The Republican journal., 1888-02-16
Literary News and Notes.

The Congregational Sunday School and Pub
li-hing Society of Boston offer prizes of 800
| and $500 for the two hest MSS. for sunday
school books. Intending writers can learn the
terms by crreS>n@ the secretary of the society.
American authors are more read than the
English in Japan. Last year 5000 English
and 10000 American books We're imported
into that country. that the old question,
"Mho reads an American book" was fairly
answered.
The New Moon is little behind the other
| nia-#%iilc> i'll one respect, As the January NUM-
Der only came TO hand Il day or two ago, but it
shows no falling oil in variety or interest. and
geographically ranks with the best New
Moon Pub. Co.. Lowell Mass.
No. . Of Tieknor'> Paper Series of Choice
Reading. issued >cmi-monthly. is Ilomo>ele.
by Mary +. Iicrnan a book that when original
lN published anonymously in the Round Robin
Series had many readers and admirers. 1t is
a charmin" story and the present edition
should largely increase its circle Of admirers.
Price 30 cents. Ticknor Il Go. Publishers.
Boston.
William Black in his new Sc rial novel, The
Strange Adventures of Il llou sehoat.' has az
paren1iy assigned the role of 4 heroine to an
American giri-charming. but an unconsciona-
bic ilirt. This Young lady is characterized by
the wicked Benedict who tells the story as
"Wllte pestiience. stalking through the land
and scattering devastation wherever she goes"
The February number of the Book BUYER
| one Of the >pccialtie> Of which is portrait in
each number of some popular writer Or artist
oi the period-contanS a portrait of Mr.. VIM.
Hamilton Gibson the Weil-known artist with
whose graceful and beautiful illustrations in
serial writings III llarperS Magazine we are all
familiar as well As with his fresh, frank and
delightful contributions to natural history.
The February Forum has the following table
| of contents: The Government and the Tele-
graph. by senator 5. NJ. Cullom; What Shall
the Public Schools Teach: by Prof. W. 7. Har-
rls: How Protection Protects, Judge illiam
| u. Kelley; The Sky. Prof. John Tyndall; Books
| That Have Helped Me, Judge Robert {. Pit
| man; The Mechanism of the Singing Voice.
DR.. Austin Flint: My Religious Experience,
Mon>ignor T. ;. Preston; The Torrid Zone of
| Cur Politics, Murat IIal>tead; Bribery and its
near Relatives. Rev. Dr. &. A. Bartol; The
| Cause of the Irish Discomfort, Julian Sturgis;
| ImpedimcntS 10 our Domestic Commerce. Da-
riu> Lyman. Forum Publishing Co. 81 Fifth
| Avenue. New York. Price, 30 cents a copy OF
5000 year.
The Pleasures Of Life by Sir John Lubbock.
is published by j. Fitzgerald, "A East Fourth
| street, New York, IN pamphlet form; price 10
| cents. postage free. The consolation of phi
| o>ophy' has been frequent theme for STU
| dents and thinkers. Sir John Lubbock might
well have named this delightful series of es-
F.! SANS. - he AOnSOlallun OF science ana I-earn-
| Ing" The author is no pedant. no bookWorm,
| but frank sympathizer with his fellows in the
Work-i-day world, dScourSing of the duty of
! happiness, as well as the happiness of duty.
| OF books also he treats and of Friendship; of
| the "pleasure> of travel he writes most enter
| tainingly, but the chapter entitled 1.-THE pleas
| ures of home is in style ai!d in substance the
| gem of the collection.
Woman for February has the following table
| of contents; Peasant Girl, FrontiSpiece; The
| I"tng Women'S Christian Association, Bea-
| tricc F:r>>wood King; She was Dismissed. Ul-
| lu>trated.) Julian Hawthorne; Fun in the Fris-
| i'll Zones. Frederick Sehwatka; .lacinth. Anna
| Eichberg; Fortuny, Thomson 7, McErath;
| Returned with Thanks, (Poem,) Delaney Pier
son School Mothers and Home Helpers, Caro-.
| line b. LeRow; The Care of Children, Anna
Long,hore Potts, NJ. D.; Open Doors, Emily
| r. Wheeler: Home Decoration, George Egbert
| Symond>; The Household; The Table, Sarah
Beiton; Helps and Hints for Mothers, Harriet
| Coolidge; Our Daughters; Our Society, Tillie
May Forney; What to Wear, Societies for
| Christian, Wcrk; Temperance; Woman Suf-
frage; About Women: This, That and the
Other; The World of Today; Events of the
| North; Book Reviews. Woman Publishing
Company, l22 Nassau Street, New York.
The opening article in The American Maga-
zine for February is by the well-known nat
urali>t. c. +. Holder. He takes his readers
| into 'Ihe Heart of the Sierra Ma,lre," leading
| them through dense forests and gloomy canons,
| to climb steep precipices by narrow lodges
| where j misstep means instant death. Here
are the resorts of IA variety of game. and the
| favorite haunt of the mountain lion-presum-
| ably the king of American beasts. j. Macdon-
| aid OXley contributes an interesting and va,l-
| able resume of the results obtained by eXpedi-
| tions which the Canadian Government has re-
| Gently sent to explore Hudson's Bay. Among
other contributors are Rose Eytinge, George
Riddle, W. ii. Rideng, William ii. Iayne,
! and Julian Hawthorne. In the Timely Topics
department correspondent attempts to show
| that the American farmer will eventually be-
| come the American statesman; while another
writer offers plea for diplomatic training.
| The Pulpit contains articles by Rev. Thomas
| Armitage and Rev. S. b. Rossiter. Jennie
| June. i'll her department of household Art,
| discusses "Tabe Wares and their uses" The
valuable health hints given in the Calendar of
| Health by DR.. Hutchinson are continued. New
humorous anecdotes make up the Portfolio.
Mrs. Mary HoWett. the poet and novelist died