The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-10-11
Literary News and Notes.

Is most attractively put before the readers Of
Aldens illustrated Magazine, Literature. for
iIept. !; IN fine portrait, bright, readable
biographical sketch, and a contribution from
her own pen on "Woman's Temperance Work
Its Origin and Evolution
, Ine ID Lothrop Company. Boston, has just
published memorial Of Longfellow. contain
ny series OF articles illustrating the poets
ne ana character, by Elbridge S. Brooks. John
". W hlttier, Rev. Samuel Longfellow. Harriet
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VI all the pet names of the chrysanthemum,
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culture in the September American Garden. of
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queen OF autumn and close rival of the
rose IN public favor. Other attractive features
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on some big cherries, new apples and other
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=, llckhor " Co. announce for the holidays
Three volumes illustrating the three songs
"Marchng Through Georgia, "NeIIv Was a
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lie Other Side of the War;" a book of hos
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also volume of Mendcssohn letters to the
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lowe, the author Of "The Story of a Country
FOWL, Is about TO bring out a new novel;
Edward Atkinson has an essay in the Octo-
Der Forum OH 1.-The Progress of the Nation. y
wherein he takes more comprehensive view
of our material advancement and the forces
that have helped il than in any of his previous
aNn nrIl 1nlo 10,
I'VE IN proportion as laborers are well-fed: and
he shows how enormously the per capita con-
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review OF the forces that have thus helped us
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sell II the quality be seen toy and the progress
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Outing for October contains a varied and in
tcrc>llng list of subjects. Noticeable articles
are: Inc Boat Clubs Of Chicago, One Mans
WORK Tor yciln?. Memories Of Yacht Cruises.
ny the late Capt. X. f. Coffin: \ Talk about the
iisskln. review of riding for both SEXES !:
Wild Duck Shooting, by William G. Beers !:
>pearing Fish at the Lachne Rapids, by ii. b.
stephens: Paddles and Paettes. Illustrated by
the author, i. J.. Chichester; The Training Of
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tam of the Yale Crew of 1855: How to take n
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an interesting tale of adventure among Next
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y glance through the pages of Wide Awake
TOR October gives one the feeling that the edi-
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Ia II M p,,t,
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articles are splced with entertainment, and the
purely amusing Or entertaining stories and
poem, serve their special purpose admirably.
/ he historical paper on the home life and heart
traits Of Daniel Webster tells great deal about
nm that very few people know. This number
Gives the Prospectus for 1SS9-announcins a
serial by Trowhridge. ''The Adventures of
David Nanc and David Crane" and another by
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Invaluable advice. hints. and suggestions for
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N!orl. The Importance of Style in News
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thor. 'ubi!shers," "Whittier's Advice to a
Boy" My Struggle With the Short story. :"
The Illustration Of Magazine Articles" and
" Lat Are Newspaper Ethics:'' are the titles
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y interesting issue of this novel magazine.
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The October number of Belfor,l's Magazine
KEGS well up to the mark. The complete
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me res; Of the fiction includes '.The Time
Lock Of our Ancestors" a welI-written INT
rather tragic story of welded life by Helen ii.
Gardener, the well-known lecturer; and brief
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fildreth has remarkably fine critical paper
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contends that the old school of novelists, of
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We're types. is extinct. and that the new school,
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Jones, in paper entitled '.Shakespere. Grayi.
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Sauit on the latter gentlemen, which was be-
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The Ant Amateur for October gives an ex
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The decline Of sucking power among Amer
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Laxative Food" by DIR. Jerome Walker. and
Excessive Wax in the Ears of Children, bv
Or. Charles II. May. are other articles which
VIII prove valuable to all mothers. There are
also sea>onable editorial remarks on proper
clothing for children; an amusing article on
"A Novelty i'll Nurses" letters on the danger
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