The Republican journal., 1903-07-09
Literary News and Notes.

Anthony Hope Hawkins, the author,
and Miss Elizabeth Sheldon of New
York, sister of SuSanne Sheldon Mrs.
Ainley), the actress, were married at
St. Brides church, Fleet street, Lon
don. July lst, in the presence of many
distinguished literary and society peo
pie. The church was handsomely deco
rated and the bishop of Stepney otficiat-
ed. There were six bridesmaids, among
them being Ethel Barrymore.
What to eat for July provides amuse-
ment and instruc tion. 1t is an ideal
number. 1t sharpens the sluggish ap
petite just to look through the contents
and note the recipes for dainty dishes,
short stories and toasts. Its Pure
Food Light is attracting the attention
of readers all over the United States.
In this number is MI E. f. SlOsSon's
opinion. Mr.. Slosson is State Chemist
for The Wyoming Agricultural Expert
ment Station.
A typical American sketch is Stanley
Waterloo's article, "The Trapper that
Was and That Is" in the June Sports
Ateld. Other notable narratives stories
and essays are: THE French River
Wilderness" descriptive of the Georgian
Bay and Lake Nipissing districts of
Canada: ''Fhe Big Bear OF Chappefs
Fork" Pennsylvania hunting yarn; "a
Typical Tenderfoot," being the expert
ences of a scion of British nobility in
our Northwestern cattle country: "A
California Journey" by c. T. Hubbard:
The Future of Trout Fishing by
Chas. +. Allen; Along the Missis-
sippi,' by Helen Gray; "Trouting in the
Big Horn Mountains The Wisconsin
Muscallonge, ""IIints on Dog Training "
and a great variety of matters specl-
ally interesting to Nature lovers and
SportSmen.
Records of the past for June opens
with the first of series OF articles Oh
the Antiquities of the United States.
This article, by the editor. Dr.. Baum,
is devoted to the ruins i'll de Chiefly,
del Muerto and Monument Canyons,
and is illustrated 10y most remarkable
series of pictures reproduced from pho
tographs taken by Dr. Baum last sum-
mer. The frontlspece is a panoramic
view of the Canyons de Chelly and del
Muerto. These canyons lie IN the very
center of the prehistoric civilization
which existed i'll the Southwest. The
most important view, however, is that
of the photographs on the wall OF Canyon
del Muerto, which had never before
been successfully photographed.
Among the interesting finds Illustrated
are: the mummy of an old man with
| his bow, and a perfectly developed
dwarf. which is the only one yet found
in the Southwest Records of the Past
Exploration Society has just succeeded
i'll securing the appointment, by the
Interior Department, of custodian,
Mr. Day, to protect these ruins from
despolatlon by tourists and curio col
| lect0rS.
In the July-September J number of the
! Forum the leading article is review
by Henry Litchtield West of the pres
| ent situation in ''Amercan Politics,
dealing particularly with the presiden-
tial candidatures and the prospects Of
tariff revision. A. Maurice Lows re-
sumo of ''Foreign Affairs is mainly con-
the so-called British: Monroe Doctrine in
the Persian Gulf, and Mr.. Chamber
lains protectionist proposals. The most
striking events in the world of 'Fi-
nance during the last quarter are out
lined by Alexander d. Noyes. Develop
ments in applied Science" in the same
period are treated by Henry Harrison
Suplee. The literary article is criticism
of ''Recent Biography" by Herbert w.
Horwill. "The Recent Dramatic Sea
son: Study in Theatrical Evolution,
is the title Of a paper by Henry Tyrrell
leading up to plea for the establish
ment Of American National Art Thea
tire. Archaeological research is present,
eddy Prof James c. Egbert's account OF
''Recent Excavations in the Roman
Forum" Ossian H. Lang writes on
''The Educational Outlook" and the
editor, Dr. J. M. Rice, describes the
origin, purposes, and methods of The
Society of Educational Research" The
official reports of this society are
henceforth to be published regularly in
the educational department of the Fo-
rum. The miscellaneous section of the
present number contains discussion. OF
the question, GLOW Shall the College
Curriculum be Reconstructed" by
! Prof. G. Trumbull Ladd, and an article
on ''kishinetf by Prof. r. Gottheil.
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