The Republican journal., 1907-11-28
Literary News and Notes.

The Christmas number of Every
body's Magazine is one of the biggest
| and best that the publishers have ever
! put out. 1t is rich in notable and sig
niticant articles, and in stories that are
worth while. Its most important offer
ing, in view of the recent financial
| crisis, is what Caused the Panic
an authoritative and timely discussion
by Lyman J. Gage, Thomas w. Law
| son, Prof. w. G. Sumner, Stuyvesant
Fish, James J. Hill and Byron w. Holt.
There are many timely special articles,
and the fiction is as notable as are the
articles. Booth Tarkington's serial
and in addition there are eight short
stories. DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, Arthur
Stringer, Alfred Noyes, Sarah N. Cleg-
horn and Helen Huntington are repre-
sented by poems.
The wife of tho late Gen. Lew Wal
lace has just died at their longtime
nth year. She was born in Crawfords-
Vile, daughter of Major j. G. Elston,
and married Wallace in 1852, when he
was young lawyer practicng in that
town. Susan Arnold Wallace was edu-
Gated at the then important school in
Poughkeepsie. She accompanied Gen.
/ Wallace in his travels to acquire ma
terial and ''local color" for his several
novels and wrote quite ably pleasant
books of description and also religious
romance, besides being of much assist
ance to her husband in his fortunate
novels, '..Ben Hur,'' "The Fair Cod"
etc Her books We're ''The Stored Sea-"
'Ginevera," 'The RepoSe in Egypt
''The Land of the Pueblas, ''All Along
the Bosphorus, ""The City of the King"
the last named appearing in 1904.
Are you going to give a party for
your children, or for your friends of
your own age during the coming Christ
mas holidays? Do you want some
ideas which no one has had a chance to
try before? Get the December number
! of the New Idea Woman's Magazine
and read Mrs. Santa Claus at Home,
and christmas Frolics for the Young
sters." Send your fsiends one of the
original invitations illustrated in an
| article on this subject and make the
affair complete. The New Idea pub
fishes this month words and music for
| charming Christmas carol which the
children can learn, as we'll as four pro-
| grams for amateur theatrical entertain
ments. Good Housekeeping" is full
| of good recipes, not only for the dainty
| things such as Christmas cakes, sweet
meats and buildings, but the method of
cooking steak and fish on wooden
plank-a method not known to many
! housewives-is also discussed. MAR
| keting for Small Families will help all
those who have to make the best of a
small income.
|
The December McClure's abounds in
strong features. Burton j. Hendrick's
Great American Fortunes" is the his.
tory of the exploitation by a few men
of the richest country in the world.
The present instalment deals with
Ryan and the Metropolitan Railway
Company. Cleveland Moffett describes
the evolution of the oldest of toys, the
spinning top, into the gyro-car, which
bids fair to reyolutionize the life of the
world. Harry Smith Williams follows
this up with "The Gyroscope and Ocean
Travel" another use of the gyroscope,
which promises to abolish seasickness.
President Eliot of Harvard, i'll ''The
Canadian Act gives an interesting
account of what the Dominion Gov
eminent has done to aid in the proven
ton and settlement of strikes in mines
and Industries connected with public
utilities Professor Lowelrs "The
Planet Mars" is the very latest word
from our neighbor planet. ''Some
American College Boys, by Cameron
Mackenzie, is thrilling account of
the Cornell University fire, which
proves that heroism is not dying out.
This number is notable for the begin
ming of a serial by Mary Stewart Cut
ting, called "The Wayfarers."
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nerves get weak, then these organs always
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Druggists everywhere as DR.. Shops Re-
storative. The Restorative is prepared ex-
| pressly for these weak inside nerves.
Strengthen these nerves, build them up
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