The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-15
Literary News and Notes.


| Golden Days continues to furnish in
structive and interesting reading to thou
sands of boys and girls. The September
number (monthly) is well up to the usual
high standard. James Elverson, publish
er, Phil adelphia.
| E. p. Powell in the September New
| England Magazine puts forward the thou
| sand and one arguments, commercial,
| ethical, and artistic, that can be made in
| favor of good highways. This movement
for improved country roads is evidently
here to stay.
Nicholas Paine Gilman gives a brief re-
sumo in the September New England
Magazine of the results of the expert
ments in profit sharing that have been
made in the United States. MI. Gilman
is an authority Oh this subject, and his
article will interest all business men and
wage earners.
Sophie SWEET, Mary Hartwell Chather-
wood. Edith NJ. Thomas, Frances A.
Humphrey, Sophie May, Theron Brown
Kirk Munroe, Kate Epson Clark, 5. e.
| W. Benjamin. James Berry Bensel and
Cora Stuart Wheeler are a few of the pop
ular names among the contributors OF
story, sketch and verse to the September
Wide Awake.
In chapter i'll Meteorological Discov-
cry, in the October Popular Science
Monthly Mr.. John Coleman Adams
presents benjamin Franklin as the father
of American Mcteorology, and shows the
part which Redtield, Espy, Dr.. Hare
Prof. LOOMS. Blodgett, Mitchell, Coffin,
and DR.. Joseph Henry have severallv hat
in building mp the science.
The illustrations with which the Review
of Reviews for September is so abundant
| ly supplied, give the magazine wonder
full interest and charm. There are new
portraits Of American and English politi-
| clans, series OF portraits OF some diStin-
guished French, English and American
scientists, and great variety of other
pictures, illustra ting timely articles.
| A curious and literally illustrated
article in the October Popular Science
| Monthly on the Evolution of Dancing by
Lee J. Vance, shows how the custom has
been largely derived from the religious
| mystic, or festive exercises OF the human
races in the earlier stages Of their civiliza-
ton, and illustrates the various forms
which dances assume among different
peoples.
One OF the most useful departments
of the Review of Reviews is its
classified summary of new books, with
brief, pointed notices. This classified
list is usually preceded bya more extend
| ed review of one or two books entitled to
be regarded as especially the books of the
month. In the September number Emile
lola $, wonderful account of the down
| fall of France in the war with Prussia is
made the book Of the month, and an ex-
tended review is accompanied by a good
portrait of the French novelist. There is
also notice of Mr.. Robert Louis Steven
sons History Of Samoa, with a new por-
trait Of that brilliant author
Outing for September is us refreshing
and healthful in influence as the first pure
breeze of brave old Autumn. The reading
matter as usual, mainly devoted to sport
pastime and travel, is most interesting
and the illustrations, always strong fea-
ture OF Outing. are better than usual. The
contents are as follows 'Moeran' 5
Moose" by Ell ". Sandys: Vacation
Notes OF a Canoeist,' by G.. Bowyer Naux
SADDLE and Sentiment" (continued), by
Wenona Gilman; ''llow We Went Blum
lering,' by Jean Porter nudd; The
Griswold Mystery by VIM. Hinckley
Hammer Throwny, by Malcolm W.
Ford: ''Shore bird Shooting in New Eng
land by II. Prescott Beach: ''Harry' $
Career at Yale, (continueCD, by Jno
Seymour Wood: From the German
Ocean to the Black Sea, (concuded). by
Thomas Stevens: "Reminiscences of Ilisl
SPORT: Miltary schools Of the UnitcC
States, (concuded), by Lieut.. w. r.
Hamilton, L. $. A.; '>eptember Rides
| l. ~ IL
World with Wheel and Camera" (contin
Tourilli.N by y. b. Winston. and TIL,
usual editorials. poems. records. etc.
Most readers of the September numbe
of the Atlantic Monthly will be first at
tracted by the beautiful verses addressed
to Oliver Wendell Homes. on his eighty
third birthday, by John &. Whittier
Mrs. Deland' $ new novel, The Story OF .
Child,'' opens the number. Mrs. Olive
Thorne Miller has a paper on ''The Cliff
Dwellers in the Conon, the cliff -dweller
being not a savage tribe of men, but ;
flock of birds Nh Bishop continues hi.
papers on IAN American at Home il
Europe" and tells about "a French Nov
ing, "A Year in a Mediterranean Vii
la. and "A Househuntng Tour in Eng
| land" Stuart >tene has 4 sonnet calico
''Night after \ ght,' and Mary J
jacques sketch entitled 'Catherne.
the Catherine in question being one o
those wonderful, model servants which
are believed to exist abroad, although il
this country appearing only in the page
OF fiction. MI. Hale's delightful paper
on IA New England Boyhood," are de
voted to his life at home, and have all TIN
liveliness and brightness of their author
and are really valuable pictures Of do
nestle life in New England fifty years ago
Nh. 5. X. Elliott's articles on '''The Ro
nance of Memory Miss Scudder's thir,
paper on ''Shelley's Prometheus, Mr.
Crawford's installment of his exciting
serial, don Orsno, not to forget
poem by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. called
1.-THE Lost Colors, are the chief remain
ING contents of a well composed number
Houghton, Mitfiin a CO., Boston.
A Hint to Horsemen
Perhaps still faster time can be made b.