The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03

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The October number Of The Forum will
contain an unusually interesting article,
by Ex-senator Ross Of Kansas - upon
Andrew johnson on ssThe Political
Leaders of the Reconstruction Period. I"
The October Arena contains startling
paper by A. r. Barrett, an Enforcement
Examiner for failed banks, entitled ssThe
Era of Fraud" 1t should lead to prompt
action, looking toward protecting the peo-
pie from INSCRIPTIONS guardians of their
funds.
A fine portrait of Will Allen Dromgoole,
the frOntispiece of the October Arena,
and delightful sketch entitled "a Hum
BILE Advocate also appears from her YER
satile pen. The Arena Publishing Com
pany announces volume of short sketches
by Will Allen Dromgoole, which will APP
pear about the middle of October.
A fully illustrated account OF the proc
esses of Trout Culture has been prepar-
ed by Fred Mather for the October Popu-
lar Science Monthly. Mr.. Mather des-
cribes the artificial ponds, the Matching
troughs, and other appliances as used at
the New Y ork State Fish Hatchery, and
gives an outline Of the results OF his
quarter century experience in fish cult
ure.
John Bull can be generously fair when
lie tries to be, but he cannot help but
show just a little natural sensitiveness
at being constrained to look elsewhere
for a Dictionary of his own language.
''Strange,'' the London Literary World
exclaims in speaking of the Standard Die
tionary, that the Queen English should
find its chief autocrats in the country of
the President.
The September number of Little Men
and Women opens with a very American
story by Rev. E. A. Rand, entitled "a
Red Apple,'' while '.How We Caught a
Ghost the fifth tale in Mrs Dobbs' Irish
Castle Series is irresistible Irish. There
is funny Plantation story, "a Feast Of
Eggs" by Mary \. Winston, concerning
the mischief Of twenty little pickaninnies,
and much else of interest. Alpha Publish
ing Co., Boston.
According to the will of the late II. O.
Houghton, his interest in the publishing
firm Of Houghton, Mittlin 4 Co. is to CON
tinue, and each Of his children is to share
alike in the profits; $40, 600 is given in
trust to each Of his three daughters, the
earnings of which they are to devote to
the benefit Of the worthy poor of Cam
bridge. At their death their descendants
are to carry on the work forever. The
remainder of his property is equally di-
vided among his children.
Mrs. de Navarro MARY Anderson) has
now completed the autobiography Of her
stage career, and series of the most in
teresting chapters from the manuscript
will be printed in The Ladies' Home Jour
nal. In these articles Mrs. de Navarro
will tell of her first appearance on the
stage, the experiences Of her theatrical
life, and the famous people in America
and England whose acquaintance she
made. The journal will begin the auto
biography in an early issue.
The Art Amateur for September is an
unusually valuable number of this always
excellent periodical. The leading articles
are ''Dante, Gabriel Rossetti.' with re-
productions Of his famous paintings
''Artists' Models, 'sDrawing for Repro
duction," Landscape Painting - s.China
Painting, water Colors for Mineral
Painting" Flowers and Plants in the
Home" Talks on Embroidery and
Sc treatment u Designs Montague
Marks, % Union Square, New York.
Boston Light is one Of the most famous
lighthouses Of the Atlantic coast, and
perhaps there is not any other which has
had more interesting history. Several
lighthouses have preceded the tall struc-
ture which now guards the entrance to
the narbor, and the lives " hich have been
lived in these lighthouses have been event
full ones. The story of the light from the
beginning, and Of the group of islands
known as the Brewstels upon one Of
which the lighthouse stands, is told most
graphically by MI. X. G. F. Candage in
the October number of the New England
Magazine. 1t is an article Of unique
character, and will be read with interest
by hundreds besides the people of Boston.
OF comprehensive, we'll written, and
profusely illustrated article by Mrs. Ade-
laide Cilley Waldron in the October Gran
tie Monthly. 1t is one of the best in this
noteworthy series. Some beautiful views
"a OAN 1oaeASAA P1dAtdtAOuo d1C Sltcu
this month War Pictures, and George H.
Moses tells the interesting story of John
Danforth and Camp Caribou. ssWild Reut-
lingen'' develops the interest Of it's charm
ing love story and Helen Soule Stuart tells
in a new way the old tale of s'The Two
Paths The poetry of the number is by
Edward A. jerks, Emile Reade, H. H.
Hanson and George Bancroft Griffith.
The Educational Department discusses
the health Of school children, and the
usual Neurology completes the number.
THE Granite Monthly Company, Concord,
81 year.
The movement Of New England into the
West began very early and it has gone on
with such energy that it is quite right to
say that New England is more in the West
to-day than she is at home. One of the
earliest of these movements was that into
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