The Republican journal., 1907-05-16
Literary News and Notes.

''CharleS Expert CraddOck, VINO MINI
self is the real prophet of the Great
Smoky mountains, has never given a
clearer exemplifcation of his own de-
lightful style, nor of his real love for
the country of which he writes, than in
his latest novel, The Windfall," says
the book reviewer of the Boston Globe.
We supposed everybody knew that
Charles Egbert Craddock is the nomme
de plume of Miss Murfree.
The Circle Magazine for May is re-
dolent with the breath of spring, and
full of boundless life and energy. The
original articles are more and more in
evidence, and their strength and time
illness show that the plans laid out
months ago are maturing nicely. In
every one of the twenty-five depart
ments are evidences of new life, new
ideas, and a fitness of things that make
the magazine an ideal one for every
member of the home circle.
The May number of The Pine Tree
Magazine comes with the mayflowers,
and those fragrant harbingers Of spring
are represented in colors on the front
cover. The photographs this month, an
attractive feature of the magazine, are
by John R. Peterson, who presents six
views of MI. Katahdin. The literary
features of the magazine nearly all
have a local interest, and include an
illustrated article on "Pemaquid-t the
jamestown Of the North" and poem
by Charlotte Frost on 'The Hills of
Camden" Sale Publishing Co., Port
land.
There were more copies of the Ma
tional for April sold than any previous
number of the magazine ever published,
and that in the face of the fact that
this was the first number that had been
placed on sale at the advanced price of
of Is cents. Thus it is again demon
strated that it is quality after all that
the American people want. The Pana-
ma article which was such hit in the
April number is followed by Il James
town edition for May, with even a hand
somer cover than that of the April num-
Der. Besides three color cover there
are two three-color reproductions from
the original drawings, appearing as a
frOntlSplece and in the body of the
magazine. affairs at Washington" is
interesting, as usual.
The children's department in the
June number of the New Idea Woman's
Magazine contains an unusual number
of good things. The third of the Won
der Tales of Northern Lands appears in
this issue; it tells how Sif, the wife of
Thor, the thunder god, lost her beauti-
ful hair, and the revenge taken on
Loki, who committed the theft. This
is splendid opportunity to let your
children become familiar, early in life,
af VII mol
''How Miggles Shed His Skim contains
instructive information about a pet
snake who was kept in a terrarium.
The third in series of comic drawings
by John R. Bray, picturing the life of a
missionary's little boy and his friends
in the jungle, shows the adventure
Horace had with cannibal, and how
Jocko and the giraffe helped him out.
There are also some verses and draw.
ings which will please the younger
readers.
DR.. John Watson dan MacLaren)
died May 9Th at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
The cause was blood poisoning from
tonsilitis. The Rev. DR.. John Watson,
'1an MacLaren," was born at Morning
Tree, Essex, England, Nov. 8, 1850. He
was educated at Edinburgh university
and in Germany and ordained min
lister in 1875. He was appointed Lyman
BereLer lecturer at Yale university in
1896 and was made minister of Seton
Park Presbyterian church, Liverpool,
in 1880, retaining that position until
1905. Among the publications of Ian
MacLaren were: Beside the Bonnie
Brier Bush; The Days of Old Lang
Syne; A Doctor of the Old School, etc,
and among the works signed John Wat
son were The Mind of the Masser; The
Cure of Souls; The Potter's Wheel;
Companions Of Tired Souls; Doctrines
of Grace; The Homely Virtues; and
The Inspiration of Faith. DR.. Watson
arrived in New York in February last,
and later occupied the pulpit of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church. After
leaving New York DR.. Watson went to
Ottumwa, Iowa, and on April 23rd it
was announced from there that he had
been taken seriously ill with tonsilitis,
that he had been removed to hospital
and that all his engagements had been
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