The Republican journal., 1913-01-02
Literary News and Notes.

With AZ VI usually attractive cover Gp-
sign, Soo7 intere sting articles, 3Cl etrk- .
ing illustrations, y u mp advertising
la&es, and guaranteed circulation Of
go, COO cofies for its January number,
the New Year certalI Iy opens auspici- ,
ously for the Popular Mechanics Nigga .
Zjre. lrtsmuch as the motto Il Popular
Mechanics Magazine is that every article
shall be write SC you cen understand
IT," The Shop Notes arc Amateur Me
chanics GeEartm ents are entl1ely free of
technical terms, aId many illustrations
end diagrs ms are used to elucidate the
text.
Not ore Of TIE mary publications now
icing displayed on the neWs-stanl!s is
more attractive inside or cut-than the
jar ua1y Lippircott From its very
striking cover ty The kinneys, to its
ever IoTuler partment Of tumor,
'Walnuts and Vine, at the erd OF the
beck, there isn't a feature that doesu
e mand attention ard compel the inter
est. I ne fovelette is ''Jropcs MIA.
stirring tale of love ard vaor in South
An erica. Tie man who wrote twill
Lexington Comfort also wrote those
widely discussed books Fate Knocks al
II Door" aid "Routledge Rides Alone, -
which, is a ouarantee Of the now roveI-
ette's literary excellence Neither IN
fttn,e ror il, treatment does il in anv
v,se resemble +, @ usual RIM If ,,dven-
ture stories Tie not is fresI and v;oor.
Gus, ard there is the sklllful character
ization one has been leo to expect III Mr.
Comforts stories The only disappoint-
me MT the reader is likely to feel is that
the tale is not longer ore There's a
We io'i'Nei
There are all kinds OF stories in the
December National. "A Beat in the
Mail" IS q chipping newspaper story Ey
Fred Denret, con missioner of the Unit
&c States Lard Office st Washington.
"Playirg her Part" is one Of Harold
S!rorg La;ham's stage stories. An
Jnsusl octed P&lallel" is a delightful
love Story 10y Lillian Ducey, The
GiIG&e, has tire virlty Of its western
suthor. and "A Victorious Defeat stirs
the heart with its strength and pathos.
Ihele is Lewis MacRl9yne's exciting
story, The Little War GCd," John
NichClas Be ffei's laugh able tale Of Grid
tattGns Dog and TWO CHAPTERS OF
Two and d Pocket Handkerchief, -
Story hat is holding the attention Of
National 1t aei.rs Then there are verse
- from ''1he Songs that Nanny Sang
Ne, " with the caderce OF the south, io
My Sampler. = humorous story o"m
by Edith MInlter, In all, WITH a Wy at
Contributors. inclucil & the names OF Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, George Whar' Of jaInts
Eas Meredith, VIII LeNjngton Comfort,
l. wis c. MacErayr C-pot iorgtttlf 9 jog
Mitchell Chappe himsef-the National
l,,5
The January American Magazine cor
ltns the flrst chartet VI rory GERS
OF tt by BranG W hltiock, Mayor OIL
titled IA Boy and His Grandfather,
ard includes as beautiful new Tie .ir-
coin story as hes been published in nany
day 1t is a story of something that
Abraham Lincoln said ard did 10 Brand
Whitlock s grandfather. Another H@et-
estinp contribution to the January Amer
lean Magazine is the first chap-er OF Ne
The Diary of a cop" in Which
policeman tells how he took the first
steps in his development into a CRATER
Under the title els ii True?'' Albert JAY
Mock reports an investigation made re
Gently in London which seems to prove
that the children of drunkards are not
affected by the habits OF their parents.
James Montgomery Flagg furnishes
some good fooling-text and pictures
on the subject of a human being when
he comes to buying an automobile. Oil
yer HEREFORD writes Celebrities | Have
Not Metz A collection of witty and
wise letters by Mayor Gaynor of New
York is presented. Fiction is contribut-
ed bv Arnold Bennett, Edna Ferber. John
Fleming Wilson, Samuel Merwin, Donai
Hamilton Haines and William Slavens-
The regular departments are filled with
good reading. and David Grayson writes
another Adventure in Contentment.
The January Woman's Home Com
parion contains really notable report
of the militant campaign for woman
suffrage that is going on III England. II
-, IF ,bo ,,ioIenca 0f the StrlQplt -