The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-07-23
Literary News and Notes.

description of the scallop, with Illus
tratons showing how this rich favored
biyalve is gathered and prepared for mar
ket, will be contributed to Appleton s
Popular Science Monthly for August by
Fred Mather.
The instalments of Mr.. Howells' serial
story, The Landlord at Lion Head,
will be a feature OF distinction in Harper s
Weekly during the present month. The
Democratic Convention at Chicago will be
fully discussed, and important articles on
the War in Cuba may be expected.
Dir. G. IIanfortl Henderson will discuss
| The Aim of Modern Education in tie
August Popular Science Monthly, taking
the ground that education should prepare
Tor tuIlness and integrity of living that
the process should utilize the natural de-
sres and activities of the child, and
should be conducted by men and women
who live the full life for which they are
expected to prepare their pupils.
Captain Charles A. Curtis has written
short serial story, Crossing the Nuacax-
ella, =" and the first instalment appears in
Harper's Round Table published July
18th. 1t is a sequel to his story 'Captur-
ed by the Navajos,' and relates further
adventures of the two sons of Colonel
Burton with their famous dog "Vic"
Capt. Curtis is native of Maine and was
schoolmate of the writer at the Lewis
ton Falls Academy in Auburn.
The successive August numbers of the
Bazaar will be specially attractive to
readers who enjoy outdoor life, and who
cultivate acquaintance with Nature in her
various moods. Birds in Midsummer"
a charming study by Caroline A. Creevy;
"a Feathered Ishmaelite," by Marion
Harland; and The Story of Duck
Farm, by Ruth McEnery Stuart, will be
given. For those who enjoy fancy work,
there are several papers on Summer
Embroidery by Candace Wheeler, and
the series on ''Household Decoration"
begun in July, by Mary Artois, will be
continued through August.
stephen Fiske, who probably knew
can, has been induced to write of 1.-The
Personal Side of Dickens for the Sep
TENDER Ladies' Home Journal Mr.
Fiske often spent seasons with the famous
novelist at Gad's Hill, and his article will
describe the incidents of these visits,
Dickens home life, his method of work
ing, and his business. 1t will possibly
surprise Dickens friends to learn through
Mr.. Fiske that considerable portion of
his library was made up of dummy books,
which, however, offered the author a
target for some of his delightful satire in
giving them titles, and afforded his guest
great amusement
Rudyard Kiping is now putting the
last touches on a fifty thousand word
r1r,itI +1o ell.
men and their life on the Grand Banks
1t is written from close personal study of
the scene and the people. 1t is Ameri-
can in its characters, and in its plot sea-
faring and adventurous. 1t breaks en-
tirely new ground. The title is s'Cap-
tains Courageous" There has been a
lively competition for the right of cap
tains Courageous" They have been
secured for the United States by The S. S.
Mcclure Co., and publication of the
novel will begin in the November number
of Mcclure Magazine
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