The Republican journal., 1896-05-07
Literary News and Notes.

Mir. Silvanus F. Thompson are among the
contributors to an illustrated symposium
on the ROentgen rays which appears in
The Century for May.
one of Elijah Kellogg's self set tasks
has been to write history of Portland in
the Revolutionary days He has a vast
store Of tradition in his tenacious mem
DRY, and would he but set lis pen to paper
the result would be a most valuable adj
dition to the history of Maine. But he
feels the weight OF yeals, and though he
has long planned to undertake this task,
he probably will not at this time of life
feel equal to it.
Florence Percy, Mrs. Elizabeth Akers
Allen, was the daughter of Thomas and
Mercy Barton Chase, ard was born in
Strong, Me- Most OF her childhood was
spent in Franklin county. As the wife of
Paul Akers, the artist, she spent some
time in Rome. Her home at the present
time is in New \ oTk. She has published
many poems-her last being The High
Top Sweeting. She is best known by her
song, 50 dear to many hearts, Rock Me to
Sleep.
Among all the magazines published in
the interests of domestic economics, there
is none more practical in its relation to the
culinary art than the American Kitchen
Magazine, which is just what its name
implies and cannot fail to be an authority,
conducted as it is by Miss Anna Ba1rows,
Mis-. Merrill (Jean kincaid,) and Mrs.
Mary A. Lincoln, three authorities on
domestic science. The first two, editors
Of the magazine, are natives of Maine
Published by the Home Science Publish
ing Company, Boston, Mass
The May number of st. Nicholas is full
of the out-of doors spirit appropriate to
the season. Many Of the artists and poets
Iepres ented draw their inspiration from
the month OF flowers. There are four
full page pictures Spring." drawn by
NJ. A. Cowles; "A May-Day Party in
Central Park by F. II. Lungren, and
THE Great Bicycle Race at Grasshopper-
town." by l. W. Taber MIS- Laura +.
Richards OF Gardiner contributes a poem
and a story for girls, The Green Satin
'rown.
Timely interest attaches to the Alaska
Boundary Question, which the United
States Government will soon have to face,
and which is the subject of an article ap-
pearing IN The Century for May, setting
forth in detail the present condition of
the controversy, if controversy it may yet
be called. The writer, Miss f. r. Scid-
more, states that the change of the boun-
Diary line in accordance with the Canadian
claims would put into British territory
not only Mount st. Elias, but the great
Muir and Davidson glaciers, the canneries
at the head of Lynn Canal and other val
liable possessions.
The editorial pages of the Review of
Reviews for May are especially strong in
their treatment of current foreign affairs
and international topics. The Cuban war
and its relations to Spanish politics. the
boundary difficulty between Brazil and
FRENCH Guiana, other South American
matters, the present status o. Canadian
politics, American policy toward Turkey,
the Soudan expedition England position
among the Powers with reference to Egypt,
the British alliance with Italy, Russian
interest in Abyssinia, the rising in Ma
tabelcland, and the Budapest Exposition,
are subjects which fall within the month S
survey and which are intelligently dis
cussed in the Reviews department of
''Iha Progress of the World
Ia his department entitled 1.-The Prog
less of the World.'' the editor of the Re
view II Reviews makes suggestive COM
panSon between the Spanish and Amer-
can navies of the present day AS against
the five st-class battle ships of the
nited states now atloat Ito say nothing
OF the four in process OF construction, and
the si4 others already oldered,) Spain has
but one battle ship: while our navy has
about twenty vessels adapted for port de
tense, Spain has only one: in cruisers
also the nited states is far in advance of
Spain All Of which goes TO show that
>paniads can hardly know what they are
talking about when they assert their
preference 1or a war with the United
states rather than the acceptance of me-
diation in the Cuban trouble, for such a
war would of necessity be chiefly on the
sea.
In the May issue of Table Talk that
invaluable little magazine for housekeep-
ers. one finds much of interest that is
seasonable in the culinary line, as we'll as
many hints through which the home
maker wants to stick the proverbial pin
The Inquiry Department, which is filled
with questions direct from the house
keeper, contains many tested recipes in
the replies, for plain, simple and choice
dishes; the New Bill of Fare' is filled
with woman's interests, while "a Lunch
with Longfellow'' is described by Howard
Paul; Some Features in Jewish Cook
cry by Miss Cornelia c. Bedford; Glow
TO Manage a Husband" by Mrs Burton
kingsland 'Books of Interest to the
Housekeeper" by L. Hastings West. The
publishers of this magazine offer any of
our readers sample copy, if they will
send their address to Table Talk Publish
ing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Living Topics Encyclopedia is
really unique publication of rare inter
est and value to all intelligent readers
as free sample copy which the publisher
offers will quickly convice you. 1t deals
only with such facts in current events and
the world progress in all departments of
knowledge as one would expect to find
recorded in first class cyclopedia were
1t up-to- date--which no cyclopedia is or
possibly can be, because of its magnitude
and cost; and yet the average reader in
qulres more concerning things of the past
three years than concerning the preceding
three centuries. Topics are treated in
alphabetical order, and as often as the
alphabet is covered new series will begin
and the same course be resumed. The
first series will be completed within the
present year-approximately |, 600 pages,