The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-11-07
Literary News and Notes.

traits of Emerson.
The Parting of tie Ways. in the Novem-
Der Atlantic, is study of the question Of
physical culture for women. 1t takes the
folm OF bright dialogue, and contains
much winch is interesting and suggestive.
The Atlantic Monthly for November
contains among other features three short
stores Of exceptional quality: In Harvest
lime, A. NJ Ewell; The Apparition of
Gran Their Hill, by Rowland +. Robinson,
and The Face of Death, by l.. Dougall.
There is also an installment of Gil
bert Palker's serial, The Seats Of the
Mighty, and Charles Egbert Craddock's
The Mystery of Witch Face Mountain is
concluded.
Not long before his death the poet
Longfellow told Hezekiah Butterworth
one evening in his library how he came
to write ''The Psalm OF Life" "The
Bridge Excelsior" ''Hawatha,"
s'The Old Clock on the Stairs and
some of his other great POEMS MI. But
terworth has now embodied the evenings
talk IN an article on ''How Longfellow
Wrote His Best known Poems,' which
The Ladies' Home Journal will publish
in its next number.
The editors of McClure's Magazine call
attention to the unaccountable neglect of
Lincoln as a subject for a magazine
serial. Books about Lincoln have nee
essarily-lke all books of biography-a
limited circulation, and only once before
has magazine published a life Of Lin
coin. People at large know little Of the
first forty years of Lincoln's life. Few
know that he was a man grown before he
left Indiana for Illinois. He spent four
teen years in southern Indiana, and left
there in his twenty second year.
s'Tle Holiday Dance at Worrosquoy-
acke'' is the title of Mrs. Burton Harri-
SON latest and best short story,-a two
part novelette-which opens most de-
lightfully in the November Ladies' Home
journal. 1t deals with New York fash
ionables--trst at the Horse Show and
subsequently in Virginia, the personages
and environments appealing to the au-
thor $ happiest efforts. The story is con-
cluded in the December journal and is
artistical)y illustrated by W. L. Taylor.
Outing for November appeals to al
classes of readers. The sportsman, angler
athlete and traveller will find much to
interest them. while the fiction depart
ment is mp to the usual standard. Notable
features are Tagged Labrador,' bv r.
g. Taber; over Iiinger Jock, by Jean
Porter kudd: "A Ceylon Tracker,' bv
+. Fitzioy Dixon; "A Rondeau Muskal-
lcnge," by Ed. W. Sandys; THE Inter
national Athletic Match,H by Wm b.
Curtis. and Football OF o. forecast,
by Walter Camp.
One of the leading features in Harper's
Magazine at the close of this year and the
beginning OF the next, will be novel by
William Black The title of the story.
Bliseis, is taken from it's heroine. a Greek
maiden, who is first introduced to the
reader among the hills of Aberdeenshre.
1t is tale which has long occupied the
thought Ut the novelist, and into which
he has put some of his best work. Each
OF its six monthly parts will be illustrated
from drawings made in Scotland and Lon
don by the well-known New York artist,
w. I. Smedley.
Miss Mary A. Tinker the authoress, is
spending short time in Ellsworth, her
native place. She is the guest of Mrs
George Cunningham. of Birch avenue
Miss Tinker has not visited Ellsworth in
thirty years. Her father, Richard Tinker,
moved to Thomaston to fill the position
OF warden of the State prison. Here, in
1862, he met a tragic death, being muir
dered by one Of the convicts. A mother
and sister also died there. Miss Tinker
moved to Boston, where she continued
her work Of writing, begun while she was
still girl. Most of her work at this time
was for magazines and papers. Later she
began writing for the Catholic World, in
which her first book ''The House of
York" appeared as a serial. Subsequent
ly she wrote several books which were
published by the Catholic Publication So
ciety.
The article on ''Public School Music,'
by Mr.. Samuel W. Cole, in the November
number of the New England Magazine, is
notable article, and one which ought to
be read carefully in educational circles all
through the country. We have been far
behind Germany and England in the mat
ter of music for the people, and it has
largely been because the instruction in
our schools has been SO inadequate and
poor Mr.. Coles taste is pure and fine,
and he readily believes that the public
schools can be made to promote the inter-
ests of the best music and to inspire such
taste for good things in our boys and
girls as shall always keep them above
what is meretrcous. His account Of
what he himself has accomplished in Or
binary grammar schools in Dedham and
Brookline, Massachusetts, is most inspir-
ing. In more than one case his youthful
chorus has rendered entire oratorios in
manner which earned the commentator
of the best critics. 1t is to be hoped that
his account may prompt many teachers
and directors of the schools to similar en-
terprises. Warren +. Kellogg, Park
Square, Boston, Mass.
The November issue of st Nicholas be-
gins new volume and gives foretaste Of
the features provided for the coming year.
The frontispiece is a beautiful portrait of
a child, drawn by that gifted artist, Ce
ella Beaux. "a Famous French Paint
err by Arthur Hoeber, is sketch of the
career and the personality of J. L. Ger
ONE, several Of whose pictures are repro
duced in the article. Fanny L. Brent has
pretty story, ''Riches Have Wings"
telling Of young girls effort to secure an
artistic training. Reading the Book Of
Fate" by Louise Willis Snead, describes
the fortune telling and flower game played
by the children of the South. Launch
ing Great Vesser' is deep problem in
in mechanics as we'll as an impressive
sight, as the reader will learn from the