The Republican journal., 1901-02-14
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.


in the cOuntry-men who WELD absO-
lutte control over immense business
enterprises-wi tell the readers of
The Saturday Evening Post February
16) why they remain in the race which
they have already won. Each of them
writes frankly whether he makes money
for it's own sake, for the sheer joy of
working, or to gain the power with
which vast capital invests itsel f.
The American Boy, a monthly, pub
lished by the Sprague Publishing Co.,
Detroit, Mich, at 81 year, has just
entered upon its second volume, but
has already attained a circulation of
100000. This is not surprising when
one notes the variety and interest of
it's contents. There is no other publica-
ton like it, or one that appeals so di-
rectly to the American boy, to whom it
must prove both stimulating and educa-
tional.
One of the notable illustrated fea-
lures of the current Magazine Number
of The Outlook is fully illustrated ar
ticle on Havana, by Mr.. Thomas R.
Dawley, the wellknown newspaper
correspondent, to be followed in the
series, -Four island Capitals" by arti-
Giles on Honolulu, by Governor Sanford
B. Dole; on Manila, by Professor Dean
C. Worcester, and on San Juan by Mrs.
Guy V. Henry, widow of the first Gov
ernor-General of Porto Rico.
The Ledger Monthly is now published
in the same form as the Ladies' Home
from the weekly New York Ledger,
tho piopoor Of A,oarioop ssctorv no
pers." In its new form the Ledger,
published by Robert Bonner's Sons,
evidently does not intend to occupy a
second place among publications for the
home. Its fiction is of the BEST it's
illustrations first class, and its depart
ments many and interesting. The sub
scription is 81 year.
The February number of The Rudder
is as usual full Of interest to the yachts
man and the yacht-builder, and should
be in the hands Of all who have to do
with yachts. The plans given IN any
single number are worth more than the
subscription price; and the reports of
cruises, the editors talk Round the
Clubhouse Fire." and the illustrations,
should appeal to everyone who has
aquatic tastes This number contains
plans of the little yawl Eric, popular
rig now for cruising or afternoon sail
ing. from which an amateur may build.
The Rudder Publishing Co., 9 Murray
street, New York: 81 a year.
Almost simultaneously with the
death of Queen Victoria, The Outlook
prints an article by Justin Mccarthy,
the author Of "a Short History of Our
Times" on the political Influence of
Queen Victoria" accompanying the ar
tlcle with an excellent portrait, painted
from life at Windsor Castle, by Mr.. F.
NJ. Bell Smith. MI McCarthy's article
confirms the statement which has lately
been made that the Queen took more
than formal interest i'll public affairs
Mr.. Mccarthy states very positively
that the Queen very frequently ''by a
single pointed remark or question,
would throw disturbing doubt on the
wisdom of some minor act or policy
suggested for her approval" and he
says that Victoria has ''given to the
world the best living illustration it has
yet had OF the part which the sovereign
ought to play in constitutional mon
archy and free country" In addition
to this article, the February Magazine
Number of The Outlook gives an excel
lent portrait of the new King of Eng
land, and contains elaborate editorial
estimates of the life of Queen Victoria
and the History of England under her
reign. (S3 a year. The Outlook Com
pany, 2S7 Fourth Avenue; New York.
In Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for February appears an admirable
account of the electrical features of
the great exhibition. This article is
illustrated. For those who
love the water there is an article ON the
Fishermen of the Great Lakes" For
the lover of art there is a pleasant |
paper of "reminiscences of Ridgway
Knight, filled with beautiful illustra-
lions. For those who prefer adven-
ture, the Sand Hogs of Caisson Sink
ing will prove absorbing, and all who
care for the study of human nature
will read with keen interest the true
history of ''The Last of the Fighting
Editors a class which has given to the |
journalism of the West and South it's
piquant flavor. The best historian of
our navy, MI. John r. Spears, contrib
utes a paper upon the "Mutiny on the
''Somers." A charming romance of |
history, ''Grandsir's Charge takes for
It's text the dramatic situation depicted
upon the cover of the magazine, the
Surrender of General Burgoyne.' 1t |
is interesting to know that all of us
are cousins of Queen
Victoria, and equally so that we may
call any prisoner Of the Tombs cousin,
and still be well within our rights. The
subject is treated by Mr.. Duncan Rose
The fiction in this number maintains
high standard.
Miss Bertha Runkle is the youngest
Of the American authors whose pens
have made them famous within the
past few years. When she wrote ssThe
Helmet of Navarro" she was little
more than twenty years of age, yet the
of her romance was read
with enthusiasm by the editors of The
Century, and has attracted wider and
more favorable attention than any other
story that has ever appeared serially in
that magazine. Many applications have
been made for the authors portrait,
but no one has succeeded in overcom-
ing her aversion to its public use; and
details Of her biography are almost
equally difficult to obtain. As a mat
ter of fact there is little to record |