The Republican journal., 1913-06-19
Literary News and Notes.

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The June number of The Theosophical
Path is, as usual, beautifully Illustrated.
In Philosophical Thoughts from the New
England Transcendentalists F. S. OAR
row, A. M. Pm. D., calls ''attention to some
of the teachings of a remarkable group o.
American thinkers who Immediately pre-
ceded the foundation of the modern The
osophical Society" Emerson, Thoreau,
Alcott and others associated with them.
Tn article is not only valuable in itself,
but also for the full references given to
works quoted from
Ralph Henry Barbour has a reputa
ton for writing delightful romances, so
when we say that he has excelled all his
former efforts! in his latest novel,
Lady Laughter published complete
in the June Lippincott's realize
that we are making strong statement.
But it's all true. LADY Laughter" is
both clever and funny. AS .or the
heroine-well, the only reason there are
so many bachelors in the world is be-
cause there aren't more girls like Betty.
We appreciate her at once, and feel
annoyed because the hero doesn't. He
does later on, though. The scenes are
lnlA LII lIiS del hSHlI co-LIdI picturesque
region SO popular with summer pleasure
seekers. There is an unusually fine COL
| lection Ct short-stories in this number,
and Ellis Parker Butler contributes
reminiscent sketch called 1.-THE Big
River telling of boyhood days on the
Mississippi.
The June Woman's Home Companion
contains further account of the fight
for Better Babies" which is now
being carried on all over the United
States. A number of photographs of
prize winning children are reproduced
with this months report. The Compan-
ion is offering prizes for children who re-
ceive the highest markings at baby
shows of the new kind-baby shows
where children are judged not according
I to their physical beauty but according to
; their health. The campaign is a great
educational movement, inasmucb as it is
promulgating the best available ideas in
the scientific care of children. Other
valuable articles are: "How to Take
Your Vacation - 1.-The Worlds Great
est Lovers :" "Not One Minute to
Lose" an article in which the author
tells about the great work done by the
| National Consumers League toward
convincing the public not to buy goods
made in sweatshops; Fit for Com
pany," an article in which the author
shows the absurdity of the idea that
extravaganza and foolish preparations
must be made for company" and the
Mothers Part" an article in which
the author makes many practical sug-
gestions to mothers in connection with
the training of daughters. Fiction by a
great variety of writer's, art features
contributed by many of our most talent
ed illustrators, and twelve departments
full of good reading and useful ideas,
complete an issue unusually charming
and serviceable to the rea der.
The Atlantic Monthly for June pre-
sents an unusually varied table of con-
tents; politics, science, domestic econo-
my, religion, fiction and biography all
by Hiram Bingham on ''The Monroe
Doctrine" will arrest Immediately atten-
ton, and 1.-THE Real Yellow PERIL" by
J. O. P. Bland, throws new light on a
much discussed question. Booker 7.
Washington writes on 1.-The Negro and
the Labor Unions" and Elizabeth C.
Billings contributes another of her
sprighty economic studies, entitled
brains and Buying" Rev. George A.
Gordon writes on Reasonable Hopes of
American Religion" and discusses the
question from quite a different stand
point than that Of Canon Barry's recent
paper on 1.-The Religion Of America in
the April Atlantic. Perhaps the most
striking single contribution to this issue
is a long poem by Arturo M. Giovannitt,
entitled ''The Cage" This poem is not
Only remarkable on account of the doc
trine it breaches, but contains several
passages of unusual strength and beauty.
Havelock Ellis, Zephine Humphrey ard
Fannie Stearns Davis contribute essays,
and short stories by iona Gale, Kath-
crime P. Girling and Virginia Baker make
the issue notable from the standpoint of
fiction, supplementing the June INSTALL
ment of Mary S. Watts serial, Ivan
Cleve and his Friends. Gamaliel Brad
ford. Jr., contributes the fourth of his
new series OF Confederate Portraits, and
Cyril Campbell sends timely and inter-
esting descriptive article from Adrian
ople. A Contributors Club of unusual
variety and length completes the issueY