The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-07
Literary News and Notes.

Golden Days ion May (monthly palD is
splendid number. James Elverson,
publisher, Philadelphia.
"A Fellow and His Bride, the new
book by Blanche Willis Howard, author
OF lone summer and other we'll known
works. has made its appearance.
Those interested in stories of the war
will he gratitied to know that Messls. Lee
and Shepard have issued a new edition OF
tpes Sargent $ story. 'Peculiar.
Mary Farley Sanboln, the author OF
sweet and Twenty has a new story
ready. entitled 1t Came to Pass, which
those who have read the advance sheets
say is even better than her first venture.
which is high praise
Harper 4 Brothers. have lust published
little handbook, invaluable to students,
letter writer's, and literary workers, en-
titled Everybodys Writing desk Book.
They now announce a companion volume,
uniform in style, called Everybody $
Pocket CyclopHdia.
Wide Awake for April is veritable
Easter number. In its pictures. in its
stories, in its poems. the Easter spirit
predominates, and while there is the
usual variety in its material, as suits the
wide range of desire that makes up the
taste of young people. this Easter flavor
is at once pronounced and timely, and
makes this April number quite as accept
/ able remembrance at the Easter season
as the conventional card or booklet
The Story-Teller for April contains a
charming Western story by Mary Hart
well Catherwood, The Secrets at Rose
ladies' Mrs. Catherwood has the repu-
tation of being one Of the brightest and
best of recent American story tellers. and
| this capital tale of boy and girl life. adj
venture, mystery and romance at the
| charming country house of Uncle Rose
ladies fully bears ont the talented writer s
reputation. 1t is full of fun and action.
Price >150: Il cents a number. ID. 10th
rop Company, publishers, Boston.
That excellent sporting magazine Out
ing presents in the April number the
opening chapters of a fascinating descrip-
ton of cruise across Europe in petro-
leum launch. Under the title From the
German Ocean to the Black Sea- Thorn
as Stevens, of round the world awheel
fame. describes in most interesting man
ner the scenes and incidents of his lonely
cruise. The article is finely illustrated;
and the whole number is filled with in
teresting subjects from brush, pen and
pencil.
The styles adopted in the Partisan Fash
ion Journals. published by a. Mcdowell
x Co., 4 West 18TH Street, New York, are
always neat, rich and correct. 1t is be
cause Of this fact that these publications
have become SO popular that they con
tinue to make such rapid Roadway in the
favor of American women. La Mode de
Paris contains the latest and best French
styles. '.Album DIES Nodes gives the
styles which are most popular in Paris.
Each is 30 cents per copy, or $50 per
year. Yearly subscribers to either of
these journals are entitled to Premium
Book on ''Dressmaking Simplitied, valu-
ed at 50. which book is not sold, but is
given away as here indicated. La Mode"
is sold for u cents Il copy. or S1.5O per
annum.
With the April number the Review of
Reviews enters upon its second year. 1t
has had an exceptional. if not an altogeth-
er unique, history. One year ago it was
known only to a few discriminating read
ers, and it's subscription list and news
stand sales required only few thousand
copies. Its edition the present month is
10000 copies, and it is eagerly read in
every State and Territory in the Union
and in every part of Canada. No extra
ordinary efforts have been made to push
the magazine. There has been very little
canvassing done for it; no chromos have
been given to it's subscribers; no special in
ducements, such as an encyclopedia OF a
parton organ thrown in as a gratuity OF
offered at half price, have been offered by
the publishers. The magazine has grown
to an enormous circulation and to com
manding influence simply upon its merits.
Its readers have liked it and therefore re-
commended it to their friends. It owes
not little to the newspapers of the coun-
try, which have appreciated the journal
istic enterprise and vigor and the enor-