The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-08
Literary News and Notes.

Golden Days for March brings its usual store
of enterta ming and instructive matter, profrse.
lyillustrated. James Elverson, publisher, Phil
adelphia.
Will the coming magazine be illustrated in
colors? Well. the February number Of The
Cosmopolitan has led off i'm this direction with
profusely illustrated article on The Balat in
Paris, and it seems to be success. 1t is a nov
city at all events. The Cosmopolitan does not
depend, however, OH this new-we had almost
sad nude-departure, but presents most at
tractive table of contents, and geographically
IL can challenge comparison with the older
monthlies. 81 per year; 90 cents per rumber.
schllcht n Field Co., publishers, New York.
\ beautiful study of gadioli for decorative
panel OF screen is the colOred supplement to
the March issue of the Art Amateur. and will
undoubtedly prove one of the most popular de-
signs with amateur painters. \ new ti>h-net
design Is among the prints in the other supple
ment. and additional flower designs. full page
figure of lady of the time of Louis MIL, 10y
John Watkins, and head of Alexander the
Great. from an old coin. are the most prOm
nent OF the other plate and panel designs. The
water color exhibition is reviewed, with some
large illustrations. and the house and needle
work departments are as entertaining as ever
ST. George and the Dragon: and kensiaytor
Junior. by Margaret Sidney, are two capita
boys stories by one who knows boys and theil
ways. The first has for its hero Il bright. i'm
pu!slve tad who has Il good many dragons t.
fight before he gets "A firm grip of the world.
but who meets them So braNely and combat>
them 50 >turdily that from threatening
monsters they sink into Significance. ken
sington Junior" ha, two or three characters
about equally prominent. Its main interest
however. rcNolves about a Young man who has
been detected in burglary to which he has been
driven by want but who is trying TO lead bet
ter life. He starts "A drawing school under the
auspices of one or two families who are inter
ested in him. and innocently makes all enemy
OF one of his pupils, who attempts to break up
the school and drive him away. OF course he
does not succeed. but the author gives an III
ten>ely interesting account of his attempts and
their failure. Price, 81. -. Lothrap Co..
Boston.
The March number of Wide Awake has Il
short war-story less than two pages long, Sc
good-We are almost ready to say there never
was so perfect little bit of story. Two little
children got between two hostile bands of sol
ders just As they came together. After the
scrmmage. the mother coming in search OF
them, all the men there were left began to hunt
for them. How they found them and carried
them home is the story. We shall not spoil it
by telling. Sidney Lu>ka's story ''My Uncle
Florimond' takes little Gregory two or three
years along in his queer New York life He is
going 10 school and getting ashamed of the kind
old Jew who Is going to make Il man of him.
Mrs. Sherwood'S party of girls are at Newport.
Her story is how TO behave at such places.
Miss Stewards paper is on life in Java a Coach
ING Party. There arc many stories and sketches
and pleasant bits of Verse and pictures. Alto
gether Wide Awake is AS good As it can be. s..
40 year: 20 cents number at Your new =
stand In this number is announced Il series
of ninety-four prizes for contributions suitable
for publication iii Wide Awake. The contrl-
button may be an essay. story. anecdote, poem.
or humorous trtle. In total these prizes foot
up $1,000. You can get back number by send
ing five cents to p. Lothrop Company. Boston
The March number of the Forum. which be-
gins the fifth Nolume-under exceptionally
prosperous conditions, the publishers assure
us. its circulation having doubled within a
year-may be called tariff reform number sc
far a. political discussions 90. MeS>rS. Morrison
and Springer. both Democratic revenue reform
ers. contribute articles on their side of the con
troversy, and President Seeiyc, of Amherst
College. in discussing the political situation III
general. shows Il strong leaning to free trade
The Rev. ID. p. Liycrmore also may be sale, to
write on political subject. for he presents all
that can be said in favor of woman suffrage
quoting authorities for all his assertions Tn,
Rev. {. II. ParkhurSt contributes an article on
the public school discussion. holding that the
schools should teach children ito think, tt
work, to behave and to love their country
Bishop Spaltling of Peoria. discusses the dan
gers TO our social institutions, and finds reason
to fear nothing but the rise of great industrial
centres peopled 10y paupers but he thinks thai
these may be 4 serious danger. Henry Holt.
the New York publisher. gives an inside view
of the American publishing trade with many
interesting side-ghts on our literature, in al
argument for international copyright; anC
Thomas Hardy. who is perhaps the foremost
Of living English noveli>ts, writes a helpful
essay on novels and how to read them. Thi'
number contains also an article on the decline
of the Scotch by the eminent Edinburgh scholar
and author, Prof. John Stuart Blackie; "Fron
Rome to Professionalism" by Prof. +. j. V
liuiginn. who forSook the priesthood and be
came a Protestant: and curious Statistical
study of the kinds of news printed in the lead
ing daily papers, by Henry Il. Elliot. TIL,
Forum is published at 81 Fifth Ave. New
York.