The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-28
WORLD OF LETTERS.


elsts of all time Mr.. Hubbard is as criti-
cal as he is just MI. Hubbard. by the
way, Is a cousin of Miss Leah Heath ana
has many friends in Scranton.
4 well-known artist OF New York, says
the ,Buokman, received, not long ago. Il
circular letter from q business house en-
inviting him to compete for n prize to be
given for the beet design to be used In
Advertising their wares. Only one priEe
waste be given. and all unsuccessful
drawings were TO become the property Of
the frui. men. After reading the circular,
the artist sat down and wrote the follow
inS letter: Tam Offering prize of iifty'
cents for the best specimen of dried fruit,
in the composition. Twelve dozen boxes
of es>.h kind of fruit should be sent for
examination, and all fruit that Is not -
judged worthy of the prize Will remain
the property of the undersigned. 1t is also
required that the express charges on the
fruT SO forwarded be paid by the sender"
Since coming to this country Ian Mac
laren has learned many things among
others the standing among our colleges OF
Princeton university. Some months ago,
according TO current gossip, the autholl-
ties of Princeton asked him 10 come and
lecture and 10 accept degree on the oc-
CaSion the seSquicentennill the nj
N'rsity, Ian Maclaren replied, declining
the invitation to lecture and saying that
hr accepted degrees from first class col.
l'ges only. The other day, proiting 10y
his knowledge gained here. Ian Maclaren
wrote to Princeton and said he'd he happy
to lecture there, but the authorities, so
the goSSips say, replied that they ac-
ceptcd only tirst-class lecturers!
Hcrc's story of Rosatti related to The
Taller by Il writer who knew the pc@t.
.'Rosetti and Carlyle. who had no esteem
IN Chelsea. one day when | called on
Eosotti found him in great excitement.
II was at the time when the salvation
Army was just beginning its crusade, and
Walking up to the house had noticed "A
group OF members. Have you seen those
wrctcheS who came here to annoy mo"
said RoSetti, who had. OF course. never
heard OF the Salvation Army. i am surn
they were sent by Carlyle. They stood
under nv window ana began to sing
come to Jesus!' | was so furious that
rushed to the door and cried out to
them: IN be condemned if l Will"
Professor Santsbury is, according to the
liookman. busy correcting the proofs Cf
his "ow work, The FloGrishiug OF Ro-
nance and the Rise of Allegory." the first
volume to be issucl of the series of Pc
riods of European Literature" which h Is
connected survey of European literature
of the kind proposed exists in English, or.
it is believed. in any other language.
Alr Edmund Gosse, Mr.. II: u. Trail. Pro
Walter II. Pollock, Mr.. David Hannay.
and Mr.. Oliver Elton are to contribute
volume each to the series.
William Allen Whites book of Kansas
stories, ''The Real Issue is announced
for publication by Way e Williams on
November u. Mr., Whites editorial,
What's Wrong with Kansas which
tad tf,..
l.mporia ONanso Gazette. and used as
"A campaign document. has already intro
,!uced him TO large circle OF readers;
His stories are original and sincere ana
interesting. Some of them show deep
insight to human nature.
When Richard Harding Davis met III
Hung Chang at st. Petersburg, the great
Chinaman, it is said, after his usual man
ncr. which after all Is simply according
to the approved etiquette of his own coua-
try. piled him with the now wcll-known
questions-asking his age, how much
money he had, and what was his occhpa-
iion. The answer returned to the latte"
that?" asked III. "why do you write?
Are you not strong enough to work.
Beidleman. the Rookman, has issued in
vitations to poster show on Tuesday
evening, Dec. !, from $50 to 1880. The
LIwrrnCc 'chestra will furnish music
and handsome decorations viii be ar
ranged hy Clark. The exhibition will be
made in Mr.. Bpidleman'S cOmmodious new
store-room on Washington avenue and
will doubtless attract widespread atten-
ton. 1t will be the first of its kind in this
city.
When William Norris was day
spoken to seriously about the peril of a
iife of intellectual tension such as his, he
ianSnea pleasantly at at his COMPANION,
he said Look at those wise owls. your
Hhanc"ilors and your judges. Don't they
live all the longer for work? 1t is rust
that kills men, not work"
Stuart Henry, will be published by Wa;
\ Williams in December. Mr.. Henry has
lived so long in Paris that he has become
as much "A Frenchman as the parisians.
lie is part of the life he describes; he
is saturated with its atmosphere. And
this familiarity is evident in his sketches
Of contemporary writers, actors and
painters.
J. / \
Sir Edwin Arnold threatens to bring sui.
against London paper for using. for ad-
N'rtisin" purposes. his poem comuosed to
c"!"brat" the anniversary of Queen Vie
t"rli's accession The paper in question
t"plirs that it had bought tn" poem, ana
rard in' it, ana owned it, and therefore
would 10 what ii pleased with it, This
seems 10 raise interesting aal novel points
of law.
Richard Kendall lIunkittriek,s humor.
ous verses have long been familiar to
readers Of Puck. Judge. Life, Truth and
ether periodicals. The hest of these have
now been collected under the felctous
title The Acrobatic Muse and will he
published in November by Way & Will
iams.