The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-03-25
Literary News and Notes.

their profession for the benefits it brought
them, just as the lamb followed Mary"
Messrs. Ticknor & Co., Boston, announce
for publication March 30, The Preate, by
Isaac Henderson; The SphinX's Chdren and
Other Peoples, by Rose Terry Cooke Ga vol
ume of short stories) and A Stroll with Keats,
by Frances Clifford Brown.
Edward Everett Hale has written an account
of the Boston "Vacation Industrial schools, y
i'll which hundreds of girls are, each summer,
| trained in cooking, housekeeping embroidery.
drawing, carpentry, etc. 1t will appear in the
| next st. Nicholas, in connection with story
by Charles Barnard, illustrating one girls ex-
| perience in the schools.
| An interesting table of comparison shows
that England published 5640 volumes last wear
and the United States 1880; of these America
| chose more fiction, 934 volumes to 695, more
| law, All to l29, and more books upon medicine
social and political science and the useful arts,
but England preferred theology and religion,
history, travels, juvenile and other branches of
| literature
The announcement that Pope Leo MIL Is
| writing the history of his life, and that the
book is to be brought out by the publishers of
| General Grants Memoirs is a new illustration
OF the fact that the enterprise Of the American
publisher knows no limit. The book will of
| course, have an enormous sale, not only among
Catholics but among Protestants. 1t swritten
in Latin, but will be translated into numerous
languages.
The Brooklyn Magazine for April will be
the ilrSt number of its enlarged form, and a
periodical of over 125 pages will hereafter be
regularly issued instead of 50 pages as hereto
fore. The editorial and general business offices
OF the magazine have also been removed to
New York. The subscription price will be
| doubled at the same time,-all of which appar-
entity means that the magazine has proven sue
cessful to its projectors.
Two suggestive articles TO appear in the
April Century are ''Strkes, LockoutS and Ar
bitrations," by George May Powell, and an ed
ltorlal on The Grant Memorial WHO shall
| make the Monument:" .'What kind of a
Suucturc|' ''The Question Of Stve," etc.
The issue Of the new life Of LongfeIlow adds
tImellneNs to paper by Mrs. James 7. Fields.
on ''GlimpscS of Longfellow in Social Life. ."
which is to appear in the same number, accom-
panying new portrait of the poet, engraved
from an ambrotype taken in lS4S.
Bangor has lost one Of her most gifted citi-
| zens and Maine one of its sweetest singers in
| the removal of Mrs. Frances l.. Mace to san
| Jose, California. She has long been IL contrib
utor to llarper's Magazine, and recently pub
llshed Il collection Of her poems under the title
| OF "LcgendS, Lyrics and Sonnct>.' One Of her
earliest lyric poems, "OnIy Waiting" was
written over thirtysiN years ago, when She was
young lady known simply a. Miss Laughton.
1t was published anonymously and has been
claimed by un>crupulous payiariSt,, hut inIi,-
| putable proofs name Mrs. Mace as its author.
The best wishes of many will follow Mrs. Mace
to her new home.
| The Naval Duel between the "kcarSargc, '
and the "Alabama' will be the war feature of
the April Century. There will be three papers,
| profll>ey lu>trated,-thc first, Life on the
'Alabama,'" written by one of the crew of that
famous cruiser containing the authors opinion
! of his officers and >hphateS. an account of the
tWo-year>' cruise, etc. another paper is by the
first officer Of the '\Iabama,' Lieut.. keIl; am
third is contributed by the surgeon of the
'keaI>arge," Dr. Browne. The story of the
Monitor and ''Mcrrimac'' fight, written bv
| participants, was one Of the most popular war
| features Of The Century, and ii is thought that
these narratives will he found fully AS interest
| ing.
| lIclen or Will She Save IIim?hy Mrs. Sarah
| Nj. Perkins, National organizer Of ". {. Il.
| T., is a temperance story OF great interest. and
| teaches lessons Of great practical moment Hell
en- marrics man educated in his father,
| house to the use of Wine, occasionally to en-
| cess believing. as they loved each other Warml-
| ly, that she could reform him. But Il bitter
ami terrible experience was the result. He
went from bad to worse. till She was forced to
leave him and battle alone with the world.
The husband, after years Of lescrtion and dee
radiation, is finally reclaimed through the Chris
tian efforts of a college ca~>mate. and is finally
| restored, in his right mind, to his noble wife
and lovely children. The story illustrates the
utter impotcncy Of all human influence and en-
deavor to save the confirmed drlnkard. The
moral of the story is found in IIclen'S advice
| "Never marry Il man who drinks, even moder-
ately, expecting that your influence will To-
form him. Nothing but the grace of God can
change an unholy appetite" Standard Library
edition. 10 cents. Funk n Wagnas, publish
er>, 10 and II Dey street, New York.
| BrRNIlAM. One day recently W. made (; visit
| to y. T. Murray's stock farm. This fine farm is
! situated near the center of the village and cuts
| about one hundred tons of hay. Mr.. Nj. has the
| finest and most commodous set Of farm buildings
| in north Waldo CO., consisting Of Il very large two
| story house and ell, the ell extending from hou-,
10 barn. some 50 it. The barn is lo0N50 #. with crI
| lar under the whole and is finished and painted in
frstclass style. There are also large cattle and
sheep sheds encrcIing the yard Nj. NJ. is quite
an extensive stock raiser and pays much attention
to raising high bred colts. lie very kindly voun
| teered to show Us his fine collection Of horses and
| cattle. We We're first taken to the horse depart
ment and -howna fine brood mare by Daniel Lam
| bart. This mare is : wears old, dark bay Will
| black points, stands III hands, weighs 100 lbs. and
has an open, easy gait. ) year old brood marc
| by Emperor William Stands l5-3 color bay will
| black points, and weighs 1000 lbs, is in foal by
| llarbinger. In the next stall stood another , He;il
| old brood mare by Cobber This mare is bay
with dark points, stands 10 hands and weighs 10,
lbs. and is in foa by liarbnger Still another hrooc
mare by Emperor William, Years old, light bay
| and weighs 1000 lbs, is in foal by Harhingcr
| Two yearlings by the Morrill, horse. he by Gen
| Knox, are both fine built colts and show gooo
gait Two very tine weanlingS by Harbinger ant
| one by Blaisdes Rurnham Advocate all show un
mstakable signs Of speed. Mr. NJ. next brough
out his road and work horse by the Old Burnhan
| Jim This fine horse is 20 Years old and weighs t.,
| 100 lbs. and at his advanced age is hard t'
| not be bought of Ar. VI. at any price. We mex
| visited the stock department and was shown y as
| fine looking you often see all high bred
| and one eleven months old Hereford bull whicl
| ghts 5la feet. He is as handsome specimen a,
| we would wish to see. We were neat shown u
| very fine large sheep, and with the exception o
some young stock this makes up Mr.. Murray list
| We shall visit another fine stock farm this wccl
| and will report.
Newspaper Notes.
| The Watcrville Mail recently came out en-
| larged with dress, and evidences of the in
fusion of new blood. May it long continue Wing &
Wing, waited by favorable gales.
The Bangor Commercial is about to remove to (