The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-11-25
Literary News and Notes.

The Chsistmas Ladies' Home Journal
will have Christmas stories by Mary E.
Wilkins, Ruth McEnery Stuart. Hamlin
Garland, Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, Mrs.
Mark Morrison and Lillian Bell.
Rudyard kiplings first "Just- So''
story, which will appear in the Christmas
number of st. Nicholas, is illustrated by
Oliver HEREFORD. 1t is the first of series
of fantastic stories about animals.
1.-The Adventures of Francois" the new
novel by DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, author of
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker" will begin
IN the January Century. 1t is story OF
the French Revolution, it's hero found
ling and adventurer. The tale is one of
adventure throughout, but all of it por-
trayed with DR.. Mitchell keen character
ization and wit.
What promises to be an article of ex-
ceeding interest, Our Liquor Laws as seen
by the Committee of Fifty, is announced
tor the December issue of Appleton $
Popular Science Monthly. In it Mr.. F.
A. Fernald will give a resume of the con
| illusions arrived at by this body, after a
careful study of the liquor problem in the
States where it has received the most leg
islative attention.
The Christmas Ladies' Home journal
tells how the German Emperor, with the
Empress and the Royal family, spend
Christmas Day with their children. The
article is written by Mr.. Nagel Won Brave,
an attache of the Court, who was permit
ted to be present at the celebration last
Christmas in order to write this article.
The pictures were made ION the spot, ~
and approved by the Emperor.
The first edition of the Christmas num-
Der of McClure's Magazine will be thro
of million copies. 1t will have a special
Christmas cover designed by Charles L.
Hinton, and will contain pictures by f.
S. Church, Charles Dana Gibson, Ernest
e. Peixotto, Corwin Knapp Linson, and
other of the best known artists, as well as
reproductions of some famous paintings
appropriate to the season. Rudyard Kip
ling, Anthony Hope, Charles A. Dana,
Robert Barr, Ella Higginson, Bliss Perry,
| W. T. Stead, and the distinguished Asian
explorer, DR.. Sven Hedin, will be among
the contributors to the number.
| The Living Age, founded by liakim
Littell in 1914, has steadily maintained
the reputation gained with its earliest is
| sue of being the most complete representa-
tive of foreign thought as expressed by its
greatest opponents. 1t is to- day faithful
reflection of almost all that is substantial
and truly valuable in the passing literature
of the world, embracing as it now does in
its Monthly Supplement, American as well
as foreign literature. While its pages
! show the same wise and judicious dis
elimination which has ever characterised
its editorial management, the scope of the
magazine has been wdened, it's size in
creased and its price reduced so that in
creasing years seem only to add to its Wig
or and value. To those whose means are
| limited it must meet with special favor
for it offers them what could not other
wise be obtained except by a large outlay
| Intelligent readers who want to save time
and money viii ind it invaluable Th'
| Living Age is published weekly, and The
| price is now but ST. a year. To al
new subscribers for 1898 are offered free
! the eight numbers of 1897 containing hi
opening chapters of the new serial, "Witl
| All Her Heart