The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-08
Literary Notes.

AulpHR OlltT interesting duu SlIlhlHR
features, the April number of The
Forum contains Has The senate De-
generated? senator George F. IIoar
Arbitration the only solution of the
Financial Problem, Allen Ripley Foote
Rrtreuchment-or Ruin? Hon. J. Sterling
Morton, Ex-Secretary of Agriculture
The United States aud Cuba, Henri
ROchefurt The Futility of the spelling
Grind. DIR. J. NJ. Rice; Shall Nevada be
deprived of her Statehood? William f.
Smy the.
4'he number of Seribner's Magazine
appearing at Easter-time is always par
ticularly bright and attractive both in
contents and illustrations. The April
issue this year contains two full-page
compositions by Gorguet, called "A
Roman Easter; portrait by Howard
Cushing; the Transformation scene in
"Dr. .Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE by William
Hole; Albert Herter'9 illustration for
"COr PtccatriX.' and Gibson's "London'
as some of its artistic features. OF
special Importance is Cosmo Monk.
houses article on William CUTLER
Orchardson, K. A.. the Scotch painter,
who came to London in 1862 and won
speedy recognition.
To American readers who have not
ready access to the great bulk of the
European periodical press, Continental
as we'll as British. (and who has?) there
is no magazine that can take the place Of
The Living Age. The whole world of
literature is its field, and its readers ger
the best the world offers For the busy
man and woman of this living age it is
invaluable. The early April issue W II
contain some other papers OF striking
and timely interest. Among them, Mr.,
Gladstone's pamphlet on The Eastern
question, which has so aroused the al
tention of the English people; Max
MulIer's Literary Reeoll, ctions; Francis
de Pressense on the Cretan Question
Leslie Stephen on Gibbons Autobio-
graphy; and a reply by Sir Frederick
Pollock to the article on the Hidden
Dangers of Cycling which appeared in a
March number of the magazine
Harper's Bazaar begins in the Easter
Number published on April 81, very
important new department, entitled
"Club Women and Club Work. aud con-
Quoted by Mrs. Margaret Hamilton
WEIGH. Here the thousands of enthusi-
astic club women in the United States
will find intelligent recognition of their
endeavOrs, aud appreciation of the great
things which are accomplished by
organized women in single CLUBS aud in
State and national declarations. Reports
will be constantly given of club work,
brief and TO the point, together with the
portraits of club leaders. and pictures of
club buildings and interiors.
The editor of the Review of Reviews
passes suggestive comment on the latest
phases of the Greco-rurkish question
He holds that only reasonable solution
of the Cretan difficulty is to place Crete
definitely in the keeping OF GREECE. His
theory is that Russia IS playing a wait
ing game, and that the other great
powers are playing into her hands. The
Review rrproduees portion OF the
Athens Ephemeris of recent date, con
tanning war news and comment printed
in modern Greek, together with several
striking cartoons showing the Hellenic
point of view.
Bangor, Maine, is one of the most in
teresting towns in New England. The
most eastern OF all our large cities, stu
at away down east all our seclusioH
and Independence, il has had peculiar
ly individual and vigorous life, which is
to-day in many respects sngularly
strong and picturesque. The bright and
busy town is the subject of an admirable
article in the April number of the New
England Magazine, one of the most at.
tractive which has appeared in the valu-
able series on New England cities. The
author of the article, Mr.. Edward
Mitchell Banding, has long been per-
mauently identified with Bangor's life
and progress.