The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-02
INNINGS.

sheets of Will Maupin's "Limninpsn
which he has compiled in book form.
ana which is now on the press. Linn
lngs' is a literary mixture calculated
to satisfy the most fastidious taste.
In his own inilnitable way he treats
in prose and poetry-both state and
church matters. Politics and house
hold affairs are philosophically vet
delightfully."- handled in a vein of hu-
NOR which both pleases and interests.
The farmer boys and girls will find
"Limnings' not simply an ornament
to the center table in the front room
on Christmas day, but, best of all a
tonic which will improve the mind
ana heart, give added strength to
wholesome purposes and brighter IN
the dark spots with a charming and in
MIGRATING sunshine
But let Will Maupin, the gifted wri.
Ter, yet a common man of the common
people. override prudish rules of eti-
quette and blow his own horn In a
recent number of the World-Herald
he said:
was 1t Solomon who said, of the
making OF books there is no end . The
office bible and concordance has been
mlslald. Somebody said it, and some
body also said, o, that mine enemv
would write a book We opine thai it
was Job who made the latter remark.
But there is no end to the making Of
books. The compiler of his department
is going to infiict one upon the public in
about six weeks or two months-in
plenty of time for the Christmas trade.
1t Will be the best book ever issued by
the author. OF this there can be no
doubt, because it will be the first one
he ever issued.
Limnings' will be the title of the
new book. 1t will contain a number Of
verses and sketches appearing in this
department from time to time during
the last two years, together with a few
that have appeared in other
with which the writer has been con-
nected. The writer claims no particu-
lar merit for the verses and sketches
that will be given place in he new
book. They have served to purchase
a fair supply Of bread n butter in the
days gone by, and If they succeed in
their new form and secure cake and
strawberry jam they will have served
a double purpose.
THE edition will be limited to 1000
copies and each opy will contain a
photograph OF the writer, caught in his
most thoughtful mood. The negative
was taken when he was thinkinx
whether to risk the wrath of the public
by offering it a collection of his literary
spasms. Each copy will also contain
his autograph written with the pen
that signed the promissory notes which
he hopes to take up with the proceeds
from the sale of the edition. Alto
gether it will be a valuable souvenir of
the Spanish-American war and the
Trans-Mississippi exposition.
Innings will be issued from the
press of S~tonecypher, the Omaha prin-
ter. who is something of a poet him
self. and a printer whose artistic work
is we'll known. 1t will be bound in
cloth, with Illuminated cover in unique
design, and will be printed on heavy
paper. In every way it will be wor-
thy of a place on the center table in
the 'front.' room, next to the family bible
and the Ladies' Home Companion.
o course, the writer has no par
ticular, interest in the sale Of 'Liun-
lngs,' but he wants all Of his friends
to purchase copies. He wants them,
to do this because the risk is great.
If his friends fail to purchase
but the thought is narrowing.
Limnings' will be issued in book
form not later than December 10, and
orders will be accepted now with ca
gerness. The price is 81, sent POSTPAID
on receipt Of price, and orders may be
addressed to Will M. Maupin. care
World-Herald, Omaha.
Rest assured that any letter con-
tanning 81 and an order for Trimmings
will find the right party. Do not hest
tate.
incidentally it might be we'll to
state here that 'Limnings' will be ded-
icated to the fraternity of newspaper
men. These good fellows have done so
much for the author that he is impelled
to dedicate his first book to them as a
slight evidence Of his thanks for their
many Kind words"
JeWeled pins such as men wear ars
now a0Onted nv women to foctap +bo;r