The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-03-28
Literary News and Notes.

"Tom's Street" by Mrs. $. X. Graham Clark,
is new book by the popular author Of the
~ en>e Walton" books, dear to so many chit
dren, and is healthy story of manly Chris
tian cndeaNOr.
in the open Court of March u, Prof. Ed
ward u. Cope, of Philadelphia, presented some
interesting considerations upon Ethical Evou-
ton. including review of the extent and slg-
niiicance of the utilitarian doctrine of morals.
1t is related of Walt Whitman that an ambi-
tiou> young poet called on him the other day
TO show him a manuscript tragedy entitled
"Coumbu-." MIR Whtman," said he II
should like to read you my drama and get your
opinion OF its merits. mo. ! thank YoU,"
said the poet; i've been paralyzed once"
The Pan>y for March comes TO our table,
freighted with pictures and stories for young
folks from eight TO twelve. 1t is certainly a
charming magazine, with not a line of reading
that the most particular of parents can object
To. The sub>cription price is Sl.00 a year.
The publishers. ID. Lothrop Company. Boston.
will send Il sample back number on receipt of
y cents.
Mrs Martha Livingston Moodey> story Of
''Alan Thorne"-the "antidote" to "Robert
El>mere" that d. Lolhrop Company issue this
month, has already received the stamp Of ap-
proNal by several professional critics and lead
mg cicrgymcn to whom it was read in manu-
script. 1t is said to be almost dramatic in GER
tain Of il incidents. while its grouping and
character sketches are particularly attractive
The Popular Science Monthly" for April
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g''ii"T "T.uSto'i ~ lii' Iit,enu "as
The Psychology of Sprituai>m 1t con
tain> accounts of the manifestations by the
Fox sisters, Dr. Slade, Engnton and other
mediums all Of which have been proved to he
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Babyland for April is here. oyerfowne viii
rood lLiugs for The lodders With 50 many
uc, pictures and little stories and iinglt> suit
ed to baby, eve and ear. the urcat popular,tN
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Pet,r,on', Magazine for April giNe> clabo-
rate descriptions of the latest spring fashions,
illustrated hy double colored plate and pro-
fuse wuod-cut,, and the workable department
i, replete with novelties. The >teel-engraN ing
is unli> uaIN fine, and the literary contents can
not he surpassed by any of the months maya
zines The article on "Our Girls As House
wives" in "Ihings orth Knowing. i pa-
laughter Terms: Two Dollars year. Al
dress Pcttrs0n> Magazine. Philadelphia. Pa
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ne h"rfn huiipef oi hGlluru Md-">l'ie
contains Il compete mover winch III "ooh tHPc
would make large volume. There is other
fiction in the number, notably a good story
"A Dung Girf> ldeaf'-by Miss Julia Magru-
ger ger Hh" \ coupe oi 'Sapon"s' ny '"'HfS
"; 0ttoie' Among tht So''url PHPttS "It
ehlh ahI US oh>e4ueirGs. ~ ~; ~ u.
kcr. and The Cost of Things. hy ~
'NovcIi>t> on Novels contains short letters
in which 4 number of noVeli>> name their
fax >orite works of fiction. The article is curl
Gus aud instructive. The editorial departments
Of Bclford'> occupy a great deal of space, and
this month, a> usual, they are ably filled.
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the lnatlSnrH'loh m 9i Washington III New lorh'
AHfli 'o - ~ ne contents ol we hummer
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ION Pl .ialthT@ W h9MGH' I""s''''e'i N"n
nie"e ol ->'N 81 III l,II' tnt ''f'''r 80
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N'Ih"h -tttel me i.cN o'''ti"i'' y! -hlS. n'lloi
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lIiuHLfhtioii>, h'u N">h,''Stoh ~ NtN "ih
IN l'N", l'N ne same aullofi oL&'h'tI Pr
tralt> OF Washington, ny mares ilthlE liali'
ahd ~ century OF toh>iitul!ohal inttIprHtt-
toh' hN PROFESSOR 'ohh haeh MFM"St%F'
NI>' il1If'>oh il'c'GH "ic uGN V't' =" ti't
>"'ial aspect Oh the Su'!eti, ana sue WIZ uc-
Ncrihe New lofh society al lhe illhe OF lHG
iirNt lfeHHch'. y h"hdIGn ILLUSTRATIONS WIZ
hr' Joseph Jefferson mas neeh en9a-ed I"r
a number OF years upon ms Aotoni07iHphy'
Whl'h Wln soon neSlh 10 appear IN ne zen Nl
Jury ~ more interesting TtC"ra ol Iilt
uPoh the stage 'ould De it'd before 'ht NntI- I.I
lean lubllo' ana Mr. Jefferson personally :
Perha.> more sympathetic to the people oi
lhl> country lhan mat OF any actor we nave
had. lie Is the fourth III generation OF act
or~. and, With his children and grahdchdr'h
upon the stage, lhere are IN generations ol
actors among the JencESohs. ne record Wnloh
he has made OF the early days OF the American
stage Is SAID TO De pecuIlarly hte'estlh9'
his fathers company, when they would settle
down for season i'll a Western town and tN-
temporize their own theater The autobiogra-
ply Will begin in The Century during the com
in% autumn, and the in>taments Will be Illus
trhted with portrait gallery OF distinguished
actors.