The Republican journal., 1909-08-05
Literary News and Notes.

The most widely circulated book in the
world it appears is not the Bible, but 8
Chinese almanac, printed in Pekin, with 8
sale Of 5000, 600 copies annually.
The publishers of John D. Rockefeller
Random "reminiscences OF Men and
Events" are supplying the Standard Oil
company with special edition OF 100, OOC
copies.
An important feature of the Woman s
home Companion this summer is the
"reminiscences of the late venerable Ed
ward Everett Hale. The August issue
contains, in place of the regular monthly
chapter of the "reminiscences, the publ
cation of which commenced before Doc
tor Hale's death, a beautiful tribute to
the eminent writer and minister by his
personal friend, w. H. McElroy.
Irving Bachelor introduces more or
less cheerful bit into ''The Handmade
Gentleman" his new novel, published
by the Harpers, of upper New York
State fifty years ago. In the little vii
lage street in the undertaker's shop the
undertaken is trying to take the opti-
mist's view of life. t'They've all got to
die, - he says, surveying the crowd pas
sing in the street. "Whenever l get
blue, l just think of that and take cour-
The New Idea Woman's Magazine for
August has number of unusual fea-
lures. American Women Who Excel
IN Sports, - by Margaret Wagner, covers
the athletic field Of the United States
and presents many clever character
sketches. 1.-TWO Lonely Women and A
Happy Summer" by Bertha q. Tomlin-
son, and "August Days in a House-Boat"
are outdoor articles of much interest.
'tWhen l was Presented at Court" by
Mrs. John b. Reyburn, is one OF the most
intimate glimpses ever given OF the ex-
acting ordeal of bowling before royalty.
Mrs. Reyburn tells the things that every
one wants to know-just what she wore,
and how she felt and what she did.
The matter Of diet in summer is one
fraught with many difficulties. In the
Woman's Home Companion for August
DIR. Woods Hutchinson claims that we
are apt to starve ourselves in summer.
He says that we suffer from the heat
because Of bad physical condition and
that we would feel the heat less if we
ate three good meals day. E'Suit-Case
Photography, Camp Cooking" and
Washing Fineries'' are of special in
terest right now. The Children's De-
partment and the Fashion Department
are both particularly good. The En-
broidery pages are full of summer ideas,
and Fannie Merritt Farmer supplies
enough ideas for novel cool drinks to last
the whole summer.
The August issue of the Atlantic
Monthly is midsummer number distin-
guished by the publication of a complete
novelette, entitled "Cecily." The story
is by William J. Hopkins, the author of
''The Clammer," which was one of the
most successful short stories of recent
years. Mr. Hopkins's story has the
quaint philosophy and humor which char
acterizes all his work. Besides the com
plete novelette, there is story, E'The
Dover Ladies'" by Elsie Singmaster,
and verse is contributed by Charlotte
Prentiss, James E. Richardson, and
Mary Lowell There are two papers of
literary appreciation on George Mer
edith" and "Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Annie K Tuell writes of Meredith with
an insight and enthusiasm which makes
her paper conspicuous among the many
estimates of Meredith now appearing.
Mr.. Crothers writes of DIR. Holmes with
all his old-time charm and ingeniously
makes the Autocrat tell his own story
and explain his own philosophy by copi-
GUS quotations from his published works.