The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.

Yachting is in the air, and the inf1u-
ence Of the Americas Cup on design
ing IS timely subject dealt with by an
expert, w. j. Henderson, in August
Outing.
Pr0f. Smaller Mathews, Colby 1884,
has published a volume upon the French
Revolution of which that competent
critic, Mr.. NJ. w. Hazeltine of the New
York Sun, speaks in highly commenda-
tory terms.
God made food and the devil made
the cooks is proverb of the sea; but
that OLD salt, Capt. A. J. Kenealy, early
learned how to justify the cooks, and
In Sea Cookery for Yachtsmen, in Out
ing for August, he tells the method,
with helpful diagrams.
Table Talk for August partakes large
~ OF midsummer ideas and thoughts
for women. Some of the topics treated
are: Bird Study as Recreation for
Women I'm Cuba as the Cubans do"
An Art School in the Orient" cam
bltlon in Women, Past and Present"
suggestions for The Hostess" can
Out-of- Door Supper" Some English
Dishes" "The Tyranny of Notions -
etc. Its illustrated dishes; its menus,
with full instructions how to follow
them, make the August number Of in
terest to women. Our readers can OBJ
tain free sample copies by addressing
Table Talk, Philadelphia, Pa.
1t is announced that a very impor-
tant feature of the Aaron Burr ro-
nance, "Blennerhassett," will be the
twelve full page illustrations made from
sketches in oil by C. H. Stephens of
Philadelphia. The order was placed
with the artist last fall and he has been
allowed the utmost freedom in reading
the authors manuscript in order to Sc
lect from the many strong dramatic in
cldents of the romance those scenes
which were most susceptible to vivid
treatment on canvass In those scenes
where Aaron Burr and Theodosia Burr,
Herman Blennerhassett and his wife
Margaret, and Alexander Hamilton ap-
pear, the artist is said to have succeed
ed admirably in obtaining striking like
nesses. 10 do this Mr.. Stephens has
had to combine the results of several
arduous searches for original paintings
or sketches of these characters and
descriptions that have been graciously
contributed by distant relatives now
living.
Another book-play, and one that has
all the marks of success surrounding it,
will be presented this coming season.
Mr.. H. d. Grahame arranged with the
well-known Boston publishers, Lee and
Shepard, for the exclusive rights to
dramatize the widely Tread novel, uncle
Terry by Charles Clark Mum. Mr..
William Gill the author of "Old Jed
Prouty," ''Adonis," "My Sweetheart y
etc, has dramatized the book. The
title role will be played by Mr.. James
R. Waite, one of the best delineators
of clown east" characters on the stage.
The production will be complete in
every way. The scenery is being built
from photographs taken of the locations
in which the action of the story takes
place, and the stage reproductions will
be as true to nature as the scenic art
lists art can make them. Numerous
mechanical and electrical effects will be
introduced. "Uncle Terry" is light
house keeper in Maine, a plain, homely,
loyable man, whose whole life interest
is bound up and devoted to little girl
| Waif he picked up on the rock-bound
coast. The characters in the book are
all taken from people who are alive to-
day, drawn true to nature, and that is
the reason the book is so popular. The
production and tour will be under the
direction of MI. H. d. Graname.