The Republican journal., 1913-09-11
Literary News and Notes.

Prof. Henry C. Emery, son of ex-Chef-
Justice Lucilius A. Emery. of Ellsworth,
is the author of new book, "The Ethics
of Public Service" to be issued by the
Yale University press in a few weeks.
In the five chapters of the book are dis
cussed the voter and public policy; the
voter and his representative; the repre-
sentative and his constituency; the rep
resentative and his party, and the ad-
ministration and public policy.
1.-The Iron Trail" new novel by Rex
Beach, was published last week by the
Hampers. The author of 'The Barrier"
and 1.-The Spoilers" has returned to
Alaska for his background and inspira-
ton. The opening up of the country by
raiIroads-the iron trails the theme, a
gigantic struggle against natural obsta-
Giles and the opposition of business rivals.
'Irish Prince" engineer and financier, is
surrounded like classic hero by loyal
band of friends who fight and play with
Homeric energy. And the two girls are
no mere onlookers in the great contest,
but spur on the combatants and reward
the victors with their love.
The September American Magazine
contains the first of a new series Of arti-
cles by Peter Clark MacFarane entitled
"Those Who Have Come Back. This
series is to include the true story of
number of clown and outers,' who at
forty pulled themselves together and
made success. The first story in the
series is an account of Lucky" Baldwin,
a New York East Slider, who, up to
the time he was thlrty-seven years old,
was practically "bum." He was con-
verified at the Jerry McAuley Mission and,
at the present time, is doing great and
useful work in Chicago in a mission
which he himself organized. second
article IN the series is to relate the ex-
periences of a morphine eater who re-
formed.
| A Discussion of 1.-The Minimum Wage
problem, now generally agltated, opens
the September Atlantic. Readers who
feel the force of the sentimental argu-
ment, so current nowadays, will do well
to read Professor Clark's orderly logic.
AS if in support of the position Professor
Clark has taken, Miss Agnes Repper
comes forward with another of her pa
pers against the sentimentaJity of pre-
vailing public opinion. 1t is an article
to make people fume - and think.
Financing the Rural Church, by Joseph
| Woodbury. Strout, is a protest against
/ the happy go lucky, unbusinesslike
methods with which our rural parishes
are conducted, in striking contrast to the
methods of the Roman Catholic churches.
There are many other articles OF timely
interest and the fiction, as usual, is OF
high order.
An autumnal harvest of rich reading
will be found in the September Lippin-
colts, which is undoubtedly one of the
best issues of this sterling publication
ever gotten out The complete novel
(winning feature of each number) IS from
the deft pen of Grace Livingston Hlll
Lutz, who has "Lo, Michael!' The
/ Mystery of Mary" and other oig-se'ing
books to her credit. Among the short
stories we find thrilling story OF South
American revolution, entitled THE Mas
ter Stroke" by HapsDurg Liebe. A
startlingly original humorous tale OF
Cowooyland is The Wooing OF kithe
Bell" by Lowell Hardy. The Open
Door is a pathetic tale of Jewish life,
by Elias Lieherman. The Everlasting
Eve" by Mary Brecht Pulver, depicts
the funny yet sad effects OF young
girls growing up TO be a young lady
against the express wishes OF her father,
who wants her to remain Dads little
boy person.
The Strand for September contains
continuation of the two serial stores
Unto Caesar" by Baroness Orczy, and
"Wet Magic" by E. Nesbit. The short
fiction includes contributions by we'll
known writers, E. Phillips Oppenhelm,
Flora Annie Steele, j. J. Bell, Marrln
Swayne, Mary Tennyson and others.
IT ri
New Anecdotes of Mark Twain, writ
ten by Marian Schuyler Allen, the lady
in whose house in Bermuda the humorlst
spent the last months of his life. Mad
anne Sarah Bernhard, Father Bernard
Vaughan and Field Marshal Sir Evelyn
Wood describes 1.-The Most Impressive
SIGHT, they ever saw. Lawn Tennis
Tour aments and the Humors of Them, "
is timely article by F. r. Burrows, the
well-known English Referee and Handl-
capper. Another article OF interest Is
an illustrated interview with Nile. Marie
Marrinpt. known as 1.-The Bride of Dan
ger"
The September Woman's Home Com
panion is an Advance Autumn Fashion
Number. There is an unusual display OF
short stories, special articles, regular
departments anu al 1CoeuACo, bde1 ~
addition, the Fashion Department, under
the direction of Grace Margaret Gould,
Fashion Editor, is enlarged to twenty
pages, and includes tremendous variety
of facts and ideas about dress, which
will be particularly useful to women at
this season of the year. The Compan-
ions fashion policy is interesting and
sensible. The idea is to present all the
latest facts about fashions even the ex-
tremes of Partisan fashions-but when
it comes to making suggestions and pre-
pairing patterns for American women the
extremes and the foolish novelties are
disregarded and "middle of the road
course is taken. In other words,
women are shown how they can dress
fashionably, and yet modestly and eco.
nomically. Miss Gould is opposed to the
eccentric and the startling in fashions,
and, and, with great ability, succeeds ir
being practical, reasonable, and at the
same time, artistic.