The Republican journal., 1902-12-11


spent most of the time at sea. His fam
lily accompanies him to Guam.
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.
1t was the Chicago fire that made
Timothy Cole a d-engraver-to-da
at the head of living wood-engravers.
In his younger days the lads devotion
was divided between his violin and his
graver's tools; and the elder Cole, an
Engllshman of more than ordinary in
telllgence and culture, left his son to
work cut his own salvation. The Chi
cago fire, with its other havoc, made
ashes of the gifted youths precious
violin: and the weight of the ashes
turned the scale in favor of wooden
craving.
The Christmas National maintains
the reputation that magazine is making
for good stories. The number contains
ten stories; Love Affairs of James Car
rington, Jr., by Carrie Hunt Latta Of
Indianapolis; In the Corduroy Country,
by Eva Hampton Prather OF Atlanta;
A Skirmish in the Dark, by James Ray
mond Perry of Chicago: Doucette, by
Lyle 0. Harris of Louisiana; When
Nancy Hart Quilted Down, by Grace
MACEDONIAN Cooke of Chattanooga
Tusk and Coil, by Dallas Lore Sharp of
Boston; As Seen by the Typewriter
Girl, by Winifred L. Mallon of Wash
ington, D. c.: The Mystery of Billy
Smejkal, by Thomas W. Steep of Buff
falo; His Christmas Boots, by Bennett
Chapple of Boston.
The Christmas number of What to
Eat IS full of pertinent holiday matter
Articles which are especially adapted
to holiday reading are Our Christmas
in Paris a short story by kilbourne
Cowles: Miss Allison's pride" by AL
bert j. klinck, clever short story: "A
Honolulu Christmas Dinner by Mrs.
Walter G. Smith of Honolulu deserib-
ing dinner in the Hawaiin: Ballad of
Christmas Song by Estelle Foreman:
"a Virginia Christmas and Sending
the Christmas Gifts by Marie Eulalie
Moran: "a Rummage Christmas Tree"
and For the December Bride by Laura
a. Smith: ''The Brides Christmas
Stocking" by Helen Bertha Crane;
Santa Claus in the Kitchen and Ger
man Christmas Cakes by Rose Therese
Georger, together with much interest
ing miscellany about the holiday season.
The chief feature of the New England
Magazine for December is an apprecia-
tive article by William H. Downes on
Charles H. Davis, who is perhaps the
leading living American landscapist.
Mr.. Downes has drawn in the most
sympathetic manner an outline of the
artists life, his high aims and ideals,
and emphasizes his rare insight into
the beauty of natures moods. The
accompanying illustrations deserve
special word of praise, and are repre-
sentative of Mr.. Davis best work,
much of it his latest and all of it espec-
tally photographed for this article Miss
Margaret Waldo Higginson, daughter
of Thomas Wentworth, makes her debut
in the world of authors with charm
ingly written account of her wander
ings in ''Titian's Country" Many of
her comments are delightfully."- fresh
and original and the Illustrations
mainly Snaps" with her own camera
are most appropriate and interesting.
The author of Tito William Henry
Carson, whose new book the c. NJ
Clark company will bring out soon,
conceived the plot of his novel and the
main features of his story, while taking
long walks into the country. He is an
interchangeable walker and an enthusiast
in his views as to the benefit resulting
from the exercise. His scenes and
characters are taken from life while
tramping along country roads in Italy.
Making cOpiOus notes of daily Incl
dents, that is, those of such character
as present an aspect of originality or
interest, Mr.. Carson mentally stores
the material for later elaboration. He
follows the same method in his char
press of his active legal work Mr.. Car
writing for weeks, or even months, de-
voting only such time to literary work
as opportunity presented, but he is now
devoting greater part OF his time to
literature.
The Living Age, Americas venerable
and only weekly eclectic, is the oldest,
as it is the best, concentration of choice
periodical literature printed in this
country. 1t holds a unique position in
the magazine world-a monthly that
comes every week-a single magazine
that contains the cream Of all. Those
who desire thorough compendium of
all that is admirable and noteworthy in
the literary world will be spared the
trouble of wading through the sea of
reviews and magazines published
abroad; for they will find the essence
of all compacted and concentrated
here. The Living Age is, for this rea-
son, particularly well adapted to the
needs of the busy American whose leis-
ure for extended reading is greatly re-
stricted. To those whose means are
limited, it must meet with especial
favor, for it offers them what could not
otherwise be obtained except by a large
outlay. Intelligent readers who want
to save time and money will find it in
valuable. Its prospectus for 1908, which
appears in another column, is we'll worth
attention in selecting ones reading
matter for the new year. Note their
liberal offer to new subscribers.
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