The Republican journal., 1901-09-05
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.

| Miss Kate Vanrah of Gardiner, the
we'll known song writer, has set to
music a poem by Miss Emily Selinger.
1t has been published by Presser & Co.
of Philadelphia, under the name of 30,
| Night Unforgotten," which Miss Van
nah has dedicated to her friend Miss
McGregor of Portland.
One OF the happier tendencies in the
lite of today is the increasing intimacy
of people with woods and animals, and
OF Leslie's Monthly for September is
upon the art of photographing birds,
written and beautifully illustrated by
Mr. A. H. Verrill, who is himself past
master of the art.
| Changes of Importance have been
taking place in the management of
Frank Leslie Publishing House. At a
recent meeting of stockholders, Frederic
L. Colver was reelected President, but
the other officers chosen were not those
of the past year. The new officials are
Charles D. Spalding, Vice President;
Robert c. Wilson, Secretary, and Frank
c. Jappe, Treasurer. This promises to
be the most effective management the
monthly has ever known.
| The September number of The Smart
Set fully SuStainS the reputation OF that
fascinating magazine for yivacity and
cleverneSs. The number opens with an
amusing novelette, by Caroline Duer,
entitled "a New Bonnet for Mary"
The adventures of the ingenious and
unconventional heroine, a society heir
eSs, who assumes to be dreSSmaker' S
assistant for sweet charity's sake, and
dramatically assists in the recovery of a
large quantity of stolen gems, are di-
verting to degree.
Thomas Nelson Page, the famous
Southern writer, opens the September
| Atlantic with a brilliant article on The
Southern People and Reconstruction;
Charles A. Conant contributes a
thoughtful summary of The Future of
Political Parties; and An Emersonian
Democrat furnishes Notes on the Com
ing Political Reaction. John Muir
describes Hunting Big Redwoods; the
late w. J. Stillman presents his Theory
of Beauty; Lyman p. Powell discusses
| University Extension; and Henry A.
Clapp continues his entertaining Stage
"reminiscences. Miss Johnston's Au-
drey grows more entertaining and ex-
citing: Alice Brown, w. R. Leighton
and Virginia w. Cloud contribute sto-
ries: Frances Duncan discusses Japan
ese Plants in American Gardens; Rollin
| L. HART describes in lively fashion The
City at Night buffalo; Edith Wharton,
Richard Burton, and others contribute
poems; and the always timely Contrib
utors' Club closes the number
There is no subsistence i'll the quality
of the September Everybody's OF the
August number the editor of another
popular monthly said, 'that it was the
J most ably edited and made-up magazine
he had ever SEEN" Funston's exclusive
story of the capture of Aguinaldo is
the leading feature, but there are a
number Of other good things Ed.
Hough's account of Billy the KID
is capital story of frontier life. The
Average American" by Henry Gan
nett, describes the typical citizens of
the United States according to the fig
ures of the 1900 census. 'The Greatest
Tunnel in the World" by Eugene P.
Lyle, describes the construction OF the
Simplon tunnel through II II miles of
rock. DR.. c. Hart Merriam, of the Z.
S. Biological Survey, describes the
Birth of an American Volcano" E.
F. Benson author of "Dodo," explains
the Social Value of Golf" In ''The
Survivors," Macmillan Foster contri
butes one of the best of his picturesque
nature stories, describing the last bison
herd.
Not many Americans know that
Hiram L. Grant was the eighteenth
President of the United States. Yet il
is true, for ULYSSES simpson was
never legally the name of our greatest
General. This interesting fact is
brought out by Franklin B. Wiley il
The Ladies' Home Journal for Septem
Der, in Famous People as We Do No
Know Them" The story Of how il
came about was told by member OF
ongress-Thomas L. Hamer-wh6
recommended young Grant as candi
date for West Point in 1899. Mr.. Ham
er had long been friend of the Grants
but when he came to make out the ap
plication papers for Ulysses he coulG
not recall the boys full name. So
deciding that he was doubtless named
foI his mothers family, he wrote il
ulysses Simpson Grant" Thus was
it recorded at West Point, and though
the attention of the officials was sew
eral times called to the error they die
not feel authorized to correct it. This
name was gradually adopted, and by il
Grant was, and always will be known
But as for any record of the birth Of
Ulysses Simpson Grant," that does
not exist.
''Miss Alcott's Letters to Her Lau
rie, ," now printed for the first time
and edited by Laurie himself, form
one of the strongest features of The
Ladies' Home journal for September
with Seton-Thompson i'll the Woods
shows the great animal-story teller in
his element, and 'Some College Scrapes
We Got Into" as told by "a Graduate, '
give good cause for laughter There
are also interesting articles about "Cats
That Draw Salaries" Famous People
as We Do Not Know Them" and "HoW
a Village Changed it's Name" Mr.
Bok's editorial on ''The School Dues
ton Again" is strong arraignment OF
American parents for not taking the
proper part in the education of theil
children. In addition to many othel
literary and pictorial features, twice
the usual amount of space is devoted
to the coming styles, for this is the
Special Autumn Fashion Number" Of
The journal. The new dresses, hats anC
wraps are all shown. There is also 6
double page of photographs of ''Tht
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