The Republican journal., 1915-04-29
Literary News and Notes.


maine in Verse and Story il the title
Of volume just published Dy Kichard
G. Badger, Boston. The author. George
A. Cleveland, is resident OF Boston,
Mass, and Bangor, Me-, man who.
through his literary activities, 10 known
among his friends as 1.-THE nsnerman
philosopher. The poems IN the book
have been referred to as sermons IN
verse;" while the stories are mostly
weird tales of the great Maine wilder
ness, written for the campfire or the
family circle, The volume is timely
contribution to the distinctive literature
of the Pine Tree State.
The war, in all its phases, IS discussed,
and depicted by numerous authentic H.
Illustrations, in Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, but the great volume OF space ordi-
narily devoted to discussion and pictures
relating to developments in science. in
vention, and discovery, is OF appreciably
reduced. The May magazine contains, all
told, PSI articles and BIG Illustrations. An
important article on ''Directing the War
by Wireless" by Geo F. Worts, gives
vivid idea of the part played by this most
modern means of communication in the
great European conflict. Hundreds of
miles of roaring battle line, hostile war
ships rowing the remotest wastes OF the
sea, aeroplanes and Zeppelins soaring
high above the earth, and even the steal
thy submarines, lurking in the depths for
Victims" he says, "are subservient to
the invisible hand of the wireless" The
May number contains sixteen consecutive
pages of war views-remarka able pictures,
every one. There are also the following
articles relating to the war; Firing the
Fuse to Blow Up Steamer; "How an
Army Fires on the Clock - Monitors
Operating along the Belgian Coast"
''rorpedoes and Bombs Used in Aerial
Raids" 'Incendiary Mediums Used by
the Germans in War;" etc.
In the May American Magazine Jerome
d. Travers, four times amateur golf
champion of America, writes highly
entertaining and instructive article entl-
tied, ''The High Cost of Golfing." More
money is now spent in the United States
on golf than on baseball. There are l 300
Cleveland Moffett, writing under the
title, "Deeds of Daring in the Movies,"
tells some wonderful true stories of extra
managers and actors have had in the pre-
paration of films. Ida M. Tarbell writes
another article in her business series en-
titled, ''The Golden Rule in Business.
Captain Granville Fortescue tells his ex-
periences with the Russian army. Hugh
S. Fullerton, writing under the title,
''The Jitneys are Coming" gives the
facts about the new transportation devel-
opment that is spreading over the coun-
try. George Fitch, the Illinois humorous
writer, begins. new two-part love story
entitled, Cupid VS.. Geography Ellis
Parker Butler tells another story of real
boys entitled, "Swatty" David Grayson
goes on with ''Hempfield. Other fiction
is contributed by Lucy Stone Terrill,
Lincoln Colcord and Lucine Finch.
In the May Woman's Home Compan-
ion 1874 moving picture films are recon-
mended as being thoroughly wholesome
and worth while. Along with these rec
concentrations Helen Duey writes an in
teresting article entitled, "Better Films
for Children" full of practical sugges-
tions to parents. This is all part of
the movement for better films which this
periodical is carrying on. In the same
issue Ida NJ Tarbell writes stirring
and thought-provoking article entitled,
The Twenty Cent Dinner; William
Armstrong presents a character sketch
of the young woman who will some day
be Empress of Austria; Anna Steese
Richardson contributes "Mrs. Larry's
Adventures in Thrift; Charles E. Jeff
erson, pastor of Broadway Tabernacle in
New York City. writes nature sermon
entitled, Behold the Brds''; Albert Lee
contributes another article in his series,
Made in America Vacations" Roger
H. bennett writes on 1.-The Diet of
Young Children; Paul J. Meylan con-
tributes ''The Man Who Wanted to Die;
and several other articles on various
family and household subjects are in
Guided. Fiction of rare interest and dis
tinction is contributed by Sophie Kerr
Underwood, Mary Heaton Worse, Mary
Hastings Bradley, lola Forester, and
Elizabeth Newport Hepburn. The reg
ular Fashion, Cooking, Young Peoples,
Handlcraft, Better Babies, and House
keeping departments are full of sug-
gestions of great interest and practical
value to housekeepers everywhere.