The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-10
Literary News and Notes.

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Senator Hale and Congressman Reed
are among the contributors to the North
American Review for March. Mr.. Hale
writes on the issues of the presidential
campaign, and Mr.. Reed on the spending
of the public money Both contributions
are notable and brilliant.
The most interesting articles in the New
England Magazine for March are Recolec-
| tons of Louisa May Alcott by Mrs. Maria
s. Porter; Harvard Clubs and Club Life
by William Dana circuit, and Milwaukee,
by Captain Charles King, the military nov
elist
Mr. Charles f. Allen of Dresden is pre-
pairing an article to connect the settlement
of the kennebec valley with the Huguenot
emigration, which he will read before the
Maine State Historical Society. Mr.. Allen
has found records written in French of the
baptism of an infant in Dresden according
to the Lutheran rites.
frightened up as though illumired by a
winter fire light, and the content, of the
March number (monthly parD are in keep
ING. Never before we believe We're the
serials 50 thrilling and entertaining, and
while they satisfy the youthful crav-
inc tur stories of adventure they are
healthful in tone and frequently instruc-
tive. The other features maintain their
usual high standard. James Elverson,
publisher, Philadelphia
Messrs. Charles l.. Webster & Co., of
New York, will introduce to the public
for the first time in book form, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Cavazza, whose stories of Italian
life have been coming into notice. The
firm says: ''Though a native and resi-
dent of Portland, Me, and of an old New
England family, this lady has long been
deeply interested in Italian matters The
publishers feel safe in saying that few
American authors have so completely
captured the Italian spirit, as she has
done in Don Finimondone: Calabrian
Sketchet.
The Atlantic Monthly for March is one
of the best issues of this excellent maya
zine. 1t has contributions from Rev.
Brook Herford, Miss Isabel F. Hapgood,
JOei handler ddGTiS, MISS Agnes KEEP
plier and Miss Edith Thomas. The most
important article in the number however.
is ''Why the Men of '61 fought for the
Union. by Major General Jacob Dolson
Cox lat one time Governor of Ohio and
Secretary of the INTERIOR and now Dean
of the Cincinnati Law School, which fur
nishes another aspect of the principles in
vOlved in the contest between the North
and the South. and which will be read
with interest by those who have enjoyed
Prot. Shalel's and Prof. Gildersleeve' S
views on the same subject. Another i'm
portant article is by Prof. George Her
bert Palmer. OF Harvard University. who
writes on Doubts about University En-
tension, scholarly paper. which will
command the attention OF the many persons
interested in the work Of university extern
sion throughout the country. Mrs. Kate
Douglas Wiggin clever short story, call
ed "A Village Watch Tower gives live
illness to the number, and there are also
papers by Gamaliel Bradford, Jr., F.
Blake Crofton. with some poetry, and sew
eral able reviews. This notice of the num-
her. however, should not be closed with
ont calling attention to "A Political Par
allel." fearless article introducing cur
rent politics. Houghton, Mitf1in 4 Co..
Boston