The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-01
Literary News and Notes.

In the Strand Magazine for October
appears the first of a very pleasing series
of articles, profusely illustrated, entitled
"English Home and Garden" describing
and illustrating the most famous of the
beautiful estates in that land of beautiful
homes and gardens. These articles will
be of particular interest to all who take
pleasure in the identifying of their
home.
The October American Magazine is
full of ''meaty" .reading. Prof. Thomas
of Chicago University, begins his series
of articles on woman. In his first article,
which is entitled 1.-THE Adventurous Char
acter of Woman, he discusses woman
as an ornament, woman as mans equal
man the master, who woman lnfatuates
man, the use finery to attract the other
sex, how woman makes TOOL OF man,
the adventures, the morals of the unat-
tached woman, the girl who must earn
her own living. and other living topics.
The next article in this series, it is an
nounced, will be on 1.-THE Physiology
of Woman's Dress.
A feature of peculiar interest in Nc
Clure's Magazine for October, following
as it does Professor Hugo Munsterberg's
article on ''Prohibition and Social Psy-
chology," is paper by DR.: Henry Smith
Williams on 90 Alcohol and the lndlvld-
ual." DR.. Williams declares that eXperi.,
ments have shown that the effect OF
alcohol is everywhere Oppressive, that 1t
is narcotic, not stlmulant, ana that
Tod o11orfitioc
duces mans working efficiency ten per
cent. In fiction there is A Great Ghost
Story by Percival Landon; A Vivid Rae
ing Story bv A. f. Thomas: A Charming
Love Story by Temple Bailey; A Weird
Tale of an Oriental Adventure by H. G.
Dwight; A Stirring Western Adventure
Story by George C. Shedd; A Pathetic
Story of Chicago Tenement Life by Clara
E. Laughlin.
The October number of Everybody's
contains notable collection of stories and
verse. Eleanor Hollowell Abbott con-
tributes Something that Happened in
October a strong story of the Maine
woods-a story that has mystery and
power and "creepiness' about it. The
Hiding of Black Bill, a western tale OF
real 'hold-up man. who doesn mss
any tricks, is told by Q. Henry in the
most whimsical style. iona Gale has a
story of the West, ''The Big Wind. -
But it might have been placed anywhere,
for it has a general application and
pathos that is irresistible. Harrison
Rhodes brings the story in Mr.. Johnny
Fairchild of Akron to the fitting close,
"a New Road to the Altar perhaps
the most ingenious OF the series. Inc
Man at Key West" by Carter Goodloe,
and ''The Anecdote,' story by kennett
Harris, that leaves one in doubt whether
to laugh or cry first, conclude the list St, OF
fiction. Grace Hazard Conkling has The
Exile and Arthur Stringer ''Dusk in
the Barren Grounds" two poems OF
exceptional charm; while Under the
Spreading Chestnut Tree" there is to be
found a goodly share of seasonable fruit.
In the Strand Magazine for October,
Winston Spencer Churchill's narrative
entitled "My African Journey" describes
his expedition from the Victoria to the
Albert Nyanza. In his "reminiscences
and Reflections, Sir John Hare, eminent
English actor, describes some highly in
teresting and amusing experiences during
an American tour. Of particular interest
to all who take pleasure in the beautlting
of their homes is an article describing
and illustrating English Homes and
Gardens;" the color section contains q
number of full page duotone photographs
of 1.-THE World Most Beautiful Women;"
Harry Furniss, the famous caricaturlst
writes about and illustrates The Come
Side of Crime" Camille Flammarion,
the eminent French astronomer, contrib
utes wonderful article entitled Words;
The Dust of the Infinite in which he
takes US with him through the immensely
of celestial space; in 1.-The Little Prob
lens of Mr., Brigg'' are presented some
very curious and interesting problems
terly way; the fiction consists of an up
roariousIy funny instalment of Salt
haven" by W. W. Jacobs; serial story
for children entitled House of Arden, -
by E. Nesbit, and six splendid short
stories by popular authors. The number
concludes with ''Curiosities, a promi-
nent and popular feature of the Strand.
Laura E. Richards of Gardiner, Maine,
daughter of Julia Ward Howe, is de-
lightful writer, endowed with marked
| gifts in the depletion of her favorite and
| fascinating down east characters. The
Wooing of Calvin Parks, Mrs. Richards
latest story, Boston, Dana Estes and
| Company resembles it's long popular
predecessors, Godfrey Strong, Melody,
etc, in LONELINESS of subject and the low
! ing touch and quaint humor that endear
| this subject to the reader. The laughter
that is closely akin to tears WHITES every
page of the book. Calvin Parks is re-
tired sailor temporarily engaged in driv-
ing candy wagon about the country.
The Sill twins, friends of his childhood,
welcome him back to the old neighbor-
hood, but he is saddened by the fact that
the elderly oddities, practically thinking
and acting as one until the death of their
beloved but masterful Ma, no longer are
ION speaking terms with each other.
Cousin Mary Sands, who keeps house for
them, tells Sam what Sim wants to say
and vice versa. Of course, it is Mary
Sands who steals the heart of Comical
Cal, and equally of course, fate interpo-
ses some obstacles in the way of their
Apply union. The unexpected means by
which, at last, this union is accomplished
provides opportunity for some pleasant
reading. Of course, things don't fall out
so sweetly in real life as often as we'd
| like to have them, but perhaps if we
were all as kind and merry and sweet
natured as Calvin Parks, they might dc
so. In any case this is delicate, CHEEKY
| and ENJOYABLE tale.