The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-22
Literary Notes.

harper weekly Ol july l. Cpu ANS
illustrated articles ON The Christian
Eudeavor Convention in san Francisco
on 1.-The Botanical Gardens OF New
York. and GU The New York, Com
necticut and Rhode Island Naval Re-
serves
In spirit aud sentiment the July
Ladies' Home Journal Is interestingly in
accord with thtf of our National birth
month. An article an The Greatest
Nation on Earth by William
George Jordan. pictures. in Il most vivid
way, the vastuess of the United States,
and by simple comparisons aud telling
illustrations contrasts every phase of our
greatness with that of other nations
Allied in patriotic sentiment is Clifford
Towards article, when Dolly Madison
saved the Declaration of Independence
This tells the story of the heroism Of
President Madson's wife. who saved the
most precious document in America from
falling into the hands of the British
when Washington WAS in fumes.
"The Red Bridge Neighborhood, a
brilliant novel of New England life, by
Maria Louise Pool, began in the Bazaar
Of July 10th, aud will BIZ continued dur
ing the rest OF the year. Miss Pools
peculiar know ledge OF New England
rural life, and her skill in depicting
strongly marked types OF character, are
shown to great advantage in this re-
markable story, which has been finely
illustrated by Clifford Carleton. OJher
features of the month are what Women
are Doing in New England by Helen
Leah Reed An Everyday story by
Virginia Van de Water; aud London
Cries and Street Scenes" by Emma j..
GRAY. "The Outdoor Woman" will treat
of summer pleasures for women. notably
golf, bicycling and other vacation sports
An article on "Summer Desserts" will
be of interest to housekeepers.
The beginning of IA new volume of the
Review OF Reviews Is signalized by an
expansion of The name of that very sue
ccssful and widely-read periodical. Ii
has now become the American Monthly
Review of Reviews, with particular
emphasis on the first two words. 1t
seems likely enough that the public will
speedily fall into the way of calling this
magazine the American Monthly, for
short. 1t is announced, however. by the
editor. that the full aud formal title will
retain the words Review of Reviews.
The magazine is especially Devoted TO
public affairs and topics of the time,
and its presentation of all such matters
is con picuously from the American
point of view. The magazine continues
under the editorshp of Albert Shaw, and
the public is distinctly informed that the
expanded title, appearing on the cover
for July, implies not the slightest
degree of change in the plans, methods,
aims, scope, editorship, management, or
cOutrol of the magazine The great
international questions of the hour, and
American questions of political or
economic character, are discussed in the
editorial department of the July num-
ber
The July number of The Forum con-
tains an exceptionally interesting set of
articles. The list of subjects includes
just those topics, general and local,
which every one is diseussing-from the
Grace. Turkish War to Mayor Strong 5
experiment in uon-partisan municipal
government in New York. Perhaps the
article which will attract most attention
is that entitled "Why Spain Has Failed
in Cuba" The writer, Mr.. Thomas @.
Alvord, Jr, spent four months in the
island, travelling all over it, ard devot-
ing much time 10 observing the forces in
the field. Mr.. Alvord gives very good
reasons for his belief that General
Weyler is in no hurry to end the war.
Prof. Theodore 5. Woolsey, of Yale,
contributes an article on The Powers
and the GrHco-Turkish War in which
he characterizes the Eastern Question as
the problem of the century, and traces,
from the setting up of the Greek king
dom, the events which have led up to
the present struggle.