The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
Literary News and Notes.

The December number of The Rudder
will be welcomed by the many who are
planning to put in their spare time this
winter in building launches for use next
season. There are designs galore for
launches and auxiliary craft and much
else of interest, including another install
ment of the editors breezy yarns. Those
who have a craft of any description for
sale will be interested in the announce
ment of the March, or sale number, and
buyers will also look for its coming.
Rudder Publishing Co., Murray street,
New York, N. Y.
The Pine Tree Magazine for Decem-
Der has its usual quota of beautiful H.
Illustrations and Of articles that must
appeal to Maine people at home or
abroad. 1t seems that every number
contains something Of personal inter-
est to many. The writer finds it so, at
all events, and in thu current issue an
appreciative article on Calais, his birth
place, followed by sketch of st.
Stephen, just over the border, must in
terest all who dwell or have dwelt in
the valley of the st. Croix. An article
on Anna Louise Carey, one of the
greatest, if not the greatest, singer Maine
has produced, pays just tribute to
woman whose nobility of character is as
widely recognized as her vocal victor
les. Holman F. Day contributes one
of his inimitable stories, and there are
many other stories and sketches OF in
terest. Sale Publishing Co., Portland.
The new Maine Central and Sandy
River Railroads guide book, compiled
and arranged by Harrie b. Coe, was
printed entire, including the cover, in
the Maine Woods office Phillips, Maine,
and is beautifully illustrated through
out by many half-tone cuts OF the va
rious places of interest along the routes
Of these roads. The cover is especially
attractive, being printed in four colors
with the design of typical Maine
guide and display of flies such as lure
the speckled beauties and gamy salmon
from their favorite haunts. Typograph-
ically and pictorially it is work OF art
duct from both the literary and me-
chanical standpoint The book is copy
righted by F. E. Boothby, general pas
senger agent of the Maine Central rail
road, Portland, Maine, land copy, with
a complete map of the sections where
fish and game abound, may be had by
sending Is cents to Mr.. Boothby.
The December National, from the
cover which is ornamented by one OF
Manning's striking heads, to the last
page of the magazine, is attractive, and
its contents unusually interesting. The
frontispieces are a cartoon, "The Skat-
ing Season Has Opened" and fine
half-tone of the "U. S. Battleship
Louisiana" affairs at Washington
by Joe Mitchell Chapple, is replete with
those interesting things which every
one wants to know about the national
capital. ''The Bright side of Packing
town." by Mary Humphrey, dispels
many illusions and shows that the
great institutions and homes of this
much discussed community are grossly
maligned by authors who have said
that they are ''unable to find one ray of
sunshine to brighten the lives of these
people, save such as they are able to
get out of drunkenness" There is an
abundance of splendid fiction and verse
and the happy variety of material pub
lished in the National makes up a
Christmas number that ensures a wei
come in every household.
! In the January number of McClure's
will begin the Life of Mary Baker G.
Eddy and the History of the Christian
Science Movement. For the first time
a complete, impartial and true story OF
Mrs. Eddy and Christian Science is to
be had. 1t will run throughout the year.
Georgine Milmine has written the story,
for nearly three years she has pursued
her study of the subject Five other
writers of McClure's staff have worked
with her to make this story accurate,
| FIJI onnnlatn In
of the fact that for some months the
press has been full Of diverse and con-
ficting news and statements regarding
Mrs Eddy, it is evident that accurate
knowledge concerning her is difficult to
obtain in short time. Consequently
McClure's long and thorough prepare
ton of its series will give us for the
first time true history of her and her
cult. Carl SchulZ'S "reminiscences of
long life will be continued. An indica-
ton of the timeliness of these reminis-
cences and the reawakened national in
/ terest in Carl SchurZ to which they
have contributed, are the great Carl
Schurz Memorial Meetings held recent
ly in the cities, and the Memorial Novel
ment started which proposes to raise
$3.50, 900, and to erect Carl Schurz
Memorial as tribute to his great SER
VICE u Cne progress " our country.
| William Allen White, Samuel Hopkins
Adams, BurtonJ. Hendrick and George
Kibbe Turner will also contribute to
McClure's powerful articles on present
day topics, conditions and men of ma
tional interest. These writer's are big
men and the work of each one aside
from its literary achievement is a COM
polling, wholesome factor in the regen-
Grafton which these United States are
now undergoing. George KEENAN,, who
won his spurs by his remarkable series
on Siberia and Russia's Exile System,
has been added to McCiure's staff. The
results of his recent investigations and
work will appear at an early date. Ell
len Terry contributes an intimate his
tory of the English drama of our day.
This writing teens with anecdotes and
incidents from the lives of great actors
whom she knew intimately. From
these droll, amusing and interesting
happenings we can understand why
these men and women of genids became
loved and famous. For the story read
ers products of all McClure's fiction