The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-19

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s1kflea celebration IN <. PaGFs cathedral
NJ Anthony hope ElH 10 here 20 give hfty
readings from his oxn writings IN ths
s1tgsrnn SIR 2 Marion Crawford Is 70
deliver series OF lectures WIsoE Italian
art as well as 20 Rad from his novels
The ma },r paid fy1nE visit 80 the Isle of
Mar or his wsy home. ard made vain
atterapt IS induce Han Caira % deliver =
series OF 108 lectures IN America this
sats-ysn. Mr Game fears the physical IA
iigJge q the undertaking. bgt Major Po-sd
assured hirn that Sc would make a new
man % Kim and pointed triumphaniy
70 Ian MscIaren. II Is possible mat under
certain conditions, Mr.. Hail Caine may -
prevslasd upon 20 assent toehe prcCos tscE-
Major Pond * naturally flushed with the
Success nc attained with Dr. Watson.
who's tour. next 20 SANKEY'S. IL the mos
successful he has ever engineered The
clear profits. after defraying all expenses.
amounted 10 $49e0 less - cents There
Is a strong PROBABILITY. ny the way. Of Mrs
Amelia z Barr becoming Major Pond :
latest candidate for platform honoTs.-
BOokmzn. New York
A very remarkable book. and not 70 De
read without emotion. viii be the Logia.
published by Mr. Henry Provide. of the
exploration ftff1tf. tfTe cUPx- Of
papyrls leaf, on which are written in uni
Gals the sayings Of Christ. This writing
was discovered last January In the Lihyan
desert by Messrs. r. z. Grenfell and A. :.
Hurst. and the secret Of il has been care
fully guarded until recently, II i probable
that these sayings were transcribed in ire
second century. or even eart8er bat Ger
tainiy they belong 10 a period much more
rEar Of -
The sayings are not connected. but each
sentence begins Jesus saith" Two edi-
lions are TO be published. one viii be very
cheap. noi more than n few pence; the
ether which gives an exact reproduction
Of the original in callotype. will. however
be issued at a reasonable price. The o.
jeci Of the Egyptian explorat ton fund IS
TO put this Logia or the sayings Of Christ
within the hands OF the greatest number
Of Christian men and women.
The name of Maria Louise Pool has be-
come conspicuously identified with that
small band of New England women writ
ers who in the past few years have done
so much strong and original work. Indeed.
there are few noVelbsts who can he COM
pared with Miss Pool for interest OF plot.
for delineation Of character. and for the
deiicacy of both her pathos and her
humor. When "Roweny in Boston was
first published. discriminating critics at
once recognized new and delightful tai
emit The work showed surprisingly skill
ful handling for a beginner in novel writ
ing. Yet. though Miss Pool had already
contributed 10 the press some humorous
travel sketches. she had had compare
lively little experience as a writer. IN re-
ferring TO her early work she has con-
fessed to a very youthful literary am
bition. which. however she did not for
many years seriously attemps 70 fulfill.
Born in ROckland Mass. she was edu-
Gated TO become a teacher, but one years
experience convinced her that teaching
was too taxing for her health. Nearly all
OF her life she has passed in New England.
ard she has acquired through close obser-
walton, her familiarity with the varied
types Of New England character that she
has introduced in her stories. Several Wis
its in the South AMI among the Carolina
mountains greatly Interested her in the
life there well and gave her material
for Daily and others of her most sc
ceSsful novels. Miss Pools latest story
The Red Bridge Neghborhood, - recently
begun as "A serial in Harper's Bazaar is
said TO be strong in plot. and marked by
dramatic episodes and by striking charac-
terizations.-Ma and Express, New York