The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-28
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News ana Notes.
The eighty fourth volume OF Harper $
Magazine is completed with the number
f0I May.
Peterson for May is Il very excellent
number The tull page engravings well
Guarded and Five O lock Tea are both
excellent. the fashion plates admirable,
and the reading matter varied and inter
tstiny as usual.
The fiction in the May numherot Har-
ger Magazine includes short stories by
Thomas Nelson PAGE. Ruth McEnery
Stuart and William Mcl.ennan, the con
-inuation Of ". ID. HoWellS The World
uf Chance. and the opening chapters OF
Mary Z. Wilkins first novel, Jane
Field.
y new Volume If Tine Century begins in
May With number II unusual Interest.
Three important serial features will be
commenced in this number. namely
~enor Castel;ll' 5 Life of Christopher CO.
Umhus: Tile Chosen Valley, a novel
1t western lie by Mary lIallock Foote;
and the series OF articles describing the
architectural features "t the World S
-ail. which a Wen Known architect is to
contribute.
Us a companion To the famous Don t.
MIS-. Oliver Bell Buncc, the widow of the
,lnented author, las written a dainty lit
-l,. volume entitled What to do. This
."ntains helpful ana practical explanations
ii social usagtS and rules. 1t tells the
reader how To entertain and how /" be
entertained. and it sets forth the etiquette
Gengagements and marriages, introduce
ions and calls. This scrvicable little
mock is published by D. Appleton 4 CO.. ,
IN Il STYLE uniform with llIc Boudoir edition
nj Don t.
We have received copy OF a work en-
-itled "A Treatise on Mortgage Invest
uents" The author believes that the
developments in the past few years es
l,ecially. with regard to these matters. as
reported through the daily weekly and
financial papers, as we'll as other periodi-
cals, Indicate the deSirability at least of
such a work The book is for sale by the
author. Edward n barrow, POI Henmepin
Ave-. Minneapolis MINI. Price 81, post
paid.
Houglton. Mitiin a Co.. Boston, pub
iish in the Riverside Paper Series, price
50 cents - Sane Lunatic,' a novel by
lara Louise Bulnham. Mrs. Burnham
* one of the most readable of American
uoyelist~. and her stories are as wholesome
.iS thpy are tntp,tainino The CHICAGO
lnrrr-Ocean said of "A Sane Lunatic' that
III is "A clever story. cleverly written. and
he dialogue is extremely bright and wit
IT," And the New York W orld promo unc-
ed ii lone of the cleverest of summer nov
The United States Book Company, New
,lk. has recently published Colonel Jud-
SON. of Alabama; on a Southerner'S En-
perience at the North, by +. Bean, author
III Pudney Il Walp, etc. The latter book
WAS noticed in these columns a few weeks
ago. and we did not learn until later that
lie writer was a native Of Maine and has
relatives in this city. Farther than that
wt do not feel warranted in revealing the
author 5 identity We shall have some
hing to say of the present book after
reading it. y paper covered edition OF
Colonel .judson is issued 1T - cents.
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slows: here IS May "aN STORY about
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please BABY ahH Mamma as iaoNIana $
stones are sure t" 90, ana thefe are bright
little incldeh1s' ana merry tales WIN PIC,
lures that speak Tor 1heh'selvesIeh
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until tine next number arrives, ~ Genus
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