The Republican journal., 1898-11-17
Literary News and Notes.

Perhaps the most difficult hygienic
question for our soldiers in Manila to set
tie is what to drink. for a more thirsty
climate there never was. The natives
drink only water, the Spanialds drink
wine with their meals, and the rest of the
foreign population drink alcoholic stimu-
lants to excess. The oldest living for
eign Inhabitants will tell a stranger, whites
john l.. Bass, the special correspondent
for Harper's Weekly, Drink as little
wafer, boiled or unboiled possible,
and never touch alcohol-what will you
have, whskey and soda, or bee1?'
Helen Campbell new serial, ''The Lin
borough Sanitarium" begins in the No
vember number of the American kitch-
tn Magazine and promises to be a story
of great interest and strength. An
interesting illustrated article is given on
"Market Squares broad Other valu-
able contributions to this number are
Household Fuels and Their Economic
Uses,'' "Wayside Pictures,'' ''Army
Cooking" and GOOD Adulterations
The housewife will appreciate the
Thanksgiving Menus and also the
many helpful recipes given in Mrs. Lin
coins department.
The initial number of the American
Sentinel appears in attractive covers in
the national colors; is printed in large
type on an excellent quality of paper, and
is handsomely illustrated. The fact that
it is under the editorial management of
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Mrs John
A. Logan and Henry Austin is suffici-
ent guarantee of the excellence of it's
literary matter. Among the contribu-
tors to this number are Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, John Swinton, Hon. L. E.
Chittenden, Helen I'll. Gardener, James
Realf, Jr., Gen. George B. Loud, Gen.
Martin T. Mcmahon and Elizabeth Rob-
bins Berry. In the 'salutatory' the ed-
tors state that this magazine has been
started for the purpose of raising a fund
to perpetuate the memory of the noble
and patriotic deeds of Americans; and
that it may succeed in the highest pos
sible degree is the earnest wish Of all.
''Table Talk" constantly grows in value
and attraction to the practical house
keeper, in whose interest it is published.
1t treats of the best methods CT preparing,
cooking and serving food. 1t gives large
space also to the literature of home MAX
ing and home keeping. The November
number is filled from cover to cover with
things seasonabe 'sMedieval Sweet
IHtdlS Dy MdIlHd DOCht6 Ellut, lIcdtS ol
cooking with the recipes of centuries ago
and is amusing and interesting. 'Antici-
pating Christmas by Mrs. Burton Kings
land, will be helpful to many. The House
keeper Inquiry Department is filled with
| information on subjects that perplex the
housewife. Tue Menus for Thanksgiving
Dinners will be suggestive in preparing
the feast for that day of family home
coming. Other articles are entertaining
and informative to the busy home keeper.
Sample copies of this ideal housekeeping
magazine will be sent free to our readers
by addressing Table Talk Publishing Co.. j.,
| Philadelphia, Pa.
1t is not generally realized that the
wilderness of the Maine woods, that para
disc for sportsmen, embraces an area
larger than Vermont, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island together. In an article en-
titled Hunting in the Maine Woods" in
the November number of the New Eng
land Magazine, Mr.. Sid Fl. Nealy thus en-
thu siastically describes this region: ''Ir
these Maine Woods lakes lie hidden that
have been undisturbed for years save by
the flutter of the wild duck across Their
surface or the ripples started by leapine
fish. These lakes and streams are thu
| home of the bass, the pickerel, the speck
led trout and the muscallonge. TIL
brush on these mountains has given shell
ter for years to that giant of the woods