The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-03-11
Literary News and Notes.

The New Moon is full again-for February.
New Moon Pub. Co., Lowell, Mass.
A portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson is Civ
en- in the March number Of The Book BUYER.
He is not pretty.
The March number of Our Little Ones is
full of good thng>-pcture>, prose and verse.
Russell Pub co., Boston.
4 citizen of Chicago has volilmc of >hak-
spearc'S plays printed in 1852, and containing
an autograph Of Shakespeare.
Charles Egbcrt Craddock's manuscript is
said to be legblc as to endcar her to the
hearts of compositor> and proof-reader>.
The second volume of General Grants
Memoir, will not be published until The 1st Of
April. The work Of making out the index for
the two volumes delayed matters.
We have received the first number of neat
looking monthly publication, the "Growing
Pines" edited by \. l.. Swift of lewiston 1t
is published in the interest of the little folks.
Lord Tennyson says he would like to come
to America for the purpose of visiting the
grave of Edgar Allan Poe, in comparison with
whom he rates Bryant and Whittier rs pig
mics.
The biographical sketch of James Shepherd
Pike, read al the last meeting Of the Maine
Historical Society by the Hon. George +. Tai
bot has been printed by stephen Berry in a
pamphlet of 80 pages.
Captain Jack Crawford, the famous Western
scout, says: If had my way would inn
prison for life all writers and publishers of the
yellowbacked lies that ruin many young men
and bring them West to fight Indians"
Miss Frances 4. Willard has selected some
Gospel and Temperance songs, familiar tunes,
200 copies of which will be sent to any church
or Sunday school Address the Publisher.
Mrs. Laura G. FiNcn, Albert Lea, Mimi, en-
closing 20 cents for postage.
Rev. VIM. Nj. Thayer of Franklin whose
life Of Gen. Grant, entitled From the Tannery
to the White House" was published last sum-
mcr, is preparing another literary work upon
The Marvel> Of the West" II will be based
upon the writer's personal study Of the West
during many months of careful observation.
the New England Magazine is a portrait of
Madame Sarah Abbott, founder of Abbott
Academy. Ando>er. and the leading article is
an illustrated paper ON Tufts College There
are many other articles of historical and @cncr
al interest, an inStalmcnt of the serial. and
various wcIl-edied departments. Bay State
Monthly co.. 43 Milk street, Boston.
George A>hbri,lre, the distinguished cricket
cr, who Went abroad with our last American
team, has bccome cricket editor of Outing
and Charles Lee Meyers, the athlete. has charge
of the athletic department. Outing is TO be
hrnceforth, to Judge from its March number,
the organ of all outdoor sports, and hand
somely illustrated monthly magazine ;s well.
The March Outing is a new departure in
American literature. 1t deals with the out
door sports of to-day as of theme worthy
of the best literary talent, the best artistic
talent, and the hest typographical makeup.
The editorial management of Mr.. Poutncy
Bigelow is seen for the first time in this num-
Der; and to judge from the mere fact that it
has about three times a> many illustrations a>
any previous one, we are inclined to think that
the public is to be the gamer.
The first number of The Forum, Il new
monthly, edited by l.. 5. Metcalf, has been
ceivcd. 1t makes a strong bid for popular
support, and will be Formidable rival of the
North American Review, which has suffered
somewhat in public estimation of late. The
contributors to this number are Prof. AlcNan-
,Inr WincbnIl .J,mpS Parton u WhjpDIr
Rev. DR.. II. II. Newton. Edward L. Hale,
Bishop A. cleveland Coke, Dr.. William A.
Hammond, Rev. NJ. J. Savage and Chancellor
Howard Crosby. The Forum Pub. co., 81
Fifth Ave-. New York.
The Art Amateur for March contains an
admirable color study of the head of Il steer by
James NJ. Hart, together with most practical
and instructive article on cattle painting by the
same well known artist. Other striking features
are L superb double-page design (paroquet and
cockatoo), two companion figure studies by
Roybet (cavaliers) a pleasing conventional
floral decoration from an old Rouen faence
plate, and bold design of scrolls, wreathS
and musical cherubs from Louis XIV. harpsi-
chord. The regular supplement designs in
clue Il fine panel of hops for wood carving,
cup and saucer decoration (huckleberries),
embroideries, Cushion, aims bag and alter
frontan, a page of monograms Gin y and the
seventh page of Miss ScannclPs charming out
line sketches. The current New York eXhibi-
tionS, art education in Boston, flower painting
in oils, amateur photography, dining room
decoration. and the alteration of city houses,
are topics receiving special attention. The
''Tak with Amanda" on composition should
be read by every young artist, and a good
many of the older ones might profit by it. The
whole number in fact is particularly worthy
the attention cf art students and art lovers in
general. Price 80 cents. Montague Marks,
Publisher, % Union Square, New York.
The Journal Gives all the Home News.
A Waldo county reader of the Journal says in a