The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
Literary News and Notes.

Sea pirt old Harpswell, beautiful in
location and rich in tradition, will be
15O wears old this year. Harpswell and
it's islands have been made immortal
by Harriet Beecher Stoves Pearl Of
0rr's Island" Whittier's 'Dead Ship
of. Harpsweil," the famous witch of
Harpswell, and Kellogg and his Elm
island stories. Harpswell's loyal sum-
mer colony will no doubt see that the
15Oth anniversary of incorporation OF
the town, the 18th in Maine, is duly
| celebrated.
The New England Magazine for April
has a SYMPOSIUM on "What New Eng
land Saws on Roosevelt's Presidency"
nv Governors, College Presidents, Lieu
tenant Governors. State Treasurers and
Sneakers of Houses of the New England
States: and New England says that
Roosevelt has made good. This is only
one of the many attractive features of
this number of the magazine, which is
beautifully illustrated and second to
none in its Typography. The New Eng
land is certainly "making good under
it's new management, and should at
tract many new readers.
The April number of the Woman's
Home Companion contains several no.
table articles, and is, in addition,
Thoroughly artistic and beautiful issue.
Kellogg Durland contributes his second
article on .sWomen of the Russian Re
volt" Jane Adams writes thought
ful and appealing article on 'The Work
ING Woman and the Ballot" DIR. Ed
ward Everett Hale gives helpful talk
on ssThe Meaning of Home" and Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps continues her serial
story. Though Life Us Do Part. There
are Also some excellent short stories.
This April issue is beautiful in its East
er cover and in many fire pictorial feat.
nres Inv Hermann C. Wall, Florence
Scoyel shinn. Ellen Macauley and 9TH
erS.
The C. NJ. Clark Publishing Co., Bos
ton, announce for early puollcatioh "A
Cow boy Cavalier" by Harriet g. Morse.
As its name implies, the STORY is a TO-
nance of ranch life in the west. Inc
author does not rely upon lmaglhaIlon
for her descriptions. she mas llveu III
the country of which she writes, ana
the tale is drawn almost entlrely from
life. Every character III the STORY Is
living i'll Texas today, every lncldenI
related actually TRANSFERRED, ana even
the conversations took place much as
recorded. Miss Morse has drawn her
characters with rare sympathy ana un-
derstandinp. the plot and incidents are
highly dramatic, and delightful play
of humor flashes through the pages.
Brimming over and beaming with
good nature is the March number OF
the National Magazine. On the cover
is one of the characteristic pictures OF
Secretary Taft as he is leaving for his
world tour. Secretary Taft's own story
of his trip around the world is treated IN
a colloquial, witty and picturesque style
illustrated with snapshot photographs
taken in every country visited. Ihe
sketches occupy eight pages and each
is signed by Secretary Taft. They have
the quality of heart to heart chat with
the readers of the National concerning
the notable world tour. In fact, they
are like leaves from his own private
diary. With the great political cam.
paign pending, the personal aspects OF
the candidates are becoming more ana
more interesting to the people.
The April McClure's is so full of a
number of things that few readers will
care to miss it. The Carl Schurz mem mel
oirs are resumed in an article, 1.-The
South After the War;" a graphic pic
ture of the dissolution and devastation
of the South, and the anxieties of the
Federal government in that critical
period. Burton J. Hendrlck tells OF
Hughes achievements as Governor of
New York. Ellen Terry is as enter
tanning as usual in ''Some of My Assocl-
ates of the stage" Miss Milmine con-
tinues The Life Of Mrs. Eddy, giving
the history of the Romantic Move
ment in Christian Science" Professor
Munsterberg in ''The Prevention of
Crime" takes issue with Lombroso, and
places the responsibility for criminals
on organized society. Mrs. Cuttings
delightful novel of suburban life, ''The
Wayfarers," is still running serlally.
There are short stories for all tastes.
The American Magazine creates a
strong and proper feeling of interest
and excitement. There isn't dull line
in it. Roosevelt" by "K" is new and
refreshing. Surely the President does
not know himself one half as we'll as
"K" knows him. Who is *? And
what will Roosevelt say? 'Mr. Doc
ley on "The Temperance Wave" shows
how whisky knocks the DOT on your
little and makes a capital letter OF
YOU. Then 1.-The Interpreter takes up
the follies of fanatical prohibltionlsts
and proceeds to the most eloquent tenn
perance talk written in years. Ray
Stannard Baker on "The Tragedy OF
the Mulatto'' presents story after story
like that of the well-knoWn white act
ress who when she goes to Boston Sc
secretly visits her negro relatives. The
way Of the mulatto is not happy.
Lincoln Steffens tells exactly how
Detective Burns caught the crooks in
San Francisco. In 'The Case Against
Mars" Professor Jacoby OF Columbia
University seems to prove that Lowell
has been rash in his conclusions that
there are canals, and perhaps men, on
Mars. The fiction is unusually good,
even for this magazine.
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