The Republican journal., 1913-05-01
Literary News and Notes.

The May Wide World contains an ex-
ceilent assortment of interesting and
useful material. An article entitled
.brltain's Uncrowned Kings, in
forms US that there are many English
ana Scotch landowners who literally
rule over islands which their ances-
tors conquered in feudal times and which
nave remained in the family ever since.
Inc biggest of these is Lewis, which is
owned by Major Matheson and which he
Is willing to part with for million and a
half dollars. "Round the United States
IN Motor Car" will appeal to everyone
who owns an automobile. 1.-The End of
an Outlaw" is a sequel to story en-
titled 1.-The Bandits Of the Argentine"
which appeared some short time ago in
the Wide World. 1t recounts the story
of Curry's last 'hold-up" and is a thrill
ling episode from real life. across the
Wilderness of Judea, ]" Frontier Life in
South America and Into the I'm
known" are other articles we'll worth
reading.
Spring, the season of youth and
growth, is here, and the human animal
is full of zest and vigor and impatient of
restraint. We still find time for some
fiction reading, but to hold our interest
stories must be lively, full OF action, and
be either humorous or have big vital
plot. Lippincott' for May affords read
ing matter of just this sort. The com
plete novel is new detective story en-
titled anybody but Anne. by Carolyn |
Wells. Her previous books along these
lines-'The Maxwell Mystery" "a
Chain of Evidence "The Gold Bag"
''The Clue" etc.-have had enormous
sales-the surest test of books popu-
larity. Anne is lovable little woman
who is married to a wealthy but dis
agreeable elderly man. He is found
murdered, and suspicion
points to his young wife. as we'll as to |
several other people. Various ''clues"
are found, but each trail leads up |
"blind alley till finally the doughty
detective Fleming Stone, who has fig
ured in other stories by this author, is
and he fathoms the mystery
but his job isn't an easy one.
Besides the two interesting serials
which are now running in the Strand
Magazine" 1.-The Poison Belt" by A.
Conan Doyle, and "Unto Caesar" by
Baroness Orczy-there are fiction con-
tributions by E. M. Jameson, Richard
Marsh, Edward Cecil and J. j. Bell
(''The Wooing of Wee Macgreegor")
Among the articles is one of special in
terest by Henry E. Dudeney, entitled
"The Antiquity of Modern Inven-
tons, !" which will convince the reader
that the old adage, ''There is nothing
new under the sun, {" is one Of the truest
statements ever made. Sir Herbert
Beerbohm Tree tells some amusing sto-
RES and DR.. Norman Porrott writes on
1.-The Humors of Doctoring." An arti-
Gle that will appeal strongly to all lovers
Of Dickens is "Joe Gargery and His
Recollectlons of Dickens" The origi-
nal Joe Gargery" is Mr.. John Gaylord,
who lives in the Crompton Road, Lon
don. He is an old man now, but his
recollections of the author are still vivid.
A page of Tongue Twisters" will
doubtless appeal to readers who love the
curious. Portraits of sixteen Grand
Opera stars are given in color.
A cynic once said that if he ever con-
fessed he would confess in 400, 900 words.
Then nobody would take the time to read
his confession, and his sins would 90 un-
discovered. The Money Trust investiga-
ton was not, of course, the confession
of anybody's sins, but it ran to fully
100000 words. Busy people could not
possibly afford the time to read it all. 1t
remained for some great national jour-
nalist to study the whole matter, digest
it and present the essential points in
5000 or 5000 words. This is precisely
what Ida M. Tarbell has done in the
May American Magazine. Her article
is one of great interest and great value.
Other important contributions to the
May American Magazine are: 1.-The
Friendly Fire-Fiend. the first of a
series of Homeburg sketches by George
Fitch, the Illinois humorist; Brand Whit
lock- recollections of Golden Rule"
Jones; new adventure In Content
ment" by David Grayson; Health and
HORSEPOWER" by DR.. Woods Hutchn-
son, and the Autobiography of The
atrical Press-Agent. " There is a great
array of notable fiction, and the regular
departments, Interesting People,
"The interpreters House" and 1.-THE
Theater" are unusually attractive.
Special humorous features are contrib
uted by James Montgomery FIagg,
Gelett Burgess and Abe Martin. Three
prize-winnlng letters are also published