The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-05-09
Literary News and Notes.

| "A SoOu, oiu-loSuIoucu SUOry OF the
sea, by Wallace E. Mather, ''The Speed
ing OF the Tea-Ships," is begun in The
Youths Companion for April 25th. II
tells OF race of tea-ships from Hong
kong to London in the DAYS wher
American clipper-ships were famous
the wide world over.
Reuel Robinson's history of Camden
and Rockport, which has been running
in the Camden Herald, was concluded
with last weeks installment. There
| have been sc chapters and it is pleasant
to note that the history Is to be publish
ed in book form. Camden has been
fortunate in her historian, who has well
performed difficult undertaking.
In many respects the May Atlantic
is memorable for its contributions about
the late Mr.. Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Mr.. Bliss Perry contributes a biography
and study of Mr.. Aldrich and his writ
lngs. There also appear two brief poems
OF occasional quality on Mr.. Aldrich's
death. These are "The Poets Sleep"
by Richard Watson Glider, and 1.-The
Shadow on the Flower by Edith NJ.
Thomas
The May number of Everybody's is
full OF good reading. Leroy Scott de-
crlbes his recent sojourn among the
Russian terrorists in an article of un-
usual personal and dramatic interest.
The career of George Westinghouse, a
fascinating narrative, is the second of
the "Romances of Success" Ernest
Thompson Seton contributes one of his
intimate animal studies, and there is
an emlnently readable article on
a tnr ,f -,
ton is of unusual excellence. including
two classics in hnmor by Q. Henry and
Porter Emerson Browne. Among other
writers are Lloyd Osbourne, Henry c..
Rowland, Meta Syrett. IONA Gale,
Edith Rickert, and Louise Morgan Sill.
The possibility that defunct cat
should have nine ghosts probably never
occurred to any writer until Ellis Par
ker Butler contributed his very funny
short story, ''The Chromatic Ghosts of
Thomas to the May Womans Home
Companion. The story certainly will
march down the aisleS of fame arm in
arm with Pigs is Pigs by the same au-
thor. Mr.. Buffers story has plenty of
good company In the same number
of the Woman's Home Companion are
three other exceedingly clever short
storles-'The Wall of the Word" by
Herbert d. Ward; ''The Madness of
Watkins" by Henry NJ. Hyde, and
Their Innocent Diversions" by Jean
Webster. The May number of this
popular magazine is illustrated in colors
an important departure for magazines
of its size.
The front cover page of the May
American Boy, with its fine illustration
of a power boat scudding through the
water, brings a foretaste of summer
pleasures. The contents of the maya
zine will suit the taste of every healthy
minded reader. Increasing interest will
be manifested in the continued chapters
of the serials by Tomlinson, Sprague,
Stratemeyer, Shute, and Ellis. Boat.
ing and sailing occupies prominent
place, as there are articles on: Hints for
1achtsmen, giving the rules of the
'road at sea-" with information as to
nautical terms, lights, buoys, ETC.: Ca
noeing, telling all about this favorite
water sport; How to Build a Twelve
foot Rowing Skiff, by following which
a boy with some mechanical aptitude
can build boat at very little expense;
and fine story of a boat race entitled
The Vindication of the Vesper
The Writer BOSTON, for April is an
Aldrich Memorial Number, containing
personal tributes to Thomas Bailey
Aldrich from Edward Everett Hale,
Alice Brown, Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson, Edmund Clarence Stedman,
Julia Ward Howe, R. w. Glider, Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps Ward, Lyman Alb
bolt, Joel Benton, F. B. Sanborn,
Louise Chandler Moulton, Herbert D.
Ward, Edna Dean Proctor, Elizabeth
Akers, Arlo Bates, Agnes Repplier, G..
W. Gable, John Vance Cheney, Florence
Earle Coates, Oscar Fay Adams, Gin
ton Scotland, Julia c. r. Dorr Richard
Burton, Edwin Markham, John Kend-
rick Bangs, Nathan Haskell Dole, Sam
Walter Foss, Edith NJ. Thomas, Robert
Grant, Octave Thanet, Madison Cav
Elm, John Burroughs, Theodosia CARR
son, Samuel Minturn Peck, Charles
Warren Stoddard, Harriet Prescott
Spotford, and joaquin Miller. The
number also contains articles on Mr.
Aldrich by Perris Greenslet and Edward
H. Clement, besides personal anecdotes
and "reminiscences.
The May issue of McClures Magazine
is both important and pleasing. The
first article is c. 2, Connolly's ''The
Fight of the Copper Kings" in which
are described in vivid manner the