The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-25
Literary News and Notes.

''Stories Told for Purpose is he
capital title OF a forthcoming book by
''Pansy'' NIrs. G. r. Alden.)
Rev George c. Lorimer. d. d., per-
sonal friend of Spurgeon, is preparing a
popular life of the great London preacher
for immediate publication.
The February Wide Awake is full of en-
tertaining material from our best writers:
Maud Howe, Ernest Ingersoll, Jane G.
Austin, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Frances A,
Humphrey. Eliot NJ. Mccormick. Mary
F. Butts, Louise Imogen Guiney-these
are but a few of the writer's represented
The March Babyland is picture, story
and song, all in one. The dainty front
isPece of Mother. and Baby in the new
cradle, The Tiptoe Twins, " The Neigh
Dor Babies ''Sweet heart in her Day
Night Dress, "The Nursery Black
smith," and the illustrated ''Mouse
Story with other pretty pictures
and merry jingles, will captivate Baby and
receive heartier praise than ever from
Mamma. Price 80 cents year; ) cents a
number. ID. Lotlrop Company, Publish
ers. Boston.
Mrs. Elizabeth s. Melville, widow of
ton of her husbands writings with the
United states Book Company. who will
~sue srMn ncw plates AN edition of
Melyillc's Works, edited by Nh Arthur
>tedlnan. "Typee, a Real Romance Of
Ihe South Seas, viii appear shortly, with
d biographical and critical Introduction
ny Nh Stcdman. "Om0o. sequel to
"Iypee'D, ''Moby Dick. or the White
Whale. 7 White Jacket, etc. will fol-
INW III intervals OF a month
The March Pansy opens with "A Hap
Ply Little Girl. which, upon examining
the entire contents, we find suggestive of
many other happy girls and boys who will
read this admirable number The stories
hy Pansy and Margaret Sidney move along
in that mastery fashion which marks the
writings OF these authors. and its shorter
stories. articles. sketches and ,erse, well
sustain the opinion always expressed
whenever The Pansy magazine is spoken
u. Price s1.00 year: 10 cents a num-
Der d. Lothrop Company, Publishers,
Boston.
Our Little Men and Women for March
is an unusually readable number. ''Boots
and Boneset' is a capital story; 'Playing
school tells more about ''The Doings of
the Studio Dolls and Like Fairy
Princess is a true incident, told as a
cnarming story, about the Princess of
Wales. IA Seals Sayings. "a Boy and
a Girl. Joker and his Relations,'' are
all worthy of special mention. while
Mamma Trusted Us, Five Little Ser
wants and "A Star Story each embel-
liShed with fitting and beautiful pictures.
show a knowledge and appreciation of
child-lfe which enables the publishers of
Our Little Men and Women to send out
an exceedingly helpful as we'll as beauti-
mi little magazine. For youngest readers
Price 81. 90 year; 10 cents a number d.
Lothrop iompany, Publishers, Boston.
Peterson for March opens with two fine
engravings and an excellent double fash
ION plate. "A chapter on Clocks'' by
Meredith jackson is an admirable illus
'lated article giving an interesting account
ii timepieces ancient and modern. News
From Other Worlds" by Camille Flam-
marion, is one of the most charming pa
pers we have ever read from the pen of
the famous astronomer. A new Serial
This Man and This Woman by Robert
&. Y. Meyers promises to add greatly to
'he reputation ot its gifted young author
Paying Her Debts. by E. G. Crcighton
j. an exceedingly pretty story and the IL
lltStrations are capital. ''>omething
About Aprons" 10y Margaret Y. Payne
-iVes a beWildering series Of every posi-
hie sort OF these articles from useful to
coQuctlsh. ''Amaist as Weel as New"
by Martha Carey is paper that every
housewife Will value. This is only a
small part of the number attractions
The February number of the Cosnopo-
iitan contains the opening chapters OF a
story that will be read with interest along
this part of the coast of Maine on account
If the scene being laid on our grand old
island OF Monhegan. says the Rockland
opinion. 1t is about a New York Girl
whose father died and whose mother mar
rled for her second husband a Monheuan
fisherman. and she was adopted bv her I'M
Gle. Il rich man: She went to Monhegan on
a visit to her mother, VIA was sick and
sent ion her, and there met d Young fisher
man with wonderful eyes and the figure
"t Norseman Of old. and-etc. The story
is very clevelly written, and we shall look
ior its conclusion in the March number
with interest. But its greatest charm. to
MS. Is the wonderfully faithful pictures of
our own magnificent coast and of the life
uf the fishermen Of Monhegan 1t is as ac-
rurate as a government chart in dealing
with the lights, lodges, harbors. etc,
about Monhegan, and the character sketch
eS are as faithful to Maine coast life as is
consistent with making our people pictur-
eSque enough for literary purposes. The
author makes little slip in putting
@ang of men going to logging camps
on train from Brunswick to Bath: and
he ''Walderberer women and several
If the Monhegan characters are a trihe
overdrawn as to dialect But as a whole
the story is very good piece of work.
some absurd caricatures of them in the
magazines do. 1t was written by Lin
coin county girl-Mrs. Patience Staple
ton, the daughter OF a Wiscasset ship cap
tain, and OF a family that has followed the
sea for generations. She is the wife of
Mr.. VIM. Stapleton, managing editor of
the Denver (Colorado) Republican. She
has written good deal for the magazines
and one novel, entitled ''kady.i
He Couldn't Serve Two Masters.