The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-11-22
Literary News and Notes.

'Marooned'' is the title Of Clark Rn>>ell'>
latest sea tale. which begins i'll the next NUM-
Der OF Macmiilan'> Magazine.
a Likely story" is the iltie OF the farce
which Mr.. EIowell> i 10 contribute To the
December (Chri>tmas number of lIarptr'>.
Mr.. >tedmar'> ballad of morgan will appear
in the same number,
The saturday Review i very hard on Mr..
Arlo Bates new book. The Pa.ans.' Ii al
mit> that 1.-THE book is written with great care
and some literary skill, bat the story is nau.ht."
1t is summed up As ">econd-cla>> matter.
The second issue of the Home Maker exceeds
the first in interest. and the new magazine
promises not Only to ill il chosen field l,ut TO
rank with the best Of oar periodicals. 1t could
not well fail to achieve success with 80 strong
a corps of editors and contributors.
The next number Of HE Century Is to con-
tain Henry Ward Brechcrs lat manuscript
an uncompeted paper on his trip to England
in 1>ti3 which he was writing for The Century
War Book the last week of his life. The art-
Gle is supplemented by a brief paper 10y the
Rev. j. NJ. Buckley. II. D.. who was an eye
witness and nearer Of the famous speech which
Mr.. Beecher delivered in Liverpool. in 1863. in
the presence Of a bowling mob
IIoughton. Mitilin 4 &c. BEGIN at once :. new
series. entitled "Amerc.n RELIGIOUS Leaders,"
sort of pendant of the "-imerican States
men, series. and To include, among others. the
following biographies. each i'll one l6mo voI-
ume: Professor \. V. Il. Aliens jonathan
Edwards" President Francis l.. ratton'>
Charles Hodge" Professor J. O. Murray'>
'Francis Wayland.'' Professor George Prem
tees "Wilhur Fi>ke,'' DR.. John c. Shea'>
Archbishop John Hughes" and John Fi>ke'>
Theodore Parker
There is some delightful literature about the
Indians in the November Wide Awake The
appeal 10 the children to build the dinne-room
of the Ramona Industrial School at santa Fe
is repeated. and list of those who have con-
tribuled the last month i published about one
twentieth of the needed sum is already raised.
hen there is Il most touching true story by
Margaret owen Foster. entitled The Little
Captive Chief" The incident happened i'll
Oregon about thirty years ago it shows how
completely the Indian nature may he revolll-
tionzed by life among civilized people, and
also how readily the civilized nature relap>cs
when thrust back into harbarism and savagery
AN Evening at Carlisle" by Miss Sparhawk,
a teacher in the Indian school. describes an en-
tertainment given Ivy the Indian girls and
pleads eloGHently for the education of all our
young Indians.
Wings and Stin-> is the airy. singing Idle of
another sprightly amusing book by Palmer
Cox. 1t is one Of the Queer People series. and
similar to its companion Paws and Claws. of
which we told you recently. This is one of the
funniest and brightest books for Youngsters we
have ever seen. The illustrations are splendid
and will make the boys and girls roar with
laughter. The Boston Budget SAYS: AS a
holiday book nothing could be more appropri-
ate since nothing could confer greater pleasure
upon the little ones The National Repul,li-
can says: Every page is a picture and all the
text music. a fountain OF fun. never easing.
1t Will make Young eyes blaze" 1t will GER
tanlE be wonderfully popular. 1t is published
by Mes>rs. Hubbard Bros, of Philadelphia.
Chicago and Kansas City. to whom person, de-
string copy or an agency should apply.
Peterson's Magazine for December is fully
equal to the preceding numbers of the volume.
This excellent periodical has eNcelled itself
during the present year. ''Out with Mo.by'>
Mem Is one of the most striking sketches to he
found among the December magazines. The
opening story. ''An Unexpected Reply is
charmlngly written and illustrated, is the
article "A Winter Pastime." The two serials
end; Mrs. Hooper and Miss Bowman al
ways write admirably, but this time each has
gone above her average. The double->izc col
ored fashion-pate makes an effective picture.
and the costumes are the most stylish we
have seen this season. The workable de
signs afford patterns for all sorts of pretty
and useful holiday gifts. "Petersons' is the
most complete, as well As the cheapest. family
in America. Terms. two dollars a
. u.
phia.
Adventures of the Early DISCOVERIES, by
Francis Humphrey. is the title of new book
from the press of the ID. Lothrop Co., Boston,
In this handsomely illustrated volume written
for little readers. the author tells the story Of
the navigators of three and four hundred wears
ago who bravely made their way across the
Atlantic in their frail vessels. and met with the
most extraordinary adventures in the new
countries where they landed. In an opening
chapter the author tells about what She calls
the Glide and Seek islands Atlantis. st.
Brandon's Isle, the Island of the Seven Cities.
and the island Of Bimini, which was said to
contain the fountain Of youth Bimni was the
object of the expedition of Ponce de Leon, in
l512, when he discovered Florida. The chap
ter is an excellent introduction to the rest of
the book, as it shows what the objects of tn
early discoveries were, and what expeditions
melted them to the long and perilous voyages
they made. The list includes Columbus. Ameri-
Gus Nespucius, Sebastian Cabot. Sir Francis
Drake, Walter Raleigh and Ferdinand de Soto.
The adventures are all illustrated.