The Republican journal., 1886-04-22
Literary News and Notes.


biography.
Rev. c. Y. Hanson, class of 1865, has CON
tributed to the Colby Echo an article on ''Colby
in the Ministry
The Congressional Library, from an aggre-
gate of 100000 volumes in the Centennial year,
has now grown to 55O, 600 volumes, besides 1885,
900 pamphlets.
A volume of essays and sketches by Edward
II. Elwell, author of 1.-The Boys of Thirty
five" will soon be published under the title of
"Fratcrnity Papers"
The April number of North's Musical jour
nal contains, in addition to music, correspol-
dence and other interesting matter. F. A.
North & Co., publishers, Philadelphia.
Us. Ogilve, 81 Rose street, New York, have
published the poem "Ostler Joe" in neat PAM
phlet form with about forty other choice rccita-
tions. Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
twelve cents
DR.. Allen has the material for his history of
Methodsm in Maine all collected and expects
to issue the work late in the summer OF early
in the fall. 1t will be printed on the presses of
Capt. Chas. +. Nash, Augusta.
Pcterson's Magazine for May is as usual rich
ly freighted with good things. The steel en-
craving is At the Opera; the colored steel fash
ion plate, the patterns and designs, the serials,
the entertaining short stories and the numer-
Gus illustrations, all up to Peterson's stand
ard and worthy of tie ladies magazine. Chas.
j. Peterson, 306 Chestnut street. Philadephia
According to Miss Glider, Editor Mctcalf of
the Forum Monmouth, Me-, man, is very
methodical man. He never has anything on
his desk but two small cut glass ink bottles
and little rack of pens-not book not a
scrap of paper, not an envelope nothing.
When he writes he takes paper from drawer,
and when he has finished he wipes his pen
carefully and puts his unused paper back. He
keeps all contributions in a drawer and never
takes out but one at a time to read.
The April number of tn, New England Mag
azine has Il portrait of James Otis, Jr. for Il
frontispiece, and opens with a finely illustrated
article on An IIlustrious Town - Andover.
This is followed by A Romance of King Phil
lips War, The Singer, A POEM. Webster His
torical Society Papers, Portrait of Rev. Thom-
as Prince, The New England Library and its
Founders, New England Manners and Customs
in Time of Bryants Early Life, Trust, A Poem,
New England characteristics. and the usual de-
partments. Bay State Monthly Co., 43 North
street, Boston.
We have received No. Vol. of the Poiti-
~. | a.. 6
Political Science of Columbia College 1t opens
with an Introduction by Prof. Munroc Smith
Then follow, The American Commonwealth,
by Prof. John w. Burgess Collection of Duties,
by Frank j. Goodnow: American Labor
Statistics by Prof. Richmond NJ. Smith; Legis-
lative Inque>ts, by Frederick W. Whitrdge
The Berlin Conference, by Daniel DeLeon
Phi. d.. and Reviews. The prospectus of the
new quarterly says: The Political Science
Quarterly furnishes Il field for the discussion
of political, economic and legal questions.
The legal questions treated will be principally
questions of public law-constitutiona, admin
stratye and international. The point of view
and method of treatment will be scientific. AT
the same time, it will be the effort of the editors
to have the results of scientific investigation
presented in an Ineligible manner and in
readable form. The topics discussed will he
primarily such as are of present interest in the
United States. Beyond the demand that art-
cles written for the Quarterly shall be scientific
ineligible and of interest to Americans, the
| editors will impose no conditions upon the con
tributors. Individually they will express theil
| own opinions, as they will permit contributors
| to express theirs. Every article will be signed
and every writer who alleges facts not com
monty known will be expected to cite his ey
| dence.' Each number of the Quarterly vii
contain reviews Of new books. American and
| foreign Yearly subscription, So. CHM & Co..
| publishers, 8 and l3 fremont Place, Boston.