davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

For myself I like best to think Of Mrs.
Dodge's early triumphs, particularly Of
CLANS Brinker. or the Silver Skates"
which has become classic in all the
principal languages of Europe. Some OF
her friends are a little inclined to de-
muir at Mrs. Dodge's sinking her liter
airy personality In st. Nicholas so
much as she has done of late years.
but perhaps she has felt that she could
be .of most service in this way. It
would be hard to tell how many young
writer's Of promise she has developed
into writer's of performance. but their
name must be legion, as she has been
editor of st. Nicholas since its found
ing in 1873. / remember her very well
at that time, she forming one of a
group of literary and artistic people
who then lived in and near Newark,
n. J. Among these were the elders
and the artist Moran and his family.
The little circle indeed became power
in the world of art and letters.
Another interesting personality is
Mrs. Bayard Taylor, widow Of the late
poet and minister to Germany. and for
so long period a resident with him OF
New York. The daughter of Prof.
Hansen. of Gotha. Germany, she re-
turned to that place few years after
Mr. Taylor's death. in order to be with
her mother in the latter's declining
years. The American connections have
once more drawn her family and her
self back to New York, and with a
winter home in that city and summer
cottage on Long Island, she is renew
ing her former friendships and asso-
Citations. Mrs. Taylor by education
and experience was well fitted to be-
come her husbands literary executor,
a position she filed with success. Be-
sides preparing the Life and Letters
of Bayard Taylor" she edited two
editions of his poetry and two postum
nous volumes of prose, Studies in
German Literature and Literary
Essays and Notes" She is just about
to publish through Messrs. d. Apple
ton & Co. a new edition Of Mr..
Taylor's History of Germany"
first issued in 1875, with a supple
mentary chapter by herself bring
ing the work down to date. Mrs.
Taylor has also written good deal
of late on household subjects, and her
volume of Letters to Young House
keepers" recently published by the
Scribners, and her contributions to
periodicals on the same topics, have
met with encouraging success. I never
see her without thinking what proud
day it must have been for the daugh-
ter of the German professor when she
was presented to the old kaiser as the
wife of our minister to the Father
land. But Mr.. Taylor was still more
honored in Germany as the translator
of Goethe. and Mrs. Taylor herself has
been made a member of the Goethe So
ciety of Weimar, to which the German
emperor and the grand duke of Wei
mar and many other royalties consider
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

tiers for meetings and entertainments
led Mr.. Rossiter johnson to devise the
idea of book composed of articles and
poems written by members of the club,
to be printed and sold at fair profit
for the clubs benefit. The "Liber
Scriptorum" or Book of the Authors
Club" is now completed. and most of
the edition of two hundred and fifty
copies has been sold, the price being
basis of fund for new clubhouse is
rapidly accommodating. Meanwhile the
present rooms are scarcely large
enough for ordinary meetings of the
club, and for any special occasion, such
as Ladies Night" hall or assembly
room must be taken elsewhere.
This was the case on Thursday night
crary women and for lady friends of
the members was held at the Waldorf
Distinguished women of letters were
invited by a specially appointed COM
nittee, while each member of the club
was at liberty to invite lady friend.
The Authors club celebrated the
decepnial anniversary of its found
ing with a public dinner last year,
but its ladies nights" were not
started until about three years ago.
So many well-known ladies attend
these receptions that general interest
in the fair guests and what thy have
accomplished in literature is perhaps
excusable. Many of the ladies come
from other cities than New York, when
the distance is not too great, and there
are always a few visitors in the city
representing other far-off sections of
the country. In fact the membership
of the Authors club itself is largely
nonresident, more than third of the
members belonging to this class, and
attending meetings only once or twice
a year.
Of the ladies who were to be present
ut the recent reception those who are
noted as writer's are the only ones who
can properly be spoken of here. The
committee of ladies who received the
guests was composed Of the wives of
Members, including Mrs. James II.
Nprse, Mrs. Z. c. Stedman, Mrs. Frank
r. Stockton, Mrs. Richard w. Glider,
Mrs. Bradner Matthews, Mrs Charles
de Kay and Mrs. Edward Eggleston.
Among these Mrs Morse Iucy Gibbons
Morse) is perhaps the only one who
has engaged in literature professional
~. Not many authors wives become
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

there He has been lecturing at Snit
college and elsewhere, with Earl
English Art" and THE Preraphaelit
Brotherhood" as his subjects.
Pleasant news of Mr.. Moncure D.
Conway and his family is received
from London. Mr.. Conway returned
to the South Place society, of which
which he was minister from 1868 to
1884, year and a half ago with the in
tention of remaining but one year.
He has now entered on second years
connection with the society; and the
length of his stay appears to be I'M
certain. He has completed history
of the society which reaches its centen-
airy this year. Almost the whole time
of Mr.. and Mrs. Conway AID Miss Mil
dred Conway is given up to social en-
tertainments connected with Mr.. Con-
ways ministry. Mr.. Conway lectures
on some of his interesting experiences,
and Miss Conway arranges concerts
and plays for their people. Mrs. Henry
Harland. who with her husband is
now in London. has been assisting the
Conways in these matters.
ARTHUR STEADMAN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

genius the most sensitive Of products,
and declares that its quality can only
be maintained by purity Of purpose.
One of the recent military works
that is receiving more than passing
notice is from Headquarters; Odd
Tales Picked Up in the Volunteer
Service" by Lieut. James Albert Frye,
of Boston. 1t is book of short stories
for the national guard, but is written
in that pleasing way that makes it
popular with everybody. Lieut. Frye
has another book now in press.
Messrs. Stone and Kimball, the new
firm of publishers who make special
ty of issuing their books in limited
editions and aesthetic bindings, an
nounce an extremely interesting list of
works for the coming season. Mr.. Gill
bert Parker, best known for his novels
of adventure, has written noble SON
net-sequence entitled "a Lovers
Diary" which will be brought out in
handsome yet simple binding. Maurice
Thompson's silence will be broken with
long poem entitled 'Lincoln's
Grave to be issued by the same firm.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton is edit
ing for them a volume of selections
from the poems Of the late Arthur
O'Shaughnessy, which will be graf
flying announcement to the admirers
of this sweet English poet, who was a
close friend of Philip Bourke Marston,
and like him died all too soon. Mrs.
Moulton's faithful executorship OF
Marston's literary remains is now COM
pleted, it may be conjectured as she
has turned her attention to other
writer's.
Mr. Herbert Fl. Gilchrist. the artist
and writer, who is the son of William
Blakes biographer and that remark.
able woman, Anne Gilchrist. has come
to New York from his place near Hunt
ington, Long Island, and is making
arrangements to return permanently
to England. His mothers paper on
Whitman, entitled "a Woman's Esti-
mate of Walt Whitman" published in
the old Boston Radical Review"
gratified the old poet immensely. and
was the cause of close friendship be-
tween him and the Gilchrist family.
Mr. Gilchrist settled at Huntington
some five years ago at the suggestion
of Whitman, whose birthplace it was.
He has now completed an important
picture, which has occupied much of
his time during this period, The En-
trance of Cleopatra to Tarsus," and is
taking it to England for exhibition
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

When Baby was sick. we gave her cas.oria
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung 10 CaStoria.
wA>n she had Children, she gave them Csstc-ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

it an honor to belong, as well as the
leading poets and scholars of the land.
No one could better represent Bos-
ton than Mrs Louise Chandler Moul-
ton, poet and critic. Her literary
standing is so well assured that it is
permissible to dwell a little on her
social successes. These. as all know,
have been due to a natural kindness of
heart. as well as to position and tact.
Mrs. Florence Earle Coates, the Phlla-
delphia poet, exercises in that city a
similar hospitality. With her husband,
Mr.. Edward II. Coates, president Of
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts, she is ever ready to extend well
come to deserving aSpirants in Etera-
ture and the arts.
Another guest from abroad, Miss
Ina d. Coolbrith, of California is max
ing her first visit east in a number of
years Miss Coolbrith has come to
New York with the idea of possibly re-
turning to that city and making it her
permanent home. Her "A Perfect
Day and Other Poems," containing the
exquisite lyric, when the Grass Shall
Cover Me- and her later poetical con-
tributions to the magazines, have
placed her in the front rank of our
female poets. She has found her stay
in New York extremely pleasant and
has met most of our literary people.
Mrs Lucy Gibbons Morse. already
mentioned, drew her pictures of anti
slavery times in the recently published
Rachel Stanwood" from facts and in
ciden IS supplied and described to her
by actual participants in events similar
to the ones portrayed. Granddaughter
of the Quaker philanthropist. Isaac T.
Hopper, and a daughter of James Sloan
Gibbons who wrote the Father
Abra am hymn, it is very interesting
to hear her tell of the destruction of
her fathers house in the draft riot OF
'6S. and of many other exciting occa-
sionS
Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller, who knows
so much about Bird Ways" Miss
Anne Ii. Wharton, who has given US
such a delightful glimpse Through
Colonial Doorways," Mrs. Alice We'll
lington Rollins. Mrs. Champney. the
favorite of Three Vassar Girls" and a
great many more. Mrs Anna Katha-
rine Rohlfs, Of The Leavenworth
Case" and many others were expected.
If these annual gatherings of women
writer's from far and near are effectual
in making the various literary circles
better acquainted with each other. l
think the object of their hosts will
have been effected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24
THE IlTERATI.

Mr.. Gilbert Parker has returned to
New York. TO remain until he starts Cd
his proposed Mexican tour
A volume Of poems by y. P. Willis.
collected and edited by Richard Henry
Stoddard, and containing an introduc-
ton by Mr. Stoadard, is proposed
George KEENAN, is delivering series
OF lectures in England on his expert
ences in darkest Russia.
A small edition of Prof George E.
hoodoerry's ode delivered at the play
ers commemorative exercises in honor
OF Edwin Booth has been printed for
private circulation only.
Under the title: The Man That Draws
= Uaadcart: q Storr',, Dir. Edward En-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

prominent as writer's, but / surmise
that they often do great deal more
than hold the pens" and are frequent
" their husbands severest critics. Be
sides Mrs Morse. Elizabeth Stoddard.
Helen Hendricb Johnson and Rose
Hawthorne Lathrop come to mind as
well-known authors among the wives of
members of this club.
1t Is among the guests. however. that
we must chiefly look for the women
writers. and of those TO be present Mrs.
Mary Mapes Dodge is perhaps the most
notable example of professional
woman of letters. A very inspiring
example. indeed. Whether as a gra-
cious hostess in her beautiful apart-
ments in the Navarro building. or as
the able editor of st. Nicholas. She
Is always TO be found ready with a
helpful word of advice to those who
meet her in social or professional ca
pacity. while at the same time she con-
ducts the management of this great
magazine for children with ever re-
newed freshness and individuality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24
WITH THE AUTHORS.
Men and Women Who Write
Meet Ia Friendly Intercourse.
Women Of the Literary World. fovslists.
Poets. Historians and Philosopher
from Different States Gather 1t
the HStal Waldorf
NoYYnIoHT, 1894 I

Probably there is no more thorough
~ democratic society in the country
than the Authors club Of New York,
yet it has gained in the world At large
something of a reputation for exclus-
iveness. Perhaps this Wow Of the club
Is taken because Of the qualifications
Necessary to become a member. While
the club is essentially social organi-
Eation Of gentlemen, yet serious in
terest, and some achievement, in the
held Of letters arc required for admis-
sion. Onoo . member, however, all
distinctions vanish, and there is no
rivalry except that of good fellowship.
Ordinarily the affairs OF the Authors
club have little IN them which concerns
the public, but the club has in way
taken the public into it's confidence. Of
late, by issuing a handsome volume,
the "Liber Scriptorum" so called. The
necessity for obtaining better quar-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24
THE DUCHESS OF GORDON
How She Raised Her Regiment of High.
landers.

How she Raised Her Regiment Of High.
lnnders.
Near the close of the last century
rumors of a French invasion alarmed
the country and reused military ardor
to such an extent as to lead to fresh
regiments being raised. In one of a
series of very interesting sketches by
Hon. Mrs Armytage of British Man
.sions and Their Mistresses Past and
present" recently published in Tins
ley's Magazine, the raising by the IA
nous duchess of the battalion of Cor
don Highlanders, which has since held
such distinguished place in our mill
tary annals. is thus described: The
duchess of Gordon is said to have had
a wager with the prince regent as to
which of them would first raise a bat
TALON, and that the fair lady reserved
to herself the power of offering a re-
ward even more attractive than the
kings shilling.
AT all events, the duchess and Lord
Huntly started off on their errand, and
between them soon raised the required
number of men. The mother and son
frequented every fair in the country
side, begging the fine young High.
landers to come forward in support OF
king and country and to enlist in her
regiment, and, when all other argu-
ments had failed, runor stated that .
kiss from the beautiful duchess won
the doubtful recruit.
''She soon announced at headquar.
tiers the formation of a regiment, and
entered into all the negotiations with
the military authorities in most bust
nessliks manner, reporting that the
whole regiment were Highlanders save
thirty-five. Lord HuDtly was given
the first command of this corps, then
and ever since known as the Nine
ty-second. or Gordon Highlanders, and
wearing the tartan of the elan
Alexander Macpherson
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

gleston pays a deserved tribute in the
February ''Harper's" to the memory of
George Northrup, whom he calls 1.-The
most romantic figure in the history Of
Minnesota"
In the same magazine Mr.. Frederick
Remington who has illustrated SO
many books and articles on outdoor
life by other writer's. himself turns
author. and illustra ties his own article
on the ''cow punchers'' of the Sierra
Madre Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner in
his Editors Study presents some
serious reflections on the danger to
authors from an ovcr-competition for
their work among the publishers and
editors He advises them to make
haste slowly, whatever the compensa-
ton offered, and to print no work any
where which they do not feel to be
their best. He considers the work Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24
.Eetter Than london ssy..

Better Than London. = "Ya-as."
nurmured the club man by the man
tel; Il imagine life in the-aw-twop-
les has its delights, you know" The
club man. IN the easy chair. gazed at
the bottoms of his trousers "Fahn-
cy." he observed, with q distinct tinre
Of enthusiasm; living wheah it wains
six months without stopping After
that they smiled silently FOR two hours.
-p,,ck
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

-Statistieians claim that the earth
viii not support TO exceed 3. ga. 600. 0o3
people. The present population is esti-
mated at I.457. coo, ooe. the increase be-
ing per cent each decade. At that
rate the utmost Limit viii De reached in
The year ao-a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

-Uur-''Is your master inv" asked a
gentleman of the Office boy MY
who?" Your - your employer.
has an Office with you-is he imp "Ah.
now l savoy. No; he's gone to lunch "
Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

Jackson-Miss Passe never had her
picture taken, believe. / wonder
why
Johnson-I guess you never saw Miss
Passe.-Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24
Comfortable Thought.

"a few million years hence the sun
will give out no more heat"
"Well, most of MS won't be in need OF
heat,"-Once a Week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

would probably have good three-year-old in
him. but Domino's defeat Is a great blow TO me"
There are few parallels to Domino's career.
Brought to the New York market with a score
OF other yearlings, he was discarded by many of
tRe smartes q a1d shrS sEd racing mem EN- Even
Correction, and knew her 10. have more speed
than any. thoroughbred he had ever saddlcd,
and who had the Morris millions at his back,
would not buy him. lie was small, and his
ankles were very straight, so. the closest. oh
was destined to make turf history. What good
fortune led Foxhall =. Keenc to look ut the colt,
the dormant powers Of the son OF Himysr and
Mannie. Gray Is not known, but the fact re-
With tb Ins colt and Sought him for $1,000 %as'"a TSe
black colt was taken to Sheepshead Bay and
broken by Albert. Cooper. who told the .Kecnes
Lakeland was not at first impressed with the
colt, which had boon named Domino, and there
Cooper. who was training q small division ot the
big stable which the Messrs. Keene had in 1879,
lie took him back again when Domino heat tho
best OF his string one morning, and II soon be-
came nOlscd about that the black colt was a
tSs seas ads E %srs cl ErsP!sF %"tcSs Cd 'S SSd YP Siib"Ets IF
he cid not shoW any fast trials he
such All extent that he was almost backed Off
the boards the first time he went to the post at
1t seemed to be play for the colt. no longer
race horse sns e run away from @ vi all Of his com
~ hNtN ~ olNA NNSN'N AOhiN - AZ WI y q u III
carrying 100 pounds: Domino had a rival that
season. however, and a most determined and
persistent foe he was. At the beginning Of the
season the black one could easily beat Dobbins,
the gcod-looking colt for which Mr.. Richard
Croker paid 500. 100 asa yearling, but as the sea-
son waned Dobbins improved so materially that
he was only beaten q foot in the Futurity, carry
ing equal weights with his ConQueror. Feeling
ran so high over the result of the Futurity that
q match for $4,000 was made, Messrs.
and Croker backing Dobbins against
Domino to run over the Futurity course.
The Domino end of the wager was held by
Messrs. Keene and Hunter. As long as memory
endures, the brilliancy of that race will not be
effaced from the remembrance of those who saw
Il. ,Taral rode Domino. and Simms. instead OF
McDermott, had the mount on Dobbins. Domino
led on sufferance by half n length or so until q
quarter of a mile from home. Then Dobbins
crept up to the black phantom's head and re-
NAMED there. the pair finishing on even terms
amid such q scene Of excitement IA IL seldom
seen on any track. The result was announced
as n dead heat. and the stakes were drawn.
Domino finished 1898 with an unbeaten record,
and won more money than any horse that had
ever raced In America in u single season.
Last spring the followers of Henry OF Navarro
were confident that that colt had improved suf-
ticiently to cut the comb of the hitherto invinci-
BILE black, and when the two met for the With
ers Stakes at Morris Park the betting was I'M
usually high. Garrison rode Henry OF Navarro,
and through an error of judgment he gave
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

else, and IL will he simply a quiet. comfortable
home, where young men may enjoy each others
society under refined and eleyating influences.
IL was decided at the meeting 10 form a Joint
stock company, 50 that there may be SUFFICIENT
funds in the treasury To carry on the scheme
from the beginning on a business basis. The
amount OF capital stock of the company was not
hxed, but the shares have been placed at IS
each, and 80 enthusiastic were many OF the
member over the prospects OF success that over
S4OO worth was subscribed for ON the spot.
As soon as the preliminaries have been ar
ranged, a house. or two adjoining houses, In a
favorable neighbOrhOOd. Will he leased and the
experiment. will be begun. IL the first house
meets with the success hoped for, then similar
establishments will be opened in other parts OF
the city, and Il will b. possible for young men
TO obtain board and lodging. with good food aud
pleasant surroundings, for much less money
than could be found elsewhere. IL has been
estimated that. with thirty men In a house, the
price OF recommendations can be put at = low
figure. and that AEeasOnable profit on the in
Yestment will accrue.
May " the prominent clergy In the city are
Interested In the enterprise. In order 20 diVest
the scheme OF any sectArian suggestion. IL u
probable that the new house sul BE- given q
nAne At0sethez secular N ta character
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18
Young Mu.IeIan,- Ordeal.


Foum The Eorhcster HcHor,at AMI Chrpptr>.
Just before the concert by tile Snuss hnud was
opened At the LyrrIIu last night, young Arthur
". Pryor, the snlo trombone player. received
word hy Telegram that the E,rl tu whom he was
10 Ia married within q few weeks had suddenly
sickeu.d aud Unexpectedly led, lie couldn't
realize the imInrt ~ the message AZ first, inr he
hal received up iItimAiiuH that tur glrl wa ~,
bat in "A minute or TIVE De MAS Iulc To cumpre-
bend u air. Then he came very near 20 brtak-
ing down.
lie SAID that lie could not take hIs place N
the STAG when the uaiv came Tor him 90 du 80,
but a few words from lis H-spFIatr- .UHv,urCft
him that uuthIng would be- gaiu,"t rE giving
Nay, and he appeared on the sta-" With tbs
others when the concert MAS uprLtu. amer Tie
first selection Mr.. SpU>a stepped IutH ilr wings
and asked the young fellow II Dee could r.ay his
sIlp when the zine came, Mr.. Pryor Hu~N cred
that he would do sp, aud ue did play. and no
Oae in the big audience could tell from ais wurk
that anything cut u the ordinary hal Aappencd
10 disturb him.
Mr.. PEyoT's sorros Was shared By every mem-
Der OF the band. lie - not more than - Years
old, and one who Is alWals On The GssI " LeHE1s
Nith AL hIs ass0eiatsA