The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-29
Literary News and Notes.

uary contains a number of interesting
articles, the most important being DR..
Grenfell's account of his Twenty Years
in Labrador" H. H. Dunn contributes a
thrilling narrative entitled ''Gun-Run-
ming with Zapata, and P. Amaury writes
of a mysterious Lake of Life' en-
which the Ibibio Indians believe the ex-
istence of their race depends. The story
is reminiscent of Hapgard's weirdest
romances. Guy De Villepion narrates
how he was captured by monkey men,
"a tribe inhabiting the upper reaches of
the Orinoco River, and a "Naval Officer
describes ''The Smugglers of The
Rock. Many other interesting art
cles and stories are to be found in this
unique publication.
In the Theosophical Path for January
the Rev. S. }. Neill continues his inter-
esting series of articles on TIE Austria
liam Commonwealth, which is finely Illus
trated. Other interesting articles spe-
cially noteworthy are Lady Anne Con-
way, by F. S. barrow, NJ. A., PHI. D.
giving an account of her close friendship
with Baron F. H. van Helmont and DR..
Henry More. The article shows extern
sive research into the writings of both
these great mystics; The Mysteries at
ton; An Overheard Conversation, by H.
c.. and Excelsior, by R. w. Machell.
The numerous and beautiful illustrations
include views in Holland, Japan, and
Sweden, with an exquisite reproduction of
Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite Park as
frontispiece. The whole number is one
of the most interesting in this always
interesting magazine.
EThe Strand Magazine for February
contains notable article by Commander
Evans, of the South Pole Expedition, on
his friend Captain Oates, the hero who
walked out of the tent to die in order to
give his comrades a chance for their lives.
Other articles include one dealing with
the work of G. R. Macauley, the we'll
known cartoonist, and well-illustrated
account of Utrecht's famous dolls house.
The burning question of the day, ''Why
Men do not Marry" is replied to by
Sarah Bernhardt, DR.. Saleeby. Hiram
Maxim, Mrs. c. N. Williamson, the
novelist, and others who may be sup
posed to know the reason. The fiction is
contributed by May Edginton; Baroness
Orczy, Ole LUX Ole, Austin Phillips and
others. The color section is devoted to
pretty actresses who are playing in
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The Popular Mechanics Magazine for
February contains 345 articles and 339 H.
Illustrations. In an article entitled
"American Sponge Fisheries Worked by
Creeks" by Leonora Beck Ellis, many
of the details of an important industry,
about which the average person knows
nothing, are explained and illustrated.
The latest developments in bungalow
construction in southern California are
given in artistic Concrete Pillars for
Bungalows" by Albert Maple, while an
extreme case of picturesque treatment
''Odds and Ends Used to Make 'Futurist'
House." In an article entitled "Stone
Quarry Made into Landscape Feature"
the manner in which an Objectionable
feature was made part of beautiful
composition is described and illustrated.
An account is given of the storm which,
in November. 1918, swept the Great
Lakes, resulting in the loss of 244 lives;
of the storm in the North Pacific early in
October, in which lives were lost and the
city of Nome was almost entirely de-
stroyed; and of the December flood that
overwhelmed large section of central
Texas.
1HC iCpl uoiy AiPPllSotC . uCdAS Will
everything that is timely, without sacri-
fcing literary charm and with no ephem-
eral makeshifts. The leading feature is. of
course, the complete novel-a romance
of war-ridden Mexico, entitled 1.-THE
Message of the Sword" by Clinton Dan
gerfield. The leading characters are an
American soldier of fortune and the
beautiful daughter of Mexican officer
of distinction and his American wife.
An INSCRIPTIONS, vindictive Mexican
general, of type all too common in our
neighboring republic, covets the girl,
and undertakes to get possession of her
by fair means or foul. His fair means
prove total failure, but his foul ones
come SO near proving successful that it
seems for time that happy ending to
the young lovers troubles is out of the
question that is, if the author intends to
stick to plausibility. But in feeling thus
we have not given the author credit for
sufficient ingenuity, for all ends to the
entire satisfaction of everybody save
the Mexican general, and he is not enti-
tied to sympathy.
The February Woman's Home Com
panion contains remarkable contribution
entitled ''Why Fifty Women Do Not Go
to Church" The author, Bruce Barton,
has made specific inquiries of hundreds
Of women on the subject of church-going