The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-15
(erary News and Notes.

recall one OF the most popular Clidl aeo0i
creations ever introduced by Mr.. Bangs.
Holman Day, author of King Spruce,
has provided his readers with literary
surprise. Major Day has written not
new novel, but lively story for boys
called The Eagle Badge; to be published
BY the Harpers during October: The
new story bears at least one resemblance
to King Spruce-it is set in the woods OF
Maine. and is fragrant with the spice OF
the lumber camp.
The coming of the fall months of the
wear is aptlv svmbolized in the fine pic
ture Gin colors) of Halloween fun which
decorates the front cover Of the October
American Boy, and the contents will be
found most enjoyable by grown-ups as well
asthe boys. The serials by Houston, Tom
linson, and Optic are continued, and
Weir's story of Circus life is concluded.
There are quite a number OF short stores
delightfully."- interesting, numerous illus
trations, and the usual interesting and IN
struction departments.
John A Martin, author of The
Jayhawker," that wonderfully VIVID
Western story which The {. M. Clark
Publishing Co. are just bringing out,
and which they firmly believe will rival
'Blennerhassett" in popular favor, may
be the Democratic nominee for Congress
from his district this fall. Mr. Martin is
successful lawyer of Pueblo, Colo, and
one of the most picturesque and interest
ing Young men of the rising generation.
'"The Jayhawker" is undoubtedly the
best Western story offered to the public
since The Nirginian.'
An important article in the October
Womans Home Companion is entitled
Seeking Shelter in New Y ork. Rive
dollars in my purse, few plain clothes
in nv bag, an ordinary school education
behind me, and New York, with its bound
less opportunities ahead of me that IS
the beginning of the adventures IN New
York Of Lucy Green. They are real adj
ventures Of a real girl, who tells her story
toreaders of the Companion. 1hls Octo-
Der issue is particularly rich IN fiction
having stories byElizabeth Stuart Phelps,
Harrison Rhodes, Octave Thanet; Nellie
McClurg, Margaret Sutton Briscoe and
especially good stories by Irving Bachel-
Ter and Juliet Wibor Tompkins.
The front cover of the October number
of Recreation is in full colors and alone is
worth the price of the magazine, which
is now on all news stands. The hunting
season, which is now on, occupies more
notice in this number than some OF the
other sports. and the illustrations are par
ticuarlv satisfying as all of them repre-
sent actual scenes. Sportsmen generally
will appreciate the table giving the full
season for game both in the United
States and Canada, and full study OF
this may save some of them heavy fines.
This number of Recreation is profusely
illustrated and altogether will appeal to
the lover of outdoor sports. Outdoor
News Company, New York.
Whether it is watching airships daring
ly smash a record or keeping in elbow
touch with all of the great moving figures
in public life, Joe Chapple, editor of the
National Magazine, always seems to be
Right there The October National
fairly glistens with autumn radiance of
lively, entertaining and truly readable
literature that is SO characteristic OF the
sprightly Boston magazine. Whether
the feats of hazardous airship flights,
chats with aeronauts, or giving glimpse
in strenuous campaign days of the home
life of the candidates-it is all there.
In years to come the files of the National
will be rare history of the times, for
each succeeding issue is coherent,
graphic chronicle of events. with all the
essence of permanent literature.
The live wire of practical interest runs
through the October Atlantic, vitalizing
all its articles and Illuminating it's varied
pictures of life. John Bates Clark con-
tinues the Atlantic's study of Socialism
by an article on Education and the Soc
ialistic Movement - With pungent crit
icism and pertinent suggestion an able
New York editor discusses optimistically
the question which is the daily despair of
the thoughtful-'"I an Honest News
paper Possibe?" William H. Allen ex-
plains convincingly the work of the Bur-
eau of Municipal Research in "A Nation
al Fund for Efficient Democracy. r" THE
Farmers I'm on and the Tobacco Pool, -
''by John L. Mathews, explains the to-
bacco crisis in Kentucky. This and clear
discussion of the principle of "Competi-
ton, " by Henry Holt, are articles which
no student of political economy should
fail to read.
Among the new publications of the
Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd Co. of Boston
is the first volume in new series-the
Norman Carver series-by Clarence b.
Burleigh of Augusta. 1t is entitled CAN
Among the Loggers, or Norman Carver's
Winter in Lumber Camp" Norman
Carver is bright, vigorous youth, whose
father feels that a winter OF practical
affairs will be better for his son than get
ting into scrapes at school, where,
though clean and honest, his social posi-
ton and active nature make other things
easier than hard, old-fashioned study.
So he is sent to the deep woods of Maine,
where his father owns numbering inter-
ests, and set to work as company's
clerk An eventful winter follows
which does much for him. An important
character and good friend to Norman is
''Mr. Collins, the "scaler, who in real
life is ''Bill" Sewall, the friend of Pres
ident Roosevelt, and also of the author
Besides being a frst-class story, this
book contains more genuine information
about the growth and cutting of timber,
and the picturesque life of the loggers
than has ever before been put in readable
form.
The life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: by
Ferris Greenslet, associate editor of The
Atlantic Monthly has been published by
Houghton, Mitfiin Company, Boston, in
single volume. In this authorized biogra-
ply Mr. Aldrichs personality stands re-
vealed with a completeness, vividness,
and reality that make the book the kind
of biography that lives. The volume is
grounded largely upon the poets letters.