The Republican journal., 1914-04-09
Literary News and Notes.

The Shop Notes and Amateur Mechan-
les departments of the April Popular
Mechanics magazine contain the usual
amount of good material. illustrated by
sketches and diagrams. One article tell
ing how to make basement botbed will
prove of particular interest at this time
of the year, while much information of
value to motorists is contained in the
article entitled Characterization of Au-
tomobile Tires"
The April Woman's Home Companion
contains the clearest and most interest
ing report of the militant movement in
England that has yet appeared in any
Bulls Militant Daughters and is writ
ten by J. Nilsson Laurvik. The article
shows excatly wherein English women
are Disseminated against by English
laws, and although it does not of course
Justify violence, it at least explains it.
Other interesting articles in the April
Companion are: '"The New Freedom for
Little Children" by Mary Heaton Worse;
t.The Other World" Charles E. JEFF
ferson; "A Two-W eeks Trip in Italy,, - by
Albert Lee; Amateur Dramatics," by
Sally Conrad Fauntleroy; eth World S
Greatest Paintings" by Laura Spencer
Portor; and 1.-The Kitchen Garden, by
Franz Biehler.
The opening paper of the April Allan
tic gives the SOLDERING facts of the atti-
tude of the present State Department
toward the spoiIs system. The tone of
the Atlantic's articles has been general
ly highly favorable to the present Adj
minlstration, and its criticism of this
weak spot is the more effective. Henry
Sydnor Harrison, famous as the author
of "Queed," discusses in this number OF
the Atlantic the story of his early ad-
ventures with the editors before fame
brought him the advertisement which
, editors seek. 1t is plain statement OF
facts, but little hard on the editors.
Miss Zephine Humphreys protestant
Paradox, like her much-discussed paper
''The Protestant in Italy," places In
| vivid contrast the staCes of mind of the
Protestant and the Catholic. Miss
Humphrey, although Protestant,
threads her way with nicety along the
edge of the dividing line. Fashions in
; Men," by Katharine Fullerton Gerould,
is keen criticism of present-day heroes
of fiction. H. Fielding-Hall discusses
1.-THE Fallacy of Ethics :" In manner
! apt to stir up controversy. A second
controversial paper in the number is con-
t tributed by Elisabeth Woodbridge on
''The Unknown Quantity in the Woman
Problem" an article which continues
the discussion started by MIR: George 3
freshly -remembered paper on Feminist
Intentions" Recent Reflections OF
Novel Reader" is an intelligent paper
of book reviews, and, in this same num-
Der, Dean Hodges publishes readable
review of 1.-The Golden Bough, not
able series of religious books which has
just been brought to completion: Sem
aphore," by Joseph Husband, Is bril-
liant bit of railroad description. The
"Letters of a Woman Homesteader'
conclude with stirring account OF visit
to Mormon Bishop. Frederick Trevor
Hill discusses entertainingly an early
Adventure in American Diplomacy: In
this number Abraham Nitric Rlhbany
brings to an end the interesting story OF
his life. Evans Woollen presents "A
Third View of the Single Tax" and
Winifred Kirkland pretty essay on"Ihe
Road that Talked" Chief among the
stories are 1.-The Leopard of the Sea,
STEAMBOAT Nights Entertainment, by
H. G. Dwight, and 1.-THE Path of Learn
ing" by Margaret Lynn. Henry CHRIS
9opher Christie contributes novel tale
of Bermuda fishermen entitled the
Turtlers." The poems in the number
are by Bliss Carman and Reginald
Wright Kaufman, and there is full
Contributors Club.