The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05

snip res rraS@ q profound ard enduring
impression upon TIE evil history OF the
word, 20 youth cr twenty-five VINO nAd
bxs1 ssxty-f1ar years . his grave. -
probably urexanp.ed In literature. The
entire manuscript % tbs article Is perhaps
the most precious % the many rare auto
r-arhs possessed by the publishers Of the
I Youths Companion.
The June number Of The New England
. Magazine opens appropriately with an
article entitled AT Home With the Birds.
written by Elizabeth ". Schsrmernorn-
The author IS a true lover Of nature. and
her article consists OF several delightful
sketches Of bird life wherein she records
her personal observations Of the habits
OF her feathered friends
The American Monthly Review OF Re
views for June is a weli-slusirased war
number" The magazine opens with the
EDITORS review OF the FIRST months cam
pasgnsng IN our contest with Spain. This
is followed by the detailed account OF the
struggle IN the Record Of Current
Events" and Cartoon Comments on he
war, chiefly from foreign journals
Among the literary fables of the London
ACADEMY il one which is particularly
applicable 20 this period II Is called The
Merely Marketable" Apollo told the
MUSES. that a mediocre writer was making
too much play with his pen, and compass
ing a great deal OF supererog atory tar
anrara. And the MUSES. said that II was
scarcely their fault, inasmuch as not one
OF them had been near the man"
What Shall We Do with the Conquered
Islands," is the title OF an exceedingly
able artic.s In the North American Re-
View for June. from the pen OF Senator
John 7. Morgan, who discusses the new
ami inviting field for American enter
prise and influence that. with the con-
clusion OF the present conflict. viii open
Porto Rico, Cuba. Hawaii. the Caroline
and the Philippine stands. 10 fair trade
and good government
a book OF striking application to the
presen, crisis IN France, Italy, and Spain
IL An American In Paris" by Eugene
Coleman Savidge. just issued by the Lip
pincotts in a new edition. AS a picture
OF the Franco-Pruss.an war and the COM
mune. this novel is without parallel. 1t
is based on the utteranceS OF the chief
actors in these national tragedies, who
form its historic characters The romantic
element. which binds the historic events
together and rivets the readers interest.
- supplied by an American diplomat and
lady of Eugense's suit, who typify the
Latin and Saxon races
A curious story Of publishing is told by
Miss NJ Betham- Edwards N her just Is
sued volume OF "reminiscences. 1t concerns
her first novel which about the year 1856
was accepted by foremost publishing
house in London. This firm agreed to
pay in kind, that Is TO say. / received
twenty-five copies of new one. two and
three volume novels q remuneration that
would stagger the literary gent" OF today.
surely She adds: The curious part Of
the business Is this: Before me lies the
original edition, In two handsome volumes
tof The White House by the Sea-. dated
1.SS ID ~ last ,t.,rf A.
1881. Between these two dates-a period
Of just upon thirty-five years-the book
had contrived to keep Ats head above
water; that is to say. had been steadily
reprinted from time to time, yet from Its
first appearance TO the present day. when
1t is still selling, not a farthing OF profit
has accrued TO the authorr
The State. edited by the bright young
journalist, Leonard Fowler. has just been
issued, and 1t contains some. very good edi-
tor.alS. The State certainly shows push
and energy. The contents are varied and
interesting and perhaps the MIST appro-
pirate TO the Seattle readers is the fiction
contribution entitled "A Lost Nn~ument."
by Ada Woodruff Anderson. wife OF o.
L. Anderson. Mrs, Ana<xscn Is .. .e4x
capable writer. The article is illustrated
by photographers. Gertrude Davenport
is another Seattle writer who comes 10 the
front with a fiction number entitled
white Roses" In fact all OF the differ
ent contributions are worthy % special
comment. but lack Of space prevents. The
State. by the way. is going to have an
agency at the Omaha Exposition which
VIII he in charge OF Miss Fay Fuller. Mr..
Fowler promises a rare treat for the July
readers. 1t will be Personal Recollec-
tons of Celia Thaxter." and VII contain
an unpublished manuscript by that cele-
brated songstress.