The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-12-15
Literary News and Notes.

tIdleu ny howard RYE, Wltn colored
frontispiece. The scene is laid mainly at
the Fox Islands of Penobscot Bay and the
hero-"Old Captain '-is a Captain Crab
tree. 1t is a spirited story and whether or
no it has any foundation in fact, is very
qusite.
There is holiday air about the Deem
Der issue d. Table Talk and such a
healthy, happy and helpful one that it APP
peals to the hOuSekeeper in search of new
and attractive dishes for her choicest din
ner of the year, and the decorations given
are helpful in her arrangements for the
feast. For homemakers who want the
latest ideas to make bright the closing
days of the old year, The New Bill of
Fare, Entertainments and Fashions
for December will yield much. Tie arti-
Gle on Books, will greatly aid in the selec-
ton for friends, while under "a appropriate
Quotations for Yule- Tide may be found
some help in choosing line to accompany
the gift. sample copy viii be sent free
to any of our readers Seeding their name
and address to Table Talk Publishing CO.,
Philadelphia.
The December number of The Forum is
sui jects. Following is the table Of con
tents: "The Doctrine OF Intervention, -
Hon. Charles DENLY; Annexation and
Universal Suffrage" Prof. j. Is. McMas-
ter; lessons Of the Recent Election, =
Representative j. W. Babcock; Forest
Fires, Henry Gannett; political Activ-
ity in the Civil Service" Hon. Perry s.
Heath; THE Relations of Japan to Other
Nations" ID. W. Stevens; ''The Educated
Negro and Mental Pursuits, - Prof ". 5.
Scarborough; Journalism: its Rewards
and its Opportunities, Truman A. De
Weese; "Recent Construction of the Fed
eral Antitrust Act" David Wilcox;
Germany and Great Britain H. His
Excellency A. Won Scbatf1e; 1.-The Protest
of the Pillager Indians, p" Francis Z. Leupp;
sociological and clinical Sources of the
Greatness Of Venice Prof. Cesare LON
broso; "Cyrano de Bergerac," Gustav
kobbe.
The December issue of the New Eng
land Magazine appears in special Holt
day cover with a varied and attractive
table of contents. The frontispiece of
the magazine. reproduction from re
ligiOus painting by an Italian artist, is
suggestive of the Christmas season. One
of the important features of the number
is the beautifully illustrated article on
Adolpn Menzel of whose work Mr. W,
Henry Winslpw treats under the title,
PRUSSIA Greatest Artist. Mr.. Wins
low believes that Mcneil deserves this an
nellation hecanse of his wonderful abiIitv
rs :, ,La,,anter c,e1inea+n,. An,nn,r tl,o iii',
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,'''ona 'PPe'i 'ions many ~
MehAel pdinlhSs' ltlo@fdphs, ana Wig
nettes. MI. T.. [. Gardner contributes an
interesting study of "tulOnial Architec-
ture" written in a popular style. tracinu
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New York State. and published in Hlr-
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