The Republican journal., 1897-07-01
Literary News and Notes.

Short stories by Conan Doyle, Anthony
Hope and Robert Barr will appear in the
July number of Mcclure Magazine. Add
/ to these an instalment of the interesting
Stevenson novel, est Ives, and in the
matter of fiction it would be hard to frame
more attractive announcement.
| Harpers Bazaar of July Sd will contain
: the first of an interesting series on "Co-
lonial Homes and Life by Helen Evert-
son Smith, entitled "a Pioneer Home in
Connecticut an article on Patriotism
and Manners by Viola Roseboro =; and
1.-The Trials of City Bred Young Mar
red Couple by Anna Wentworth Sears.
The curious psychological conditions
dominating the mob are discussed by
Prof. E. A. Ross in Appleton's Popular
Science Monthly for July. He shows that
J crowd, even an excited crowd, is not a
mob. Great mental instability marks the
true mob, and this characterizes only the
crowd that is under the influence of sug
gestion.
The actual daily life of the citizens of
William K. Georges Boys Republic =
| one of the most interesting philanthropic
enterprises yet undertaken-will be de-
picted in an article by Mary Gay Humph
reys in the July Mcclure The article
will be illustrated from photographs taken
expressly for the purpose and covering all
the interesting features of the life of the
| little republic.
Some facts about ants, bees and wasps,
in the July number of Appletons' Popu-
lar Science Monthly, is an interesting ac-
count of these three representatives of the
HyNenoptera, a family thus named by
Linnaus because of the curious connec
tons between the wings during flight.
The paper hornet esp0 mdculatd, whose
curious nest is so famous with the school
boy as a target, is among the individuals
| described.
In the July Harper's Du Maurier's last
novel, 1.-The Martian,' comes to a some
what abrupt close. The illustrations,
notably the one of Marty on her sick-bed
which is the frontispiece of the number,
are IN az unfinished state; and the last
words Of the story are ''Barty Josselin is
no more - Nothing could be more sug-
gestive of Du Maurier's own end than the
ending of the life of his hero, who was,
in the main, Du Maurier's portrait of
himself.
Harpers Round Table of June 10Th is
the Fourth of July Number, and contains
thirty two pages. with an illuminated
cover. Howard Pyle contributes an il
| Illustrated story entitled THE Bucca-
neers;'' and there are also short stories
| by Til Tilford and W. j. Henderson; an
instalment of the serial by Molly Elliot
Seawell entitled 1.-The Rock of the Lion -
and one of the hum orous papers by John
Kendrick Bangs, entitled "Sandboys,'
The July number of Harper's Magazine
will contain several potable features, in
| Guiding the last chapters of fiction that
Du Maurer wrote, which bring 1.-THE
Marian" to a close; paper by W. D.
Howells on 1.-The Modern American
Mood, and the first instalment of ''The
kentuckians,H novel by John Fox, Jr.
Among the illustrations there will be
several by Du MauTier in an unfinished
state, giving an interesting revelation OF
! the artist methods.
The leading article in the July Har-
pel's is ''Sheridan's Ride" by General
George A. Forsyth, Z. 5. A., who was
one OF Sheridan's two aides, and is the
only survivor. Among other important
| bits of historical fact, General Forsyth
relates that though he was constantly with
his chief, he failed to hear that terrible
oath which in prose and verse has always
been attributed to him. Nevertheless it
is safe to predict that hero worshippine
humanity will cherish its belief in the
''touch of NATURE in spite of the hard
facts of history.
Ii Hung Changes secretary has recently
written to The Century Co. expressing the
pleasure the Niceroy is taking in General
Horace Porter's articles, Campaigning
with Grant, - now appearing in The Cen
fury. Mr. Pethick, the secretary, says
50 His Excellency has had read to him
General Porter's articles on General Grant,
and has been greatly interested in study
ing the character of his great friend dur
ing the greatest of his campaigns for the
preservation of the Union. 1t is a rare
privilege to read of such deeds related so
eloquently by one who honorably partici-
pated in Them
Harper's Weekly of July Sd will con,
tain the first instalment of E. +. Benson S
novel of the Greek war of independence,
1.-THE Vintage which is said to be not
only timely in theme, but in spirit and in
episodes curiously like the experiences OF
the Greeks in their recent war with the
Turks. Among the pictorial features in
the same number of the Weekly there will
be double-page drawing, by Zogbaum,
of the reading of the Declaration of indie
pendence to the American troops on the
New York Common, on July 10, 1919,
and an illustration of the celebration OF
'Veterans' Day. at the Tennessee Cen
tennial Exhibition.
In an historical article recalling the de-
struction of our National capital by the
British forces in 1914, Clifford Howard in
the July Ladies' Home journal will show
that Dolly Madison, the most beloved and
popular woman Of her day, was courage
GUS and fearless in the face of grave dan
ger. In the mad stampede from Wash
ington that preceded the invasion by the
British troops, Dolly Madison was the
last to seek safety in flight, and her final
act before quitting the White House, as
the enemy advanced, was to seize the De-
claration of Independence and carry it
with her to place of safety. AS the
White House was Immediately afterward
looted and burned by the British, Mr.
Howard declares that but for brave Dolly
Madison the priceless parchment would
have been destroyed
''The value of timber yearly cut in the
United States is double that of the out
put of all our mines;'' Gone third of the