The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-18
Literary News and Notes.

Brewer Corcoran, A. S. Pier, and 9TH
sr writers of corking baseball, football.
and hockey stories, are now doing some
Of their best work for The Youths Com
panion.
Myron T. Herrick, Ex-President Taft,
Harry Vardon, Surgeon General Gorgas,
Rev Francis E. Clark, Charles Yelling
ION Furlong, Beverly 7. Galloway, and
President Hadley of Yale will write for
The Youths Companion next year.
Miss Janet Priest, a Maine newspaper
woman who is we'll known in Bangor,
having spent summer vacations there, is
the author of The Persistent Wooer in
the October number of the Red Book.
She has done newspaper work for the
duluth News, the Minneapolis Tribune
and New York Tribune. As dramatic
critic for the Minneapolis Tribune she
las criticised or interviewed many of the
.ountry's celebrities. She is a graduate
Of the University of Minnesota, where
she took honors in English, Miss Priests
mother, Elizabeth Gordon, is a popular
writer of children's books.
In the December Women's Home Cam
palion a special section of the magazine
IS devoted to Christmas handcraft and
the usual departments contain many eX-
,ellent suggestions for the holidays. The
1etion and special articles have great
yariety and interest. The first INSTALL
ment of 1.-THE Rising Tide" new novel
bv Margaret Deland, discusses in bril-
liant and amusing manner the trials
that old fashioned parents are subjected
To by the new generation, commenting
On the complete departure of boys and
4irls-particularly girls-from the red
tape of two thousand years. Why young
men don't marry is made clear in series
tf interviews. Varied and entertaining
iction is contributed by by Sophie Kerr.
Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, Fannie Heaslip
Lea, iona Gale, Laura Spencer Portor
and Sylvia Chatfield Bates. The Christ
mas art features include two beautiful
paintings by Jessie Wilcox Smith and
Alice Barber Stephens. The latest fash
ions are discussed by Grace Margaret
Gould.
A useful new feature In the November
lumber of 1.-THE Writer" the Boston
magazine for literary workers, is the
first part of Directory of Periodicals.
showing the market for manuscripts, and
giving in each case the name of the pub
'ication, the frequency of issue, the ad-
1ress to which manuscripts should be
sent, the name of the editor, and the
subscription and single copy price. This
lnformation, gathered directly from the
periodicals, is authentic and up to date,
md the Directory will be great help to
writer's in marketing their manuscripts.
The November Writer" also has sug-
festive articles on Legal Plots, The Rest
lure for Writers, and Short-story Writ
ng, besides the usual personal gossip
about authors, a full reference list of
terary articles in periodicals, book re-
news, and the live news of the literary
and publishing world, including informa-
Ton about six prize offers for manu-
scripts. 1.-THE Writer" Is indispensable
o writers, and interesting to all culti-
,ated people. The price is ten cents a
number, or one dollar year. Address:
F. 0. Box 1905, Boston.
The Northampton (Mass.) Gazette of
July LIST says: THE Gazette often prints
extracts from E. W. Howe's Monthly.
there are no advertisements, it is not
run for profit. The editor used to run a
ally paper, and it appears from his
writings that he got tired of being ham
pered by the perennial money side of
things and made up his mind to get an
opportunity to say what he wanted with
out fear of the consequences. He does
It in this magazine, and he is very clever;
We know of no writer so clever. Howe's
books of travel are among the most
valuable and interesting in our library.
You begin one of his books and you keep
leading it till you are done. Some peo-
nil \ hut
buildings and pictures when they travel,
but Howe sees the invisible things. Get
his books and magazines and read them,
and when you have done this you will SIT
DOWN and write letter to the Gazette
thanking US for the advice. His Monthly
costs ten cents year; it is worth ten
collars"
The Maine Federation of Women 8
Clubs has on the press to be ready for
the Christmas holidays a book contain
irg % Maine stories, IL of which receiv-
ei prizes and those which received hon.
orable mention, and all stories illustrat-
ed. Titles of local interest are as fol-
lows:
The Ferry, by Mrs. Margaret Niles of
auburn. "A story of Winterport.
John Jones, Sometimes Tory and Rem
egade. by Jessica Haskell Of Hallowell.
The Baron's Letter, A Romance Of
Pentagoet, by Louise Wheeler Bartlett
Of Castine. A fascinating story of
Count Castine.
The book will give real glimpse of
pioneer days and an intimate knowledge
Of Names early history which can be
secured in no other way The stories
are full of romance and tragedy and
comedy. There is human interest in
every line. 1t is the story of Maine in
the making.