The Republican journal., 1897-08-12

of Mrs. Henry Clay. 1t also has never
been published. Notes by Mr.. Charles
Henry Hart will relate the history of the
portraits and the circumstances under
which they were produced.
Life has had 600 responses to it's adver-
tisement for the best ten short poems in
wins the prize:
l. ''Elegy in a Country Churchyard, ;"
Gray.
? 'Thanatopsis, Bryant
3. "a Psalm of Life Longfellow.
1. 1.-THE Raven" Poe.
). "Charge of the Light Brigade. -
Tennyson.
6. "The Skylark," Shelley.
7. 1.-THE Chambered Nautilus, Holmes
S. aud Muller,' Whittier.
9. 1.-THE Bridge of Sighs,' Hood.
10. ''Burial of Sir John More" Wolfe
The August issue of "Table Talk, :"
outside of its usual useful and entertain
ing department, such as ''The New Bill
of Fare, ''Housekeepers' inquiries, -
''Seasonable Menus and Recipes and
"Fashion Notes." assumes quite the air
of camping life, giving an article on
'FCooking in Camp" by Cornelia c. Bed
ford, and sketch entitled ''Memory of
Camp Life on the Plains by Mrs. Grin
nell. 1t also contains the story of
''Strange Plants and Fruits as Food, :"
by Ethel Ramsey, and other seasonable
and interesting matter. A sample copy
will be forwarded, free, to any of our
readers who send their name and address
to Table Talk Publishing Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr.. Charles A. Conant of the New
y ork journal of Commerce contributes to
the American Monthly Review of Re
views for August an admirable exposition
of the new tariff law. His article is in
tended to tell the business man what he
may expect from the operation of the
new schedules 50 much of the news
paper discussion of the Dingley bill has
been warped by partisansLip that the
ordinary citizen is at a loss to know the
real animus of the measure or it's prob
able bearings on individual and general
interests. Mr.. Conant writes with modera
ton and candor; his article is calculated
to enlighten the public on a topic that re-
quires first of all impartiality in treat
ment.
Among books of Maine authors recent
ly published are the following: 'sPlc-
turesque Ha wall, - the text Of which was
written by the late Hon. John l.. Stevens.
our minister to the. Hawaiian islands. re-
vised to date by his daughter, Miss Nell
lie M. Stevens of Augusta; 1.-The Religion
of Today new volume of sermons by
Rev. Minot j. Savage; "Selections from
the Poems of the Late Timothy Otis
Paine,' who was a brother of Hon. AL
bert W. Paine of Bangor, and The Great
Polar Current" by Henry Mellen Prem
tiss of Bangor. The last named, however,
is not trade publication, having been
printed in a small edition for private cir
culation Mechanically it is a very pretty
little volume, while the subject is of such
original import that the work ought to be
issued for the general public.
The old town of Mortified on the
Connecticut was one of the most exposed
of Massachusetts towns in the days of the
old Indian wars, and it's history was al
most as eventful and tragical as the his
tory of Hadley, Deerfield, or Brookfield.
In our own day it :has become great
centre of religious work. 1t is the birth
place and home of Mr. Dwight L. Moody,
and here he has planned his great schools,
and here every year gather his hundreds
of followers for the study of the Bible
and for conferences of every sort. The
town is interesting on many sides, and
under the title of ''Old Days and New in
Northfield,'" Miss Ann Maria Mitchell
presents it's varied interests in an attrac-
tive manner in an article in the August
number of the New England Magazine.
Mortified is beautiful place, and it was
impossible that the illustrations of Miss
Mitchell article should not be beautiful.
The article will be eagerly read by all the
sons and daughters of the old town, and
by the hundreds for whom it has in these
latter days become a Mecca.
The indianapolis Journal prints this in
teresting story concerning ex- President
Harrison's forthcoming book: General
Harrison has just completed the revision
OF his articles which have appeared in
The Ladies' Home journal, making ex-
tended notes and additions to them
There is little story in connection with
both articles and publication. When the
arrangement for the articles was made
with General Harrison by Edward W.
Box, editor of The Ladies' Home Jour
nal, the General was paid for them, with
the understanding that when they were
put into book form the magazine was to
share the royalties accruing therefrom
Mr.. Box, however, of his own accord,
generously released General Harrison
from paying him any royalty, for the rea-
son, as he states, that by the publication
of the articles by General Harrison the
subscription list of his magazine was en-
larged many thousands. The profits to
The Ladies' Home Journal were more
than the publishers anticipated, and in
view of this Mr.. Box asks nothing further.
General Harrison placed the disposition
of his book in Mr.. Bok's hands. The
best offer came to the editor from the
Scribners, and to them Mr.. Box gave the
book for his distinguis he'd contributor.
General Harrison's revision of the book
has just been completed, and the volume
wi f1n