The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-02-25

Literary News and Notes.

McClure's Magazine for March will con
tain full page portraits, from rec Mt pho
tographs, of President elect Mckinley
and his mother.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard, the author
of 'Guenn" and Zone SUMMER after a
long silence, will publish in the March
number of the Atlantic Monthly charm
ing short story of European life.
Conan Doyle will contribute to the
March McCure's an account of his own
adventures and experiences as a surgeon
on Greeland whaler. The paper will be
illustrated with numerous pictures of
Arctic sealing. and whaling.
The serials in Golden Days are read
with eager interest by the boys and girls
of America, and this standard Juvenile
publication contains much that is nstruc-
tive as we'll as interesting. James Elver-
son, publisher, Philadelphia.
The February number of Sothoron's
Magazine has its usual quota of bright
| stories, sketches and poems, in attractive
Typography. 1t is wonder how such
magazine can be published at only so
cents year. 1t is published in Philadel-
| phia.
Under the title A Year of the Rays
Prof. D. w. Herring will tell in Apple
tons Popular Science Monthly for March
IN what directions progress has been
made upon Rontgen's famous discovery.
Some of the advances are indicated in the
illustrations accompanying the article.
Julian Hawthorne has sailed for India,
to write up the plague for the Cosmopol-
itan Magazine. This is a very undesir-
able mission but the pay is liberal (sup-
posed to be $500 a week and expenses)
and they say with proper care there is no
| great risk
The current number of the American
Kitchen Magazine opens with sketch of
Helen Campbell, followed by several ac
ceptable articles on domestic subjects.
An interesting illustrated paper is given
ION Housekeeping at the Hudson Bay
Company's Forts" The departments
are as usual we'll edited and furnish much
| valuable matter
Mr.. Thomas Fleming Day, who has the
unique faculty of writing technically cor
rect sea poetry, is about to issue under
the title of ''Songs of Sea and Sail'' col
lection of his verse An extra fine edition.
to De sold by subscription only, will be
| printed The price is s.; orders NAV be
| sent to Mr. Day at 155 Broadway, New
/ Y ork.
Professor Arthur T. Hadley of Yale.
! who is the foremost of the Younger
school of political economists, will pub
liSh in the March number of the Atlantic
| Monthly statement of the good and evil
of trusts and monopolies, and consid-
Grafton of efforts to rest rain them-a
notable and opportune contribution to
current discussion.
Eight articles bearing upon the sub
jects of political, scientific and sociologi-
cal interest make the February number of
Gunton's Magazine a notable one. The
articles include: ''Practical Versus Meta
physical Economics "Declne of Cob
denism,' "lndictment of Organized
Charities" american Standard Of Liv-
ing, 1.-The Convict Labor Problem
and ''Anglo American Arbitration
Treaty. The departments are excellent
The March Century is to be an 'Inau-
guration Number" devoted especially to
articles on life in the White House and at
the Capital illustrated with a great num-
Der OF interesting pictures, including two
new portraits of Major Mckinley and one
of President Cleveland at his desk, all
from photographs taken especially for
The Century. A large edition will be
printed. The interest in The Century's
serials, campaigning with Grant and
''Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker" is so great
that both the January and February num-
bers went out of print almost Immediately
upon issue.
EX-President Harrison has written of
GA Day With the President at His Desk
for the March Ladies' Home Journal
The article is said to be singulally inter-
esting in the detail with which it des-
crlbes the wearisome routine of the PreSi-
dent. 1t is said that General Harrison, in
this article, has delivered himself with
great directness and vigor, relative to the
annoyances that are visited upon Chief
Executive by persistent otfce-seekers,
and he suggests a unique plan, by which
the Presidents burdens in that direction
could be greatly lightened, and he be en-
abed to devote more attention to more
important matters. A feature Of the ar
ticle that will have a timely interest to
those ambitious to serve the country I'M
der the incoming administration, de-
scribes very fully how the President
makes appointments to office. IA Day
With the President at His Desk'' is
unique in being the first time that the
daily life of the President has been
described by one who has filled the exalted
office. Articles upon the social and do
nestle life of the President by General
Harrison will follow in successive issues
of the journal.