The Republican journal., 1907-04-11
Literary News and Notes.

on aWhat's Doing at Washington" to
comparison of the Senators and Repre-
sentatives whom New England sends
to Congress with those from other
States, also with the great New Eng
landers of former times.
Views of Old-Time Boston, repro
duced from old-fashioned engravingS,
which have proved so attractive feat
ure of the New England in the Febru-
ary and March numbers, are continued
in the April number, showing "Boston
and Bunker Hill," "View of State
Street, Boston," "Faneuil Hall and
Adjacent Buildings, Boston," Boston
from Dorchester Heights" and Gene
terry of Mount Auburn"
The April issue of Style is called the
Special Easter Number. 1t contains
large number of original designs for
dresses, wraps and gowns Spring, ana
an unusual number OF attractive de-
signs for children's dresses. The story
for this month is very amusing. A
new departments has been added. The
article on Dread Making" is OF ex-
ceptional value and interest, and is
very timely when we consider the pure
food agitation of today.
A study of the commerce OF dlSSlpa-
ton of Chicago, its paralyzlng OF govern
ment and the ruin ana disaster IL mas
brought upon city civilization is con-
tributed to the April McClure's by
George Klbbe Turner. Tremendous
forces, which are working to destroy
our social organization In every great
city of the country, are shown exact1y
as they are, and the grim, bare, menac-
of +hair nnaratj0n stated
with caudor and conservatism. The
facts constitute of themselves one OF
the most startling arrangements OF
American life ever brought into pubic
notice. Mr.. Turner viii! be remembered
as the author of Galveston: A business
Corporation )" published last Oct0per
in McClure's. The article aroused
widespread interest and caused dis
cuss!on in civic organizations IN many
cities. Since then several cities IN the
Southwest and west have adopted the
Galveston system of government.
seThe Grilling of Sinners is the title
E. A. Ross has put to his latest article
in the Atlantic Monthly. Seldom now
adays does one find wholesome truths
uttered SO trenchantly as throughout
the series of contributions from his pen
which have been recently appearing IN
that magazine. 'The Grading or SIN,
ners" struck deep; ''The Crlmlnalold'
added a new word to our vocabulary,
and one we greatly needed; "Ihe Grill
ling of Sinners states in unmlstakable
terms the main business of present-day
tthics. that of mastering the forces OF
righteousness, getting them to strike
together and to strike hard. The pup
tic is bewildered, he says. 1t divides on
questions of creed, and race, and poll
tics, and social rank; and all the time
the powers that prey-the trusts, the
boodlers. the franchise grabbers-thrlye
on the spoils. The indignation OF the
righteous misses fire. RALLY the for
ces" is the watchword for those who
are dedicated to the cauae of light and
progress. We imagine that Professor
Ross would have made a good prophet
in DAYS of old. But perhaps there is as
great place for such man now as
there ever was. We need some one to
wake US up.
The National Magazine for April
goes from the ten to fifteen cent class.
1t contains The Truth About Pana-
ma" from the pen of the first maya
zine editor who chad the spunk to per-
soually visit Panama" This is the big
feature of the number. 1t may we'll be
guessed that this distinction belongs to
Joe Mitchell Chapple, the editor OF the
National Magazine, who has way OF
his own of doing things" At the out
set of this article which is illustrated
with 100 handsome views, showing
every detail of the work being done in
digging the great ditch. and which
takes sixty-fve pages in the National,
Mr. Cbappe says, his trip was under
taken on a sudden impulse in answer
to a challenge given by a public official.
The decision to make the trip was Il
sudden one and was promptly executed,
for he adds, "the only way to go, is to
go!''It is great story that the National
publishes, and it is one that VIII be
read with widespread interest through
out the country. The National should
ested in this great project OF the
Americon nation, because it is the
most complete and thorough account
of the great enterprie, that has appear
ed in any magazine at any time.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company,
Boston, have Just issued The second vol
nme of the Raymond Benson series, by
Clarence B. Burleigh, editor OF the Ken.
nebec Jouanal. tits entitled: Raymond
Benson at Hampton, or Two Live Boys
at a Preparatory School. There is no
secret to the fact that the two boys
were Mr.. Burleigh himself while Ned
Grover, his friend at school and college,
is John V. Lane, now postmaster at
Augusta, while another character, Cy
Devons is Cy Young. now playing with
the Boston Americans. In the story
much is made of the athletic training
at school, while the bark-working and
ambitious students of small means who
reflect such credit upon schools OF this
type are described with the praise that
is their due, and no element OF a faith
full portrayal is lacking. In fact, many
of the other characters besides those
mentioned are real to considerable ex-
tent, though with changed names, and
always introduced in the most friendly
manner. Boy literature has many good
books telling of the larger and more
aristocratic preparatory schools, but
never before one that better tells OF life
at typical country academy OF the
sort that has furnished the inspiration
for SO many successful and distinguish
ed men. One other volume, The Ken
ton Pines, (the Bowdoin pines or Ray
mond Benson at College will close the
series. This second volume is dedlcat-
ed: ITO my Mother who has always
l,oI n louinr Ytaract in VonOp ppOOlP.'