The Republican journal., 1905-07-13
Literary News and Notes.

camp near katahdin Iron Works. 1t
is called Camp khayyam, but it is more
of working den than anything in the
way of resting place, for Major Day
is putting nearly all his working hours
into completing the manuscript of his
first novel, which he is under contract
to finish within a specified time. The
first part of the book is already in type
and the publishers are pushing the sale
with good success. Major Days family
is with him at Camp khayyam.
The most interesting event in the
magazine world for the coming month
is the appearance of the Cosmopolitan
under new auspices and in new garb.
The famous old magazine, which was
one of the pioneers of ten-cent perfodi-
Gals, has taken on a new lease of life.
The August number is interesting from
cover to cover. The fiction in this mid
summer issue is by Francis Lynde, Tom
Mason, Max Nordau, Anna Wharton
Morris, Herbert Quick and Ambrose
Blerce. Other contributors are Ebert
Hubbard, Edwin Markham, Cyrus
Townsend Brady, John p Tabb and
Alan Dale. The number is beautifully
and abundantly illustrated. In fact,
the new Cosmopolitan bids fair to step
at once into the front ranks of the
magazines.
The July number of Recreation will
delight the sportsman's heart. 1t con-
tains some of the most interesting
hunting and fishing stories imaginable,
and the departments are brimfuI of
splendid hints for the man who goes to
the woods and waters for pleasures,
sport and health. The leading story is
entitled Buffalo Hunting Thirty-five
Years Ago." written by Capt. James
w. Dixon, an old Army officer, who
watched the gradual humiliation of
the bison on the Western frontier when
the white men and Indians thought the
supply inexhaustible. The story is
quantity reminiscent and we'll illustrat-
ed. Carl E. Alderman has splendid
illustrated paper on the turkey buzz
card, in which this strange bird is de-
scribed in its native wilds and mountain
fastenesSes.
Following its custom of making re-
view of the cheerful signs of uplift in
our national life every July, there an.
pear in the July mum Der of the Worlds
Work, many articles that give the
optimistic side of our growth. In
what City Might Be-" M. G. Gun
milf describes the movement that is
making our cities places of beauty and
magniticence. The illustrations reveal
a wonderful growth in public taste.
Charles c. johnson tells what Our
Public Schools Achieve" in an illus
trated article containing many new
facts of interest to every American,
Herbert Putnam, the librarian of Con-
gress describes the marvellous spread of
free facilities for reading in Libraries
for Everybody" and Joy Wheeler Dow
tells by text and picture what is ''The
Ideal Home"
Patriotism, pleasure and profit are
the happy ingredients which go to
make up the contents of the July num-
Der of The American Boy. The splen-
did cover picture showing a stalwart
American Revolutionary soldier stand
ing sword in hand in defense of the
Stars and Stripes will excite a real
Fourth of July feeling in both old and
young. Among the patriotic stories
and articles in this number are: Archie
Comstock's Celebration, which will
simply tickle the boys all over with it's
humor; What Has Happened on the
run vi VI d uly, tcilllS VI OIIleT lnCef-
esting events which have taken place
on that day; The First Declaration of
Independence in America tells how the
planters of Virginia declared for free
dom from tyranny one hundred years
prior to 1910; The Battle of Fort Windy
is stirring description of how the boys
of Windham celebrated the Fourth in
spite of opposition. instruments are
given of the two serials, and the vari-
GUS departments are all replete with
most interesting information. Sprague
Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich.
Noting the hayward tendencies of
Fashion in the New Idea Woman's
Magazine for August, Charlotte Mill
ward says: "While the name blouse
has been retained as convenient term
to designate a bodice or shirt-waist not
having skirt of like material, the gar
ment itself is no longer as loosely fitted
as formerly. The exaggerated pouch is
a discarded feature, and strong
tendency is asserting itself toward the |
draped or dart-fitted bodice. Last year
the separate blouse was a blouse, prop
erly speaking, and the dart-itted effects