The Republican journal., 1912-12-26
Literary News and Notes.


the January. 1918, number, the name of
Current Opinion. The size of page will
also be changed. The type-page will be
enlarged to seven inches by ten, about
Der of years ago. These changes are
made solely because the editors and bust
ness managers are agreed that the
changes will improve the magazine and
enlarge it's usefulness. There will be no
change of consequence in the editorial
conduct of the magazine or in its owner
ship.
The Journal of Education says of "The
White 1sles," by Franklin F. Phillips:
"This is a clever story, well told, of love
and adventure from real life along the
Maine coast from the Kennebec to the
Penobscot rivers, vivid recital of va
rious experiences of intrigue and rascal
ity, nobility and heroism. Mr. Phillips
knows every nook and corner of the
coast Whereabouts, knows all classes of
people, native and vacationist, and has
had traditions without end rehearsed to
him. From a lifetime of observation,
with ardent devotion to the beauties of
shore and sea, with keen appreciation of
human nature, he has woven this attrac-
tive story"
In the Strand Magazine for January.
Rider Haggard continues his story of
Egyptian exploration and romance under
the title of "Smith and the Pharaohs. "
1t is as weird and wonderful as anything
this writer has yet given US. Excellent
short fiction is supplied by E. M. Jane
son, "Ole Luk-Oie," C.. C., Andrews.
Pleydell North, E. Nesbit and other
writers. The articles are numerous and
interesting. David Devant, the famous
conjurer, relates his Experiences" and
incidently mentions that his first en-
gagement brought him in five dollars
while ten years later he received the
offer of 100000 for years contract.
Lima Cavalier, Sarah Bernhard, and
others reveal the secrets of perpetual
youth. ''Children's Chatter" by J. C.
Wright, contains some new and amusing
juvenile stories. In "Multum in Parvo"
a number of interesting subjects are
dealt with such as straightline Pictures
from America, Chinese Word Pictures,
Bridge Problems, How to Hold Animals,
Chess and Ancient Codes of Health.
Henry E. Dudeney contributes his usual
collection of clever Puzzles and Prob
lens.
A number of startling articles appear
in this months Wide World Magazine
one of the most striking, perhaps, being
by resident of Queensland, who de-
scribes how he and his companions in
dulged in turtle riding which he as
sures US is a most novel and exhilarating
sport. The remarkable photographs
which accompany the articles clearly
substantiate his statements. "Adrift
on the Ice Floes" relates how two Lake
Huron fishermen were driven out to sea
on an ice-fioe, and for fifty hours battled
for life while brave men fought desper-
ately to reach and rescue them. Other
good stories and articles are ''The Wed
ding Week at Pontivy," Through the
Wilds of Asia, Mountaineering Mis-
haps' and Fighting the Rabbit in
Western Australia. The contributors
to this remark able magazine include
army and navy officers, missionaries,
travellers, explorers and IN fact every
class of person who goes into the world
and sees things. The Photographic illus
trations are as wonderful and instructive
as the text
AS one of the handsomest and most in
teresting of the Christmas issues, the
December number of The Theosophical
Path {the official organ of the Theosophi-
cal Movement, edited by Katherine Ting
ley, Point Iona. Cal.,) takes promi-
nent place. Appropriate to the season
are two noteworthy articles, The Christos
Legend and Its Meaning, by Gertrude
van Pelt, M. D., and The Message of
Christmastide, by Charles Maxon. We
quote from the latter: "Were we to look
only at the outer picture of the world,
we might well be appalled,, We might
we'll proclaim the message of peace and
good will a failure and mock cry; but
there is an inner fact in human nature,
forgotten, set at naught, profaned, de-
filed and denied, yet uncon9uerable, re-
asserting itself though rebuffed ten mil
lion times. 1t is this fact, the central,
most stupendous fact and reality in life,
that at the very heart of things is Divin-
ity itself, that at the very core and root
of our being is the Divine essence, i'm
mortal, Interchangeable, bright, glori-
Gus, pure: it is this fact that all unknoW-
ing we celebrate on Christmas morning;
1t is this gracious fact, that all unknown
to ourselves, prevents US from the sui
eide of utter despair when we face the
awful picture of the worlds injustice,
suffering and conflict"
DRIVES OFF A TERROR.
Tho chief oyocutiopor Of doatL in tho univ,