The Republican journal., 1915-04-01
Literary News and Notes.

The cover design of the April Ponn,.
Mechanics Magazine depic.s the paintin.
! of Brooklyn Bridge, which is,done period
icalIy. ''This task, rays an article. ..re
uuires the services of a small armv =
human spiders, who climb about owe
the cables and stringers with almost =,
much composure and agility as if they
| were insects instead of men," Amons
the other features of the April Mapaz,n.
the following are especially noteworthy
1.-The Biggest Typewriter in the World
70 be an exhibit at the Panama. Pac,fi,
Exposition; Reproduce Baseball Game
on Electric Board" ".Jitney Bus :
New Rival of the Street CARR" Aero
scope Like an Enormous Inverted Pen.
dulum;" ''Riot Gun Mounted on Motor.
cycle Sidecar;" Submerged Pine Line
with Flexible Joints:'' ..Big Pumps fo,
Draining Louisiana Land" ELEVATED
Playground for New York Slums:" "Pbo.
tographs in Natural Colors;" Carrying.
ing Motion Pictures into Rural Dis.
tricts," etc.
The April Wide World Magazine con-
tains among other interesting features q
we'll written and we'll illustrated article
entitled, IA Sportsman in the Wilds, -
by W. C. Weber, that will cause on g
hair to stand on end IN the reading of the
adventures with lions and crocodiles. A
story of thrills, suspense and horror
horror that is compelling and not fright
full only, is to be found in the actual ac-
count of his experiences told in ..My
Escape from Venezuela" by H. G.. Full
Ter. Lost in the Everglades, by Will
liam Frerichs, Jr., is another true story
of thrill and suspense. !''With the Dyna-
mite Squad" by H. K. Holman, Jr,
an article splendldly illustrated with
telling photographs, tells how mother
gress. An article of particular interest
is Harvesting Million Gallons" by
Leonard Flemming. Among the other
fectively illustrated. are "Curiosities of
the Holy Land" by Harold ]. Shep.
stone; IA Prisoner of the Gitanos," by
Frank P. Jones; "The Wanderings of an
Entertainer" by Robert Ganthony; can
son, and "When the 'Norther' Broke, -
there are the always popular "Odds ard
Ends' from all parts of the world. The
whole number is lavishly illustrated
mostly by photographs.
The Strand Magazine for April con-
talns generous amount of fiction by
writer's of international reputation =
J. Bell, Violet M. Methley and others.
Marsh's third series of the episodes OF
"Sam Briggs Becomes Soldier" not
only is highly amusing and entertaining
but is singularly apropos at this time,
and lightens the sad weight of the wal
stories actually coming from the theatre
of war. Real Life Romances," by H.
Greerbough Smith, reaches the ninth OF
the series, the author this month deal.
ing with Jacqueline de Laguette. Ar
article of timely, if not prophetic in
terest, is 1.-The Ghost Lady of the
Kaiser's House." from the French of G
Lenotre. Another article that is bounc
to cause much comment is Are We In
heritlng Beautiful Feet?" Still another
article of strong interest is one on EN-
craving by Light, telling how a ''pro
cess-block" is made, by Frederick A.
Talbot. In his monthly dramatic re-
view, "Masks and Faces" Wendell
Phillips Dodge writes more particularly
concerning Frances Starr, whose recent
acting triumph in Edward Knobauch' I
masterpiece, ''Marie- Odile"-a distinct
| and valuable contribution to American
dramatic literature-has placed her or
the topmost pinnacle of the American
stage, position to which David Belasco
her manager and the producer in all its
poetic charm, spiritual sincerity and alb
soute simplicity of "Marie Odile," Ions
ago announced that she would attain
| The number is admirably illustrated.
National Efficiency Best Developed
under Free Governments is the com
prehenslve title of the important paper
| by Charles W. Eliot which heads the AT
lantic Monthly for April. To the advo
Gates of German efficiency, Presiden
Eliot replies that "a man or a natior
Will develop greater mental capacity ono
moral force with freedom than withou
1t. Pointing to the remarkable indus
trial and commercial achievements Of
the past one hundred and fifty years, he
shows that they have come chiefly from
the freer countries; and he concludes
Toward every kind Of national efficiency
discipline is good, and cooperation if
good; but for the highest efficiency bott
should be consented to in liberty" The
paper is one of the most notable which
the war has brought out. The Atlantic's
war articles are many and varied. G.
Loves Dickinson, writing on "The Wal
and the Way Out" claims that an at
tempt to ''smash Germany" will be nc
less fatal to the cause of peace than E
German victory; and he pleads eloquent
ly for tolerant spirit which, after the
war, will recognize the right-of each ma
ton to free existence. Hans Deibruck
Professor of Prussian history in the Uni
versity of Berlin, lays down Germany
Terms" and reveals the African colon a
plans upon which, above all else, the
Germans have set their hearts L. P
Jacks analyses keenly 'The Changing
Mind of Nation at War;; L. T. Hob
house prophesles what will be "The So
cial Effects of the War;; Havelock Ellis
writes up The German Spirit; anc
Guglielmo Ferrero contributes a search.
ing and detailed paper on E'Italy's Duty, u
showing American readers why Italy
ought to enter the war, and why she
will probably be obliged to.