Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-27
NEWARK LITERATL.

WEAteS AneIe are 4ulte NUMBER OF
we'll known literary people living in New.
ark, N. j., although there never was a
city that showed less evidence Of culture
than that. Nothing ever draws crowd
but prayer meeting or circus. The
best singers or the best actors may 70
there. but seldom make enough to pay
their hall rent. Of literary people living
in that manufacturing town perhaps the
most widely known is Marion Harland.
This popular author is Mrs. E. p. Ter.
hume to Newarkcrs, and she is wife of an
equally popular clergyman Of the Dutch
Reformed Church. Mrs. Terhunc is a
sort of Lady Bountiful. and is at the
head Of almost every charitable under.
taking in Newark. She makes no fuss
or brustle about what she does, but goes
quietly about her work IS though her
books did not sell by the $4,000. From
her ''Common Sense in the Household
she has an income Of 500 per auum.
That is common sense worth having. II
her novels do proportionately we'll She is
in fair way to become rich. Mrs. Ter.
hume is plain, modest sort Of woman,
devoted wife and and sincere friend.
She has been very sick all summer, but
is now better.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, the editor Of
St. Nicholas and the author of CLANS
Brinker," lives on the old Naples place,
just outside Of Newark. This was the
home of her father, Professor James j.
Mspes, and is the great summer visiting
place of some Of our most distinguished
literary people. 1t is charming place
to visit, and is one Of those comfortable
country homes that were built before
thesdays when ground was so scarce that
al houses and public buildings had to be
shot up into the air, instead ofrcsting
firmly upon the earth. Mrs. Dodge is i
widow and has two sons. One Of these
young gentlemen inherits all his grand.
fathers inventive genius, besides being a
practical worker and the right.hand man
Of John Roach, the great ship. builder.
The other. the younger, has just left
Rutgers College, where he had brilliant
career. Mrs. Sophie Naples Tolles, who
has IN enviable reputation IS an artist
makes the old homestead her summer
quarters. Mrs. E. G Kinney, the
mother Of Of MIR. E. 9. Stedman, and her
self well-known poet, has her home in
Newark. Mr.. Stedman lived in Newark
up to = couple Of years, and might be
seen any day going to and fro on the cars
discussing the rise and fall of stocks with
other brokers, or Greek tragedy, if he
could get the right sort Of an auditor.
DR.. Abraham Coles, author of 1.-THE
Evangel," and the thirteen translation.
Of "Dies 1rae,' is = practising physician If
Newark. DIR. Coles is one of the most
learned Latin scholars in this country
and as poet he ranks nearer such
men as Hebcr, Jeremy Taylor, and tina,
class Of minds, than anything NOR.
modern. and, I was going to say, super
fetal. His hymns and religious poetry ar
not only beautiful, but they possess
quaint simplicity that is unfortunately O
the past. Amanda NJ. Douglass. who j.
we'll known as IN author of popular Sun
day school books and mild novels, lives =
Woodside, suburb Of Newark. Virgin,
F. Townsend, who ct one time had rep
utation as widespread and somewhat sim
liar to 7. s. Arthur, is also Newarker
or was, up to 4 recent date. Edmun,
Kirk-Gilmore is his real name-is
Ncwarker. His literary work is no
very high, still his book ''Among tn
Pines" was widely read and favorabl!
received.