The Republican journal., 1899-12-14
Literary News and Notes.

The admirers of Holman F. Days
verses land that includes everybody in
Maine and lots of people outside) will re-
joice at the announcement that he is soon
to publish a volume of his poems. 1t
will be the book of the year in this State.
The preface, it is said, will be written by
Winfield NJ. Thompson. q Maine boy who
has won fame on the Boston Globe.
The New England Magazine for Deem
Der comes in dainty holiday cover,
and is full of interesting material. The
opening pages are devoted to Old Boston.
Eng, the mother city of our New England
metropolis, about which cluster such inter
esting historical association. The authors,
Mrs. 5. Octavia Holden, DIT scribes in de-
ightful way her own impressions of the
spot when she there relived the scenes
of its early history which she recalls.
thrilling war story, by Conan Doyle,
is one OF the features OF the DeGem Der
" Cosmopolitan. Frank X. stockton,
Maarten Martens, Olive Schreiner and
Edgar Saltus also have stories and
sketches IN the Christmas number Olga
Nethersole contributes a very nterestiug
sketch of her personal exp rienceS IN her
efforts to succeed on the stage. Life has
| not been all sunshine for Miss Nethersoie.
She made her place bathing against ire
mendous odds. and tells how she sue
/ ceeded IN a way that is at once interesting
aud inspiring.
THE Child Brought Up at Home is
the title of a very oleverly written manu-
script which THE Cosmopolitan Maya
zine prints in its December issue, as part
OF its series of Household Organization
articles. More than four Thousand moth
els, scientists and specialists have already
sent in manuscripts in competition for
the prizes amounting to nearly 3d. 0g0 90,
offered by 1.-The Cosmopolitan Magazine"
1 fur articles for this series in connection
with Household Organization, Family
| Customs, Care of Children, Care of the
Sick, Care of the Teeth, ct cetera
| Guntou's continues to show re markabte
and rapid Improvement in every direction.
, Ii is fast becoming one Of the great re-
views, " lille the strong editorial individ-
uality and policy gives it power and in
tlueuce all It's own. The fourteen page
opening Review of the Month; strong dis
oussions by we'll known contributors, and
also editorial, of current public interest,
social economic problems, civics and edu-
cation, are the leading features. Enarg
ed in size, with a new and handsome
cover and unexcelled printing and make
up, it is really unique in its field, which is
large one. 20 cents; s.. 90 per year.
The Gunton Co, Union Square, New
York.
Among the many interesting and timely
articles in the December Forum are "A
British View ut the Transvaal Question
by }. Castell Hopkins; THE Status of
Puerto Rico by Judge II. q. Curtis of
the lnsular Commission: 1.-The Trust
Prohlem-Its Real Nature" by Prot. f.
W. Bemis; Recent Developments in the
SOUTH by Leonola Beck Ellis; THE
Fundamentals of Fiction by Prof
Richard Burton of the University of
Minnesota; Africa: Present and Future,
| by Q. P. Austin, Chief of the U. S. Bureau
of Statistics; and ''ZangwilPs Play, The
Children of the Ghetto " by A. Cahan.
| Joel Chandler Harris contributes to the
| Christmas number of The Saturday Even
ing Post an authentic account of the dar-
I'M attempt 20 warn the Confederate cabi-
net of the great movement whereby Grant
and Sherman were to co operate in crush
| ing the Confederacy. How the attempt
| failed and why it failed are the subjects of
q chapter of the little known history of
/ the Secret Service. Mr.. Harris has his
facts first hand. aud he has woven them
into story of such absorbing interest that
it might easily be mistaken for pure tic-
ton. The Christmas number of the Post
will be GU all newstands December 21st.
In an obscure alleyway in the city of
/ Boston still stands a portion of the house
once occupied by the royal governors of
/ the province of Massachusetts Bay. Some
curious relics of this palatial mansion
have been rescued from destruction, and
are pictured in the pages of the New Eng
4 land Magazine for December, together
with history of ''the Province House"
by Mr.. Edmund j. Carpenter, who has
collected much valuable information con-
corning it. No remnant of its former
grandeur remains, land scarce one of the
score or more of thinkers and artisans who
crowd together within its walls to-day"
says Mr. Carpenter, ''know aught of it's
history or have even so much as ever heard
that here George The First, King of Eng
| land, established the court of his viceroy.'
There is Holiday air about the Decem-
Der issue of Table Talk, and such health
full, happy and helpful one that such ar
! ticles as Miss Cornela c. Bedford S Christ
mas Dinners, and her economical direc-
lions for serving the new Menus for De-
] cember, are valuable to the housekeeper
who is in search of new and attractive
dishes for her choicest dinner of the year.
The Table Decorations given are helpful
| in the management of the feast. For the
home makers who want the latest ideas
to make bright the closing days of the old
year, they will find in the article entitled
the 'Great Festival of Christmas" much
that will interest them, and also in the
department devoted to Games, Entertain
ments, etc. An article of special value
! to all up to- date housekeepers is entitled
! the etiquette of Serving Table," by