The Republican journal., 1902-01-02
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.

"Reciprocity with Canada" is advo-
Gated in the January Forum by lead
ing Canadian politician, Hon. John
Charlton. He argues that the beneficial
results which have followed from free
trade between the States of the Union
would also follow it's application to the
Dominion of Canada.
| Margaret Sidney, the well-hnoWn au-
thor of the Pepper books for children,
after season abroad, has been work
ing diligently On a new volume in her
popular series. Every year adds new
flock of little readers to the already
large number of Pepper admirers, and
they will await expectantly the appear
ance of the new volume. 1t is to be is
sued in the early spring by I.othrop
Publishing Company.
The December number OF the New
England Magazine presents among
other subjects Pilgrim Ports in Old
England, Edwin D. Mead; Sir Christie
pher Wren's London Churches, Ralph
b. Cleveland; Children in Commercial
and Factory Life, Haryot Holt Cahoon;
The Snake Dancers OF Tusayan, Charles
F. Holden; and several poems, besides
a story by Bret Harte.
The current number of the Writer, a
magazine for literary workers, presents
many helpful and interesting articles.
The number opens with an instructive
papergiving Facts for the Bibliophile."
by Vincent Van Martin Beede. Zone
Writer'S Literary Experiences" are en-
tertainingly told by Grace Whitton.
The editorial departments discuss sew
eral important matters, and the depart
ments devoted to writers of the Day."
personal Gossip About Writers" Cur
rent Literary Topics" and Helpful
hints and suggestions" give much
timely information.
DR.. w. Dewitt Hyde, President of
Bowdoin College, discusses in the Jan
uary Forum some of the more urgent
''Problems of Our Educational Sys-
tenn with respect alike to elementary
schools, high schools and colleges. He
expresses incidentally the opinion that
'the twentieth century finds us just
bit tired of the Germans peculiar type
of scholarship, with its zeal to heap
up new acquisitions OF knowledge re
CARELESS of relative worth, sense of
proportion, attractiveness of form, or
either aesthetic or practical use.'
The Outlook is a weekly newspaper
and monthly magazine in one and under
one subscription price. Its magazine
: number for January has eight lllustrat-
ed articles, two stories zone by Sarah
Orne Jewett) carefully written his
tory of the weeks doings and many
book reviews. There are full-page por-
traits Of new political figures of promi-
nence, articles of anecdotal biography,
; most entertaining instalment of Ed
ward Everett Hale's memories of
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: manent value. The Outlook Co., 2S7
Fourth Ave, n. Y.
! Aside from Senator Hanna civilian
Mckinley as | Knew Him." the January
National is strong and attractive
number. A new and most kindly por-
t trait of Senator Hanna adorns the cover
r and smiles benevolently at the reader
l from the first page of affairs at Wash
ington." This department is as usual
a chatty resume of social and political
gossip at the national capital, lavishly
: illustrated With finely engraved por-
: traits of men and women of present
prominence. In Official Society, Past
and Present." Mrs. Catherine Frances
; Cavanagh reviews brilliantly a century
: OF social functions at Washington. The
stories are brisk and well illustrated.
5 the articles timely and well written
The January number of Frank Les
1 lies Popular monthly is unusually
l fortunate in its fiction. Ian Maclaren
breaks his long silence by contributing
one of his exquisite little sketches, ''The
Vision of the Soul" while Hamlin Gar
4. land tells an Indian tale in his best vein,
| a story which has been deliberately illus
trated in colors. In several other stories,
, notably those by Ralph Henry Bar
bour, and E. S. Chamberlayne, the
/ humorous predominates, while Miss
/ Marion Hills story, "In Honor of the
: Infant" combines delicious sense of
the ludicrous with a half unconscious
q pathos that comes from a perfect I'M
3 derstandng of childhood. Among the
Y more serious articles in this number is
striking character sketch of Chief
: Arthur, of the Locomotive Engineers,
o the single permanent leader of labor in
this country, and Senator Tillman's
successful defence of his plan for the
solution of the liquor problem Read
! ers who are looking for less serious en-
tertainment will be much diverted by
the autobiography of David Warfeld,
an actor who has the rare credit of con
tributing new chara cter to the Ameri-
can drama.
The January number of The Ladies'
Journal is a regular store-house of in
l teresting facts and good fiction, and in
r point of illustrations is one of the most
beautiful issues ever given the public.
1t opens with page showing some of
| Miss Brownelrs artistic photographs,
! then tells "How Uncle Sam Guards His
Millions" and presents Mr.. Kipling's
actual experience in raising" a baby
Iona really remarkable piece of writ
, ing. Cardinal Gibbons contributes fear
} less article on 'The Restless Woman"
? and James Whitcomb Riley's ''Home
, Folks" are described and pictured. Plans
for "a $4,000 House and a Garden are
given, and Will Bradley shows the
dining room of 'his house." The edi-
torial page is given up to extracts from
sixty-eight letters relating to the
J examining" system in the schools. It is
pathetically powerful. In the way of
fiction are the second part of ''The
Russells in Chicago" the conclusion of
Miss Porter's ga Gentleman of the
Blue Grass" and of Frederick NJ
Smiths delightful romance, Chris
tine" and ''The Wisdom of the Dove"
a clever short story by Lillian Brooks.
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