The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
Literary Notes.

filled with Bright and Timely Papers on
Travel, Science, Art, Politics, Business,
Education, the Stage and Current Events,
With Half Dozen Attractive Short
Stories. The National Magazine for
April is proof that good stout "shak6-
up sometimes does let OF good. The
Nationals plant at Al West First street,
Boston, burned In February. The March
number had to be made all over again In
a dozen different shops. The eff tes of
the National are now permanently To-
Gated at 944 Dorchester avenue Boston,
but its machinery is not yet installed.
Hence the making Of the April number
had to be scattered all over Boston
almost. And here Is the application of
the mora-for the April National is the
most varied and readable number ever
issued,
John W. Churchman, NJ. D., opens
the April Atlantic with a searching and
brilliant diagnosis of Christian Science,
which cannot fail to provoke discussion
and to interest wide circle of readers
on whatever side they may hap OF this
much-mooted question. George W. A
ger discusses the ethics of business-the
Moral OveIstrain put upon many mans
character and principles by temptations
and opportunities that are, often unnec-
essarily, thrust In his way. Colonel
Higginson continues bis delightfully."-
fresh and original "reminiscences with
brilliant paper on"The Aristocracy Of the
Dollar" that OF wealth as distinguished
from that OF birth, which he thinks has
had its day and is dying out amongst u.s.
Art for arts sake, art that surmounts
even the handicap Of wealth, art thet
forsakes all, forgets all in the Joy Of IL
spired expression, that Ia the art which
holds the hero OF Justin Miles Foreman's
story "Andrea del Sarto," 10 the April
McClure's, aloof from social frivoities !;
even separated him from the world In
his all-absorbing pursuit OF the beautiful
His wife, unable to rise to his height or
follow his eager enthusiasm for the ideal
falters behind him, unable to understand
or appreciate. Art to her is only H
means of livelihood. The necessity for
that removed, 1t Is but diversion. To
him art is no hand-maden but mistress
He mourns the separation. but In his
hroodng be catches glimpse Of his
waiting model tffcc'ively posed against
a crimson curtain, bathed in the golden
light of setting sun. His artists soul
responds, ut only can get that. LORD,
but it is beautifully" and lured, absorbed
by the ideal, he forgets that there is b
real.
Stories in the April st. Nicholas arr
many ard varied in interest. The plot
10 B. L. Fslipon's serial, "A Comedy Ia
w x" thickens to such exciting interest,"
that waiting for the next instalImenr
will he hard work. -Four Little Girla
and Their Four Little Stories is d.
lightful Western idvl from the pen of
joaquin Miller. "Wanted" is a Jolly.
helpful story for boys bv Margaret Van.
degrift; "What Befel Prince Snapssnd-
snais" is nice, old-fashioned fairy
story, and IA Visit to Colorado Gs-
cier" Ia an account OF the only known
glacier in the interior of this country.
Tudor jerks tells "About Old Ink
stands" and Margaret Jackson brings
: The Little Duke OF Dorset" near to the
girls and boys of today.
Easter lie a subject OF prominence in
the April Century. Two of the four
color drawings are OF Easter subjects
1.-THE Easter Hymn" the frontispiece,
by Violet Oakley, and 1.-The Easter Bon
net, DV AUDd W utlhH DGtLS. W.T.
other pictures are OF "E ster In Greeley
Square, New Y nrk City a doublt-1ag,'
drawing of fl ,wer market by Jules
Guerin, and an engraving by Cole ia the
Old Spanish Masters series Of Morales g
beautiful madonna of the Little Bird !"
The other two pictures In color are by
Maxfield Parrish, illustrating the famous
Villa d Este and the Pool Of the Villa
d'Este, In conjunction with Edith Whar-
toms paper on "Villss Near Rome -
with which there are other pictures in
black-snd. white by Mr.. Parrish, one of
which might be an illustration of an
anonymous p EN- in the May number,
"Spring at the villa CONT" l.. Frank
Tooker, whose poems of the sea are well
known, writes Of "Spring in South
Street" the harbor of sea craft in New
York.