Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20

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The prizes offered by the New YORK
Critic for the best and second best poems
on the bicycle have been awarded
Robert Clarkson Tongue and Epen H.
Rexford are the lucky contestants. Inc
poems are published in the Critic OF Octo-
Der 18th, together with many letters from
authors who do and who do not use inc
wheel.
Miss Letitia M. Burwell Is the author
OF the recently-published book, "A eiri
Life in Virginia Before the War; which
ia q story of plantation life in the saen-
andoah Valley. and is also defence Oh
the slave-owners OF the period named
The Rev. John Watson clan Mac
,aren,c has been engaged for a lecture
tour in the United States and Canada
for the season of ls96-'@, beginning IN
october.
"Messrs. Macmillan G. Co." says the
New York Critic, have just published
n collection OF the anecdotes relating 10
dogs that have appeared in the Spectator
during the last fifteen years" The Spe-
tator's list of contributors seems to be
somewhat mixed.
General Nelson A. Miles has written n
volume OF memoirs, which he calls Prom
New England to the Golden: Gate" and
for which Mr.. Frederick Remington and
others have furnished the illustrations.
The Scribners will publish a volume OF
Shooting Pictures" by a. b. Frost, VINO
Is said to be as expert with the gun as
with the pencil.
According to the London Daily Graphic,
Robert Burns's last surviving descendant
is a great-grandson named after the poet.
He IS in the employment of the city OF
Edinburgh.
The Lothrop Publishing Company nave
issued 1.-THE True Story of George WASH
ington" and boy Life Of Napoleon
Mr.. Townsend, the New York Sun re-
porter, who Is responsible for "Cninhle
Fadden." has written his first novel. III
Is called "a Daughter OF the Tenements,
and will be published at once by Lowell
Coryel a. Co., who announce mat the
first edition has been entirely taken UP
by advance orders.
The October Book-Buyer contains q
portrait and biographical sketch OF An
thony Hope, whose family name Is law
kins. lie is 80 years old, and tried u
be a lawyer before he succeeded in be-
coming a successful literary man.
The Scrbners will soon publish "ihe
! Garden Behind the Moon" child's story
by Howard Pyle.
Mr. Walter II. Page, until recently eui'
! tor of the Forum, has been taken on the
| editorial STAFF OF the Atlantic Monthly
Mr. Page is a North Caroiinian.
| The Scribners have in press volume OF
! verse called Echoes from the Sabine
| Farm" by Eugene Field and Roswell Mar
| tin Field. The same firm will soon pub
/ lsh Il book of essays on social SUBJECTS
called Reflections and Comments; 1850
1885," by T.. L. Godkin, editor OF the
| New York Evening Post. Mr. Dana, OF
| the Sun. is sharpening his knife, or rather
| his pencil.
A book OF ghost stories, called BLACK
! Spirits and White" has been written
by Mr.. Ralph Adams Cram. young
Boston architect. IL will shortly he pub
lshed by Stone 81 Kimbali. Chicago.
An article appeared in the july Forum
entitled "Tte Confessions OF "A Literary
| Hack" which has attracted wide atten-
ton. There has been much speculation
as to its authorship. The Authors Jour
nal announces "authortatively and with
! certain knowledge" that the paper was
written by Mr. John Gilmer Speed. The
| journal further asserts that the figures
! given by Mr.. Speed were actual receipts
| transcribed directly from his record
books" AS these figures were. II We re-
member correctly, about 5000 per annum,
| Mr. Speed. as a literary hack cannot
| be said to be a SLOW coach
Bliss Carman has a new volume OF
| poems nearly ready. which VIII be called
Behind the Arras.' and will be Illus
| trated BY Tom Meteyard. Mr. Meto-
yard 1t is perhaps unnecessary 10 say,
| is from Chicago.
The statement is made that Judge
| Tourgees Fools Errand' was declined.
with thanks" by Harper & Brothers
and was then offered. with its entire
! book and serial rights. to the New York
Tribune for Sl,0oo in cash. 1t was again
| promptly declined, without thanks this
| time. Shortly afterward. issued in book
! form, the authors royalties for the first
six months amounted 10 Just cents
/ under $2J0le. IL reports be true, the
| Judge now has the cents.
! Stanley j. Weyman says that he like
every author, with hardly an exception
felt the disappointment of rejection many
| times before he became known. The
| exceptions are more numerous than Mr.
| Weyman might think, but the rule holds
| good all the same
| A new illustrated l0-cent magazine Is
| to be started in New York by l.. i. Col
| lier publisher Of Once a Week. 1t will be
called The Twentieth Century Magazine
| and it will be issued semi-monthly. The
editor will he Mr.. Thomas r. Connery
who now edits Once a Week.
Mr.. Hobart G. Chat1eld Taylor, Chi.
Cages popular millionaire novelist, is only
20 years old. He Is described as a mar
''of simple habits and expensive tastes
! and is said TO be "austerely moral In
bent OF life, to suit himself-that Is to say
from pure choice" He was married four
years ago to daughter of United state.
Senator Farwen.
The leading articles in the Review Of
| Reviews for October are Religious Jour.
nalism and Journalists" by George r
Morris; THE Carnegie Libraries" BY
William y. Shaw; "Matabeleland Under
the British South African Company" b,
Sir Frederick FARMLAND. Bart; 9TH,
Maori; Politics and Social Life Of tn,
Native New Zealander," by Louis Beck,
and J. d. Fitzgerald: The Civil-Sery.c,
Problem in Australasia" by Percy X
| Meggy; and THE Manitoba School CUES
tIon." All OF these articles are copiously
illustrated. The regular departments OF
the magazine are full and interesting.
Rider Haggard's new novel, "Joar