The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-09
Literary News and Notes.

lantic will print no more verse. One OF
| two poems of fine quality will appear in
each number of the magazine.
w. w. Jacobs, Bruno Leasing and
| Leroy Scott contribute excellent short
stories to the November Cosmopolitan,
and what makes them the more well
| come is that they are all OF mirth-pro
voking nature. Mr. Jacobs tale, ''The
Constable's Move" is even funnier
than the first of the series he is writing
for the Cosmopolitan.
The November McClure's begins a
new volume with the opening chapters
of two great new series and big Kip
ling story, which promise the maya
zines continuance as torch bearer in
public affairs and the leader of excel
lence in present day literature. In this
number Carl Schurz begins his "Remi-
niscences,' the life story of patriot
soldier-statesman author, fighting
idealist who never compromised with
his conscience. Ray Stannard Baker.
with "The Railroad Rate" opens his
series of articles on the greatest nation
al perplexity, the outcome of more
than years digging into the most diff
ficult subject American voters have
| ever had to master.
The feature of the American Illus
trated Magazine for November is the
first instalment of a really absorbing
novel by Mary Cholmondeley, called
PRISONERS" The story is dramatic
and emotional, the plot begins to I'M
fold from the first page, and if one may
judge from a first installment, it bids
fair to surpass in interest the famous
''Eed Pottage," by the same author.
TIE entire magazine is attractively il
Illustrated, and there are number of
very interesting articles. Under the
caption, 'The Man Behind the Stars. -
F. Eldenkie Fyles tells of Clyde Fitch s
power in the theatrical world as maker
| of popular actresses
| The leading article of the November
| Cosmopolitan is emitted European
| Society Contrasted with Ours" and
what lends additional interest to this
| title is that to it is attached the name
Of that famous Kentuckian, Henry
| Watterson. 1t will be remembered that
some three years ago Mr.. Watterson
published some severe criticisms of
American society which aroused a
| great deal of comment. Now. fresh
from a long European tour, he has
written an able article on the basic
differences of fashionable life in Europe
and America. 1t is rare thing to see
Mr. Watterson's name in any of the
magazines. There are also pictures of
great society leaders the world over.
Dana Estes & Co., Boston, have pub
lished ''The Armstrong;, by Laura E..
Richards, author Of Captain January, -
etc. Three city children-Edith, May,
and Agatha Armstrong-spend sum-
mer with their mothers spinster cousin,
Miss Eunice Verney, who occupies a
big ancestral farm in the country. The
visit to 3ywood is fruitful in adven-
lures, which are related to the mother
of the girls in series of letters written
| by each of the children, and also by
dear, prim, kind-hearted Miss Eunice.
Phil, the brother of the three girls, and
a very Wide.awake and attractive boy,
also figures prominently in the story.
| Like all of Mrs. Richards tales, ''The
Armstrong;" is breezy, spirited, and
| fascinating, and the girl will be fortu-
| nate who can add it to her book shelf
illustrated by Julia Ward Richards.
One hundred contributors of text
and picture make the November
National the most richly varied and
picturesque report of the current life
of America in the whole field of month
| ly periodicals.. Nor does the National
treat American life alone. Yone
Noguchi's delightfully."- intimate with
Rossetti in London" and Poultney
Bigelow's ''The First Lady of China
are papers that strike the note of uni
verSal interest. Captain Arthur Nc.
Gray reviews recent and current north
polar expeditions. Charles Warren
Stoddard, in ''The Doom of a Prima
Donna tells the thrilling story of the
strange life and the fearful death of a
world-famous singer. Michael A. Lane
ridicules Boston peace advocates in
THE Good There Is In War;" and Joe
Mitchell .Chapple presents sixteen
pages of fresh gossip, lavishly illus.
trated, about affairs at Washing
tom
The November Atlantic is notable
number, both in the Importance and in
the interest of its papers. Henry Holt,
the veteran publisher, contributes q
paper upon The CommercialiZation of
Literature that is the most sincere
and authoritative word that has YET
been spoken upon this subject. X
| i1odhdNu, l. lOlCoSOl w OllClltdl
in Dartmouth College. has paper up
on the development that is going on in
Korea and Manchuria following the
declaration of peace. Professor Robert
DeCourcy Ward contributes an article
upon Immigration in the South which
is sure to attract attention. w. H. AL
len, late special agent Of the census
writes upon the Manufacture of Stats
tics, and makes startling disclosure
of the Righteousness of certain of the
industrial statistics which have beer
compiled from the last census. Lucy
M. Salmon reviews the recent progress
in the study of domestic science. F. w
Coburn has an uncOmmonly interesting
paper on the recent surprising telephone
development in the United States.
Pearson's Magazine for November
contains an unusual collection of brigh'
short stories and clever articles for tn,
long indoor evenings. First, there i!
Lawrence Perry's deep-sea story, 'Th'
Duel Of Two Ocean Tramps," tale O.
storm and stress and spume and tn,
creaking of iron hulls and mems con
sciences. ''The Shirker'' is capita
Esquimaux dog yarn, full of the human
interest that has made kipling's AMI
mails immortal. "The Great Seal o
England is an exciting link in thu
Burglars Club" series; just as GLOW
Kid Brady Broke Training" is vivl(
chain in the new gentleman prize