The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

marvelnna Sui more o"s',
friend aside. confided to him that III
had Just met a poor. demented iahy, WIZ
was introduced as man ana tnough
herself a baby"
1t Is proposed 10 establish memoria
to tho late III. G. Bunner, In tne Torn
of gold medal 70 DO awsrdeh annlaliJ
to the student OF Columbia university wn'
prepares tho best essay on subject akel
from American literature. one thousane
dollars will be sufficient for the purpoae
Although MIR. Bunner was never connec'ec
with Columbia, he had in his youth Deer
pepared 10 enter the college, ana Law.
renee Hutton, Brander Matthews. an.
II. &c Paine, who are especially intcrc9l
ed In the present object, feel sure thai
he would have preferred memoriai o.
this kind. Mr.. Bunner made Professor
Brander Matthews his literary executor.
The deatf, OF Charles Dickens. Jr.. an.
nounced last week. has been followed By
that of his sister. Miss Mary Dickens
Momentary attention has been called te
thu sensational novels issued under The
reL name OF X. Appleton, by the suicide
OF their author. Roman lvanoyich Iueot
sometimes called Reuben Lippfnan, phl
popularity known as Count Lubot lie "aA
20 have sailed on the New York Wednes-
day, but was arrested Tor DEBT 10 NE
Hotel Cambridge and IN cell IN the
jefferson Market prison. suansled MN.
self with a silk handkerchief. lie mao
been in this country Tor about eiShl yea
engaged ia journalism, ana one prpuue
ZION OF ION -coior' notion. Ills career was
that OF an adyenturer.
Marie corelli plays well on mo MAI
dolln She - petite, the embodiment OF
gentleness, and cultured 10 iaul,' Sne e
knows Shakespeare 10y rotS. Dut her
mystical tendencies incline her TO make
greater fayorite OF Dante.
1hs British Museum has lLtey acquired
a copy OF the "Solemne League ana
Covenant" ordered by the English far-
lament. on January g. l6i4 90 be fairly
printed In a fair letter and hung UP M
every church OF the kingdom. Among the
names OF members appended are those o.
Cromwell Seden. Pym, and tho Nane7.
Other recene acquisitions Of the museum
ara one or no less than lOli editions ana
TRANSACTIONS OF the Imitation OF Christ
OF ThOmaz "a Kempis. including all those
IN the collection Of tho late Mr.. Edmund
Waterton which were not already IA mo
rruseum and the only known copy OF tho
frSt edition OF Bunyans Christian Be
hsvictlr: or. The Fruits OF True CHRIS
t.snlty: BY John Bunyan, Prisoner or
Hope" London, 1868, which IS tho third
OF those OF Bunyarfs books which were
corfSpose1 in prison. lis existence was
unknown until this copy was discovered
some years ago IN a chest OF olo DOCKS
at Cranbroolt. Kent. Among rare modern
books acquired BY the museum the most
remarkable are r. l.. stevenson'- second
nyoductlon 1.-THE Charity bazaar.' pri
vntely printed al Edinburgh. and hts Not
T. and Moral Fmblems." printed al hts
private press at Dawes. In 1881.
A writer IN the Press. OF New York. Oils
4 column and O half with HIS lucuhra-
tons on the subject ofIlferary BOOSTING
az Done in New York " HIS text is Mr..
Hutton's Bookman tribute 10 the late
Mr.. Punner. IN which IS quoted letter
from Mr. y. 10 Mr.. n , proposing a public
dinner 10 Professor Brander Matthews
who hadn't had one Tor ten wears MI
Howells IL accused Of boosting young
authors now and then. but f. credited
with doing r. tudiciouslv. Samples Or
clever log-roling'' are 70 he found. Y
seems I'm the columns ~ the only nurely
literary weekly I'm America, whose editors
further offend by never reviewing me
hooks OF their brother u were difficult 70
please the author OF this complaint Tho
fact that Won DO not puff a member ~
vour own family might be considered
urirna facie evidence that your reviews
ware unbiased by personal affections.
so far from doing SO however. n Il
rnerolv "siIlv and seif-cOn scfous." What
Of his brothers book' and smoke highly
OF them Would his course in that case
he considered unbiased by personal az
reotions"2
According N Claudlus Clear there are
various pathways 20 success I'm storvwrit-
irg. One Is tho production ~ n fairly
good historical novel n market FOR books
- this tind having been created by "the
energy Of M Wevman and others, nm
ether IS the writing 81 n Scotch novel"
NJ Barrie having ravod tho way %
certain audience for "kailvard literature"
az y * sometimes called. The "sov novel"
hade fair while ago 70 he thing 10
cor1ure with hTt u is already losing ifa
little vogue "Certain clever tra1cemon
managed ~ rass off ohscenifr IN fhe guise
NJ prophetic earnestness." hut The trick
has been found out The writing NJ
~treatiees on religion and socialism and
noralitv IN the euise ~ fiction rs an-
other dodge that has had iis dav Tho
ir1ia secret % Success IN fiction writing an-
nears 20 hs m obvious one. for "anv ev-
ceilont storvteller Will succeed n he
cannot only tel y stow we'll hut "c0n-
struct a good plot" he is independent OF
tho critics"
Tho first ladies' dinner NJ fhe Authors
club wac given Of The Holhorn Destau-
-ant London. I'm honor n Frances Hodg-
son Burnett on the evening Of July Eth.
The Earl 81 Crewe was the guest Of the
evening
penivlnr IN he chairman's Introduction,
Nrs Burnett spoke IN part follows:
IN the course NJ what oooasionalv an
nearz 10 me n somewhat nroiractet
existence 7 have never vet discovered q
GOOD otiaiftv-or q bed ono which seemed
~ rave n rerder ! have found for IN
stance. that n man can break his word
a. a no a.