The Republican journal., 1909-12-30
Literary News and Notes.

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Literary News and Notes.
McClure's Magazine for January is
very attractive number with timely ar
ticles, entertaining fiction, a play, and
beautiful illustrations. John E. Lathrop
and George Kibbe Turner. in "a Billion
of Treasure" tell of the discovery Of
coal in Alaska and the events that led
up to the Ballinger- Pinchot controversy.
Everybody's January number opens
with poem, America, by Herbert
Kaufman, of the type that our British
cousins are used to calling ''brag." OF
course, when they make this accusation
against US they forget their own song,
"Rule Britannia" And, anyway, all
prejudice aside, even those aforesaid
cousins could hardly refuse to admit that
if we must brag, it were well that we
Dragged in the lordly rhythm of this new
America" This number is the Chris
mas edition, and the publishers announce
that hereafter they will celebrate the
Yule tide along about the end of Deem
Der, instead of in November, as has been
the general magazine custom. And the
holiday spirit takes precedence through
out the publication, with fun as the
dominant note.
The January Strand is full of interes-
ting and unique articles attractively in
terspersed with short stories and serials
by popular writers. An article that
should interest both sexes is by the Hon.
Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart entitled ''Plain
Men," The author declares that plain
men have an extraordinary fascination
for beautiful women, which will. be a
comfort to those of US who are not cast
in an Adonis mould. Mr.. A. E. W..
Mason continues his exciting ''The Muir
der at the Villa Rose" and number of
famous black and white artists each con-
tribute what he considers his funniest
Christmas picture. The Color Section is
devoted to portraits of beautiful women
made by eminent photographers. Lewis
Waller who, with Richard Mansfield,
brought Monsieur Beaucaire" to sue
cess. writes his "reminiscences.
The American Magazine by its aston
ishing articles on 'Barbarous Mexico"
has awakened throughout the country an
intense indignation. In its January is
sue the editors bring forward further
and absolutely convincing proofs of the
truth of their statements and they re-
affirm that slavery is existing at the
present moment in Mexico, that that
country is rife with barbarous political
persecution, that there is Imprisonment
for FREE, speaking and that personal and
political liberty is being suppressed.
ginning of a new serial entitled, THE
hp WI orI 70.
1.-THE Spirit of America, by Henry Van
Dyke; Miss Ida M. Tarbeil's historical
serial, "The American Woman" "Hans
Wagner" the greatest ball player in the
world, by Hugh S. Fullerton; and Mr.
Dooley's'' Opinions on |'The Cost of Liv.
ing" by F. P. Dunno
An article of much interest in the New
Idea Woman's Magazine for January is
Congressional Hostesses" by Katherine
Graves Busbey. The little known and
less understood life of the Congress
members wives is charmingly told. A
splendid article on the great heroine,
Miss Ida Lewis, the lighthouse-keeper,
who has saved twenty-three lives in her
tifty-three years of service, is feature
of the number. Another article of SYM
pathetic nature is "The Heroism of
Children" which tells the story of the
the boys and girls who have been award
ed Carnegie Hero Medals. A woman
writing anonymously sets forth some
out-of-the-way views in an article EMIT
led, why l Am Model Wife Advice
and suggestions are given by Ruth Grams
ton to the girl who is going to Europe in
''The American Girl Abroad" The fc-
ton for January is particularly pleasing,
and the fashions are appropriate, and
are shown in colors. The magazine is
complete with kitchen helps and sugges-
lions for Tightening the household rou-
tine.