The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-05-26
Literary News and Notes.

The first of a series of very important
educational articles on Manual Training,
by Prof. G. Hartford Henderson, will APP
pear in the June number of Appletons'
Popular Science Monthly.
The Spanish Sketches by Pierre Lott,
which The Living Age is printing in an
excellent translation made for its pages by
William Marchant, exhibit the picturesque
descriptive powers of that charming
writer at their best One sketch in the
first group gives glimpse of the Queen
Regent of Spain.
"'he picturesque but rapidly decreasing
Indians of Southern Alaska present pro-
baby the most fertile field in America for
the student of Indian life. Prof. George
A. Dorsey, of the Field Columbian Mu-
scum, will describe recent visit to this
region in search Of anthropological
material, in Appletons Popular Science
Monthly for June. Numerous illustra-
tons will add value and interest to his
article.
The Living Age has bought the right to
use serially Neil Munro's striking story
''John Splendid" which is now running in
| Blackwood's Magazine. 1t will begin in
! The Living Age for May Is, and will be
published in weekly instruments until it
is completed 1t is Scotch-but not too
Scotch and as w. l.. Alden has well
said it marks a wide departure from the
"kailyard school, of fiction.
Besides the article on the causes of the
failure of the Spanish Armada, by Cap
tain Mahan, the June Century will con-
tain 'sTen Months with the Cuban Insur-
| gents the experiences OF major i'll the
army under Garcia, and an article on
| 1.-The Confederate Torpedo Service by
| the electrician of the Torpedo Division in
the Confederate Navy who laid the mine
which blew up the first gunboat ever de-
stroyed by this means.
The June number of Harper's Round
Table contains the story that captured
the first prize of the Round Table ''Short-
Stories Competition. 1t is entitled 1.-The
Comedy of the Herr Professor" and its
author is Ida Remission. Among the
other features in the number are The
| Troop that Was Not by F. l.. Pollock,
Tom Vindication," by Albert White
worse; The Lost Voice." by F. H.
Spearman; and THE Mayors Music
Box" by w. S. Rossiter.
ga Yankee in SPAIN is the title of a
begun in the number of Harper Weekly
dated May 18th. Mr.. Bigelow made a
bicycle trip through the Peninsula, in the
interests of the Weekly, to ascertain the
sentiment of the people of all classes in
regard to many subjects that are now of
vital interest. The articles will be lllustra-
ted with photographs by the author. The
opening OF communication between Daw-
son and the outside world brings letters
from Tappan Adney, the Weekly's special
correspondent in the gold fields.
Everything at the moment is keyed to
the concert pitch of the war, and Har-
per's Bazaar, recognizing the universal
feeling, takes special note Just now of
| wo1nan's share Of the work IN war times.
| Dr.. Grace \. hjmball, in the Bazaar
issued on May 2lst, gives practical details
as to the equipment Of nurses, and
states what women may do in the way Of
relief to the wounded and suffering.
Edith Lawrence will tell i'll later mum
Der about the society girls Of New York
and their organizations tohelp the soldiers.
The Dumber OF the baZar dated May 18th
tells OF the Patriotism of Club Women.
The announcement OF the contents of
June Harper's shows large proportion 0 f
timely subjects. Current Fallacies upon
Naval Subjects is by Captain A. T.
Mahan, U. 5. NJ; Professor Albert
Bushnell Hart contributes an article on
"Our Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
1.-The situation in China is analysed by
lone of the most distinguished European
correspondents; and Julian Ralph con
tributes "The Cazars People THE
second of a series of articles treating
Russia as militant power in the forefront
Of modern political and territorial move
ments, A story of the Maine woods by
Hamblen Sears; "a Rebel Cipher De
spatch, - by David Homer Bates and IA
Study ola Child,' by Lousie f. Hogan,
are other noteworthy features III an exceed
ingly valuable number
The youngest person who has ever
illustrated magazine article is without
doubt the boy whose drawings are repro
duced in the June Harper to illustrate
the article entitled 1.-THE Study of a
Child" by Louise E. Hogan. The author,
who is interested in the development of
the new science of Infant Psychology,
busted herself with collecting authentic
records of spontaneous mind development.
The child studied was allowed to grow up
as much as possible as his own nature
prompted. He learned to count and to
write as nature taught him, and almost
from infancy he drew things he saw with
a pencil or cut them out of paper. The
article is full of amusement, and is be-
sides, an important addition to the science
of bringing up children.
In 1861, the Atlantic Monthly showed its
spirit by putting upon its covers and title
pages the Flag of the Union, in place of
the effigy of John Winthrop, its original
emblem, while its real patriotism was
evidenced by the character of the contribu-
lions which enriched its pages. In earnest
of which it is necessary to recall that Paul
Revere's Ride, Barbara Frietchie, Our
Orders, The Battle LYNN of the Republic,
The Man Without Country, and the Big
low Papers (among many others), first
appeared in the Atlantic. In the number
for June the Atlantic will publish the
same flag on it's cover, and give the place
of honor to a calm, judicial, but patriotic
summary of our Cuban relations with
Spain; the causes of the present war and
the problems likely to arise from it. The
Atlantic finds the collision to have been
inevitable between the medieval methods
of Spain and the highly civilized ideals
and strong ethical sentiment of the
| limited States