The Republican journal., 1892-09-29
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
President Oh aries F. Thwing, of Abel
bert College and Western Reserve Univer-
sity, contributes to the October number
of Harper's Magazine comprehensive
and valuable paper on Education in the
West, reviewing particularly the progress
which the Western States have recently
made in secondary education.
Mr.. William Grant Brooks, OF Saco, who
has composed many brilliant marches, has
published a new one which he calls the
Gen. Henry b. Cleaves Grand March,
and which is dedicated to the patriot
soldier and statesman Governor elect
Henry Is. Cleaves. Like many of his
other compositions it is highly praised by
musical critics and must become very
popular.
In the popular and inexpensive form of
the Riverside Paper Series appears the
House OF the Seven Cables one the most
powerful and intensel, interesting novels
Hawthorne ever wrote. The descriptive
portions are delightful, and the inevitable
ness with which detection follows crime,
Is Represented Will tremendous IOlCC.
1t is not Il tale for an idle hour, but a story
of immense significance, and yet told with
that grace in which Hawthorne was un-
surpassed 80 cents. Houghton, Mittlin
4 Co., Boston.
Miss Wilkins inimitable story OF New
England life, now running in Harper
Magazine, is so Accordingly interesting
that readers of that periodical await the
appearance of each successive lnstalment
with great Impotence. In the October
number some new developments may be
looked for which will give an unexpected
turn to the course of the narrative. The
illustrations by Smedley are as true to
life, in their way, as are Miss Wilkins
charming characterizations.
Babyland for October is charming
number. 1t has dainty frontispiece,
''Telling a Secret to Baby The Sparrow
says a strange thing when talking to the
Tiptoe Twins, Teddy's Kitty is as cute as
can be, Nurse Karen has delightful bit
OF sport for Bobby and Sue, and Sweet
heart is an cunning as ever. The pictures
are pretty, and Baby and Mamma will be
happy and glad when Baby's magazine
for October comes. Price 80 cents Il year;
) cents number. ID. Lothrop Co., Pub
fishers, Boston.
Pansy for October is an excellent num-
ber Its articles are timely, and of a char
acter that this magazine so we'll knows
how to furnish its readers. The two main
stories by Pansy and Margaret Sidney
come to Il close The English Literature
paper on Macaulay, and the American
History paper on st. Louis, are both Of
extreme interest, and the shorter stories
and articles valuable in every particular.
Price 81. 90 year; 10 cents a number. ID.
Lothrop Co.. Publishers, Boston.
Our Little Men and Women for October
is as winsome as eve. Wherever this lit
tie Juvenile goes, its mission is to shed
brightness. carry sunshine, and bring
good cheer. Its pictures, stories and
verses this month"; are all about what boys
and girls like, What boys and girls do, and
what boys and girls are eager to know.
The Monkey Story, the Studio Dolls, and
A Boy and a Girl with the nuttin@- time,
peach time, berryins time, and all sorts
of good times, will gladden. the heart of
every little man and woman, and make
studytime easier, and play-time happier
Price 81. 90 year; 10 cents a number. ID.
Lothrop Co.. Publishers, Boston.
In the October number of "Peterson
Magazine" appears the announcement that
the magazine is about to pass into the con
troll of stockholders who propose to con-
vert it into a periodical devoted solely to
literature and art. Peterson slongcontinu-
edsuccess. its general merit, and the great
Improvement i'll it's literary departments
during the past few years, have decided
the future publishers to call their period
zeal The New Peterson. confident that the
name will raise up for it in advance wide
host of friends and supporters. The new
magazine will commence with the January
number although the December will be
issued in the new form. A full an
nouncement of its design and des-
cription of its leading features will be
given in the November issue. We wish
The New Peterson every possible success,
and are certain that it will speedily be-
come one of the most popular literary
periodicals of the day.
William Dean Howells has resigned his
position as editor of the Cosmopolitan,
and the October number comes out with
out his name on the cover. Mr.. Howells
was in the Cosmopolitan office but three
months, from the first of March until the
| first of June. 1t is said that he had been
unable to agree with MI. John Brisben
Walker. the proprietor. This is denied
at the office of the Cosmopolitan. Mr..
Howells, the business manager says. had
too much of his own work to attend to
and could not devote enough time to the
magazine. There was not the slightest
disagreement between him and MI.
Walker. Mr.. Howells' editorial connec-
ton with the Cosmopolitan was very brief.
He was with the Atlantic fifteen wears
and Harper Monthly for six years. He is
still at Intervale. \. H., where he spent
the summer and the result of his work
during the last three months is IA novel to
| be published shortly in the Ladies' Home
| journal.