The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-29
Literary News and Notes.

Wellesley graduates should read ''The
Letters of a Wellesley Girl'' beginning
in the September New England. Sure
ly "H. B. Adams" comes from Welles-
ley herself, or she never could have Civ
en- us SO convincing picture of the life
there, and the girlish, bubbling fun is
irresistible for anyone, young Or old,
with a sense of humor.
The eighth chapter of Mr. Holman F.
Days story, "Old King Spruce" in the
New England Magazine for September,
is delightfully."- funny, and more absorb
ing than ever. The duel between Lar
ry German, the Woodsman poet, and
Cole McLoud is one of the strongest
scenes in the whole story, which is con
coded to be MI Days best work.
The New Engl and Magazine for Sep
TENDER has as its leading article the
third of a series "What's the matter
with New England entitled EYER
mont Thrifty and Incorruptible, Mod
Ell State As the title indicates, the ar
ticle, unlike its predecessors, is highly
commendatory, and will cause its read
ers from the Green Mountain State to
glow with pride. The pictures are un,
usually fine, and the article will please
and interest readers the country over,
as we'll as Vermonters.
One of the most striking features of
the September McClure's is George
kennan's brilliant article on conditions
in San Francisco. His story of how
Schmitz and Ruef acquired an auto
cratic control of the city, of how they
introduced corruption and graft into
every department of municipal govern
ment, and of how three honest men led
fight for reform which overthrow one
of the most scandalous rings of the
country, is told i'll an unusually able
and convincing manner.
President Roosevelt, in the Septem-
Der Everybody's, returns to the attack
of the Mature Fakers." Over his own
signature he repeats the charges of
falsehood, directing his fire chiefly
declares are worthless" A group of
to the controv ersy in this number. The
articles in the September number cover
wide range from an account of the
Peace Conference by Vance Thompson
to an informing study of the great de-
partment stores by Hartley Davis.
Charles E. Russell publishes the second
instalment of his series "Where Did
You Get 1t, Gentlemen" and Alien
Sangree PHILOSOPHERS breezily on the
frenzies of baseball fans"
The Atlantic Monthly announces that
this fall it will celebrate its semi-cen-
tennial. This "back bone of American
magazines so independent in the
plainness of its orange cover and its re-
fusal to print pictures, deserves hearty
congratulations from all over the conn-
try. Half a century is long time in
this land for anything, and half cen
fury of sound writing and thinking on
vital topics by our soundest public men
calls for more than passing notice.
Turning to the files we find in the first
issue November, 1850, Park Godwin's
''The Financial Furry" the title alone
of which suggests it spirit. In the last
issue august, 1900, Anna A. Rogers
| writes on subject Of large interest:
''Why American Marriages Fail" And
in the long series of brilliant articles
between we read many important chap
, tiers in American history. A career
like the Atlantic's is unique in the
magazine world.