The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-02
Literary News and Notes.

nation Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary's
article on 'What the World Gains by the
Discovery of the Poles" makes strong
appeal. The discoverer of the North
Pole declares that the United. States
should grasp its opportunity in the An
'tartic by establishing there station for
the purpose of continuous magnetic,
meteorological, astronomical and other
scientific observations by small party
of experts. The article is profusely
illustrated and gives clear idea of the
relative positions of the several Antarc-
tic expeditions in the field at the time
Amundsen attained the South Pole.
The May Strand contains short stories
by De Cordova, Fred M White, Richard
Marsh, Charles Garvice, Mary Tennyson
and other popular magazine writer's. The
articles are varied and interesting. F. S.
Valentine writes on "The Beauty Me-
ter" and in a foreword, says: ''This
article describes for the first time a
brand new science, which, in spite of its
Importance to all vino are interested in
mankind, matrons, maids land mirrors),
has up to now been strangely neglected. !"
Arthur Morrison writes on Japanese
Flower Statuary, and Wendell Phillips
Dodge explains the mystery of "Anchor-
ing Skyscraper. Professor J. Lewis
Bonhote contributes an article on "The
Study of Bird Migration" and Ronald
Graham writes of Famous Pictures
Parodied." There is symposium on the
subject of disarmament"
The Wide World Magazine for May
contains a wonderful number Of inter
esting articles and stories. John Boyes
relates how he became King of the Kiku
yu in British East Africa, raised an
''army" and acted like modern war
lord" DR.. Charles S. Braddock, Medi-
cal Adviser to the Siamese Government,
describes ''The Islands of Edible Birds
Nests" and there is an article of great
interest to climbers descriptive of the
mountains of the Island of Skye. The
photographs accompanying this article
are remarkable. Mrs. Marguerite Roby
continues her narrative entitled A
White Woman in the Congo and Will
liam Hope Hodgsdon brings to conclu-
sion his startling account Of "The Prem
tees Mutiny." There are many other
items of interest and the magazine as
usual contains over hundred illustra-
tons, mostly from photographs.
The May issue of Lippincott's Maya
zine is both refreshing and invigorating,
we'll suited to the season of reviving
energies. The complete novel salient
feature) is 'Their Great Inheritance"
delightful story of Pennsylvania-German
life, by Elsie Singmaster, who has al
ready made name for herself along
these lines with her clever short stories.
Among the short fictions are Newman
Flowers ''The Little Band in the Pines,"
a war story; Norma Bright Carson's
"From the Land of the Unborn" a
sketch suggested by Maeterlinck's 1.-THE
Blue Bird;'' George Allan EnglanG's
"Primavera," dealing with the spring of
the year, and of life; Matthew Baird's
"The- Bloomsburys' Trip" with it's les
son for Bridge-lovers; Daisy Wander
bark's ''The Unexpected Express Pack
age" Richard J. Walsh's 1.-Two Halves
of a Check" Eugene Boylan's "The
Black Sleeps Fold;" and Thomas L.
Masson's "a Christian Spirit. - "a Lit
tie Tragedy" is a rather remarkable
sketch by Margaret Louise Loudon.
The May Woman's Home Companion
the recent dra atization and staging of
Louisa M. Alcott's Little Women" 1t
is quite a remarkable story-how Miss
Alcott's heirs have objected for years to
putting the story or the stage, but how
at last they have consented. Among the
other articles IN the number are the fol-
lowing: Seeing Europe on SO. so Day."
ga Mothers Account of the Effect of
the Boy Scout Movement on Her Son."
Women Writers as Humorists," How
to Attract Birds" and the first of new
series on the American girl by ]. Nisen
Laurvik. On the fiction side, the leading
are from Kathleen Norris,
Susan Glaspell, Annie Hamilton Donnell
and Mary Heaton Worse. Ir the pract-
cal dressmaking, housekeeping and en-
tertainment departments appear many
contributions. among which
are articles on "Sensible Shoes, - THE
Healthy Baby - 1.-The Practical Kitch-
en-, How to Make "Sun-Dial, "''How
to Make a Summer Shack, - The Appe,
tizing Beefsteak" and ga Dozen Good
Desserts"
Is the glad, fresh springtime tingling
your blood? Ares you eagerly looking
forward to vacaton-somewhere Then
you SuOulu Tedu lHOlIldS L AIuefSOu
article entitled First Aid to The Angler
appearing in the May number of The
New England Resorter, the new monthly
magazine about pleasure resorts, out for
the first time last week. The May num-
Der is Fishing Number-distinctly So
but it contains hundred things beside.
''The Lure of New England by John
c. Daggett, tells the three reasons why
New England is pre-eminent as Ameri-
cas- play ground. Alfred E. McCleary's
"Quaint Old Cape Cod" unfolds the evo-
luton of race of fishermen into great
community of summer-guest entertain
ers. with New England Resorters"
tells where New England's best people
are spending the summer and what they
are doing. Then there are score and
more of wonderful pictures of fishing
and recreation scenes and society figures,
together with woman's department
that has in it all the little things in dress
and fancy that make up a woman's
world. The Resorter makes its bow in
very attractive dressing with a splendid
cover by Chase Emerson, the Boston
artist. 1t is published by the Rec order
Publishing Company of Boston and Man
chester-by -the-Sea, Mass, and is now on
the ne wsands at Is cents the copy.