The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-07-30
Literary News and Notes.

The works of George A. Cleveland in
verse and short story, covering many
wears. and most of which has appeared
as contributions to the Bangor CONNER
cial, are soon to be published IN attract
I'VE book form. AS much of Mr.. Cleve-
lands work has had to do with the beau
ties. scenic and otherwise of Maine for
its theme, it has met with much favor
here. Mr.. Cleveland has been recognized,
and is referred to, as the Eastern Maine
Poet. The Fisherman philosopher, and
his works should meet with general
favor here in book form.
A number of interesting and we'll
illustrated articles appear in the August
Wide World Magazine. II: Mortimer
Batten's paper dealing with "Ihe Wolves
of the Great Northwest will be read
with GREATNESS interest, while The 10
nance of Lighthouse Building Will ap'
peal to all who can realize the dangers
and difficulties of erecting the many
.'beacon lights" along our coasts. Will
fred Beaver continues his Experiences
in Western Papua," and Sybil Belcher
contributes third article on east AT.
RIGA as l Saw It," Other articles Of
equal interest include "After Gold IN
Guiana" Lost of Little Barrier, "A
Picture Hunter in Hungary and The
Voyage of the 'Edelweiss' AS usual,
the magazine is lavishly illustrated, most
ly by photographs.
Among the 2S2 articles and $40 illus
tratiops appearing in the August Popu..
lar Mechanics Magazine are many Of
special interest in point of tlmeilness.
DR., A. T. Zahm, secretary of the Lang
lev Aerodynamical Laboratory OF the
Smithsonian Institute, discusses the pro-
posed transatlantic flight to be undertake
en- by Lieut.. John Cyril Porte. K. NJ. re-
tired lieutenant of the British Navy, and
backed by Mr.. Rodman Wanamaker.
Doctor Zahm describes the machine
which will be used and brings out many
interesting and important details. Un.
der the title, "Seeking the Secrets of
the Sea-" Roy Chapman Andrews, as
sistant curator of mammals, American
Museum of Natural History. describes
the work of the "Albatross, the vessel
used for the deep-sea sounding and dredg-
ing. at is like opening Christmas
package" he says, "for naturalist to
watch the dredge come to the surface
bringing unknown treasures from the
hidden depths.
Some highly interesting articles APP
pear in the August Strand. How Ihey
Broke Into Print" is the first of Sc
ries of articles dealing with the foremost
authors of the day and giving the stories
of why they took up literature as pro-
fession and the luck they had at the
start. In this first paper the following
authors give their experiences: Anna
" al Ir5 l.
maid Wright Kaufman, Amelle Rlves,
Thomas Dixon, Harold Bell Wright, Alice
Hogan Rice, Jack London, and George
W Cable. Fights for the Davis Cup"
by j. C. Parke, and "The Fine Art OF
Jockeyship," by Frank Wotton are two
other articles of topical interest. 1.-The
Chain of Life" demonstrates the aston
ishing fact that the overlapping lives of
no more than forty-one individuals have
been sufficient to link the time of the
Pbaroahs with the present day, while no
more than twenty-one lives have been
required to cover the whole of the Christ
ian Era. Queer First Night Incl
dents" will interest all followers of the
drama, and Tall Stories" contain some
highly amusing "coincidences. The
fiction includes stories by F.. Anstey,
Herman Schrffauer and other leading
authors.
The August Atlantic opens with
story, "In the Pasha s Garden, the sec
ond of the STEAMBOAT Nights Entertain
ments by H. G. Dwight. The author has
interpreted the old Pandora theme IN
fashion as modern as it is startling, and
his twentieth century Turk caught in the
web of ancestral custom and emotion is Il
subtle study not soon to be forgotten.
The other stories in this number are also
by well-known contributors. The Boy,
by Anna Fuller, tells of young romance,
in q delicate, retrospective, reminiscent
vein; Margaret Prescott Montague adds
to her list of stories of deaf and blind child
rem tender little sketch called. Some
thing Big, Like Red Bird and Virginia
Baker, in The Afternoon Ride of Paul
Revere Columbus Dobbs, surpasses her
self in pure, rolicking humor. The
essays are not less notable than the stor-
les. Gamalel Bradford contributes the
second of his union portraits, George h.
Thomas" to this number, and Frederick
Trevor Hill, the third of his Adventures
IN American Diplomacy, The Treaty of
Client" which contains striking sketches
of two noted and antipathetic Americans,
j John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. Ze-
phine Humphrey gives us sympathetic
character study of a clergyman, and incl
dentally his reaction upon his own tenn
permanent; Margaret Sherwood sketches,
with that tender half smile which she has
for all dumb creatures, "Our Nearest,
and our Farthest, Neighbors," the birds;
and Randolph S. Bourne, in can Hour in
Charrres," paints swift and character,
istic impression of the unforgettable old
French city.
In the August American Magazine
Jerry" Travers, present amateur golf
champion of the United States, writes
an article full of thrilling stories and
good advice entitled "Wonder Shots that
Won Golf Championships" 1t is just
as interesting to readers who never
played golf as to those who do play the
game. Ray Stannard Baker tells "How
Uncle Sam Spends Your Income Tax
Dollar" He went to Washington, made
an investigation, and reports penny for
penny what becomes OF dollar when
Uncle Sam gets it's cents for this. II
cents for that, etc. His article is full of
news and genuine surprises. Mary
Garden, the celebrated opera singer,
writes an article entitled. 1.-The Opera
Singer and the Public" which is full of
the frankest kind of statements such,
for example, as her poor opinion OF the
English in musical matters. Will Irwin
tells wonderful true dog story; Walter
Prichard Eaton tells love story;
Stephen Leacock writes of "Arcadian