The age-herald., 1898-10-30
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the editor of Harper's. Thomas Nelson Pages Red Rock" will be issued in book form this week. Afterwards, and Other stories by Ian Maclaren, is announced, and hosts of others.
 The name of From Hall" has grown to be familiar one to readers of Munsey, Truth and various New York dailies. These little lyrics and couplets, together with great variety of entirely fresh ones, have been gathered together and published uns der the winsome title. "when Love Laughs" The book. which has already won its way to the hearts of many readers is candidly dedicated to "A man whose friendship is sincerer than most mems love" Tom Hall confesses that he has not Clipped his pen into the boiling crater of Vesuvius," nor has he endeavored to write upon the blue vault of heaven,' but has merely tried to create a few fancies for people who have not time to do so for themselves. These "fancies" are many of them upon popular topics treated so mu- sically and skilfuly that they finger in the mind and heart of the reader.
 Marigold, marigold,
 Blooming on the hill
 Whats the lesson, new or old
 You teach to human will?
 Marry gold, marry gold
 That's the mortal's gamei
 Philosophy clean-cut but cold,
 Is what is in my name"
 
 It will be remembered that Rudyard Kip ling presented his poem, "Recessional," to the London Times without remuneration. It is understood that, consciously or uncon- sciously, this patriotic act has been emu- lated by MT. James Whitcomb Riley. He has written a patriotic poem about the American flag and given it to the Atlantic Monthly on condition that it should be published without payment This is surely commendable, but true acts of patriotism are always beautiful.
 Robert Barr, while still a young man. drifted into journalism recently, however, he has decided to devote himself entirely to storytelling. "The Face and the Mask and 'In the Midst of Alarms were well received in this country, while his last book, "The Mutible Many" won even larger share of praise.
 To request for an interview, MT. Barr recently wrote the characteristic reply: Come in time for lunch on Thursday. There is also something to drink in the eel lar when a thirsty man reaches the top of the hill. It Is only right to warn you that I'm not worth darn to interview, as don't know anything. have no theories nor any ideas that would tend to enlighten a discriminating public"
 Mir Barr has just completed another sto- ry called "Teka," which will make its ap- pearance this fall Of his work MT. Barr said in the interview: After all, under stand the Americans better than any other people. Therefore, expect to confine most of my writing in future to them and their scenes. There is a vast difference between the Americans and the English, you know and, as Kipling says. "A man must write what's in his bones.'"
 By the way, MT. Barr was one of Kip ling's earliest friends, and from the first predicted the latter's. success. At the recent Tolstoy celebration held in New York in honor of the great Russian novelist's seventieth birthday, MT. Fang wills speech was considered the treat of the evening" An amusing blunder was made by the reporter in writing 1t up for the Mail and Express. MT Zangwill was reported as saying that Tolstoy was "a witness for the spiritual in life., witness semptore, a son of reproach daughter)." What he did say, of course says com mentator. was Ia witness sans peur ct sans reproche, and there was no laugh ter as how could there be?" But the re- porter, he goes on to sav. evidently took it for one of MT. Zangwill's witticisms, and trusted in Providence for the rest
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