The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-26
Literary News ard Notes.


There are, all told, PCT articles and BAL
illustrations in the December Popular
Mechanics Magazine. A handsome page
view sh ws the proposed summer home
for presidents TO be built at Denver by
the % States west of the Mississippi.
Other page views ana Aroups OF views
show: The repairs made on the original
'Star-Spangled Banner. which lnsplr-
cd Francis Scott Keys famous song: 10Y
making in the United States, which has
received new impetus since the foreign
Importation has been reduced; the pro-
cess of manufacture of 10000 matches a
minute; power hammer Tor rapid metal
working; a huge acknowledgements
smokestack;. odd beadgear OF natives In
the orient; a statue of Pizarro for the
Panama-Pacifc Exposition; fishing
through Lake Fries ice; kites used in
lifesaving service, etc.
Bangor readers of the popular novel, "
says the Daily News of that city, "are
much interested in the recent announce
ment that Sabine W. Wood of Bangor
is an author of sufficient note to establish
his books in public favor. 1t was not
suspected by even his closest friends that
Mr. Wood had harbored any such "ul-
terror and piZen motives" as the comics
denote it, and the news which has at last
leaked out has been much discussed. Mr..
Wood has contributed to magazines for
several years, but his first novel was
published only about three years ago.
This has been followed each year by
equally successful works, the last being
The Gutter, which was published a few
weeks ago. His other novels are The
Man Who Saw Wrong and The Cradle of
the Deep, the author hiding his identity
under the nom de plume of Jacob Fisher.
Local lending libraries report constant
and repeated demand for these books,
although no one suspected that Bangor
man was the author. which should GER
tainly reassure the latter that his books
were read on their own merits and not
from motives of curiosity"
The Woman's Home Companion is ap-
pealing to American women to wear
American-made garments. In the Octo-
Der number Ida M. TarbeIl wrote such
an appeal and in the December number
her position is strongly approved by
number of famous people whose letters
are published. Among those whose let
tiers are published are Mrs. Thomas A.
Edison, Gertrude Anterior. James J.
Hill, William C. Redfeld, Secretary of
Commerce, Mrs. Senator LaF'ollette. and
Margaret Deland. The idea is that in
the past American woman have preferred
foreign goods but that with the war the
opportunity has been opened for Amerl-
can consumers to use domestic goods and
to develop real taste for them which
shall continue. Gertrude Atherton's let
ter in the December number follows:
at is my intention to have my evening
gowns this winter made of cotton ma
terials-voile, crepe, etc-and to wear
nothing but cotton at evening entertain
ments. | have succeeded in interesting
number of my friends in this idea, as
it will be no sacrifice to wear the oeautl-
full transparent materials of delicate
colors manufactured by some OF our
Southern houses. | am sure that if every
woman in the United States who can
afford to have an evening gown at all
would agree to have it of cotton the sit
uation in the South would very soon be
relieved, and l certainly shall buy moth
ing of foreign make whatever until this
dreadful crisis is we'll past.
Readers of The Courier-Gazette will
recall with pleasure the verses that some
years ago began to be contributed to
these columns by Alice Lena Cole, a
Knox county girl, born with the poetic
temperament added to real gift for
versifcation. Miss Cole is now Alice
Cole Kleene, living in the town OF Hope,
I and her name appended to poetry OF high
merit has become familiar to magazine
readers The most ambitious thing OF
Mrs. Kleene's that we have seen IS a
dramatic version of story by Hans
Christian Andersen, lately brought out
by the Boston publishers, Sherman,
French & Co., under the title "Kirstln-
a plav in four acts" Those who love
poetry in the form of drama will find
real treat in this little volume, which the
publishers have most satisfactorily print
ed. Scattered through the dramatic ac-
ton of the ancient tale of the northland
are a number of lyrics in the writer's
best vein. One of these. IF May not
have the Rose" is especially charming:
If / may not have the rose A.
That within the garden grows,
Human-hearted, perfect, req,
What is any thing instead!
Other beauty though there be,
Do not offer it to me,
Nothing in the garden grows
II may not have the rose.
IfImay not have thy love.
All seek below. above.
In that perfect heart OF thine.
Oh, what poverty is mine:
To my passion be thou cold,
Vain is all the skies enfold,
Everything below. above
II may not have thy love.
''Kirstin" is published at 81 net, BY mail
$l.1O. We wish it's author might see a
large sale of poem of so much worth
Rockland Courier Gazette.