The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-09
LITERARY NOTES.

LII ENANI NVAEOs
| A valuable periodical for young men
| Is the enlarged monthly magazine called
| Success, which makes a. speciality OF
finding out how the great men of the
| day acquired greatness. For example.
| the leading article in the February issue
| is entitled "a Workman's Marvellous
| Rise" the workman referred to being
| Charles NJ. Schwab. president of the Car
| negic company who, at 81 years OF age,
| is In charge of 1900 men, and has IL
salary of about 100000 per annum. He
| commenced common workman in
| the Carnegie shops, and, entirely through
| his own efforts, recognized, as they were
| by u broad minded and appreciative en-
| ployer, he has reached his present posi-
| ton of trust and responsibility. An in
| terview with Henry Watterson, one of
| the greatest of the old-timc editors of
| the country, Is another interesting feature
| of this number. and in ii Mr.. Wattcrson
| tells many of his own experiences. Heze-
| kiah Butterworth, formerly editor of the
| Youths Companion. talks about New
| Opportunities for Young Men" advising,
| among other things, the study of Span
| ish. In order to take advantage OF the
| great South American trade now OPEN
| ing up to the United States. Congress-
| man Cummings chats pleasantly about
| lIle prominent men Oh tHc udy WHO are
| making American history. and Hon.
| hilp c. Hanna. the first United States
! consul of Porto Rico. contributes an adj
| mirablo article on ''Thc Peril of Porto
Rico" in which he pleads for "a close
assimilation of the Porto Ricans with
| the people of this country. Famous
| Choir Singers, and What They Earn" is
| AN article by Elizabeth Walling, and
| there is an interview with Richard Mans
field in which he shows how. at n criti-
| cal moment in his career, he took ;idNan-
| tagc of an opportunity In such Il way
| as IL lead directly 10 his present success.
| An article for the girls by Mary a. l.iv-
| crmorc on "llow to Study and How Not
| TO- and "A beautifully illustrated paper
| by w. a. Manda, on ''Orchds, and How
| They Arc Hunted and Grown" are other
| noteworthy features of this remarkable
| number. which includes among its con-
| tributcrs such men, in addition to those
| already mentioned. as William &. Whit
| ncy, Russell Sage and Arthur l.. Cor
man. The latter tells in an interview.
| how he rose from IL newsboy to senator,
| while the life of another newsboy, Hugh
j. Chisholm. now president of the Inter-
national Paper company, is related at
| length.
Announcement is made by Leslic's
Weekly that it has arranged for the
| csting articles. contributed by some of
| the most eminent writers of our time, on
| the important questions of the day. The
| first of the series Is by Alleyne Ireland,
| the distinguished English writer, whose
| new book on ''rhe Anglo-Boer Conflict"
| is attracting worldwide attention. The
| subject of his article In Lcslic's Weekly
will he: "Ought the United States to
Desire Boer Success?' This will be fol-
| lowed by contributions on 1.-The Monroe
| Doctrine and OuN Navy" by Captain \.
Il. Mahan, our highest naval authority;
'"rhc Hill of Wan Stang" a plea for an
open door in China, by the Hon. Freder-
| lex w. Seward, son of the eminent
American statesman. the late William
| II. Seward; "Shall We Become Mari
time Power?' by the Hon. Eugene \.
, Chamberlain. United States Commits
| sioner of Navigation; 1.-The New Centu-
iy's Controlling Influences" by Presi-
| dent Thwing, Of the Western Reserve
| university of Clevcland; 1.-The New Gem
tury's Manly Woman" by Miss Susan
B. Anthony, and others Of equal inter-
est
The notable books i'm point of circuli-
tion today are David Harum." "ItiCh-
| ard Carvel' and Janice Meredith" The
surprising number of 100000 was reached
by David Harum'' in IA little over a
| reached nearly 100 0OO; but perhaps the
most remarkable record is that of
| Janice Meredith" which in three
months reached 10000 copies. Three
months after publication David Harum'
had hardly been recognized at all, while
of "Richard Carvcr' about 100000 had
been announced in that space OF time
1t is probably the case that the record
of Janice Meredith" t.oO,OOO in three
months Is the most remarkable one
achieved ir this country by any novel
during the past generation, a generation
which has seen such remarkable books
us 'Trilby,' "Ben-Hur," 1.-The Choir In
visible" Little Lord Fauntlcroy," Rob
ert Elsmcre," '"rhe Prisoner of Zenda"
"Quo Vadis." "Be side the Bonnie Brier
Bush 1.-The Little Minister" "The
Christian and Looking Backward"
The Tribune acknowledges the receipt
from the Philadelphia Commercial Mu-
scum of a number Of pamphlets contain
ing valuable and timely information
Among them we notice "Philadelpha as
| Seaport and Manufacturing City"
1.-THE Waterworks Of Europe" lin several
volumes), agricultural Machinery and
Implements in Russia and Siberia"
american Trade with SIAM" with
Australia" with Egypt" etc, 1.-The
Republic of Costa Rica," "The State of
Marks of Leading Countries OF the
World, "Asphaltum,' etc, etc. These
handy publications embOdy the wei.
digested results of extensive inquiry and
study and are of obvious advantage to
the American export trade.
Volume l. No. I. of a quarterly which
ought to appeal to Il considerable class
has been received from Rev, T. e. Crol,
of Lebanon Pa, the editor and publish
er. 1t is called the "Pennsylvania Ger
man." and has for its special field the
history. biography. eenealogy, poetry.
folk lore and general interests of the
Pennsylvania Germans and their de-
scendants. The, initial number contains
| forty-two well-printed pages replete with
| topics pertinent to the quarterly's mis-
| sion and indicative of an intent TO
achieve success by deserving 1t.
"In Friendships Guise" by William
Murray Graydon, published by Street a.
| Smith. New York. Is the title of a novel
which will keep a good many readers