The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
Literary News and Notes.

Those who entertain as well as those
who wish to be entertained should read
that excellent magazine, ''What to
Eat" published by The Pierce Publish
ing Co., Chicago 1t is the foremost
champion for pure food.
Mrs. Gertrude Beane Hamilton of
Bangor has just published the book,
From Forecastle to Cabin" the story
of whaling voyage around the world,
written by her father previous to his
sudden death in Augusta, and contain
ing over 70 illustrations by the author.
The narrative is fact, not fiction, and is
written in an entertaining manner,
spiced by Mr.. Beane's native wit.
Booth Harrington has among the
curios in his airy New York apartment
boomerang. A magazine editor said
of this odd weapon the other day: Il
do not believe that a native can handle
boomerang so that it will return to
the precise spot it started FROM Il
believe it," said Mr.. Harrington.
''Why, a magazine writer can do the
very same thing with his manuscript if
he incloses stamped envelope
The August number of the Atlantic
has been carefully planned to be sum
mer fiction number Of the first interest.
The editors hope that the suggestion of
such titles as ''The Clammer," "In
Swimming" can Apology for the
Country above the Clouds at Mete-
qui," may be found cooling and season
able. The fiction of the number will be
especially attractive to lovers of sto-
ries, while the essays have all the read
ableness of stories
Waiting for Bite" is the apt title
of the front page picture of the August
American Boy, bringing a vision OF
cooling breeZes, sandy shores, camps,
boats and woods, with all the delightful
occupations incident to ''the good old
summer time" OF course every reader
of The American Boy will want to know
about the American Boy Day celebra-
tons and this number contains an &C
count of the splendid one at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition at Portland, Ore,
with pictures of many of the boys and
their friends who took part in it; and
also of the celebration at Bedford, Pa,
with a large group picture.
Writing of the relation of education
to business in the New Idea Woman's
AhnSdLluC IOl ScpUcLnDCl, IAoPoAoASS
Goodlove, who has made wise observa-
ton of the industrial field for women,
says: "Take stenographers and secre-
taries, clerkships of various kinds,
managerial work in business of dozen
descriptions-the well-informed woman
gets ahead OF the uninfolmed every
time. But-and this circumstance is
important-the information that Sc
cures preference for these women is
general, not special, with the exception
of stenographic training, and that is
only one section of a good secretarys
equipment. 1t is the kind of knowledge
picked up from many sources, in school
and out of it. The same brand of in
formation fits person, speaking rough
ly of course, quite as we'll for the clerk
ship as for the managerial work, or for
the secretaryship. For instance, a
knowledge of current events is quite
as important in one as in the other.
Acquaintance with the outlines of his
tory, and at least the landmarks in
literature, raise the standard of their
fortunate possessor, no matter what
her work is. General information, more
or less, is the need of every woman who
intends to earn her own living in this
twentieth century"