Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24

mouth campaign. Il theme that is
handled here with vigor and charm.
Whatever may be said Of the nrn
priety and filal respect shown By a
son in publishing the love letters of his
parents. the results are sometimes de-
lightfli, says the New York Times
Prince Herbert Bismarck is the latest
to Join the ranks of those who mako
| public the details of their parents,
wooing, for he has collected from the
family archives all the letters of his
great father to his mother. before and
after their marriage. They are to be
published in English here bv
Harper ~ Bros. appearing first in
Harners Magazine. and later as "a
book. These letters of Prince Ris
marck are said to dwell on MANY mat
tiers. personal well as political that
are not touched upon in his auto
biography. and to show the Iron Chan
cellor'S warm feeling in his intimate
family relations. and his intellectual
acuteness IN portrayal and description.
Prince Herbert has made them as com
plete as possible. They begin with his
fathers letter TO Herr Won Puttkamer
asking his daughters hand in mar
riage.
Tolst"i has recovered his health. ana
is amusing himself by writing Il play
in What he calls his spare time. It is
said of him that he regards as mere
amusement all those of his works in
which philosophical and fundamental
views are not introduced.
some ulcas;int and gentle letters writ
ten by RuSkin Ia tn" Rose Queens of
the girls high school ut Cork have hcen
published in the periodical Of the Ruskin
an annual Rose" fctr for the school.
and each year q Rose Queen was elected
also a set of bound books to present to
her msddens- From time To time h..
would send also pieces of native gold ANA
silver. unc1t diamonds ana precious
stones In one Of his letters to the girls
ne says: The chief danger for young
girls in this great today "f their own
and the worlds age is the temptation Of
restlesShcSS. whether in curiosity. pleas
ure or pride. want them All to 10,
earnestly. thoroughly. ;ho.-l.tfuily in
telligent of what is close, to then, aud UNI
the happiest of their lives but in tn.
daily current of their time: and proud in
rightly knowing what they have joy in
knowing. and rightly doing whatever
they are called upon-not by Fame. hut
! by l."Vc--to 4" for any who low" them.
for all VII" ar" dependent upon them"
Eecaus, of his cmincncc in his chosen
profession and in the difficult field If
letters as well. il is difficult To mention
DR.. :. Weir Mitchell without thought
Of Holmes. # that thought comes 70
ONE IN connection With the formers lat-
est work. "pr. North ana His Friends
tThe Century Company. it is rather in
connection with the Holmes Of the
breakfast table than IF the Holmes ~
| Elsie Nenn"r. Not that there is amy
marked similarity. except that each en-
ploys thin thread OF fiction up"n which
70 string his pearls of wisdom ANA fclic-
tiles of observation.
Tn, E:er. Arthur Brooks, ~ the t.mc VI
his death i'm 1925. 1T work ON 4 bio@-
raphy of his brother. Phillips Brooks Ii
is now seven Years since the great Eus-
ton preachers death ANA some authori-
tItivC account Of his life has been auX-
iiouSly awaited. The task has been tax
IN up again ANA finished ~ NeXandc:
Y: q. -\llru. professor in thc EpiscU1ol
Theological school in Cambridge III,
result is two thick volumes. which u. Il.
button x 20. will publish betur. long.
Professor Alien has given much space to
| Bishop Brooks early Years his fornIa-
tiV" period in tn" ministry in Philadcl-
phi1. "PhiadclPhia. SAYS the hi"eraph
even when he seemed 50 identified with
Iiost"n thlt people almost forgot that hr
lived elsewhere" There will he Il nrm-
brr % interesting portraits
General Lew Wallace recently received
an enthusiastic if somewhat lngrammat-
Constantinoplc. telling him 81 til" inter
est with which he had just read Ben
llIr. ami requesting permission 1"
lone of the few civilized languages iii
which the popular STORY has not Yet ;tp-
pcared. Harper 4 Eros. ar" now inVcs-
tiEdtinG H.. applicants capacity for IN"
work h. suggests, and if il is found tn b.
satisfactory "I;pn Hur'' within "A short
time will appear in 4 ne" linguistic
form.
Dr. Weir Mitchcll's romance uf rhc
Ecv"l ton. Hugh Wynnc. Free pudk-
Icr. is passing through thc usual o"urS'
l"f III" novel that deserves success ana
finds it. Winning a Wild popularity as il
came ont. month by month. in The Cen
fury Magazine. il passed through man.
cditionS In two Volume form. ana now re-
appears in :: single octave to enjoy. ii"
Doubt. an equally imposing circulati"n.
persuasive. In it's reproduction Of tn" dc
tails If bygone day. amt ah"undint
AN authors enthusiastic absorption in
his theme ANA an authoritative hand in
the management of it. MI rye
charming Illustrations are retained in
this edition which is wei printed ANA
bound in tasteful cover.
Libraries multiply ara their standard.
Of efficiency steadily improve. An i'm
lportaui aid to increasing the usefulness
OF libraries has been afforded ~ the
american Library Associations series 81
special bibiogra phicS, OF which they hay"
isslcd a number backed by the author
ity of men eminent in the lines ~ which
they treat. They ara now about IL ISSUE
anothcr-a Guide I" American llist"ri-
cal Literature" edited by j. \. l.arhru
Of Euffalo, who has had the aid Of the
best forty critics available. His titles
| will exceed three thousand. Paul lciccS-
ter Ford prctixcs an essay on "Documen-
tary sources Of American History. IN"
association hopes 10 appoint an editor
who will maintain this particular form
icf guidance by publishing as Il card series
icvcry month the titles of the best new
works suitably criticised. After that
they will try to have every other lmlnf-
tant field Of letters treated in tn" same
| fashion.
\ ministerial controversy of the kind
that rejoices the publishers heart has
! grown up over james Lane Allen :
Reign Of Law Several clerSymcn have
preached sermons about ii. for ana
against several Of which have been pub
iishcd in pamphlet form DIR. McGarvtE.
Of the Bible College of Kentucky against
which Mr.. Aliens remarks IN the booh
are directed has spoken in defence Of
the institution and Mr.. Allen Eas re-
\ 4 lnrGf I41n AZ an II