The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-04
Literary News and Notes.

Miss Helen Marshall North contributes
one of her admirable New England stutl-
les entitled ''Uncle SETH to the New
England Magazine for June There are
| other short stories, and there are poems,
several Of them relating to Memorial Day
The article upon ''Historic Andover. -
by Mrs. Annie Sawyer Downs, in the New
England magazine for June, is one of the
most important of the many articles upon
old New England towns which have APP
peared in the magazine, and it will be
read with double interest at this anniver-
sary time. 1t is charmingly illustrated
by views of the historic and academic
buildings in the town, and by portraits of
the famous people-Philips, Park, Phelps,
Mrs. Stowe, Phillips Brooks and others
who have been Unidentified with it's life
The fiction of Harper's during the re-
mainder of the year will be noteworthy
both in amount and in quality. Besides
the short novels by John kendrick Bangs
and Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, Tom
Sawyer, Detective two-part tale by
Mark Twain, will be given in the fail with
illustrations by A. B. Frost, and pubica-
ton of Mr.. Du Maurier's novel, 1.-THE
Marian the manuscript of which has
arrived in this country, is expected to
begin in October. Short stories will also
be contributed by Octave Thanet, Mary
E. Wilkins, E. A. Alexander, Julian
Ralph, George A. Hubbard, W. E. Norris,
and many others we'll known to Magazine
readers.
Outing for June is a bicycle number,
filled with breezy stories of the wheel in
many lands. The regular departments of
the king of sporting publications are sea-
sonable and interesting, while the illus
tratlons are up to the usual high standard.
The contents are as follows:-''A Friend
in Need by Caroline Shelley; 1.-The BIZ
cycle i'll Athens" by T. G. Allen, il. :;
''Irouting on The North Shore" by w.
Q. Henderson; Nv heeling Thro' West
ern England" by Alice L. Moque; "a
Fin de Cycle Incident" by Enda G. Jack
son; yale at Henley" by W. B. Curtis;
''Wheeling Through Virginia." by j.
b. Darlington; ''Lenz's World Tour
Awhcel;'' military Cycling Tlro' Dako-
tas," by Lieut.. K. c. Cabell; sAmerica's
Turf Transition, by Francis Trevelyan;
Getting into Commission" by K. Is.
Bulchald; ''IEavelford College Cricket
by A. {. Thomas, and the usual editor
ials, poems, records, etc.
The June Arena opens it's 10th volume,
appearing i'll a new dress, and being print
cd by skinner, Bartlett & Co. 1t is an
unusually strong number, opening with
brilliant paper by Rev. Samuel Barrows,
D. d., the distinguished editor of the
"Christian Register" OF Boston, on The
First Pagan Critic of Christian Faith and
His Anticipation of Modern Thought
Justice Walter Clark, LII. ID. of the
supreme Bench of North Carolina, CON
tributes an instructive and delightful
paper OF Mexico, and there are many
strong articles on the questions of the
Gay, such as the currency, government
control OF the telegraph, etc. Mr.. B. O.
Flower, the editor of The Arena, writes
IN a most captivating manner of Whittier
considering him in the aspect of a poet
OF Freedom" and giving many of Whit
tiers most stirring lines. fine portrait
of the Quaker Poet forms frontispiece
to this number The Editor also discus
ses somewhat at length in his editorials
the message of Whittier to men and
women of to-day, and the proposed plat
form of Mr.. st. John.
The June Ladies' Home Journal is ex-
ceptlonally interesting and attractive
ooth IN us literary and pictorial features.
The front cover, in perfect harmony with
the fragrant sentiment of the month of
roses, is Salon painting by M. Albert
Aublet, a celebrated French artist, in a
decorative frame of striking beauty This
rich touch OF nature is supplemented by
A. B. Frost's characteristic drawing il
Illustrating James Whitcomb Riley poem,
'Cassander," and by groups of posies,
among which Miss Waddle's muse sings
with charming freshness. M. Woolf, the
famous humorist, also contributes page
of his waifs-his first to the Journal
investing, as he always does, the children
OF the poor with humorous and pathetic
interest. Richard Burton writes in affec-
tionate admiration of 'Mrs Stowe at
Eighty five,' telling of the venerable
authoress' home, and Low she passes the
remaining days of her busy, eventful life
Recent portraits of Mrs. Stowe lend adj
ded interest to the timely contribution.