The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-06
Literary News and Notes.

is the story of an episode in the life of
husband and wife, told with simple
strength and deep understanding of char
acter. The scene is laid in a Shaker COM
munity. The book is illustrated from
drawings by Alice Barber Stephens.
"Pan's Mountain" is the title of Ame-
lie Rives's new novel published by Har-
per & Brothers last week. The title is
suggestive of the story, the love of an
English poet for an Italian girl, who is
half Greek and half pagan-a worshipper
of PAN. A story like this could have no
commonplace ending, and it is in the
working out of destiny in the strange
pair that readers will find again the au-
thor of ''The Quick or the Dead?'
The October Everybody's contains the
first instalment of new serial story by
Rex Beach, entitled 'The Ne'er-Do-
Well" Five years ago the first novel
of the young writer, "The Spoilers,
was published serially in Everybody S
with instant recognition. In the new
story Mr.. Beach is said to do for the
Caribbean what "The Spoilers did for
Boring Sea in depicting the life and ac-
Invites of an American outpost. 1t is
performance of the Panama Canal, full
of dramatic movement and power.
Hamlin Garland author of "Cavanagh
Forest Ranger" is now in 1.-The high
country, - where the scenes of the novel
were laid. Mr.. Garland joined the rang
ers after attending the conservation con-
gress at St. Paul, and is living their rug
ged life for time. The problem which
his hero, Cavanagh, found in the story
seems to be a real one, for two of the
October magazines devote articles to it,
and New York Sunday newspaper gives
it page. The larger issue, conserva
ton in general, received its first fic-
tional treatment in "Cavanagh-Forest
Ranger"
Although many Belfast. people have
read and thoroughly enjoyed that most !
novel, The Wood-carver of
OLYMPUS, few know that the author,
Mary E. Waller, was once frequent
visitor to Belfast and is we'll remember
ed by many Belfast people as Nellie
who formerly visited here in the
family of George Pote. Although many
IF her Belfast friends have long admired
Ter books, no one had the slightest idea
hat she was the authoress until few
lays ago, when George A. Quimby, an
I'D friend, received from her an auto
graph copy of her latest novel, Fremsted
luarries, story of Maine.
The September Strand contains an in
eresting lot of reading and the names
# the contributors are Worldwide. Ar
hur Conan Doyle is one of the short
tory writers and his ''The Marriage of
he Brigadier" is in his best style E.
Phillips Oppenheim, too, has short
sketch brimful of clever incidents and
admirably sustained dialogue. There
ire eight other tales in the short story
section. Two more chapters of E. Mes
BITS delightful serial, "The Magic City,
ire published. Equally entertaining are
he special articles on timely topics.
One of the best of these deals with the
.ype of woman who does shoplifting.
Elizabeth Lonergan has a well-written
sketch on well-known American sports
women. All the stories and specials are
Illustrated splendidly.
The October Atlantic begins the serial
publication of a new novel by John Gals
worthy. For two years past the Atlantic
las omitted the serial feature, but the
lramatic movement and delicate work
nanship of the opening chapters of "The
oatricians" give excellent reasons why
he editors have broken their recent Gus
Effective champion of Canadian reci-
'rocity, contributes paper on the neces-
ity Of a treaty Of close commercial rela-
ions with our northern neighbors. In
The Cheapening of Religion" James
\ Eoror 6ouotcv no como pouorS of |
observation, which made him so effective
critic of railroad conditions, to a study
f the problems faced by modern churches.
he poems in the number are contributed
" Henry van Dyke and Mrs. Schuyler
an Rensselaer,, while 1.-The Law and the
ndian," by Elliott Flower, and Harry
ames Smiths "The Privilege" are
numbered among the stories.
The complete novel in the October Lip
,incott's Magazine long feature of
his publications. "The Riders of Pc
ersham,"' stirring tale Of the South
md its "nightriders. by Rupert Sar-
rent Holland author of 1.-The Man in
he Tower Though full of action and
dramatic scenes, there is a delightful
owe interest running through the story.
very striking feature is Thirty Years
If Pencraft; What 1t Came to and What
It Cost. This paper, to be published in
wo parts, in October and November,
the literary "reminiscences of
he distinguished soldier author General
Charles King. The General talks frank
y of his successes and of his failures,
and the result is not only interesting
'eading, but may prove valuable object
essen to literary aspirants. Other arti
lies, brief and pithy, are The Fetch of
the Girl, by Herman Schetfauer; ''The
Clubboy," by Ralph W. Bergengren;
and 1.-The Hifalutin' Hyphen," by John
3. Rosser. Minna Thomas Antrim con-
tributes a charming as well as seasonal
ole sketch on Getting Back to Work. y
The short stories are distinctly clever and
there are the usual sixteen pages of
''Walnuts and Wine" Lippincott's
widely quoted humorous department;
and poems by John Kendrick Bangs,
Agnes I. Hanrahan, Irene Stanley Mar
tin, and others.
The October number of the Woman's |
Home Companion is big, complete
for women and children. Here /
are fiction, fashions, serious articles. |
cooking and dozen other practical sub
jects. The Home Decoration and Han
dicraft Department, which is growing
into one of the most important sections
of this journal, comprises so many points
Of interest that any home-lOving woman