The Republican journal., 1899-07-13
Literary News and Notes.

The only contribution by General Mer-
rift to the literature of the Spanish Amer
lean War is an article on "Ihe Fall OF
MANILA" which he contributes to the
Youths Companion of July oth. The
article is especially valuable Tor It's revela-
tlon at the attitude which Agunaldo and
his principal colleagues bore to the Amer
leans following the Battle OF Manila Bay.
The Forum has a number Of interesting
articles this month. Among them are:
''The Trust Problem and its Solution
by Ex-senator W. A. PETER; "Lord Rose
berry and the Premiership by II. w.
Lucy, who contributes the weekly 'Es-
sence of Parliament to Punch; WAS
Columbus Morally lrresponslbe?' by
Prof. c. Lombroso, the eminent criminol-
ogist; and 1.-THE Future OF the Negro
by W. II. Council, the colored president
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege for Negroes at Normal, Alabama.
When Mr.. Laurence Hutton wrote his
book, A Boy | Knew and Four Dogs, he
did not by any means exhaust his list of
canine friends. He has had many others,
OF which he did not tell in the book, but
about which he has written in an article
entitled "Some More Dogs" to appear in
the August number OF Harper's Round
Table. These dog stories are all true in
every particular, and in order that there
may be no doubt of some of the marvel
lous tales, the photographs Of the dogs
themselves will be used to illustrate the
article.
Outing for July is like glance at green
woods and CLEAN of smiling waters. 1t
covers every legitimate sport and pastime
and it's fiction and travel departments are
charming features. Many beautiful illus
trations adorn Outings pleasant pages.
Notable features of most satisfactory
number include, con pennsylvania
Trout Stream" by Ed. W. Sandys;
Hunting Alaskan White Sheep" by Dali
De Weese; "The Golf Clubs of Chicago
by A. j. Colman; "Re1lote Norway" by
Elizabeth Taylor, and ''The Launch of
Columbia" by Capt. A. j. Kenealy. The
complete story is GA Surrender at Dis
cretion," by Kent Warfield. The editor
ial and record departments are up to the
usual high standard.
'For some time Mr.. Edwin Markham
had been a contributor to the magazines
of unusual merit" writes W. d. Howells
in last week. Literature, "but not such
as to make any wide impression, when last
! winter he printed in San Francisco Sun
/ day newspaper a piece which at once won
| him fame as wide as the continent, and
has created almost a literature about
him - This was ''The Man with the
Hoe" and it was inspired by Millet' S
well known picture of the work worn
peasant pausing in the field a moment
with his hands on the hoe handle, to rest
his aching back. 1t is enough praise that
the poem reflects the pathos of the paint
ing and puts its mute appeal into words.
1t could not well do more, but it certain
ly does that, and the words are mostly so
simple, so strong and true, that they go
to the heart.
The Enchanted Typewriter is a machine
and not woman. 1t is of antiquated
make, and its owner finds it turning ont
copy on its own account with no visible
manipulation. Investigation shows that
it is being used by Boswell and NAntLip-
pc, who are the editors of Sunday paper
i'll Hades. The material consists largel Y
of special articles furnished to the Sly
gian Gazette by eminent literary people
of Hades. There are further recollectons
from Baron Munchausen and Sherlock
Holmes; some account of a lawsuit be-
tween the city of Cimmera and Apollyon
over an unpaid dog tax on Cerberus; a
statement concerning the Boswell tour
from Hades to the earth and back; inter
esting comments by Xanthippe on the
new woman movement in Hades; some
account of the political situation below
and the book concludes with Boswell S
account of Golf in Hades. 1.-The Enchant-
ed Typewriter is the latest book by
John kendrick Bangs, and will appear in
Harper's Weekly during the summer
months.
The July issue of the New England
Magazine contains several articles which
will especially appeal to the summer So
terial is of unusual excellence, The Lake
Champlain country is treated by Rev
John Wright Buckham, an enthuastic ad
mirer of the region, and thoroughly vers-
ed in it's history. His paper is entitled
Lake Champlan, Historical and Pic
turesque," and is beautifully illustrated :.
The old town of Rochester, Mass, of
which Marion and Mattapoisett We're orig
inally part, is the subject Of an admir-
able article by Mary Hall Leonard, who
has carefully investigated the early town
| records and gathered much interesting
material into the account of sold Roches-
ter and Her Daughter Towns" The illus
trations consist of views in Rochester,
Marion and Mattaposett. In ga River
Town." Mr.. Samuel Morey Comstock
describes quiet days in the little town Of
Essex, Conn, recalling many phases of
life in the old days when shipbuildine
was an important industry and her inhab-
itants were fond of calling their home by
her early Indian name of Pettipaug. Mr..
Comstock i'll ustrates his interesting little
| sketch with m any dainty drawings