The record-union., 1899-08-20

the land of the RajahS. On more than
one occasion the canine tramp had
snarled and bit at young Rudyard s
sturdy legs, and well founded fear
was entertained by the boy for his
four-footed Nemesis. The elder Kip
ling, thinking to dispel the little fei-
lows alarm by putting him to shame,
remarked one day: Why, Ruddie,
you're regular coward. Don't you
know the barking dog never bites
Yes, dad, replied Rudyard tearfuily,
II know the barking dog never bites,
but how do l know the dog knows lt!'
The first number of Lady Randolph
Churchills new quarterly, THE Anglo
Saxon" has received much praise both
in this country and in England. The
best critics say of it that, ambitious
though the venture is, it more than
justifies it's existence. Its contents are
pronounced to be literature of high ex-
cellence and the artistic character OF
it's press work and binding such as to
make it worthy of preservation.
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The Burton Society, which has its
headquarters at Denver, has begun the
reproduction of Sir Richard Burton
translation of 1.-THE Arabian Nights :
The set will consist of sixteen volumes
and will contain reproductions of the
100 illustrations by Stanley L. Wood.
which We're printed with the original
edition. This new issue, which Is to
be faithful copy of the original edi-
ton, is to be limited to 1000 copies,
and will be sold at 500 per set, pur-
chase including membership in the
Burton Society.
1t has been reported in New York
that the Harper Mcclure syndicate will
soon start a new magazine similar to
the Review of Reviews" 1t is also
said that DR.. John H. Finlay until
recently President of the Knox Col
lege at Galesburg. ILL.,, who has re-
Gently been added to the Office force
of the Mcclure Publishing Company, is
to be the editor of the new magazine.
The report recently got abroad that
Dr. Finlay would be made editor OF
"Harper's Magazine" and was imme-
diately denied by both the Harper and
the Mcclure houses.
Seumas MacManus is now at his
home in Ireland. where he is writing
a novel dealing with contemporary
Irish life and character. A collection
of his folklore tales. entitled In Chin
ney Corners with some remarkable
pictures in color by Pamela Edwin
Smith, is announced for fall publica-
ton by the Doubleday & Mcclure Com
pany. MacManus is evidently one or
the rising young writer's, and his name
is likely to be heard and read with
much frequency during the next few
years His first volume published in
this country, Through the Turf
Smoke" was reviewed in these col
umns a few months ago. He is an
Irishman, just passed 30, and has
lived most of his life in the village
of Mount Charles. in County Donegal,
where he was born. He made short
visit to New York last winter and sue
ceeded in selling and contracting for
a large amount of literary work.
Hall Gaines eccentricities in this
city were not of a kind to make him
very popular said a theatrical man
ager to the New York Sun" ''and
despite the TACT lIldt iiS el1lOo ea<o iAiN
own press agent one incident of his
stay here did not become public,
though it would have been interesting
to publish. 1t was said Of Mr.. Caine
that he was economical. He felt him.
self under obligations to young
woman whose work had aided him. and
learning that she was going TO cele-
brate a birthday the following week, he
said to her brother: am anxious to
get birthday present for your sister
which will suit her. Won't you please
sound her and find out what she par
ticularly wants? This brother was
shreWd young man, and on the day
before his sisters birthday invited Mr..
Caine to walk up town few blocks
and inspect the one thing that would
please his sister above all others. Mr..
Caine thought of gold hair-pins and
things like that. The brother, however,
steered clear of jewelry stores and
guided Mr. Caine into a sales stable.
smart cob with new trap stood ready
for inspection This is what Will
please her. said the brother She has
seen this outfit and it suits her in every
particular The man who ran the
place told me afterward Mr.. Calne
looked as if a great misfortune had
befallen him. 1t was reported that his
profits had been large in New York and
there was no escape for MN. he
bought the horse and trap and the
girls brother has employed it quite as
much as she has,"