The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-06-13
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES

| With the midmOnth of the year come
countless athletic contests and sturdy
| efforts to lower records. Mr.. James s
| Mitchell, in Outing for June, recalls the
| existence OF some hard nuts vet left To
| crack by The Athletic Giants of the
Past. Fifty years is long era. vet
some have stood that There is work
ahead for athletic aspirants.
For more than fifty years an English.
woman(who is still living has cherished
little sheaf of letters written by
Charles Dickens. These charming let.
tiers show the novelist in new part
that of the successful matchmaker.
They tell the story of another mans
| courtship and show how the writer
spurred faint heart into winning a
fair lady. They will be printed the
first time-in The Saturday Evening
Post for June 15
Gunton's Magazine for June has the
following table of contents: The Wars
of Wall Street, The Editor. Indus
trial Awakening of the South, Leonora
ton. Jacques w. Redway, F. r. G. S.
Review of the Month. Historic Change
in the Character of Interest. The Edit
or. The Ecole Libre in Paris. Leon
Mead. The Stock Market Panic. The
Public and the Spectators. Two Great
Stikes. Our Army in China. Eek
ports to the Philippines. New York's
Approaching Municipal Campaign. The
New Attorney General Chairman Bah
cocks Illusion. Real Value of the
Carnegie Gifts. Working of the Cor
man Law.
Notable among the articles in the
June magazine number of The Outlook
which is also its annual recreation
number, containing much especially
pertaining to out-of-door life-iS the ac-
count by Dr. James NJ. Wilton, of ''The
First Harvard ale Regatta 1882"
DIR. Wilton, who was then junior at
Yale, arranged the race between the
two colleges, rowing himself in the
Yale crew. Among other articles most
timely for the season is "a Revere of
Gardens by Prof. H. l.. Bailey. illus
trated by photographs of corners in
gardens and clustering plants. In an
article on Country Clubs, Mr.. Gustav
kobbe describes many typical country
clubs, East and West, with pictures of
the club houses. Photographs taken
by MI. Clifton Johnson at Tuskegee il
lustrate talk by Mr.. Booker I. Wash
ington, on Chickens, Pigs and People"
and wise observations. Mr. Philip W.
on ''The Forester and His Work" illus
trated by forest scenes. The autobog-
raphy of Mr. Jacob A. Riis ''The Max
ing of an American is continued in a
novel fashion, as Mr. Riis contributes a
chapter entitled, elisabeth Tells Her
Story" The usual history of events
and reviews of newly published books
are to be found in the number.
Table Talk for June opens up with an
illustrated article entitled Table Deco
rations'' by Eben Rexford. 1t pre-
sents the newest designs and features
in floral decoration of the table. Com
ing from an authority. this information
given will be welcomed by women
everywhere who take interest in beauti-
flying their table for home entertainment
and for special occasions. Staying in
Town in Summer" by Mrs. Burton
Kingsland, is most interesting article
that ought to be read by all who expect
to remain at home during the Summer
months. 1t presents many practical
ideas that will contribute to make the
stay at home enjoyable "a Little
Chapter on Mushrooms is seasonable
and tells you how to know the edible
ones and how to prepare them. Babies
and Summer Complaint by trained
nurse, gives valuable information to
mothers. The illustrated pages of cook
cry are always practical Its daily
menus with complete instruction how
to follow the whole month through is
valuable assistance to the housekeeper
This little magazine gives practical in
formation to the housewife not found
in any other periodical. Sample copies
of recent issue will be sent free to our
readers by addressing Table Talk Pub
fishing Company Philadelphia, Pa.