The Republican journal., 1896-12-03
Literary News and Notes.

rom, is one OF lue features OF lle CnllSt-
mas McClures.
In addition to the second installment of
his serial story OF the Gloucester fisher
men, RudyaId kipling contributed to the
December McClures short story of
Scotch engineer and his adventures at sea
in North Atlantic winter gale.
An illustrated article on the New Amer
lean University at Washington, will be
found in the number OF Harper Weekly
dated December 9Th. In the same num-
Der OF the Weekly will be begun story
OF California life, by Rosina II. Emmett.
An English Review lately published
very savage attack, from the pen of an
Australian, or American Women The
December Forum will contain a reply to
this article by the Hon. Hugh H. Lusk,
ex- member OF the New Zealand Legisla-
ture, himself an Australian.
Jerome X. Jerome's last story, previous
to his engagement to write two plays, has
been secured 10y The Ladies' Home Jour
nal, and is to be printed in its January
issue. 1t is called San Item OF Fashion
able Intelligence, and deals with life in
higher social circles Of London.
Miss Julia H. May, who recently re-
turned from a trip to Europe, is spend
ing the winter in Auburn. She is to have a
new edition published before the holidays,
OF her book OF poems, Songs from the
Woods OF Maine, and part of this edi-
ton Will be bound in white and gilt.
The Rev. William Bayard Hale, the
well known student OF religious and
social conditions, whose former articles
III The Forum have aroused SO much dis
cussion and criticism, will contribute to
to the December number a paper emitted
"Another i ear OF Church Entertain
ments
Harper Bazaar TO be issued December
eth viii contain an article on the recent
National Council OF Jewish Women, by
Mis-. Joseph H. Wallach, with portraits
OF The leaders of the Council There
will also be an interesting paper on
tvely- Day Physical Culture, and numer-
Gus Christmas suggestions of practical
kind.
How Shall the Child De Taught? The
series of articles on The Problem of
Elementary Education, by DR.. j. NJ. Hce
which Las been in process of preparation
for nearly two years will begin in the
December number of The Forum. These
articles are based on specialities under
taken with more than 100, 600 children,
ana represent an entirely new departure
IL the field OF pedagogical study.
Jacob A. Ris, the author of Glow the
Other Half Lives and a leading man
among the GOOD Government Clubs Of
New \ ork, has written for The Century a
timely paper called Light in Dark
Places; A Study of Better New York.
This paper appears in the Christmas Cen
fury, and gives some information inter-
esung not only to the people of the me-
tOpolls, but to those OF all of our crowd
ca cities Accompanying Mr.. Riis paper
are some striking pictures by the young
artist, Nh. Jay Hambidge, who has made
speciality OF New Y ork subjects.
A genuine Christmas feature appears in
the December number of The Century in
an essay by Thomas A Janvier, entitled
The Christmas kalends of Provence"
The editor says in Topics of the Ti.ne'
Iii the same number, rhat zones memory
runs back to Irving's Bracebrioge Hall
tor ut companion to the gay and tender
Pleasantries OF Mr.. Janvier's delightful
paper. L his paper has long been in pre-
paration by Mr.. Janvier, who has lived
Tor several years in the South of France.
he artist Loeb made one OF two eXpe-
dluons TO that part of the country and
gathered material for his sympathetic IL
luetratons.
Daring 1897 The Forum will contain
many features Of extraordinary interest;
ana no effort or expense Will be spared to
MAINTAIN the high character and useful
ness o1 tins most popular and widely
read l;eview Never before in the history
OF he forum nave so many interesting
tasks been laid out tor it as are now in
hand by the most distinguished writer's of
both Aemispheres The aim Of The Forum
Is to present the best literature of CON
fempOraneous activity in every important
pursuit. The Forum reaches larger au-
"lehce than any other non-illustrated
pubhcaton, and a more influential audi
ence than any other publication of any
class; and 1t is, in consequence, the chan
mel Tor the most suggestive men to give
forth their best utterances
Outing for November is sllperbly illus-
trated and contains the following excel
lent articles: ''Prominent Trotters and
racers OF the Season." by f. b. Aber-
crombie; The Story of Penny Pencl'
tcompiete) by Sarah Addison Wedder-
burn: In the City of the White Dove"
10y Annetta Halliday Antona; "Over De-
eoys on the Mississippi" by F E. Kellogg;
~ he Canoe Camp at Grindstone,'' pv L.
b. Burchard; An Adventure with Afri
can Lions, by Traher Genone; LEM S
World Tour Awheel;'' Turkey Tracking"
by Ed. ". sandys; "A Gossip on Golf,' by
Horace q. hutchinson; american Anna
teur Athletes in 1896" by w. b. Curtis:
"kacing ochoonels," by +. b. Burchard :;
Football of 90, by Walter Camp; and
the National Guard of Maine.'' by
Capt. {. B. Hall. The editorial and
record departments are very interesting
The Importance OF The Living Age to
every American reader, as the freshest
and best complication Of gleanings from
the field OF British periodical literature.
has been long recognized Founded bv
L. Llttell in 1874, it has never ceased to
occupy a prominent place among the
foremost magazines of the day In pur-
suance OF the same general plan adopted
10y It's founder, and to give the best the
world can offer, the publishers have ar
ranged Tor the introduction of certain
New Features so widening it's scope of
to embrace TRANSACTIONS of noteworthy
articles from the leading publications Of
France, Germany, Spain, Italy and other
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