The Republican journal., 1898-06-16
Literary News and Notes.

Lieut. Peary has been for some weeks in
New ork, spending most of his time in
the office OF his publishers, correcting
proofs of his large book on his expert
ences i'll the Arctic regions. He has had
a chance to be uneasy about his ship, the
Windward which has had an unusually
long passage westward. Although she
has not been sighted by any other craft,
the explorer feels confident that she has
not been lost and she can hardly have been
taken by the Spanish, as she still flies the
British flag.
A stirring and timely Fourth of July
tale by Edith Carruth, entitled "a From
tier Patriot is the appropriate initial
article in the July number of Harper's
Round Table; the fiction of the number
also includes several other excellent short
stories and entertaining sketches, as well
as additional chapters Of the two fascinat
ing serials, 1.-The Copper Princess and
sIhe Adventures, both cnlivened with
a succession of exciting and unexpected
incidents. The various and valuable
monthly departments continue to assist
and interest the readers Of the magazine.
Among the artists and authors who
Were at work upon books of various kinds
were suddenly Summoned into service OF
else engaged fur wal work by the IL
Illustrated periodicals, are Rufus T. log
baum, the marine illustrator, who has
been at work for the Halpers at Fort
Monroe; William J. Henderson, who was
drafted in the tilst squad of the naval re-
serves on board the Monitor Nahant; Mr..
James Barnes, the historian of the war of
| 1872, and the author of "Yankee Ships
and Yankee Sailors and ''Pnnceton-
ian. - who was also member of the naval
reserve; stephen Crane. who came from
England as correspondent OF the London
Daily Chronicle and one OF two sYndicates :;
and Poultney Bigelow.
English papers contain reviews of a
character study of life in Bar Harbor
Which, it seems, has been published across
the water before we have heard of it in
this country. The title page states that
''Sweet-Sccntod Grass is by Neville Ma
rion, but it is an open secret that the au-
thol's real name is Edith Guynre Gill,
''who has followed i'll the footsteps of
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger in emerging
from the ranks of society to grasp at the
laurels of literary fame The romance
is said to be in the vein of Gilbert Parker,
ter and to contain a rarely good study of
the Indian heroine. Mrs. ellis father,
the late Abraham E. Guynne of Yale, was
distinguished Ohio jurist, and her
mother was clever writer. Mrs. ellis
husband is William Fearing Gill, jour
nalist and biographical writer.
''Table Talk for June opens with an
| article on Food and Fuel Economies, -
by Mrs. Colt Elliott, giving therein some
personal experiences. 1t is followed by
''In Search of the Blue Dragon by
Martha Bockee Flint, the description of a
delightful summer outing, instituted by
enthusiastic collectors of old and odd
| china. In this issue Mrs. Grinnell gives
the last in her series of three papers
''Mothers and What They Eat There
are also 'Hints for Summer Ser9ing,' by
Milbrey Ewing FALL some recipes for 'In
Cherry Time;'' ga Second Chapter on
Sour Cream Cookery" as well as the
usual valuable departments which are full
of new suggestion on all points of interest
to women, in new recipes and fresh
menus. If you desire to see a sample of
this bright little magazine, they are offer
ed free to any reader sending name and
address to Table Talk Publishing Com
pany, Philadelphia, Pa.
Every citizen, mindful of our welfare
and national affairs, will read with espec-
ial interest two articles in the July num-
Der Of Harper's Magazine-"The People
and Their Government, by Henry Loom
is Nelson, and "The Middle Vests New
Era" by Charles NJ. Harger The obser-
vations of an American in Eastern Siberia
are recounted in a copiously illustrated
paper by Stephen Bonsal, and the open
ing article, also reminiscent OF Eastern
travel, is story, "a Prince of Georgia,
by Julian Ralph The other attractive
features of the number are ''Notes on
journalism by G. w. Smalley; New
Words and Old,' by Brander Matthews;
and 'The Ethics of Corrida,' descrip-
ton of the national sport of Spain. 10y
Lucia Purdy. In addition to Mr.. Ralph's
story, the fiction includes tales by William
McLennan, Frederic Remington, Margaret
Sutton Briscoe, and George Hubbard. Fur
| Their instalments appear of Mr.. Merriman's
brilliant serial "Roden's Corner" and of
Margaret Deland's "Old Chester Tales
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