The Republican journal., 1916-05-04
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
In the May Woman's Home Companion,
the editor asks squarely if the American
pu bile wants unclean motion picture
films. giving evidence that seems to show
that such films are widely preferred. The
leading article, entitled "IncompatiDility,
Your Honor" by Justice John J. Freschi,
who was recently knighted by King VIC
tor Emanuel III gives, a study of the
divorce problem based on Justice Fres-
chi's wide experience as Judge OF the
Court of Domestic Relations in New
York City. There are many excellent
articles and good short stories. Articles
of particular interest are Good and Bad
Piano Lessons" by William Armstrong.
Would You Want Your Daughter to
Marry Minister?' "The Bird Garden"
and ''The Fifty Dollar Shack That Cured
My Wife of tuberculosis. Among the
serials and short stories are 1.-The Psy-
Geological Moment" by Dorothy Can
field, ''The Old Man Of the Field. by
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, IA Bank
Where the Wild Thyme Blows" by
Walter Prichard Eaton; 1.-The Blue En-
velope." by Sophie Kerr; 1.-The Rising
Tide" by Margaret Deland; "Chloe Ma
Night CALL" by William Chester Esta-
in the regular departments, in the Sec
ers. The department on cooking is con-
Quoted by Cora Farmer Perkins, "Better
Films" by Helen Duey, 1.-The Woman
Motorist," by C. H. Claudy, the auto
mobile expert, and your Sons Career"
by prominent business man. Fashions
are discussed by Grace Margaret Gould.
The new picture section is printed by
the Alec Gravure process.
Coming at time when the political
situation of the United States presents
almost unparalleled complications, the
leading article of the Atlantic Monthly,
"The Record of the Administration. by
Henry Jones Ford, Professor of Politics
at Princeton University, will be of deep
interest. Prof. Ford is the author of
1.-The Scotch Irish in America" recently
reviewed in these columns and was
successful journalist before he took up
college work. In notable essay, "War
as an Institution, Bertrand Russell pro-
vides broad, constructive suggestions
based on truths that will seem bitter to
many readers. Frederick Winsor, in
"The Underpaid Pedagogue,' and John
Jay Chapman, in 1.-The Schoolmaster,'
approach much-vexed educational prob
lens from radically different slants.
'Woman's Mastery of the Story by
George Malcolm Stratton, presents pc
culiarly delicate and penetrating explana-
tion of that feministic trend of modern
fiction which becomes more marked each
year. Twenty Minutes of Reality by
an anonymous author, is the record OF an
astonishing spiritual experience that
would have delighted the heart of William
James. This capitalization of an elusive
state of mind is ably commented on by
Dr. Richard Cabot in WAS 1t Reality
Abraham Nitric Rlhbany contributes
the last of his series of papers interpret
ing the Gospel story Bread and Salt !;
H. Nj. Chittenden treats US, in Destiny
not Manifest to the interesting specu
lative vision of the United States as they
would be had they remained a British
colony. This is but a foretaste of an
unusually interesting and varied table of
contents. The war articles are the best
that appear in the magazines.
In the May American Magazine are the
opening chapters of Philip Curtiss' brill
liant new serial "Between Two Worlds, !"
a love story of stage and society people.
There is also large amount of good tic-
ton and number of excellent special
articles and features. Courtesy in Bust
ness" by Fred C. Kelly, proves that
politeness pays actual dividends end has
been heavily invested in by hard-headed
business men throughout the country.
"a Daring Baseball Prediction" is made
by Hugh S. Fullerton, easily the fore
most authority on baseball in the country.
He tells why the Red Sox will win the
1916 Worlds Championship. Kentucky"
by Irwin S. Cobb, for the series on "The
Glory of the States," gives an amusing
account Of the Blue Grass and Moonshine
Country. Better Doctoring for Less
Money" IS continued by the famous ply
stefan, DIR. Rich I'd C. Cabot, chief of the
medical staff of the Massachusetts Gen.
eral Hospital. "Have l Missed or Es-
capped Something?" by U. S. Congress
man Edward ]. King Of Illinois is the
story of man who asks if his difficulties
were handicap or benefit. 'Have
You Made Your Will?" by Frederick
Halsey, and directions for making it, by
Charles S. Cutting, give valuable infor-
nation on duty that is shirked by ninety
seven per cent of our business men.
"Plays Worth SEEING" by Walter Pri
chard Eaton, gives critical discussion
of the present dramatic productions. Flc-
tion is contributed by Henry Wallace
Phillips, Jack Lait, John A. Moroso,
Phillip Curtiss, Olive Higgins Prouty,
and Leila Burnham. Wells. There are
the results of two prize contests. "Hab-
it's" and Interesting People" include
articles by DR.. Edwin F. Bowers and
Oswald Garrison Willard. This number
of The American Magazine is good from
cover to cover.