The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-06
Literary News and Notes.

Blackwood's review of the Autobiogra-
ply of Mrs. Oliphant is reprinted in the
Living age for July LIST.
A subject which is just now uppermost
in many minds, The Ethics of War, is the
subject of thoughtful paper by the Rev.
Father Ryder in The Living Age for July
1St
The Ladies' Home journal offers a
number of cash prizes for photographs of
'Ideal Rooms for Summer Living" 1t
desires pictures of any room or rooms in
the house, large or small, and the prizes
will be awarded to those who show the
coolest and contest effects in furnishing.
The pictures are for reproduction in the
Journal.
A writer in the July Ladies' Home
Journal calls to mind that one hundred
years ago-August, 1799-the first camp
meeting for religious worship was held in
America. The site of this notable gath
ering is short distance from Russell
vile, in the State of Kentucky. The ear
lier camp meetings, it is shown by the
journal article, were formerly conducted
irrespective of UNCONVENTIONAL lines, but
since remained, a Methodist institution.
The good old times in Bloomfield IAN
cient Skowhegan), three quarters of
century ago, are delightfully."- portrayed in
the story "a Type of Bloomfield" by
Miss Harriet A. Nash of Skowhegan, in
the June New England magazine. She
| tells of the old times with pleasing vivid
ness, showing well the life of the period
and drawing excellent character sketches
of the leading people of the town at that
time. 1t is a fascinating article. Another
story of much interest to Maine readers in
this magazine is ga Scarborough Tory"
by Leroy L. Hight.
In the July Atlantic, Professor William
Cunningham of Cambridge, England,
under the title of English Imperialism,
explains the present attitude of England
towards her colonies and the rest of the
world. Taught by experience, she has
abandoned the nationalist system by which
she formerly thought to develop her de-
tendencies for her own advantage solely,
giving up all exclusive rights, and simply
maintaining fair play for all alike; en-
countering with this the task and the
necessity of maintaining world police
control for the restraint and protection of
inferior and weaker races.
Among the magazines devoted to the
interests of women, especially the house
keepers who keep abreast of the times,
''Table Talk is one of the most helpful.
1t aims to aid the practical realization of
all that makes the home a we'll ordered
one; to show the value of foods in daily
use and to assist the busy women in keep
ing in touch with all fresh interests along
I. I'll, .1,o,, Tl,,I
to overlooking with dainty summer dishes,
prepared from the seasonablc small fruits.
Every housewife should possess a copy of
this charming magazine. Our readers
can obtain a sample copy free by address
ing Table Talk Publishing Co., Philadel-
phia.
The August issue of The Ladies' Home
Journal will be a fiction number, with
stories from half a score of the best
known writer's. Hamlip Garland will
| contribute a romance Of the frontier;
Josiah Aliens Wife, Marietta Holley).
one of her characteristic county stories; ;
| John kendrick Bangs, humorous sketch !;
Kate Whiting Patch, a dainty love tale;
| Harold Il. Nynne, a most amusing charac-
ter story; Anna Robson Brown, a charm
ing romance; Clara Norris, pretty sum-
mer idyl of the flower garden Mrs. Her
mann kotzschmar, a love story of centuries
ago; Anna Farquhar, quaint New Eng
land fisherman opinions These are in
addition to Anthony Hopes serial, in
which he so Interestingly narrates the adj
ventures of Captain Dieppe." Nearly
as many illustrators will contribute picto-
rial features to the August Ladies' Home
journal, which will be an exceptionally
strong issue, especially attuned to the
midsummer preferences of magazine
readers.
/ MI Clarence Pullen of New York ar
rived in FoXcroft last week and will re-
main until autumn. With the enjoyment
of the fishing and hunting which the
region of his native town affords he will
continue his contributions to the New
York Sun, and carry forward his literary
work in other directions. Our readers
will recall with pleasure Mr.. Pullen' S
serial stories, ga Northern Love Light
and ''On the San Simon Plain" written
during his last visit to Maine and which
appeared in the Observer 1t will interest
/ them to learn that the first story has been
widely published in the leading news
papers of America, supplied by the Inter
national Literary and News Service con-
trolled by the management of the Cos
mopolitan Magazine. The serial right to
the second was bought by the American
Press Association and already this story
has been published in JOG prominent
newspapers in the list of that great syn
dictate. Both stories at later time will
appear in book form as popular novels
[Piscataquis Observer.