The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-08

Japan, in The Living age for March g. de-
rives interest from the fact that it is the
view of native japanese, reprinted from
Japanese magazine.
The Forum for March contains its usual
array of timely and interesting articles.
No dull contribution graces it's pages.
Among the twelve papers to be found in
this number are Government Deposits
in Banks by George E. Roberts, direct
Or of the United States Mint. Mr. Henry
o. Dwight discusses "Our Mohammedan
Wards;'' George F. Becker, United States
Geologist, portrays Rights and Wrongs
in South Africa F. Cunlitfe Owen writes
entertaingly of 'Englishmen in the Unit
ed States;' William Ordway Partridge,
the celebrated sculptor author, contrib
utes an article on 1.-The True Relation of
Sculpture to Architecture;' Ho Vow,
Chinese Consul General to the United
States, gives his views concerning
"Western Benefits Through China's De-
velopment;'' and Prof. w. P. Trent fur
nishes a review of "Mr. Stephen Phillips
Play"
Outing, the apostle of fresh air and sum
shine, .of healthtul exercise and exhilirat.
ing sports, deties, in its March issue, the
conventional aspects of winter and dispels
its influence. While other publications
are rending the feelings with human
slaughter in South Africa, it presents
the peaceful landscape and the ways of
Big Game in Matabeeland, its forests,
its flora and its fauna, with illustrations
that are revelation. 1t follows the
''Leaping Tuna in our Pacific Waters;
describes "The Irish Wolf Hound,'' des-
tined to play a notable part in Kidding the
Northwest of scouree. Takes its Golf
ing readers round 1.-The Links of the Far
West, its aquatic devotees rowing over
1.-THE Pleasant Courses of San Francisco
Bay, and its Cyclists on an Easter Trip
through France Tells of the doughty
deeds on track and field in ''Wonderful
Athletic Performances gives birdseye
view of Match Day on the st. Andrew
Links of Old Scotia and takes its hero
inc in fiction through a Skiing adventure
worthy of the title, IA Modern Cindnerel-
la"
Rudyard Kipling's first piece of sus-
tanned work since his illness last year
turns out to be a series of numerous ami
NAL stories, which ale sa d to show all the
freshness and zest of man who has had
long rest kipling loves to write an an
imal story better than anything else, and
when his physicians allowed him to re-
turn to work he instinctively turned to
this series, which he had had in mind for
years. There are nine stores and each |
one is supposed to tell the origin of the
most conspicuous part of the animal Dor
7rayed. Thus, in 1.-The Elephant Child
ne tells droil story of how the elephant
happened to get trunk, and in 1.-THE
Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo he
gives the history of how the kangaroo
got its long legs; for, Mr.. Kipling saws
there was time when elephants had no
Trunks and kanearoos' Eggs were not as
long as they are now. The stories, it is
said, snow Mr.. kiFiing at his very best
They are expressly funny and have that
rare quality OF appealing to old as well as
young. The author has sent the entire
series to lie Ladies Home Journal. and
that magazine VIII begin their publication
in the next issue
A story OF adventure by Bligadier Cen
erai Funston viii doubtless attract mucb
attention as any other featurs of tile March
st. Nicholas. 1t describes witt. charac-
tersfic vlgo1 day, ten years ago. when
ne ana another youth were ''SnoW- Bound !
Above the Clouds" in the mountains OF
northern Colorado. Gen Fanston il H. |
nous Tor his bravery and dasn. vet
there were moments Ill this trigh.tul ex- !
peHence thaf lie frankly goa; esses he |
would not cane tnIive over again. ssTbe
Aut"mobile' is tle ,ts5lect chosen for
pl tolln representation in the frontis-
piece, and pictures Of many forms of the /
horseiess vehicle are scattered thronob !
Charles Barnard's paper on its present |
and future. The Boyhood of The Con
queror William, and midnight FIGHT for
lite On an unsaddled holse; "a Famous .
Snow Image, being an anecdote f The
youih of Neena"i Angelo: "rhe Sto.y of /
'f"r' Wells Opportunity of becoming
the ch''F American of the seventeenth /
cenIulr Old Egypt and it's Newest Won !
uets, ne proposed dam across the Nile /
at Assuan; ''The Royal Champion of |
England, " How Pepper Helped to Dis
cover AmeIica.' aud 1.-The Best One
Hundred Books for \ Dung Folks Libra
~ ana other contents of the first spring
number of St Nicholas for 1900. Short
stories, verses, and pictures abound.
The New England Magazine for March |
has decided flavor OF Romance in it's
historical articles. Mrs. Jane Marsh
f&rker mas cone upon IA perfect treasure
OF material concerning the French Reyo
lption and plot whereby the French
royal family was to find refuge in the
United States. + paper is entitled
The Marie Antoninette Houses in the
United States, and contains among it's
illustrations portraits and views of New
England houses associated with the name
OF the unfortunate queen In "The
Amstad Captives,'' Miss Ellen Strong
Bartlett, who is also careful student in
the held of history, recalls wildly tie
story OF an old conflict between Spain
and America some sixty years ago, when
The escape of band of negroes from the
Spanish schooner l. A mstad involved onr
nation IN one of the most famous lawsuits
IN Its annals. Portraits of some of these
negroes still exist in Connecticut. and are
reproduced in the pages of the article
English History in Winchester Cathe
oral is the theme of Professor Marshall
). SHOWS scholarly work, companion
article to his study of Canterbury Cathe-
dral recently published in the magazine.
and illustrated as that was from mapy
beautiful photographs. The story of
Winchester Cathedral takes one bac to
the days OF Roman rule, and the reader
Will then naturally turn with interest TO
an account of The Rome of Tacitus ,,
which is admirably pictured by Miss Bes-
sic Reyes Hudson.
Tbouuh |