grant
book.
Funk & Wagnalls, New York, have publish
ed pamphlet, price 10 cents, entitled Prohb-
tion in Politics. 1t discusses the question
Ought Prohibition to be made political ques-
ton: If so, with what limitations. Negative:
Samuel L. Spear, ID. D., of the New York In
dependent. Affirmative: l. X Funk, D. D., of
the IIomiletic Review.
Evolution in History, Language and Science.
-Four Addresses delivered at the London Crys-
tai Palace School of Art, Science and Litera-
ture. This Is the latest addition to the Hum
Pearl street, New York. The series now in
cludes seventy works and comprises many of
the most celebrated writings of Huxley, Spen-
GER, Tyndall, Darwin, and others.
Shirley Dare, author of the "Ugly Girl
Papers," "Anna Maria's Housekeeping and
many other delightful things for the women to
read has just completed handy little pamphlet
for housekeepers, entitled, "Fruit Pastes, Syr-
ups, and Preserves" The reputation of the
author and the timeliness of the books appear
ance guarantee its success. The book is brought
out in neat paper covers by Cupples, Upham
& GO.
The October number of Wide Awake con-
tans stories by Ii. H., Mrs. Kate Gannett
Wells, Anna Leach Mary Wilkins and Kate
Foote, poems by Clinton Scolard, M. Z. B.,
James Berry Bensel and Emma Huntington
Mason; Mary Treat has someth ng to tell about
her garden pets and Amanda Harris talks to
young readers about the charms of Washington
Irving. One has only to read the Wide Awake
to vote it just the thing for everybody to enjoy.
d. Lothrop 4 Co. publishers. Boston.
The poem of Mrs. jackson, printed in the
October number of Outing, has a special inter-
terest i'll being one of her latest, if not her last,
and also from the circumstances under which
twas written, for she wrote of it as something
(which | literally and actually dreamed the
other morning, lust before daylight, and walked
with it on my lips In the same issue OF the
magazine appears an article by Mr.. sylvester
Baxter, on 1.-The Element of Nature in Mrs.
Jackson's Works." which shows how truth
fully She painted nature in all her writings.
The second series of articles describing the
journey Of Mr.. Thomas Stevens westward from
New York, in his remarkable tour around the
world. will open with Il striking paper in Out
ing for October, entitled ''From America to
the German Frontier" 1t will be illustrated
with an excellent portrait Of Mr.. Stevens. en-
graved on wood. and five drawings by W. A.
Rogers. AT last accounts Stevens had just left
Angora Asia Minor, where the crowds that
tlocked to see him We're so great that the pro-
prieor of the house was obliged to charge an
admittance fee, by which considerable money
was taken in.
"The Eureka Recitatons and Readings" Is an
excellent collection, compiled and prepared by
Mrs Anna Randall-Diehl, whose reputation as
If nrl anJ
also as a teacher of the art Is second to none.
1t is especially adapted for Day and Sabbath
Schools, all Adult and Juvenile Organizations,
Young Peoples Associations, Reading Clubs,
Temperance Societies, and Parlor Entertain.
ments. They comprise Prose and Poetry
Serious, Humorous, Pathetic, Comic, Temper
ance, and Patriotic. The book will be mailed
to any address, postpaid, on receipt of twelve
cents in stamps, by j. S. Ogilvie 4 Co., the
Publishers, 81 Rose Street, New York.
The October number completes the twelfth
volume of St. Nicholas and the prospectus for
| the coming year indicates that this favorite
magazine is to be more attractive than ever be-
fore. We mention few of the good things in
store for the readers of st. Nicholas: Little
Lord Faunteroy, by Frances Hodgson Burnett; !;
Christmas Every Day, by W. D. Howells; !;
George Washington Gan historical biography
by Horace E. Scudder; Short Stories for Girls,
by Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott; New Bits of Talk
for Young Folks, by H. H.. Stories and Sketch
es, by Frank X. Stockton; A Sea-Coast Story,
by }. I. Trowbridge; Jenny's Boarding House,
by james Otis; The Boyhood of Shakespeare,
~ IN,;u
True; Sketches entertaining, descriptive and
educational; Poetry for Young Readers; st.
Nicholas Stories About Dogs, etc. The Cen
tury Co., 80 East 18th street, New York
We have received the prospectus of Col. f.
A. Burr's "History of the Life and Death of
General Grant" The book will contain al In
PRODUCTION on the inner life and private charac-
| ter of Gen. Grant by his pastor and friend, Rev.
J. 7. Newman. On the third page of his In
| PRODUCTION DR.. Newman pays the following
| high but well merited compliment to Col. Burr ::
'History will sustain Burr in this estimate Of
| the great Hero, and thousands will read his
pages with untold delight. His vigorous and
| eloquent pen will give to the public what the
| molesty of the departed General would not
| permit him to write in his Personal Memoirs. ,
and will increase the public interest therein and
thus add to the wealth of that legacy bequeath-
ed by the nobe>t of husbands to the truest of
| wives. He has written of the lustrious man,
| whose life and deeds are worthy of ali praise,
with devotion, admiration and enthusiasm
which the future will verify, for the immortal
| ity of Grants fame is well assured" Col. Burr
is well known as an industrious, able and sue
cessful journalist, as well as the author of sew
eral biographical works. and has had excellent
facilities for preparing the forthcoming book.
| 1t will be published this month by the National
Publishing Co., I24-6-S Cherry street, Phadel-
phia.
Clippings.
Uncle Edmund Wilson has been seeking for
| an office of some sort or other ever since the
| of March, He may juStlV be said TO he a