The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-08-03
Literary News and Notes.

One of the cleverest of recent stories of
life in India is The Gospel of the Air
Balr' in The Living Age for July 20,
which describes the unexpected conse-
quences which followed the Introduction
of football among native Indian troops.
The July Vicks treats of a variety of
subjects of interest to the florist and
gardener, including the following: Car
den Notes." ''Flowering Vines" "Orna-
mental Improvement of Farm Homes"
and 'The Ballet Pruning Tables The
departments give much timely matter
DR.. Arabella Kenealy's ''Rejoinder'' to
Mrs. Ormiston Chant in the discussion
of woman as an Athlete" in The Liv-
ing Age for July %, is not only interest
ing as bit of keen writing, but it com
municates important physiological facts
which, if generally understood, are at
least very widely ignored.
An interesting paper describing "House-
keeping in Spain opens the July number
of the American Kitchen Magazine Julia
Davis Chandler contributes a timely and
helpful paper on Light House keeping"
Pamela Macarthur Cole writes of "Mis-
tress Elizabeth" lady of the olden time.
Other instructive articles are ''Sea Cook
cry ga German kitchen,'' ''Hnts to
the Housekeeper Who Has Summer Board
ers,' and Turkish Sherbets.'' The paper
on 'Seasonable Dishes for july as we'll
as Mrs. Lincolns regular department,
gives choice variety of timely recipes.
The July Art Amateur is brimful of in
structive articles and beautiful illustra-
tons. The household departments, par
tcularly, present many helpful sugges-
tions including arrangement for Bed
room in Summer and "'Windows and
Window seats for summer" and 'Notes
on Embroidery" The articles on art EN-
brace Flower Painting, GLOW to De-
sign From Nature 'Drawing From Re
production, "Sketching From Nature"
''Simplicity in Table China" The Art
of Mineral Painting" and ''Pastel Paint
ing" The color study and the black and
white designs are very attractive.
Ledge, of Cohasset, Mass, is the subject
of the frontispiece of the August st.
Nicholas, and of brief description and
historical sketch by Gustave Kobbe. In
"Colored Suns Dorothy Leonard tells
of other suns than ours-blue suns, and
red ones and green ones, that battle their
planets in lights that would make a visit
ing stranger from this world feel very
strange indeed. ''Phil's Second Bubble
Show" by Meredith Nugent, gives the
reader new conception of the possibili-
ties of soapy water and clay pipe for it
tells of bubble poised on spinning top,
bubbles cut is two, or run together, and
of bubble that lived happily for fifteen
minutes in a bath of steam. Lacrosse is
described by an ardent admirer of this
fine American game; and 1.-THE Dozen
from Lakerim' continue their deeds of
derring- do. "a Fairy Story About
Philosophers Stone" appeals strongly to
one class of readers, while another will
prefer to hear the surgeon of the Rough
hiders tell how he raised the first Ameri-
can flag on a captured fertilization in
Cuba. The serials jog along interesting
ly-Mrs. Bars "Trnity Bells Miss
Wells "Story of Betty aud Mrs Rich
ards "Quicksilver Sue;' and there is a
full line of pretty or amusing verses,
and graceful or comical pictures, includ-
ing Gelett Burgess "Goops,"