The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-28
Literary Notes.

MAY Il. " llhlfiS l. tlt2 Ill NIlAiHG
series Of striking sketches of New
England neighborhood He for The
Ladies Home Journal They will por
tray small community social indul-
geuces, sketching the old fashioned
quilting party, the time-worn singing
school and an apple par bee.
Harper's Bazaar published on Janu-
airy 30,h contains very thoughtful pa
per BY Eiiz lbeth Cynthia Barney on
"Co-Educatlon at the University College,
London. " and timely article by Miss
Metealf on exercise for Women"
Miss Metcalf is well known under her
pseudonym of g. de Hurst, aud is the
authur of an excellent manuel entitled
How W0mea Should Ride.
Mcclure's magazine for February has
paper by II. j. W. ID IN. on The MAJ
ing of the Bible giving popular ac-
count of the principal manuscripts with
fac-simles) from which the Bible as we
now have it is derived, and a description
with numerous ulustrations) of the
/ Famous Oxford University Press, where
Bibles are produced by the million, with
the finest art ever achieved in book
making, and in every known tongue.
Before the close of the present month,
that illustrated history of our own
times. Harper's Weekly @ill contain a
double page presentation of John W.
Alexander's decorations for the new
Congressional Library AT Washington;
Il paper by Col. George Waring Jr., who
will write of street cleaning ia Birming-
ham and an important financial article
by j. X. Upton, entitled a Change OF
Standard" The military tournament at
Madison Square Garden will he illustrat-
ed by L. de fhulstrup and others
The January Forum opens with an ex-
tremely Interesting study of pope Leo
XIII by the Vcompte +. Melchor de
Vogue, who traces briefly, but with per
feet freedom, the successive develop
ments of this lofty genius, and the cor
responding increase in the moral power
of the Papacy throughout the world.
Mr.. o. ID. Ashley, President of the Wa
bash Railroad, dscusse, the tariff ques.
ton from the point of view of a business
man; DR.. J. NJ. Rice continues his vau-
able series of articles on 1.-The Problem
Of Elementary Education with paper
on "rhe Essentials in Elementary Flu
cation.
The January number of Scrihner's
magazine marks the beginning of its
second decade with an entirely new
dress of type. From the very first issue
Scribner's has been an accepted leader IN
modern magazine literature and ART.
The plans for 1897, as already ANNOUNCE
ed, are the most extensive and attractive
ever prepared for this magazine. Both
of the serial stories are ny American
authOrs--Richard Harding Davis and w.
ID. Howels. Charles Dana Gibson, the
distinguished American artist in black
and white, will contribute Il series of six
articles on London-contributing both
the text and Illustrations. There will
be notable series of articles also on The
Conduct Of Great Businesses in America,
and on Undergraduate Life IN American
Colleges.
"How Not to Better Social Conditions"
is the title of an article by Theodore
Roosevelt In the January Review of Re
views. Mr.. Roosevelt IL permitted to
publish letter addressed to him a few
months since by the Hon. Thomas Wat
sou, then the candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent on the Populist ticket with Mr..
Bryan. This letter was occasioned by
Mr.. Roosevelt's article in the September
Review OF Reviews dealing with the
Vice-Presidential candidates. The letter
is most important and interesting con-
tribution to what may be termed the
personal literature of the last campaign;
1t puts its writer in new light and
must lead to thorough revision of the
opinions about "Tom Watson" entertain
sd so generously by his political oppo-
nents.
A new volume, with the number
bearing date January 2, The Living Age
begins its two hundredth and twelfth
volume. This sterling magazine loses
none OF its interest or value, but rather
grows in excellence as its years increase.
adding the experience of the past with
full appreciation of the needs of the
present. The first number of the new
year has the following table of contents:
"rhe Olnev Doctrine" by Sidney Low;
"The Duel of the Period in France" by
James Pemberton Grund; "Bandi Mix
los" from the Hungarian, by Selma
Gage; IA Modern Morality" by Jules
Lemaitre, from the French; "'The Puri-
tan in History" by Principal Fairbairn;
"Recollections of Coventry Patmore; :"
"Catholic Mystics Of the Middle Ages"
and IA Winters Walk" with poetry
and fiction. This, the first weekly issue
of the new year, is a good one with
which to begin new subscription.