The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-19
Literary News and Notes.

The Journal has always made q spec
ialty of.recording the literary achieve
ments of Maine people, and SO quotes
from last weeks issue Of the Pittsfield
Advertiser the following note: "a very
dainty booklet by Mrs. Mary B. Wingate
of this town has just been issued from
this Office We wish to call the atten
ton of our readers to this collection of
poems, which we think will we'll repay
their careful perusal. While some of
these poems have proved especial favor
ties with the public, many of them are
now published for the first time. The
Christian Herald, for which Mrs. Win
gate has written for some twenty years,
in its prospectus for 1914 placed her
name on the list of its best poets and
hymn writer's.
In the National Magazine for Novem-
Der Joe Mitchell Chapple's affairs at
Washington introduces, with interest
ing anecdote and illustrated biographies
of prominent people, most comprehen-
sive and varied symposium of war history
and pregnate sketches on collateral sub
iects. "The Progress of the Worlds
War; from September to September
20, freely illustrated, will always enable
any reader to follow Understandings the
development of struggle, in which
millions of men battle along thousands of
miles of entrenched positions, guarded
sea-coasts, mined seaways and areas,
varied by the forages of the air-service
of six nations. Count Tolstoi's strangely
pregnant prophecy of decade ago is
now being largely and veirdly fulfilled.
THE United States of Europe in the
Twentieth Century" suggestive essay
by Theodore Harris, ga Map Story of
the War;" by Theodore B. Guild, full of
historical and statistical facts, and very
completely illustrated. Judge Ebert FL.
Gary's personal experiences in France
and Paris IN War Times" and last, but
not least. "Wanted-A National View"
by John McGovern, all grow out of the
stupendous debacle of peace. prosperity
and international intercourse, which In
its paralysis of the worlds industries,
has had no predecessor, and is likely to
have even greater and more terrific de-
velopments.
The December Woman's Home Com
panion makes special feature OF ideas
for Christmas These ideas are present.
ed not only in the various Housekeeping,
Cooking, Fashion, ard Handicraft de-
partments, but in addition there is a two
page spread containing 1000 answers to
the question, What Shall l Give for
Christmas?" These answers are divided
and classified under the heads-what to
give to mother, father, grandmother,
grandfather, daughter, son, the maid.
and so on, In the same issue Anne Nor
gan, Youngest daughter of the late J.
Pierpont Morgan, writes a talk to the
American girl entitled Her RESPONSE
hijties;" Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of
Broadway Tabernacle, New York City,
contributes a Christmas talk entitled
"The Joy of Receiving;" Baby's Diet
During the First Year" is the subject Of
an article by DR.. Roger H. bennett;
New York expert ON the care and dis
eases of children. Two pages are devoted
to letters from prominent Americans ap-
pealing to women to patronize American
industries. The idea is that American
women, particularly, have in the past
had special enthusiasm for foreign goods
and that the war having shut off impor-
tations of such goods the time is ripe for
US as people to take great interest in
our own products. The point is that
pride in .American-made goods can be
made to date from this war if we all look
al it reasonably and practically.