The herald., 1898-09-11
Edited by Enoch Knight.)

The heart that loved her, tits her privileg
Through all the years of this our life to lea
From joy to joy; for she can so inform
The mind that is within us, so impress
With quietness and beauty, and so feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither evi
tongues,
Rash judgment, nor the success of selfisl
men,
Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor al
The dreary intercourse of daily life
Shall e'er prevail against us or disturb
Our cheerful faith.
Wordsworth.
Mr.. Alden. in the New York Times has q
story anent the ways of publishers: Some
years ago Zangwll offered an article 20 an
American magazine. which promptly re-
fused it, his rhme being at that time un-
known in America. The other day he Of
fered 1t once more 10 the same ma gazine,
and Immediately received a dispatch over
the cable offering him magnificent terms
for the worlds serial rights in the article.
! have always tried to believe that editors
with a few exceptions, look solely at the
merits of the articles which are offered to
them. but this little experience of Mr..
Zangwill's shakes my faith. 1t really does
look as If the sama editor who thought an
article by the unknown Zangwill unworthy
of publication found the same article a
surprisingly able one when Zangwiu had
made his reputation
This incident is only one of thousands
that illustrate the spirit ard purpose Of
most publishers. Sometimes-and often. no
doubi-publishers, who are always trying
to discover new talent, give fair trial to
writers .bai
seriously considered, but, as rule. they
do not waste much time on unknown all
thors, and this is so well understood that
all their Jaunty protests to the contrary
80 for nothing with the public, who know
better.
The average publisher wants what will
sell, and he has, therefore. become a tuft
hunter. He does not care for-if he buvs
at all-the articles OF the obscure autbor
however good the form, unless il be plain
that they show genius, and a bargain is in
the bringing him out. Then it is done with
flourish of trumpets. Otherwise. there is
no market for the unknown authors work
"nlle the famous name often sells the most
commonplace matter
When vii! this truth be admitted? When
VIII publishers come down from their high
morse and admit that their wares are mer-
chanoise, and that they follow the laws of
merchandise? The solemn fact is that II is
the commercial instinct that governs. and
the publisher not only needs this. but he
cannot live without 1.-THE instinct that
tells what will sell.
Indeed SO true has this become that nuh-
Users who have the commercial instinct
OrAat
while others, who associate publishing
with literary merit and high literary stand
aros, nave often been compelled to give
up. In faci, literary taste is often a
hamper, rather than help, in modern pup
fishing. This may sound severe, but it's
the truth.
Here is' a portion of Queen Erzabeth,s
address after the destruction of the Span
ish armada, over three centuries, ago. If
possesses curious interest to us of later.
vet equally important, period in the worr.s
history:
This Kingdom hath found many wise
noble and victorious princes: | will not
compare with any of them for wisdom.
fortitude. or any other virtues; but, saw
Ing The duty of a child, that is not to com
pare with his father in love, care, sincerity
and justice, will compare with any prince
that ever you had, or shall have. 1t mieh. |
be thought simplicity in me. that all this
ime of my reign I have not sought 10 ad-
vance my territories and enlarge nv do |
for opportunity hath served me |
% do 1t. l acknowledge my womanhood
md weakness in that respect; but though |
I hath not been hard 10 obtain, We. I |
doubted how to keep the things so OBJ |
aimed; that hath only held me from such |
attempts. And l must say my mind was
lever to invade my neighbors. or to usurp
over any; l am contented to reign over
nine own. and to rule as just princess.
THE WOMAN'S BIBLE.-A few davs
lgo the following dispatch came from To-
oeka, Kan, from the agent of the Asso-
slated Press:
After discussion lasting a week, the
BOARD of censors Of the Topeka Federation
If Women's Clubs has excluded the .Wo-
mans Bible from It's library, on the ground
hat ii Is written in "a flippant, coarse and
nelegant style"
Probably the women who are in the gem |
sral business CT making the world over
md who are not the best helpers Of the
worthy movements on behalf Of woman, |
never made greater mistake than when |
hey Undertook to have the sacred Scrip /
ures revised. Sensible people have feared |
hat the attempt would inture worthy |
cause, as it may possibly have done, But |
We have reason TO believe that the hurt |
will be slight. and that the whole business |
Viii be quietly dropped and be forgotten. |
THE LOVERS QUEST. BY Ernest Clan
Vile. Rand, McNally & Co.
This handsome, proper volume is very
pretty story of English life and adventure,
md we'll worasy of place in the Globe Lii
orary series of this old publishing house
DICKY MONTEITH. BY T. Gallon, au-
thor of 'Tat;erly" and "A Prince OF
Mfschance." d. Appleton & Co.
This remarkably popular Town and
COUNTRY series never contains a poor story,
ma No. 241 is even better ;han the aver
ge. "A Prince Of Mischance" was cap
tai story, and "Tatterly" was even better,
md 50 this one, by the same author, is
sure Of warm welcome by all lovers OF
ealy good fiction.
ON GOUT. By George H.
Ellwanger, author Of My Country
House. and 'IdXilists of the Country
SIDE" DOdd Mead &, Cn f51 I1iN,b |