The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-07
Literary News and Notes.

| AAy AS~VS @ A>OSSOs
Hon. John F. Sprague and Edgar C.
Smith are to act as sub editors of His
tory of the State of Maine to be pub
lished under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Historical Society. Dr.. Louis C.
Hatch of Bangor is to be editor-in- chief
Mr.. Sprague's subject is the Northeast
ern Boundary Controversy and MIR.
River Boundary Controversy.
The will of Jack London, the author,
who died at Glen Ellen, near Santa Rosa,
Calf, on Nov. 22Ld, leaves the bulk of
his estate, on which he placed no value,
to his widow, Charmion K. London. The
will was flied December LIST in the
superior court of Santa Rosa and
bore the date May "a, 1911. By its
terms his divorced wife, Mrs. Bessie
M. London, is given SIS and the house in
which she resides in Oakland. Calf, un-
til ''she marries again." when it reverts
to the estate. London's two children by
his first marriage, Joan and Bess Lon
don. are bequeathed $25 month each
and his life Insurance policy, the amount
| OF which was not made public,
| David Grayson returns to the Deem
Der American Magazine with the first of
series of stories. 1t is called "Great
Possessions. Charles M. Schwab has
written an article which explains his sys-
tenn of profit sharing. He has named
this article "My 20, 600 partners. "''How
a Great Hotel Man Handles the Human
Race is the story of George c. Boldt.
There are many interesting tips in this
article. What Will Power DID for Me"
tells the story of a boy in a poorhouse
who made good when he got into the
world. Smith of Iberia" is an inter-
estiug tale about the struggles Of a man
Walter Prichard Eaton contributes an
article about the theatcr, ia which he
asks ii melodramatic rubbish is increas-
| ing. Edna Ferber writes about illinois. "
| The fiction is unusually good this month,
containing humor, love, and adventure
stories. Arthur Train, Julian Rothery,
and Jack Lait are some of the contribu-
| tors. cinderella jane" the new serial,
continues, and the Interesting Peoplc
and other departments are fully up to
the standard,
Helpful and inspiring to all writer's.
experienced and Inexperienced alike, is
the November number of ''The Writer"
ers. The practical and instructive series
of articles OF Preparation for Proof
reading" by Arthur Pemberton. is con-
tinued. and there is a suggestive and
amusing article entitled ''The Manuscript
and the Rejection Slip" by Frances E.
Gale. In the new department devoted
to Advertisement Writing Joseph Ger
ard Morgan gives more advice about Dis
play II Advertising. and in the Queries
the editor of THE Writer" tells now to
deal with dilatory editors, The publica-
ton of "The Writer'S Directory of Per-
iodlcals, giving information about the
manuscript requirements of the periodi-
Gals of the country furnished by the edi-
tors themselves, is continued, and in
1.-The Manuscript Market" the present
special needs of editors are announced |
and information is given about number |
of prize offers for manuscripts. The de-
partments are full of interest, with dis
cussions of literary matters, personal |
gossip about authors, reference list of |
Literary Articles in Periodic ais and |
the live news of the literary and publish |
ing worlds. The price of 1.-The Writer"
Is ten cents number or one dollar a |
year, and the address is P O. Box 1905, |
Boston.
Seldom has fresher, more original |
pioneer S tale glaGdened an editors heart
than "ihe Adventure of the ed-Beards.'
by Alice Iisdale, which heads the table
OF contents of the December Atlantic.
The youthful eXuberance of the writer.
who, with her husband, discards civilza-
ton and penetrates the unexplored heart .
OF Manchuria, adds as much to the charm
of the paper rs the thrilling experiences
they meet by the way. From Manchuria
to Russia involves no harsh thought
tfarSluon; and this mouth special atteu-
ton Is given to various aspects OF the
most portentious country in the world:
Holy Russia, by Harold Begbie-a bril- |
liant and revolutionary Interpretation of .
the soul of Russia; Alcohol in Russia,
an analysis by Robert z. Blake of the
astounding imperial decree that discs
tablished vodka by a roke of the pen,
and The Man on the Altar, strange
experience, told by WARRINGTON Dawson,
which could only have happened in Pet
rograd. A vigorous paper by Gilbert
Murray on Great Britain's Sea Policy
gains added weight from the fact that
Prof. Murray is a friend of many years
standing of Sir Edward Grey In the
department or The Great War the At
laptic offers The Trench Raiders, an
caily life, gathered from intimate per-
sonal letters of a Canadian Captain;
What Of England!' an unsigned corre-
spondence in which some stern truths
are faced; ireland, 1916-and Beyond,
by Henry W. Massingham, writer well
fitted to analyze Great Britain's great
est problem; and a description of the
downfall OF aZeppelin by Lewis r. Free :
man, well known to Atlantic readers. In
addition, there are Some Meditations of
the Heart by the author of Twenty
Minutes of Reality another remarkabl
paper from the pen of Jean Kenyon
Mack enzie-- The Black Commandments;
and a really constructive essay on Pub
lic-School Music by Thomas w. Surette.
John Masefeld and Elisabeth Wood |
bridge contribute verse of unusual quail
lty-'The Enduring Good and In the
Pompeian koom;' while writer new to
the A:lantic-Hughes Cornell supplies
The Coming a Christmas story of
strange and poignant appeal.