The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-03
Notes,

A letter which Bernard Shaw once wrote to
Miss Marbury, his American agent, gives US
a glimpse Of his saturnine wit and is ratte-
characteristic. Miss Marbury had written an
Apologize note accompanying a remittance
for royalties which were disappoiatingly sna IL,
and Immediately she received the fol owing
reply from the dramatist:
'Rapacious Elizabeth Marbury: What do
you want me to make fortune for? DJn't
you know that the draft you sent me will
permit me to live and preach socialism fer
six months? The next time You have so lar ge
an amount to remit please send it to me by
Instruments. or you viii put me to the ilcon-
venience of having bank account. What do
you mean byNgtvng me advice about writing
play with view to the box office rece.pts?
shall continue writing just do now for
the next ten years. After that we can wallow
in the gold poured at our feet by dramat-
ically regenerated public. ic."-Bookman.
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The effects Of the late Miss Ellen Nussey
were were recently sold in London. Among them
were fragments of Charlotte Bronte's hand
writing which fetched good prices. There was
also lock of Charlotte's hair and one from
the IN head OF her sister Anne. When Charlotte
Bronte sent these mementoes to her dear
h, she had no more idea they would find
their way to the block than that her head
would. can think OF no one who would
be more mortified by such fact than the
author Of Jane Eyre" Some copies of
Charlotte's- letters in Miss Nussey's hand
writing fetched as much as Fl. (the envelopes
were in Charlotte's hardwriting) and an orig
inalz letter from Miss Bronte realized &C.
gun and two. swords used In the defense of
Sbar{wrignts bs Gba g mil SO graphically described
principal relics were purchased by the Bronte
museum at Haworth.
The opening article of McClure's Magazine
for July portrays the private and official life
OF President Mckinley from the first dawn of
the war crisis down almost to the present mo-
ment. Only four of our presidents have had
to conduct war, and how President Mo-
Kinley conducts is here related with
most interesting wealth of detail. The illus
trations of the article consist of typical war
time scenes in the White house and depart
ments, drawn from life, and a number of ex-
cellent portraits from recent special photo
graphs.
Stephen Bonsal who was himself a par
ticipant in it, tells the story of 1.-The First
Fight on Cuban Soil'' in our war with Spain
and his article Is Interestingly illustrated from
photographs taken by himself. Cleveland
Moffetts account of THE Fastest Vessel
Ahoat"-the Turbina which easily makes
forty miles an hour-is the narrative of a
the description of a most remarkable inven-
ton. Gen. Miles, in account of his per-
sonal experiences Of the guests of
honor at the queens jubilee, gives a most
impressive exhibition of '"The Military and
Naval Glory Of England" Anthony Hopes
novel, Rupert Of Hentzau.,, is concluded in
this number in consistentl8fne and. heroic
way, the interest never pausdup bto the last
word. IN lae
Capt. A. T. Mahan. U. s, MN.ris H., is to con-
tribute an article on Paul Jones in the Revo-
luton to an early number of Scribner's
of the battle between the Bonhu1nme Richard
and Scraps, which. it is said, will give a
new idea of that romantic naval fight. Among
other more noteworthy good things witch
are promised in the autumn numbers Ma
series of papers on ARTS and Artists" wi h
will contain q valuable contribution to -