The Republican journal., 1906-03-01
Literary News and Notes.

! to the New EnglanderEable discussions
| of subjects that affect Yankeeiand-
and through it, the larger World-ahd
bright stories and verse;
1t is reported that Prof. A. ). knowl-
ton of Presque Isle Normal scnool Is
writing a brisk and readable romance
concerning the scenes that TOOK place
during the Aroostook war. There IS
good field for the story writer or novel
ist in this historic incident.
If Thomas w. Lawson is the one man
in America directly responsible TOT the
recent insurance upheavals, whaC tliis
fearless commentator has TO say on tne
present insurance situation 0ugnt 10
make good reading. In relenIlessiy
outspoken article. "The Black Flag on
the Big Three" in the March number
of Everybody's, Mr.. Lawson points
out, in his strikingly convincing FASH
ion, that the insurance companies are
as corrupt as ever, and indicates the
steps that must precede their real
qualification.
A book of delightful "reminiscences
entitled in the Sixties and seventies
will be published by Herbert b: turner
& Co., of Boston. 1t is written Dy
Laura Hahn Friswell, daughter OF the
late Hahn Friswell, author and edltor,
and gives many chatty anecdotes OF Tue
famous Englishmen who visited her
fathers fireside. including Dickens,
Cruikshank, Swinburne, Sir Henry IT.
wing, Tennyson, Beaconsfield, Glad
stone, Du Maurier, Charles Kingsley,
Anthony Trollope, Prof, Morley, and
| Walter Besant.
Judge Tyler's great novel of Southern
life, "The X. K. X" is begun III the
| National Magazine for February;
Strong pictures by NJ. l.. Blumenthal
illustrate the text. The stories OF the
number include corking good polltlcal
tale, The Tempting OF Senator Gallo
way" by Ripley d. Saunders OF st.
Louis, and "Proselytes, rlpplnglys
funny automobile story. Poems OF
! genuine distinction from the pens of
| Ernest McGaffey, Sarah ID. Hobart, A.
A. b. Cavaness and others are notable
features of this strong number.
The American boy is essentially pat
riotic and the publishers of the great
est boys magazine in the world have
made this the leading feature i'll the
February number The front cover
with the Washington coat OF arms, and
a sentiment quoted from George Wash
ington himself, is exceedingly attrac-
tive. Among The stories, which in
variety will please almost every kind OF
a boy, are: The concluding portion OF
John Bars "Relief of the North
Branch Fort also the final chapters
of "Denny, Mule Driver" "a
French Frog and an American Eagle"
is advanced two chapters and No. of
Elifnr'S entitled 81 N
the World" teaches the lesson of help
fulness and consideration for Others
Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich.
One ever present characteristic of the
Yankee is his Yankee humOr. The New
England Magazine for March presents
that side in its witty fiction, as well as
excellent articles which show clearly
serious topics of the day. The latter
are-an excellent illustrated article on
Santo Domingo by Winthrop Packard;
scholarly estimate of WorceSter'S
magnificent opportunity for fostering
art, by Frederick w. Coburn; detail,
ed history of the beautiful town of
Canton by the Blue Hills, the home of
representative New EnglanderS from
Paul Revere to Mr. Thomas Bailey
Aldrich. Legends of Old Newgate,
which bring back the law-b breaker in
the days of the stern Puritan, and a
bright household article on The Ring by
Pauline Darlington Bouve, are also
here contained Lovers of what New
J England stands for, its history as well,
also its humor- catching side, should see
this number.
Mr.. Charles FELTON, Pidgin, well
known as the author of Quincy Adams
Sawyer" has written new story en-
titled Sarah Bernhard Brown, and
What She did in a Country Town. 1t
is published by the J. X. Waters COM
pany, IA 20 Beach street, Boston. This
dramatic novel is dedicated by the
author to the veritable Bernhard,
''The Shining Light of the French
Stage, and the Artistic Queen of the
Dramatic World" while the fronts
piece of the book is portrait of the
wonderful Sara as she appears in
New York actress who is left penniless
in a country town, but contrives by the
use of her wit, wisdom, and personal at.
fractions to achieve great success.
The book is amply illustrated, and will
be highly enjoyed by the many admirers
of Mr.. Pidgin's earlier work.
The American Magazine, whic = fol
thirty years was Leslie's Monthly, has
two especially interesting articles in
the March number One, '"The Eden
Makers" by Julian Helburn, tells OF
the remarkable things the United
States Reclamation Service is doing
how it is making fit for cultivation a
desert area of 100000 acres. Under
the caption of "The Case of Mabel
Parker" Arthur Train of the New
York District Attorneys office tells
the story of a slip of girl who stole
thousands of dollars through free-hand
forgeries, of her audacious defense in
court, and how her husband swore that
he was the guilty person in a vain at,
tempt to save her From the photo
graphic side this number is we'll up to
the standard which the American Mag
azine has been setting There is a
series of portraits of birds taken in
their natural haunts. Among the writ
ers of fiction are Mary Choldmondeley
) Charles Buxton Caring, George Ran
dolph Chester, Margaret Burbee Shipp
Lynn D. Follett and John Worne.
G. Il, Burhans testifies after four years.
G. B. Burhans of Carlisle Center, n. Y,
writes: ga bout four wears ago | wrote you