The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-06
Literary News and Notes.

Joel Chandler Harris whites pleasantly
in the Review OF Reviews about the At
lanta Constitution office and its new chief,
Mr.. Clark Howell.
An early number of The Forum will
contain an article by NJ. Ferdinand
Brunetiere, the eminent French critic and
editor OF the Revue des deux Mondes.
1.-THE Emperor William IL, "Fallacies
Concerning Prayer WAS Poe Plag
ialist?" and other articles, make the May
Forum an interesting and timely number
Professor Thomas Davidson, an author
ity on Eastern matters, has written an ar
tiele for the May Forum, roundly de-
nouncing the Powers for their interior
ence i'll the Cretan question.
The Greco Turkish war, the Cuban in
sulrection, and the sealing question are
the principal topics covered by the May
Review OF Reviews, in editorials, special
articles, and magazine and book reviews,
together with cartoon and other illustra-
ton.
Harpers Weekly OF May lst is of real
historical interest. 1t is devoted largely
to an deliberately illustrated article on the
dedication of the Grant monument, and
to review of General Grant S career.
The number also contains fiction by Mary
L. Wilkins and by other popular writer's.
Harper's Bazaar for May LIST, con-
tains department devoted to The Out
door Woman" which will in future be
regular feature OF the paper and an illus
trated article in the department of CLUB
Women and Club Work. begun a few
weeks ago by Mrs Margaret H. Welch
and already notably successful in awaken
ing interest among women $ clubs all over
the country. Among the other contrbu-
uous there is be a charming story by
Helen Eveltson smith, entitled The
Widow OF Pierre"
The New England Magazine is publish
ing series of articles upon the three
great schools which best illustrate the
popular work in technology now being
done in America. The article on the
Pratt Institute, published few months
ago, Will be remembered by many. This
month the Armour Institute at Chicago is
taken up. and the Drexel Institute at
Philadelphia is to fellow. The Armour
Institute, the youngest of these, has had
kable development in its brief
life. Its history and wolk are admirably
outlined by MI. Clifford L. Snowden, and
the article is fully Illustrated
Ihe May number of Mcclure Magazine
is especially abundant and interesting in
the matter OF portraits of famous people.
IN Illustration of paper by Miss Tarbell
on the "emarkable work of &. c. Cox in
Photographic portraiture, there are truly
speaking likenesses of Donald G. Mitchell
elk MarveF') Walt Whitman, Eleanora
Duse, Henry Ward Beecher, ard others
and series of life portraits of Daniel
Webster exhibit that most august and
impressive OF great men at close intervals
from middle life ia the year of his death
Some Of the Webster portraits have never
before been published; and all have inter
esting histories, which are set forth in
notes by Nj. Charles Henry Hart.
The May Ladies Home journal uni
quely reflects the sentiment and spirit
OF sprin5. In An Old Fashioned Gar
den fairly emts the seasons fragrant
Favor, as 90 other contributions in prose
and verse. Hon. John Russell Young
recalls the notable incidents-fetes recep-
lions and pageants, etc.-of General
Grant memorable tour of the world.
and eXPrtsident Harrison gives highly
interesting gIimpses of the President S
home and home life in an article ON ..rTbe
Dcmesti, side nt tho Nyli+o H,,,.o,, +lo
con, ''tQIng one OF MS admirable series.
N.Y. u W.. h"N eu4t"i idllE presents the
S''i3 Pi"Gtl'"l sIoe Oh lhe ciosade against
80 "7iIlOi u plile 4"f lAeIf pIunage,
10y ''teS!S a9dlhst the perm
,r,,1. '"N'l 81 SPlI'in@ III l'upIc places.
"i0 many oIlle' "i'IeIes OF interest
o. W 'ii "S 'iie usual departments.
Anglers. golfers and deyotees Of coach
ing Will lind features of spa,ial interest in
Outing for Nav. We have no biohar ~
tholity on Golf than Price Collier and
PLAYERS. alG and vouno MAY nrotit hv lis
timely suggestions. 4 Fl Godfrey owes
The latest Wrinkles in ..Drivipo EorI.
Hand, willie the angling department
contains u Woman Trout Fis],ino in
Yellowstone Park bv Mary Trowbridoe
Townsend. and ..Two DAYS. front EisI
ing" by Ed " Sandys othar nnt
able features of an excellent number in
c1ude: ..'TAe Develonman+ If tha ,,nr
lean Foxhoupd. bI Allen Cbamherlain.
"Athletic Training, Inv Pandolnb Ear
les. NJ. D.. The Waterwavs of Hnlland ;,
Inv Charles ,p,ruar. "A craSs ~ al1a[sll'
After Australian Fur and Fpafhar,, hy