The morning times., 1896-11-08

| forever. or course, there were impos-
| slbilities ip 1t, but fRu Mauricr was mol
| writing history. I'D was an Idealisl' -
Sotlioron's magazine for November has
eight good short, stories. 1t is somewhat
larger than usual, and has a ne W depa rtm ant
OF editorial expression.
The literary WEATHER yancs are pointing
To the ascendancy OF Afro-Anerican lit
eraturc. IL seems toihaye found its poet in
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Sarah Orne Jewett has two WORKING
desks, one ut her own house in South Ber-
Wax. bhe o5'icr IN the iionse Jr Mrs.
Fields, at Manchester-by the Sea.
lleath has entered tie little window
az Thrums. and wreath on newly-tGrfe,i
grave bears the card, jess. To the memory
OF my oldest friend. j NJ. Barrie"
lhefe We're Two authors to the famous
saying, Tine hand that rocks the cradle
| rules the world" at lens: in substance. Each
wrote it withou, knowing of the other.
On an average each Enclishman writes
40 letters year, each SCotchDan 30
and each 1rishman l6. The average Ital-
ian only posts 6 and the American II.
The list of contributors to the Pocket
Magazine for November is led by A. Conan
Doyle, and lie is backed by Stephen Crane,
Quiller-Couch, Jane Barlow and others.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in her latest in.
staliment of Self gives her "credo.'
She believes in the necessity OF prohibition,
the general badness OF thing.
Ofthe domestic life flew famous writers
Is so little known as of Donald q. Mitchell
Tx MARVEL. He is enjoying country life
at ms EdgewoOd estate near New Haven.
Conn. He Is now an old man.
Joseph I. c. Clarke, whom Irving commits
Sionedto write play on Gen. Washington,
Is New York journalist of twenty y-five
years standing. His poems have been
published, but We're read by few.
A mtIia + R1rr hl uptbar nj
fourteen children. has written thirtyt two
brilliantly successful books. prepared
profess sor for Princeton College and at three
score years of age rs a superb picture OF
vitality.
Richard Henry Stoddari, says Of Chester
Bailey Fernald's short story. The Cat and
the CheruD,' that it is the best short piece
OF fiction produced in this country in a
decade. Mr.. Fernald spent last winter in
Washington.
1t transpires that Anton Rubenstein left
yoluminous work CONTAINING not only
his opinions on musical subjects. but also
"reminiscences Of the more important events
of his life. 1t consists of aphorisIns and brief
accounts of his experiences.
The Bauble, whose presiding genius is
Washington jester, has entered upon its
surprise for the literary world III the poems
OF young HindOostance, discovered recent
ly and to be sprung presently.
Dear Farrar, in recent article, CON
fesses that Milton and ColrridGc exercised
deeper influence over him than any other
writers. He has little autograph colcC-
ton which he values highly. This is
greater confession ,ilan the first.
1r you are i'll a bad humor and can't find
words strong enough to express the smol-
dering resentment, read Cccil de Thierry on
American women in the October COntempO-
rary. a more snuely put together com
post of offensive remarks is rarely seen.
Jane Barlow is GeScrb"d as tai! and
slight, with "A sh y, giriish look. and manner
most charmiugly unaffected. She has au-
burn hair, blue eyes, fair skin. and at times
her face lights up with /; merry look, and
she gives you characteristic flash or hu-
NOR"
The Rev s. Barring Gould writes at n
high desk i'll standing position, with a
quill pen, which flies over the paper. To
this Spartan habit Mr.. Gould attributes the
fact that his long years Of literary labors
have not produced IN his strong, wiry frame
the slightest stoop.
The principal interest in the November
Century attaches to the new story by Marion
Crawford. "A Rose ~ YESTERDAY" or cur
rent Importance is an article ON Election
bay in New York Campaigning with
Grant and The Olympic Games OF 1896"
told OF by their founder.
Helen Zimmern, in Leisure Hours. brings
tonotice the fact that our current iteratureis
printed on paper cr 80 perishable quality
that il Will not last century, from which
she argues practical ohlteration Of present
writings. lt would seem, however, that the
facts are not as represented.
When Du Maurier made an engagement
with Harper Brothers 10 contribute a full
page drawing each month. lie received n
protest from Punch. whose officials thought
themselves exclusively entitled to his ser
vices. His reply was nS follows: :" Dear -:
Men cannot I've by Punch alone
An English wit describes Andrew Lang
as "a master Of apt, entertaining allusion,
knowledge, extensive reading, chopped
fine, perhaps, but certainly not digeStcd, a
kind of lawyers knowledge of literary
precedent. And nothing further, save only
more knowledge and sin more K no wledse"
K. h. Munkittrick has written n quatrain
that reminds one OF tirai famous COuplet OF
j. X. s. Where the Rudyartis cease
from kiplinc. and the Haggards Ride no
more Referring to the unhappy author
he says: He is happy rs he capers on the
ever golden shore. whore the Houghtons
cease from Mifflin and The Harpcrs harp
no more"
Has Julian Hawthorne Joined the dcgen-
crates? The Literary World tBostonD thinks
that he has, and thinks 50 very decidedly
Rcvie wing his new work, Love Is Spirit"
II says: From cover to cover this book is
ana nealthy organization. We feel as
If it were a book more potent for evil than
any published in many long day, and tie
fact that there is certain amount of skill