The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-28
Literary News and Notes.

made showing 500 different views of
President Roosevelt assembled IN one
bip picture. forms the double page
feature of the June Woman's Home
Companion. These hundreds OF photo
graphs. taken in almost every State
and territory in the Union, show our
strenuous President in all periods of
his public life-as cowboy, roug;' rider,
governor, speaking, lecturing. on horse
back, etc. Whether we admire MT.
Roosevelt or not, we cannot but marvel
at the great collection OF photoe raphs
of this human dynamo which nave
been brought together here in one pic
ture, 1t is the most remarkable picture
ever made.
The June number of The American
Magazine is up to the high STANDARD OF
excellence now maintained Dy Chls
periodical. 1t contains humor, stories,
and an abundance Of interesting ana
important information. "Mr. Dooley,
who is writing for nobody but the
American Magazine, contributes an ar
ticle on Diplomacy. William ). Locke,
author of ''The Beloved Vagabond, IS
just beginning his new serial, simple
Septimus." Lincoln Steffens contrl-
butes can Apology for Graft hay
Stannard Baker writes of "The Negro
in Politics." David Grayson, author II
of Adventures in Contentment' and
'The Open Road writes great essay
"On Being where you Belong Flc-
ton is Contributed by Josephine
Daskam Bacon, Marion Hill, Dorothy
Garfield, Lindsay Denison and e. II.
Julien, Jr.
A prominent feature of the June
Strand is fiction. w. w. Jacobs con.
tributes very amusing instalment OF
"Salthayep," illustrated by Will owen,
whose pictures have stamped the So
called Jacobs type" so pleasantly IN
the public mind. The number begins
with really noteworthy story called
"Zory's Race" by Edward Price BEL,
which grips you from first to last. MI.
Bell is going to be IN great demand
"Lnside Information" by VIM. Hamli-
ton Osborne, deals with business pre-
dicament and speculation IN STOCKS
which didn't come off. Osborne is one
of the best writer's of light stores III
America, Other stories are ''The Chop
House" by Dorothea Deakin, "The
Last Hope" by Joseph Heating, a
bright Yachting story called Gan Inter
rupted Cruise" and ''The House of Ar
dem a charming story for children, by
E. Nesbit.
Lincoln Steffens heads the list of con-
tributors to the Fifth Anniversary
number of Everybody S with power.
full exposition of the views of President
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and Senator
La Toilette, upon ''What the Matter is 1,
in America, and What to do About 1t.
He has put lot of leading questions to
these men, and their answers are won
derfully instructive. The article has
been illustrated by remarkable photo
graphs, taken specially for the maya
zine. There is also an article py
Charles Edward Russell, ga Burglar IN
the Making which brings to light
some of the horrors perpetrated IN the
convict camps of Georgia. Hamlln
Garland carries his psychic experl,,
ments into wider and more varied
fields. And life from the standpoint OF
the SPECTATORS wife is analysed IN an
unusual piece of work, 'Wlves OF the
Pseudo Rich," by One of Them. Zane
Grey describes, in an article, splendldly
illustrated, the excitement OF 'Lasso-
ing Lions in the Siwash.' The hctlon
is breezy aud entertaining, the lllustra-
tions, which include color and pencil
drawings, are notable, and the depart
ments are up to the usual high STAN
dard.