The Republican journal., 1911-04-06
Literary News and Notes.

ssChoI..x TnH AeHuTlck Bangs -
onaKespeare's Birthday and "A Wood
land Easter and Others hv S.ra Tooa
gale, Hilton R. Greer, Charles Hanson
Towne and Joseph W. Dorr. ''so''
In the April Woman's Home Comnan-
ion' there is splendid Easter sermon by
Dr. Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of the
broadway Tabernacle, N. Y. There is
also an Easter hymn by Richard LIE
Galhenne, illustrated by Earl Stetson
crawford. The fiction includes 'sMrs.
nensons Brains by Anne Warner a
nomeiy little tale of a mother who
tnought she had very little "brains" but
proved the contrary; other contributors
are mary Heaton Worse, Maud Radford
warren, Grace M. SESSIONS and Louise
Forsslund.
Outing Publishing Co. has published
an attractive volume of breezy sporting
sketches written by Stephen Chalmers.
journalist and author. Most of them
have their setting in and around "Pass-
amaquoddy." The exciting rough and
tumble deer fight, the hunt for the elusive
and slippery seal, the deep sea fishing
with tin rod with wheel" "Out with
the Fish PATROL ETC., are all Maine
stories, and one feels after reading them
that there are still some things in life,'
and that Maine is the ideal place to spend
ones vacation. The fish-abounding lakes
and streams, the odorous piny woods and
hills where the deer and patridges dwell,
the rough Lodges where the silvery seal
eludes, are fascinating for all true sport
men.
The American Magazine for April has
several articles of Importance, among
them, 1.-The Thin Crust of Civilization"
by Ray Stannard Baker; The Injustice
OF Personal Property Taxation by Al
bert j. Mock; the second article of the
series entitled THE Principles of Scien-
tlfic Management" by Frederick W.
tifc theories; and an article by Albert
w. Atwood on "The Great Express Mo-
nopoly, in which he describes the deal
and contract between the United States
Express Company and the Government
whereby the latter has been obliged to
pay unfair and outrageous profits to the
former.
A host of theatre-going readers will
have an irresistible desire to pick up the
April National Magazine for the second
instament of William Hodges notable
serial, The Guest of Honor" Mr..
llcOSS 40 an cetllol Oito
fair to increase the million admirers who
saw his incompatible acting in 'The
Man from Home" A remarkable article
entitled ''The Presidents of America,
by Mitchell Mannering, is Illustrated with
portraits of all the American Presidents,
contains salient sketches of all the Re
publics of North, Central and South
America. The author has covered the
countries of hemisphere in a most eX-
haustive way, and the article responds
to the growing sentiment which looks
toward South America for trade develop
ment
A Budget of interesting stories and
Wide World Magazine. The Rev. F.
Cowley Whitehouse, of Constantinope,
describes "'The Turk at Play" and as
sures US that, when he chooses, the indo-
| lent Turk can exert considerable strenu-
BUSINESS. Prof c. H. Halves continues
his 'Wanderings in Crete" and c. V. A.
Peel brings to conclusion his sporting
adventures "Among Ryper and Rein
deer of Norway" In an article on ''The
Mountain of the Ark" we learn that
Mount Ararat has only been scaled seven
teen times. L. Dow Covington begins
series of articles dealing with "Myster-
ious Senoussi-Land" and there are some
very exciting stories of that quality
which readers of the Wide World have
come to look for. Mrs. Fred Maturin,
who has a worldwide reputation as
great traveller, begins series of articles,
entitled, "Our Trek Beyond the Fam
best" AS usual there are a great many
remarkable photographs in this issue of
a what is really a unique monthly maya
zine.
In the April number of Popular Me-
chanics Magazine there are 329 articles
and 315 illustrations. These articles
cover a wide range of subjects, telling
things that are being done in the way Of
development all over the world. Last
year western orchardists lost millions of
dollars in crops during the cold wave in
April. Since then great advance has
been made in the improvement of smudge-
pots for use in such emergencies. Louis
Meyer in an illustrated article describes
several practical types. H. H. Windsor
throws some interesting sidelights On
foreign trade, illustrating what great
factors small matters sometimes prove,
and discusses compulsory military ser
vice for American boys in times of peace
The Kingdom of Dust, by ]. Gordon
oSueil, COuCuGS. III IT'S scope, many mat
tiers of interest. Mr.. Ogden predicts
the use of fog dispellers ''in places where
their economic value would be the high
est, such as in the entrance to New Y orl,
Harbor." Wireless enthusiasts will en-
joy an article describing the latest ex.
periments of Frank Chambers, an ANA
teur who has done some unusual things
in this line. Motion pictures have taken
an important place in the lives of the
people and the April number has much
to say about them.
With Sherlock Holmes "Adventure,
and a Jacobs story the April Strand
should prove of more than ordinary in
terest to the magazine reader. Both
these contributions are worthy of their
authors and will be read with keen de-
light by their numerous admirers. Be
sides these well-known writer's there are
stories by E. M. Jameson, E. M. Ingram,
Frank E. Verney, Margaret Westrup,
Randolph Bedford, NJ F. Hutchinson
and E. Nesbit. An important and inter
esting article on Charles Dickens Man
uscripts" is contributed by J. Holt
Schooling. In this topical paper we
learn that Dickens thought so little of
his MSS. that few were kept intact
There is not much of the original of