The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-01-01
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.

LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.
The feature of the January Every
body's" is new arabian Nights" sto-
ry found recently by DR.. Seybold, of the
University of Tubingen among the
Arabic manuscripts of the late Consul
WetZstein of Damascus. Mrs. Bessie
! Van Worst describes her experience in
factories in Chicago, being The last ar
ticle of the series of "The Woman that
Tolls" Juliet Wilbor TompklnS con-
tributes a most interesting study of
''The Personality of Helen Could In
tragedies of Steamboat Histories Il.
w. Ogden tells some dramatic stories of
life on the Mississippi. Mrs. Dazzle
dick at Home" the third of the I'm
employed Rich" series, describes the typ
zeal New York society woman on the
search for sensational entertainment.
There is a vivid account of the person
ality of Andrew jackson and the scene
at Calhoun's supper party at 'The In
dian Queen in Washington, i'll Great
Days IN Great Careers by Alfred Hen
ny Lewis. David Graham Phillips des-
cribes How Roosevelt became Presl-
dent There are a number OF good
vital short stories of real interest.
Conkey's Home Journal Chicago be-
! gins in its January issue series OF
practical lessons in lace maklng. These
lessons are designed to teach women
and girls the art of lace making for
pleasure or profit. The Fashion and
Pattern departments have been very
materially strengthened by the addition
OF page of original designs for waists.
preparing and Serving a New Years
I Dinner is the subject of {, timely illus
! trated special article by Ethel NJ. Col
| son. Miss Finch's Table Talks as
usual, are replete with information
which is essential to the woman who
would be up to date in table etiquette.
! Nine. Julia gives several charming
designs for "Coitfure Ornaments" The
Snort stories are "a Head of Bronze
, by William Lightfoot Eisscher; "a Ten
Thousand Dollar Calendar by William
, ii. Handy, and Deacon Potter's Court
Ship by Eben E. ReXford. Ella
| Wheeler Wilcox contributes pithy
editorial on "People We Do Not Like"
and an excellent piece of music for the
! piano is by Daisy Virginia Wilson. A
special article entitled 'The Greatest
Electric Railway in the World, tells OF
, the progress of electrical inventions as
eXemplltied in the new surface railway
between Chicago and Aurora, Illinois.
| Poisons accumulate in the system when
the kidneys are sluggsh-blotcheS and bad
complexion result-take Hoods Sarsaparil-
| la.
| Quaker-Dobson, the young impression
| list, has scored a success beyond his fondes-
hopes.
| take-I am glad to hear it. How was it :?
n,Jal, 10 ir,tn Of h.
ington crossing the Delaware, and the COM
mittee thought it was Eliza's escape on the
ice.-Brooklyn Life.
A teacher asked her class to name five
different IN embers of the "cat" family. No
body answered till at last one little girl
raised her hand. "Well," said the teacher,
encouragingly. FEATHER cat, mother cat,
| and three little Kittens"
If there's a Hint of Catarrh faint
apply DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder with
! out delay. 1t will save you suffering, heal
you quickly whether you have been a slave
one month or fifty years. 1t relieves cold
i'll the head and catarrhal headaches in ten
minutes The Hon. David Mills, Minister
of Justice for the Dominion of Canada, en-
dorses it. 80 cents.-65 Sold by Edmund
Wilson and A. A. Howes & Co.
"What is IA synonym" asked teacher
"Please, SIR said a lad, otis a word you
can use in place of another if you don't
know how to spell it.''-Sacred Heart Re-
view
No Heart too Bad TO be rured.-Testi-
mony could be piled high in commendation
Of the wonderful cures wrought by DR.. Ag-
news Cure for the Heart. No case stands
against this great remedy where it did not
relieve the most acute heart sufferings in
side of thirty minutes. 1t attacks the dis
ease in an instant after being taken.-6G
Cnld h,E Wilson nd A
& Co.
Deacon Johnson-Does yo' believe in in
| FAINT damnation, Brudder Jackson?
Brother Jackson-Deedy, no! Dey'll pick
up cuss words enough widout being swored
at by deyr parents.-Puck.
PilI-Pric The days of % cents box
! for pills are numbered. DR.. AgneW's Liver
| Pills at 10 cents vial are Surer, safer and
( pleasanter to take Cure Constipation, Sick
and Nervous Headaches, Dizziness, Lassi-
tude, Heartburn. Dyspepsia, Loss of Ape
order.-6 Sold by Edmund Wilson and A.
A. Howes & Co.
| 1t was little Alfred's first ride in Sleep
er. He had thought it great fun when he
was popped into the upper berth to sleep.
But during the night sorry little voice
like sleeping way up chimney."-A. T. D.
DOctOred Nine Years for letter Mr..
James Castor, merchant, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, writes: "For nine years l have been
disfgured with letter on my hands and
| face. At last l have found cure in DR..
| Agnew's Ointment 1t helped me from the
first application, and now am permanently
cured. '-68 Sold by Edmund Wilson and
| A. A. HOWeS & Co.
| Papa (the night before Christmas What
are you crying for, Jimmy?
Jimmy-Harry Fuller's legs are fatter
| than mine-Harper'S Bazaar.