The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-28
Literary News and Notes.

Dwight Tilton's new novel my Lady
Laughter" the latest announcement
of the C. M. Clark publishing Company
of Boston, will have as it's background
a location and period which has been
hitherto practically neglected by novel
lists.
Another edition of 10000 copies of
Charles Eustace Merriman'S Letters
from Son to His Self made Father
was put on the press Jan. IL. This will
make total of over 4O, 900 of these pop
ular answers to Letters from Self
made Merchant to His Son., that have
been issued since the book first ap-
peared just before Christmas. This
volume now appears with the imprint
of the Robinson, Luce Company, which
was very fortunate in entering the pub
fishing field through a medium which
promises to become as widely known as
Mr.. Lorimer's book.
A small volume facetiou5ly entitled
'"Ihe Foolish Dictionary is announced
by the Robinson, Luce Company for
publication February l. 1t is under
stood that the contributors include
some of the brightest wits and jokes
smiths in the country. On the title page
the volume is described as can exhaus-
ting work of reference to uncertain
English words, their origin, meaning,
legitimate and illegitimate use, confused
by a few pictures; executed by Gideon
WurdZ, Master of Pholly, Doctor of Lo-
quacious Lunacy, Fellow of the Royal
Gibe Society, etc, ETC."
The February Everybody's has
another first class scoop" nothing
less than statement of what the Dem
ocratic Party now stands for, by the
new leader of the Democracy in the
! House-Congressman John Sharp Will
| liams Another prominent feature is
Emory r. Johnson's explanation of
'What the Panama Canal will do for the
country" The author is member of
the Isthmian Canal commission who
| devoted his attention to collecting the
statistics which should demonstrate
the economical value of the great water
way, and he is the chief expert in
America on his subject If excellence
in magazine making consists in combi-
ming authority with entertainment,
this February Everybody's should find
even greater favor than its prede-
cessors. In addition to the foregoing,
there are ten Stories-one in verse
and good virile stories with plots in
them, at that.
Pearson's for February has three
good special articles. Michigan, No.
II, in the series of The Story of the
States, by David S. Barry: the third of
Henry George, Jr.'s articles on Modern
Methods of Finance" which deals
with the wrecking of the Third Avenue
Street Railway Company of New York,
and "Why Shakespeare Appeals to Ac-
tor and Audience" 1t contains also
two excellent character sketches; one
of David II. Greer, d. D., New York S
New Bishop Coadjutor, and the other,
An American Woman Sculptor, by Alb
by G. Baker-a sketch of Mrs. Emma
Cadwalader Guild: and six bright short
stories: A Cargo of Good Schnapps, the
first of a series of the Adventures of
the King and Queen of Smugglers, by
Halliwell Sutclitfe; Midshlpman Leigh,
by Richard Y. Oulahan, The Verdict
of Faro Mountain, by Rex c. Beach;
| Overheard, by Hayden Church: The
Luck OF the Picaroons, by Gelett Bur
CESS and Will Irwin, and The Abdica-
ton of Francis Joseph, another OF the
Rev citations of an International Spy,
10y A. Y. Two poems, Readin' the Rug,
by Holman Day, and Horas: Non: \ H.
nero: Nisi: Serenas, by Howell Scrat-
ton. together with the articles in the
Home Notes department complete an
exec ptlonally interesting number.