The Republican journal., 1906-08-23
Literary News and Notes.

If Appleton's Magazine-once known
as the ooklovers-continues to main
tain the high standard of excellence
set in the August issue, it Will cause
some OF the older periodicals to sit up
and take notice" for it is not so often
that so good bit of monthly literature
comes before Che reader. The striking
feature of the issue, and the one which
will attract the widest attention ana
comment is the article by Maxim
Gorkv. the Russian author and social
list.
Three boys in saiboat in spank
ing breeze look out from the cover
page of the August American Boy. The
names of Stratemeyer, Tomlinson, AL
ger. and Harbour stand out in the text
in four stirring serials now running.
Every bow knows that where these
names appear there is something OF In
terest to him. The titles of the stores
by these we'll known writers are al
ditional evidence OF their stirring char
acter-'In Defense of His Flag" ''Ihe
Campfire of Mad Anthony" 1.-The
Young Book Agent" and -Four Boys
i'll Camp.
In the August number of the Allan
tic. as BELTS a midsummer number. he
ton holds the first place. 1t is an I'M
commonly readable group OF short sto-
ries that the editors have brought to-
gether comprising some OF the strong
est work of our best story writers
Norman Duncan's FThe Wayfarer' is
one of the most imaginative and tell
ing of his many stories OF the sea.
Mary IIeaton worse has very anus
ing story dealing with some Further
Adventures of Yachtsman's WIFE;
NJ. I. Davis has an effective bit OF sym
bolism in "The Forerunner;' White ".
J. Hopkins, whose Clammer stores
were such a success in the Atlantic last
wear appears in a new field with ''The
Fall of the House of Johns" Related
to the fiction of the number in It's IN
terest is a remarkable study OF II he
Novels of Mrs. WHARTON by II: u.
SedeWick. and a curious chance brings
it about that two of the three admir-
able poems of the number are by dis
tiuguished writer's of fiction, Elizabeth
stuart Phelps and Thomas Nelson
Page
Recreation for August has an inter
esrinr article with illustrations, on
"Aeronautics IN America" another on
Battling the Wilderness and an
article on Gen. Zebulon Pike the young
discoverer of Pixies Peak. He shows
that Pike was more. than a mere soldier
OF fortune. and the finding of the noun
tain which bears his name but one OF
the least of his achievements. The
article is illustrated with a portrait OF
the explorer and view Of the famous
ueak. The Revival of Archery by
Cora Moore, is a handsomely illustrated
article which tells how to become a
good bowman, and other "how to-
articles are How to Learn to swim,
with illustrations), by Hrolf Wlsby;
The Art of Camping, by Charles A.
Brambie, and "The Best OF BAIT + lsh-
ing" by 5. L. kilmer. Two nicely writ
ten narratives of general appeal are "A
Vacation in Wagon, by Mary X;
MauIe. and something about Grebes,
bv Lottie J. Carroll OF especial in
terest to sportsmen are prospecting
for Woodcock," by DR.. George Nc
Aleer: ION st. Patrck's Marshes "a
story OF caribou hunting), by Sid How
ard: Indians as Guides by John Boyd,
"IIunting the Pronghorn, by Everett
Dutour. and Hunting Western Carl
bnr. by r. E. Godfrey. Other articles
are the Test of Cruising Power
Boats" by f. L. Ferguson, and THE
Season in Amateur Athletics, by Nil
1ou F. ToWne. The editorials are es
peciaiil good.
4 Gus Tale of Two Cities, by Sher
man Morse in the American Magazine
Tor August, is an Illuminating account
OF the gas situation IN New York and
INDIANAPOLIS 1t shows in curlously
interesting manner how far apart two
cities can be- Another important con-
trihutiun to this number is collection
OF opinions or THE Single Woman S
Problem" Those who give their ideas
are Dorothy Garfield, Mrs. l.. H. Har-
lis, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and
Msry Schenck Woolman. William
McMahon writes his second Comics
sion OF Life Insurance Solicitor.
Julian 4. Dimock contributes a re
malhaDle series of photographs Illus
tTating canoeing in the North. Stew
art Edward White and Samuel Hopkins
Adams continue their exciting serial,
The Mystery" L. Frank TookeI
writes story of the sea, ''The Dere-
hcts.' Harrison Jewell Holt writes OF
Stoveheter and the Birds of Paradise
Harriet Gaylord tells most entertain
ing story of minister who, through
plagiarism. secured goou sermons
'Ivanhoe and the German Measles is
a charming child story by Dorothy
Garfield Henry Miner Rideout writes
OF young English engineer, who,
under a misapprehension of what he
was getting into, contracted to go into
fever stricken part of India to report
on some property Mr. Rideout relates,
with singular skill, the strange expert
ences the engineer had. j. George
Frederick tells story entitled The
Tie That Binds. Verse and short
sketch by Arnold NJ. Anderson make
up the number,