The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-12

these prizes is indicated by the fact that
before reaching their conclusions the
| judges were compelled to peruse nearly a
thousand poems, more than thousand
NOVELTIES, and 8, 1000 short stories. Mayo
W. Hazeltine, formerly Of Belfast, was
one Of the judges.
| Chatterbox for 1S95--the only genuine
Chatterbox-has been received from Estes
4 Lauriat, publishers, Boston. 1t con-
tains a greaf variety of original stories,
sketches and poems for the young. All
the illustrations contained in it are ex-
pressly designed for it by the most emf
nent English artists. This, the acknowl-
edged king Of all juvenile books published
in the world, both as to merit and amount
of excellence this year. In fact it seems
to grow better every year, and is eagerly
looked forward to by tens of thousands Of
young people as the holiday season ap-
proaches. 1t contains over 40 pages, and
200 original illustrations by great English
artists, and is not only most interesting
but very instructive book, and its healthy
moral tone has always been acknowledged.
Small 4to., illuminated board covers,
SIPS.
The Christmas number Of the New Eng
land Magazine is one of the most beauti-
full numbers which has ever appeared, and
no number has ever offered a richer table
of contents. 1t is full of the Christmas
spirit and strong also in articles which
appeal particularly to the patriotic senti-
ment. "a Story of Christmas Christian
~ n ~ 81 4 4
Hale's story 'sFrom Generation to Gen
more attention than anything else in the
magazine, and almost every story in the
number is warm with the fraternal spirit
which belongs especially to Christmas.
some Touch of Nature" by Lucian Child,
''The Midslipmite, by Mrs. Soaring,
''The Shadow ON the Red House, by
Frederick II. Coeswell, and other stories
in the number are all instinct with a
strong humantarianism.
Outing for December is pleasant blend
ing of good fiction and breezy sketches of
sport, adventure and travel in many lands.
Two excellent complete stories are, IA
River Between" by Florence Guertin,
and ''Charlie," by r. Bergengren. The
river between does not prevent a New
Yorker visiting Brooklyn to some purpose
while 'Charlie'' is a disembodied spirit,
-ghostly, yet funny. .'In "Skating''
Ed. w. sandys points the way to the
graceful mastery OF the steel blades
Other valuable features are Hunting the
Caiman;'' 'sAn Outing in Labrador.'' by
~ =. !apei' callpou Hunting, oy
eie iale y. 4. hosers oaimon flshlng
On SNAKE AZ. hlVef, LEM word Tour
= "ieei ai,i ~ we rIoh'lef service
Wy Lieut. ": w. an Deusen. ANON?
n.'ny peauliul ILLUSTRATIONS are seVerai
W iieueiioA ne'niiis.on'
The Granite Monthly for Docemher cam.
pletes the wear a. a hiohlv creditahle man.
ner. The town Of Warner rich in the
memories of an historic nast. 4 delioht-
fully sketched Nv the we'll known writer
Amanda b. Harris. v q sanhorn hegins
a two-part article on seIhe American and
English Sambornes ,, exceedingly vain
able to all interested in eenealogy, Henry
CLAW Barnabee. the dean of American
comic onera a native of Portsmontb i
the subject of a brief sketch with nor-
concluded and ..Wi,d Pontlioan,, ar,;vos
al a happv denoument of lis many ad-
ventures Miss Zaida Can contributes :.
touchinc story Of woman's constancv and
II Also numbered among the writer's If
verse. together with +. T.. phalen Clar-
enee Henry Pearson and F Hoduman The
d.nartments are as valuable in their can
tents as usual Concord n n a "a >
wear
Ihe Chnstmas spirit TUBS az through
tAe december p. NicholaS. HoW
s.ree'-Nai Came IA StockliS Is tolu oy
harriet Men " was hoy a niue toy
affair, put one lilat lau iea passengers
ia siea' cry ioI niahs seals' yus' 10y
HAPPY ~ Mace tlle rec,Pleiil every Htlie
o1y can imagine. oafaE pihe Jewett, N
he''y Leicester EhSIsh thllslmas,
gives inflhef experiences OF heroine
VINO mas ALREADY MADE many friends.
lhefe is almost toueh OF patnos IN "a
1nlls1mas hl'e Elephah'' py W. a;
W'ls"n' Joily as we story IS. lttle slri
lalis 20 iove WIN ner ,hilstmas Tree,
Milicll sue lniaslhes Is awe ailef reaalng
ohe ~ hans A1oerson laies' ana her
parents afe a. theli WI ehas ~ % know
no" 10 dispose OF ~. James WMtcomp
hiley contnDutes chlid. poem m, that Is 10
ms most imaginative Ve,n' me Dream
\. oi .he oliH'ieh, anu Def.la =.
Song of Cadmon.' But attractive as are
these holiday features, they do not con
stitute the leading charm of the number.
This will be found in ''Letters to Young
Friends = by Robert I.OuiS Stevenson