The Republican journal., 1904-12-15
Literary News and Notes.

According to the annual report of
Herbert Putnam, librarian of congress,
transmitted to both houses of congress
Dec. 18th, the total number of printed
books and pamphlets in the library is
1,179,713, gain of Is, 791 for the last
fiscal year. In addition there were o.
954 books in the law branch of the Ii
brary, 121 1866 manuscript pieces, 1851
charts, 3s4, 41S pieces of music and 1885,
651 prints. During the year there were
1O3, 100 copyright entries. During the "a
years since the copyright work became
a business of the library of congress, the
total number of entries have been L.
5ls.605.
The December number of The Rad
der completes the fifteenth volume of
that most excellent yachting magazine,
and We are glad to note that its adver-
Using pages and general makeup indi-
cate substantial prosperity. 1t has
won this position by merit, and as its
patronage increased the magazine has
been made better and better. Each
number is richly worth the price of a
years subscription and the magazine is
simply indispensable to the np-to-date
boat builder, and the yachtsman as
WELL The Rudder Publishing Co., 8
Murray street, New York. Subscrip-
ton, 80 year.
The Christmas number of the New
England Magazine is clothed in an at
tractive dress of red and green in the
design of holly berries and leaves, form
ing background for reproduction of
Carlo Dolci's charming painting, est.
Cecilia at the Organ A cursory
glance through its pages shows it to be
lavishly illustrated, although its strik-
ing pictorial features merely reinforce
its strength of text and its literary ex-
cellence. There are six extremely good
stories in the number: "How the Bill
Went Through" by George Brinton,
ga Rose Dormant" by Adds Dunbar,
''The Story of a Storm" by R. G.
Pitzer, "Alrs Fair" by Willmatte
Porter Cockerell, "Dollie: Aide-de-
Camp" by Eugene NJ. Fryer, and the
second installment of the humorous
"Manda" stories by Jeanette Pember-
ton. The poetry is contributed by
Susie NJ. Best, Edwin L. Sabin, Ellen
Shepard Dwinnell and Kent KnOwlton.
Serenely declining to join the "anvil
chorus of the ten-cent monthlies, the
National Of Boston grows richer every
month in geniality, in human interest
and in literary quality. Charles War
rem Stoddard, Holman F. Day, Elliott
Flower, Dallas Lore Sharp, Frank Gun
saulus, Yone Noguchi, Frank Putnam,
Ethel Armes, Cora A. MatsOn-Dolson,
Edwin Webster Sanborn, Christobelle
van Asmus Bunting and thirty others,
in story, song and essay, unite to make
the Christmas, 1904, National the best
in the history of the magazine. The
Christmas National contains the Ma
six-part serials are announced as
among the features of the Nationals
next year-''The Comedy of Masks"
society story by Anna Mcclure Sholl;
'The Witch Crow and Barney Bylow,"
modern fairy tale for boys. by James
Ball Naylor, and Michael Ryan, Cap
italist," a story of the labor union, by
F. F. D. Albery of Columbus, Ohio.
An uncommonly edifying Christmas
sermon is that in the December num-
Der of the Atlantic Monthly,-Christ-|
mas: its Unfinished Business, by Sam
uel NJ. Crothers, ''The Gentle Reader"
Mr.. Crothers wakes ironical over the
progress OF universal peace. Has not
Great Britain" he says, made peace
in South Africa, and the United States
of America established it in the Philip
pines; and is not Russia at this mo-
ment endeavoring to establish it in
Manchuria?" But in the end the facts
constrain him to believe that there is
still prodigiouS amount of unfinished
business to be transacted ere peace can
finally hold the stage. The call, he
says, is for a new cllivalry; our duty is
not only to keep the peace, but to make
a peace that is worth keeping. The
new generation must be shown what
opportunities the worlds business and
politics afford to great-hearted gentle
men who are willing to risk something
for cause. The kind OF peace which
the world needs cannot be had for the
asking, 1t come high-but it is worth
the price.
The American Boy for Christmas
will delight the boys heart, from its
front cover design representing young |
hunter, his dog, gun and game, clear
through to the last page. 1t contains
stories, leading articles and items of i
AilCOA GOV w OoyS. 40 especially dpplO- |
pirate to the Christmas season are:
"Father Lanuite's Prize" by Lillian V. |
Lambert; ''Kersey," by Evelyn M.
Wood Lovejoy; ''Uncle Sans Santa
Claus and distributing Christmas
Presents in the Navy" Other stories
and leading articles are ''The Pathway
to Success" being an interview with
ex-senator T. w. Palmer of Detroit;
ga Message to American Boys" by
Governor Montague of Virginia; the
first two chapters of Kirk Munroe's
new story, "For the Mikado;" James
Billings Moose Hunt" by
Curwood; "rrue Heroism-A Talk
With Boys" being the last contribu-
tioD from the pen of the late G. A.
Henty; Basket Ball." by George 7.
Hepbron, Secretary Amateur Athletic
Basket Ball Committee; 'Uncle Sans |
New Pupils" describing how Uncle
Sam is teaching young Filipinos in this
country; 'skating,"- ~ George D: !
winner Of twenty-five Ameri-
can champio nships for speed and figure
skating: can Elephant Hunt that
Failed;" The Champion of the Lake,,
by William Heyliger; number two Of
the Among the Birds series; Gen
eral Nathaniel Greene" a biography
by Marianne G. Spratley; ''The Franks
of Jimmy Lane" a humorous story by
Jonas Jutton; ga Feline Fury" an