The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-05
Literary News and Notes.

in the Wide World Magazine for Novem.
Der. Her Hirhness the Rance of Sara.
wax continues her interesting advent.
ures in Sarawak,'' which are most
excellently illus .rated with photographs.
Capt. F. w. Morton Marshal writes Of
his "Trip to Kolahoi Glacier" and there
is very good account of Mr.. Johann
Koren's solitary hunt in the wilds Of
Siberia to secure specimens for the au-
thorities of Yale University. Mr.. Ko
rcn's little vessel was wrecked in the
ice, and he and two other castaways
endured terrible experiences. Tive
Years in Guatemala" makes interesting
reading, while Moose Hunting in New
Brunswick, by Sir T. H. G. Esmonde,
will tingle the blood of every reader who
happens to be B hunter. Stories of pure
adventure like 1.-The Phantom Brig
ands. 1.-The Bishops VISIT" 1.-THE
Fur Buyers PERIL" and "Real Life
Romances" will be read with real enjoy
ment by all who can appreciate the
perllous. The magazine is, as usual
most excellently illustrated.
The November American Magazine
contains an article entitled edison ir
War Time" in which is given vivid &C
count of the achievements of the great
electrical wizard since the outbreak OF
the present war. In the same issue 1ds
M Tarbell begins new series of articles
entitled 1.-The Golden Rule in Business
showing how it pays in dollars and
cents, in personal satisfaction, and in
human happiness. Miss Tarbell has
been collecting the material tor these
articles for two or three years. 1t is to
be business series and is to give COM
prehensive account of industry as it is
carried on in the United States today.
Will Irwin, who was sent by the Amer
lean Magazine to Europe to cover the
war, contributes the first article in his
series-an article entitled "Wreckage of
War"-in which he gives a vivid and
tirst-hand account of the German inva-
sion of Belgium. He saw the burning
of Louvain and had many thrilling expe-
rieEces which he reports in detail. Fic-
ton is contributed by John A. Moroso,
Maravene Thompson, Walt McDougall,
and Frances R. Sterrett, and editorial
announcement is made of serial novel
by David Grayson entitled ''Hempfield, "
which is to begin next month.
The Strand Magazine for November
contains generous amount of excellent
fiction and some highly interesting arti-
cles. One of the latter is IA Girls
Flight in a Zeppelin" described by
Fraulein Hanna Rion yer Beck, and
some idea Of the power of these instru-
ments of destruction may be obtained
by even cursory glance at the very
striking photographs. "How They Broke
Into Print y is continued, and this
month deals with such well known writ
ers as Kate Douglas Wiggin, John Reed
Scott, Stewart Edward White, Harold
MacGrath, James Lane Allen, and Louis
Tracy. Sir Douglas Mawson brings to a
conclusion the very remarkable account
of his experiences in the Antarctic, and
Prof. Ward describes "Some New Dis
coveries in Natural History" An ap-
preciative article dealing with Forbes
Robertson and personal experience of
the three great golfers-Vardon, Taylor.
and Braid are but selection of the
many excellent things to be found in the
Strand Magazine.
The Journal published last week the
song of the State Federation of Maine
Women's Clubs, 1.-The Pines of Maine"
by Elizabeth Pow ers Merrill of Skowhe
gan. This, with other poems by Mrs.
Merrill, has been published in beautiful
volume by Sherman, French & Co., Bos-
ton, and of the poems in which the au-
thor pays tribute to Maine, her native
Pines of Maine" LEAD
on, Maine" ''Skowhegan," by the
Kennebee, "On the March to Quebec"
and others-it is said: ''They are vivid
and stirring, full of love and loyalty in
spired by that grand and beautiful coun-
try, its traditions and ideals. The In
dependent Reporter in welcoming this
volume says: Somerset country in prev
ous generations has furnished credit
able number of judges, statesmen. au-
thors, preachers, journalists and men and
women of note in other lines. From the
present generation has sprung into prom
nence at least one composer, a sculptor,
and others who have won fame and credit
for the section which gave them birth.
The friends of Mrs. Merrill here and
elsewhere will share with her the pleas
Ire in the recognition which is now ac-
corded her writings, and in the added
distinction which this gives to the town
and county which is honored by being her
aome."
In the November Woman's Home
Companion Anne Morgan, youngest
laughter of the late ]. Pierpont Morgan,
begins series of four talks to American
girls. The subject of the first talk is the
girls education and the next article is to
deal with the girl and her responsibilities.
Miss Morgan is woman of wide mental
vision and warm sympathies, whose con-
clusions are founded on the broadcast
travel and experience and on mature
thought. In the same issue chapter
is reproduced from Olive Schreiner's
''Woman and Labor" in which the point
is powerfully made that women, if they
could have greater voice in the man
agement of governments, would stop all
wars because being the mothers of men
they have an infinitely wider appreciation
Of the value of human life than men.
This chapter is something that will be
read with extraordinary interest. In the
fashion department Grace Margaret
Gould, the well-known fashion editor,
writes an article showing the effect
IF the war on fashions. She enumer-
ates the things that women will have to