The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
Literary News and Notes.

Harper Weekly of April 24th has in
addition to its usual features fully Illus
trated supplement devoted to review of
The present crisis in Greece, by Prof. J. Il.
). Sterett, and to an article on the Ameri-
can School for Classical Studies at Athens
The publishers of McClure's Magazine
announce for the May number. in the way
Of tiction-a department in which Nc
CIure' S never fails to be distinguished
the conclusion OF kiplng great realistic
story Of The Grand Banks, "Captains
Courageous; further instalment of
Robert Louis Stevenson 5 charming last
romance. -. Ives; and short stories by
Conan Doyle. y Warmau and others.
Harpels Round Table of April 10Th
contains story by II. Rider IIaggard. en-
titled Mn the IraHsyaal OF 1877, =" an alti-
eie on baseball Batting, by Norman
McClintock, aud humorous contribution
on ''Sandboys," by John kendrick Bangs
There are instruments of the two serials.
The Painted Desert by Kirk Munroe,
and The Backwoods Boy Atoat,' by
John Il. Spears, and the usual depart
mentS.
Ia Harper Bazar OF April 18th there is
characteristic paper by Col. I. ". Hig-
glnson, ia his department, Women and
Men, on The Chemistry of Doubt,
and timely and familiar talk by Margaret
Sutton Brscoe on Choosing IA Home :"
Mrs. Margaret II. Welch offers interesting
information in her department., Club
Women and Club Work, and there are
other contributions in prose and verse
from weil-known writer's
The story of the pursuit, capture and
death of J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of
Lincoln, has been told number of times
and in several ways; but McClure's Maya
zine for May will give a version of it which
promises to be the first really full and ac-
curate one. 1t is written by relative of
Col. Baker and Lieut.. Baker, the detec-
tives who organized and led the pursuit,
effected the capture, and disposed of
Booth BODY after his death; and it en-
bodies their account, never before pub
lished, of all these transactions. The
article will be fully illustrated
John Wiley 4 Sons, New York, recently
published an exceedingly interesting and
valuable work, ''Stones for Building and
Decoration" by George P. Merrill, Cura-
tor OF Geology in the U. S. National Mu-
scum, Washington, D. G. The work, as
one would infer from its title and author,
10 VI scleHtlnc character, and has already
attained wide popularity on both sides of
the water this being the second edition
and there being also London edition of
the work. The book is octave in form and
consists OF SIG pages, of which 10 pages
contain full page plates, and distributed
throughout the work are IS figures in
text, admirably illustrating the book.
Prof Merrill has divided his work INFO
four parts the value of each of which is
apparent to anyone who will glance over
the table Of contents, and the treatment
OF the historical, geographical and geolog-
ical parts of his subject are exhaustively
handled, while the practical information
that the builder may gain is beyond esti-
nation. 1t is a work that everyone inter
ested in either the practical or scientific
side of geology and stone building should
have for study and reference. Especial
interest attaches to the fact that Prof.
Merrill is a native of Maine, and is one of
the graduates of the University of Maine
who has attained distinction in the world
of scientific research. He was a member
of the class of 10.