The Republican journal., 1911-01-05
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Literary News and Notes.

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Literary News and Notes.
William ]. Locke begins new series
Magazine. They deal with the ad-
and entertaining character as the "Be-
loved Vagabond, The author himself
says of him che is the man who never
says of his new creation che is the man
who never loses an opportunity and
never keeps it when he has gotit. A man
always in 'scrapes' and always getting
out of them. A man whose nature is his
own sunshine" Each adventure of Mr.
Locke's hero is a separate story and the
first one leads off the series propiciously
In this same issue, there appears the
second of the stories of heroism connect
ed with the Greeley Arctic Exploration
Expedition. There is nothing more thrill
ling in fiction than these fact stories of
''The Measure of Human Grit.
in beginning to fulfill its promises of good
things to come during 1911. The January
issue opens with thoroughly delightful
by Zona Gale, famous for 1.-The Loves OF
Pelleas and Etarre," Friendship Viii
lage Love Stories,'' and other worthful
books. "'Lista" is a tale of rural Wis
consin, section hitherto virtually I'M
exploited in fiction. The heroine is
farmers daughter, who mas some sur
prising experiences, in which are also
concerned man (of course), 'Lista's
little sister, no less parsonage than the
mayor of the town, the mayors daugh-
ter, and some city folk. There are a
number of unusual short stories, incud-
ing 'ewspaper yarn called '"The Pledge
That Stuck" by George L. Knapp,
whose recent novel, 1.-THE Scales of
Justice" has made something of hit
The most notable magazine feature of
+ New Years, 1911, is the symposium Of
holiday greetings from eminent men of
all vocations and walks of life, publish
ed in the National Magazine for January.
The issue appears just when the holiday
spirit of love and giving is at its zenith,
and ten pages of personal greetings, with
represent collection of articles of not
able interest to all Americans, and, in
deed, to all who prize the notabilia and
autographs of famous and prominent
people whose work in life has been we'll
done. The list includes: Andrew Car
negie, John F. Dryden, Chas. w. Fair
banks, Ebert Hubbard, John Wanna
maker, General Horace Porter, Paul
Morton, Admiral George Dewey, Arch
bishop Ireland, OCTAVE Thanet," John
Mitchell, Ambassador Jusserand, Gen
eral Greenville M. Dodge, "Uncle joe
Cannon, Senator Burton, E. A. Sted-
man, Walter Wellman, Rev. John Yves.
ley Hill, Booker 7. Washington, Wayne
MacVeagh, Clifford Pinchot, Senator
Joseph L. Bristow, Louis Lombard ane
Thomas A. Edison.
The January Atlantic, the first numbe,
of volume LOT, begins the publication Of
some of the attractive material promised
for the new year. The opening paper Ii
the first installment of John Muir's Jour
nal of the Sierras' and relates his earl.
which he has grown so familiar during
the last years Of his life. The second O
Gamaliel Bradford, Jr. s papers on Rob
ert E. Lee appears under the title lie,
and Davis, and continues to present
view of this remarkable man as sympa
thetic as it is unusual. Joseph Husband
continues his papers on his experience
in a coal mine, writing this month of the
long and fruitless efforts made to subdu,
fire in the mine. The Patricians, Johl
Galsworthy's new novel, grows in in
tensity of interest as the story proceeds
and the final installment of Gideol
Welles's Diary brings to close the pub
LEGATION of one of the most extraordinary
historical documents eXtant.
Woman's Home Companion starts tn.
new year with continued story in which
Votes for women" has a prominen
place. This suffagette love story is en-
titled elm the Land of Tomorrow" by
Maude Radford Warren and, as you car
imagine, is distinct departure from the
usual magazine story. Other fiction il
this number includes ''The Nine Brides
by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, "Pierrette
and the Gray Monk" by Fannie HeasliI
Lea, and Part Three of ''The Admiral's
Niece" most delightful tale by Kate
Douglass Wiggin and her collaborators
Beginning with a new year, home.
lovers all over the country make resolu
tons for improvement in the house. Fit
ting in nicely with such plans, the Wom-
ans Home Companion offers articles or
home decoration entitled FURNISHING
the Small Library" Bookcase and
Magazine Stand" Library Scarfs in
Cross-Stitch," 1.-The Business Side of q
Country Home" patch Work Quilts Of
a Hundred Years Ago." Good Music
for Everyone, etc.