The Republican journal., 1901-10-31
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.

With the installment published in the
October Magazine Number of The Out
look Mr.. Jacob A. Riis' autobiography
s'The Making of an American" comes
to an end. With the single exception
of the autobiography OF Booker L.
Washington, ''Up From Slavery also
published in The Outlook, no recent
photographed story has been read
with more interest and entertainment.
SO a year. The Outlook Company, 2s7
Fourth Avenue, New York;
The October number of Outing be-
gins new mechanical life for the
magazine. In paper, printing, and IN
general makeup, it becomes the equal
of any high-class magazine on the mar
ket In contents this months number
is peculiarly seasonable. There are en-
tertaining papers for sportsmen on the
Ruffed Grouse Woodcock. Prairie
Chicken and Wild Turkey Shooting, and
very practical article on How to
Make Duck Decoys and How to Set
Them Out.
The October number of Table Talk
is unusually bright and interesting. 1t
has a beautiful half-tone frontispiece,
entitled: mark Hanna's Last Dinner
Party in his Cleveland Home, to Presl-
dent Mckinley" 1t is unusually we'll
taken and gives the names of all the
guests at the table. 1t is, at this time, of
interest to the people. This issue con-
tains several half-tone illustrations of
attractive dishes. with recipes and in
structions how to prepare them. Back
numbers will be sent free to any one of
our readers, or the October issue for 10
cents, by addressing Table Talk, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The November Atlantic will print an
important paper on the two over
shadowing international questions
Reciprocity ard the Monroe Doctrine.
America, always passively disliked, has
now evidently become most threaten
ing question to European diplomats.
How can our recent inroad into indus
trial and financial Europe be met or be
counteracted? Will reciprocity treaties
accomplish this end, and how long will
Europe tolerate our enforcement of the
Monroe Doctrine, which they look upon
as a dog in the manger policy, believing
that we will neither absorb South
America ourselves nor permit Europe
to do so. All these questions, and many
others equal vital and important,
flowing from them or connected with
Europe and Anne RIGA, and contributed
by Sidney Brooks S.
The November Smart Set is perha| S
the most unique and re markable maga-
zine that has ever been published in
this country Among its interesting
features are contributions by five titled
writers. Prince Vladimir Vaniatsky is
the author of the clever story, ''The
Sensation of the Archduchess;" Coun-
tess Loveau de Chavanne relates the
mystery of beautiful Partisan known
as "The Black Rose;" Lady Violet Gre
vile writes entertainingly of Fashion
in the Garden" BARONESS Won Hutton
tells the story of an artists love for a
girl whom he calls "Bread and Butter;"
and Lady Catharine Morgan contributes
an amusing poem, ..Fro ON One to
Twelve" Other contribu tions to the
number are of equal interest. Edgar
Fawcett writes the leading novelette,,
entitled 'The Wonderful Idea," fasci-
mating story of London society and the
stage.
The newly discovered genius, Leon
Lempert, Jr., of Rochester, n. Y,
whom the G. NJ. Clark people are intro
ducing to the public through the med
| ium of ga book to stagger sorrow" en-
titled junk has not been long in the
twenties but it said he has turned out a
work of humorous verses and illustra-
tions that will give him conspicuous
place in the list of American hi Imorists
| and cartoonists. Young Mr.. Lempert
comes naturally by his artistic tempera-
ment. His father is an artist and archi-
| tect of considerable note. The son
started writing humorous verses and
grotesquely illustrated them as an even
| ing diversion, and for the amusement
| of family friends. Through accident
his clever work came to the attention
| of his present publishers, who thought
the public might laugh as much as they
did if it had the opportunity of seeing
| quite number of these verses and
illustrations in unique volume.
In the leading article in The Writer
| (Boston) for October, Archibald Clayer-
ing Gunter, who has made fortune by
publishing his own books after "Mr.
Barnes of New York" had been reject
ed by all the leading publishers, discuss
es the question of "Authors as Publish
| ers." Jane Whitcomb makes can
Appeal for Better Literary Work."
Alice May Douglas gives fresh informa-
tion about ''The Manuscript Market"
and Evelyn Whitcomb writes of "The
Short Story of To-day" Other topics
discussed in the number are Sir Walter
Besant's Rules for Writing, Fiction
founded on Fact, The Right Use of
''That'' and (Which" and The Work of
the Manuscript Reader. The depart
ments, Newspaper English Edited,
Personal Gossip About Authors, Writers
Articles e ia ia pe1odcas gSoH snd NeWs sng
Notes, are we'll sustained, and the
whole number is helpful and inspiring
to literary workers, as The Writer
always is.