The Republican journal., 1888-09-13
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
Sarah X. Bolton, in her new volume, "Some
Successful Women" tells the life.story of sucl
women as Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, Marion
ilarand and Juliet CorsOn.
There is soon TO lie published complete
History of The Grand Army of the Republi,
by Post Commander-n-Ch Chief, Robert b. Beath
1t will be the only work of the kind that ha.
been published.
The September Wide Awake opens with q
jolly story of the Harrison campaign of 1910
1t Is by Mrs. +. A. Humphrey, a personal
Renaissance. entitled 1.-TWO Conspirators,'
and illustrated by Smedey.
{ In IAN Abyssnian Monkey Miss Risley
Seward relates, in the September Wide Awake
the adventures of a well-known little monke,
which belonged successfully to Secretary Sew.
/ ard ard Senator Evarts, and finally found 8
home in the Geological Gardens in New York
Central Park.
! 1t is announced that the American Garden
has oItgrown its price (S1.OO). and after Jan
uary l> it is proposed to make it Il 81. 90 maya
| zine in cost as it has been in quality for some
time. 1t is announced, however. that all who
wish can still subscribe at the present price
/ for rs many years as desired.
In the September Wide Awake, Rev. II. o.
i.adu' ITesluent OF Inc University OF New
| Mexico. describes the Ramona Industrial School
at Santa Fe. and the Ramona Memorial Hall,
a beautiful school for Indian Girls which is be-
| ing built as a monument to ''H. H." The
Wide Awake children are invited to built; the
Rclectory in the school. giving trO cents q
| erceh for a year. This dining-ha is to cost !,
| thousand dollars. and is to be known as the
| Wide Awake Refectory. The names of the
| 'Refectory ThouSand''-thc givers-are to be
| hung in the hall, and are also to be printed in
| Wide Awake.
The New York Tribune has the following
notice Of recent book by Maine author
Poems and Transitions, by Lewis Frederick
>tarrctt. of Nockland. The Tribune says
MI. Stariett's TRANSACTIONS from the German
arr evenly good and preserve the spirit of the
originals with rare fidelity and success. He
has rendered many of Ileine's poems. and in
several eases We prefer his TRANSACTIONS to
| those OF Mr.. SnodgrasS. Mr.. Starrett also
cultiNates the muse or his own account, and
his verses are bright and musical when they
exhibit no marked intellectual quality. There
| is a vein Of quiet humor in this poet which inn
parts piquancy to much of his verse, and he
seldom falls into pathos.
The Washington. u. G.. Post of Sept says
senator and Mrs. Frye started yesterday for
| Lewiston. Me-, where the latter will remain
for the coming three months, engaged. it is
said. in writing semi-political novel. in which
ling. If Mrs. FRYE can write as well as she
talks. the book ought to make interesting read
in@. and if she describes some of the drawing
room scenes in which the wives of several dis
tingui>hed statesmen and politicians of her
section prominently figured here three or four
Mrs. frye'> opportunities for seeing the fun
behind the curtain were ample, and she has the
quick intuition necessary to thoroughly enjoy
it all.
Col. Il. Y. Sheridan has written letter 10 Il
gentleman in which he says: "In answer to
your inquiry whether there will be published
an authentic history of Gen. Sheridan'S life,
and. if 50. when. have the pleasure to inform
you that the Personal Memoirs of T. ii. Sheri-
dam written by himself. will be published at
New York by December 1. 1883. This will be
the only authentic life of General Sheridan.
and as he spent the best part of the four years
preceding his death upon it. believe il will be
found most interesting and credtabie per-
Torrance. Attempts are being made to i'm
pose on the public with pretended authentic
lives Of General Sheridan
The first september volume of ..Tickno.'s
Paper Series" is: THE Pagans," by Arlo
Bates. author of a heel of Fire" ''Patty's
l'erversitieS,' etc. The author of this novel
is one of the most acute and brilliant critics of
| our modern American life, and his successive
| works have been notable and successful en- ac-
sight The scheme of social observation de-
ve!oped in ''1'he Pagan>, and also in 1.-The
phlll>tine>| (now Ill press. is full of piquancy
ard an almost Thackcrayau vigor of portrayal.
Tie successes achieved by the author i'll The
| Wheel of Fire. MIR. jacobs ETC., will be
repeated and surpassed in "The Pagans." As
a study Of current American thought, and
| types of culture. and conflicts of belief, it has
4 singular value and interest, and will be earn
est!y welcomed l'y thousands of readers.
Does Literature Pay" is question asked
and answered by Eugene l.. Didier in the Sep
temher humber of The Writer (Bo>ton). 9th
er bii-ht and Interesting articles in the same
Social Personals" by Kate Brownlce Sher-
wood: The Rales of CRITICISM" by 5. 5.
| Kingdom; " The Story of Rejected Manu-
script" by Z. Il. Cheesborough; New York
Newspapers" by Charles Fi>ke; and 1.-TWO
Common Errors.' by William L. Brigham.
being helpful and interesting to all literary
workers. and each number is filled with prac-
| tl';l hints and suggestions about the details of
literary work that are well worth many times
the price of the magazine to all who write.
The September number is peculiarly rich il,
such matter. The Writer is published monthly
| by William II. Hills and Robert Luce. both on
the editorial staff of the Boston. Globe. and
numbers many prominent literary people
among its contributors. 1t costs ten cents a
| iHOntu, OF one lOIlaT 4 year. Address, llle
Writer, =. o. Box 1908, Boston. Mass.
The question: what Makes Baby Cry so:'
is discussed by Dr. Patton in the September
number of Babyhood. and if it Is not finally
solved. at least several valuable suggestions are
offered to perpleNed mothers. 1.-The Right and
Wrong Use of Drugs" by DR.. Crandal, is an
equally interesting article. 1t discriminate:
| clearly between drugs that may be safely used
in the home treatment of the minor ament.
n 20 :,
the physicians hands. An editorial paragraph
enters vigorous protest against the dissent
nation of a certain class of pseudo-medica
literature processing to teach 'painlcss child.
| birth through the avoidance of 'bone- forming
| foods. The dangerous consequences of fol
lowing TINS pernicou> advice are pointed out
Other medical topics discussed are "A Con.
tirmed Habit of Stumbling "Niyhtsweats Al.
| ter Confinement" Worms Removing a
Birth Mark. etc. etc. An unusually large
number Of illustrated Nursery Helps and
oveties'-including hammock for indoors
q medicine pocket. a combination of bath-tui
and cot-bed. a novel crib-as well as interest
ing letters on 'lIeping Nature Curl the Hair "
"A Wasting Baby The Injustice of Haste,
ETC., etc, 60 TO make up number of Babvhood
which ought to be found in every well-regulat-
ed nursery: 10 cents a number; S15O year.
Babyhoo Publishing Co., ) Beekman St.. New
York.
| lSoChl NoiuiIc llOlH lLc pTOIlHc press OF
the ID. Lothrop Company is ''IIowlng Wolf
and his Irick-Pony." by Mrs. Lizzie W. Champ-
ney. The name of Mrs. Champney has been
associated with some of the brightest and best
stories written for young readers during the
past ten years. the last of which, Howliny Wolf
and His Trick-Pony, tale of the Far West.
has Just made its appearance. Uowling Wolf
is a te Indian boy of fourteen, who is the Dos
SCISSOR of a pony which he has taught MANY
curious tricks, and which is famous among the
tribe for its wonderful sagacity as well as for
| its swiftness. Many of the Indians look upon
it as enchanted. llowlDg Volts family is en-
camped near Il military post, and one of the
officers by trick secures the pony and claims
it for his own. 1t is stolen one night from the
corral by its young owner, who fees with It to
the Navajoes. and is pursued by a detachmen mt
of cavalry, headed by the officer, and oyertaken.
He soon escapes, however. and, after a series
of thrilling adventures, finds himself among the
Apaches. who are on the war path under Gero-
nimo. At last he is again made prisoner. his
pony shot, and finally he is sent East with 9th
er Indian boys to the Indian school at Carlisle.
Pa. where the author leaves him. Mrs. Champ.
ney takes the opportunity to show the Indian
side of the question, in which she takes strong
interest. The fact that she is able to describe
the country and the Indians themselves from
personal observation makes the story doubly
interesting. Price, SIPS.