The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26

diatelv nrepared 10 return to his post.
Before sailing from San Francisco, late
in June, he learned of the burning OF MS
college DR.. Sheffield left behind him the
manuscript of an article which Will ap-
pear in the September Century under the
title Of THE Influence of the Western
World on China" AS result of the au-
thor's thisty years experience as mis-
sionary. he IS said to argue strongly
against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Middle
Kingdom Equally timely will be paper
by r. Van Bergen in the same number
on The Revolution in China and Its
Causes" The fiction of the September
magazine will include a Characteristic
story Of about 5000 words BY John Lu-
Their Long-''rhe Prince OF Illusion"
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"Aprirs Sowing the title of Gertrude
Hairs new novel. is taken from Brown
ing's "Pippa Passes
''Youll love me yet. and can tarry
Your loves protraeted growing;
June reared the bunch OF flowers you
carry
From seeds of April's sowing"
How much OF the character of the story
may be Judged from the lines OF Brown
ing IS yet to be determined. The book
will be published in September by Nc
Ciure. Phillips & Co.
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F. Upper. whose numerous cartoons and
sketches are so well known TO all readers
of the comic papers and the MAGAZINES
has supplied forty-eight pictures and
verses for book 10 be called Folks in
Funnyville." 10 be published eaply In the
fall by r. II. Russell. New York.
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when the manuscript OF Ronald Mac
Donald's THE Sword Of the King was
read with a view 10 its publication In
book form. the dramatic quality OF the
story was instantly remarked Many OF
the scenes seemed to need but touch to
make them effective before the footllghts.
The publishers were not surprised then.
to learn. after the book was accepted,
that In it's original form II was a play
and had already been performed IN Eng
land for copyright purposes. II Is inter-
estlng TO know that Mr.. Macdonald spent
several years In America. not long ago.
He Is the second son of the poet-preacher-
novelist, DR. George Macdonald: was born
in 1850 and received his education at
Trinity college. oxford. For two years he
was a schoolmaster In England; also for
two years he taught at the Hill school,
Pottstown, Pa. and then for four or FIVE
years, he was head master OF the Ravens
croft school at Asheville. N. c. In 1894 he
returned TO England. and since then has
had two or three years experience on the
stage. and has written several plays. in
one of which he toured for year in the
provinces with his collaboration Mr.. H. A.
Saintsbury. His wife Is an actress,
niece of Mrs. Kendars. and Is known on
the boards as Miss Constance Robertson.
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Doubleday, Page & Co. have in prepare
ton book OF great value and interest TO
all lovers OF antique furniture, which will
be published under the title THE Furni-
ture OF Our Forefathers," describing the
colonial furniture brought TO America up
to about 1870. and manufactured In this
country before the machine-made black
walnut article made its appearance. The
Illustrations will be beautiful and eiab-
crate, and will be taken from photographs
especially made for the book throughout
the South New England, and wherever
original pieces OF genuine and historic
furniture could be found The writer OF
the book, Miss Singleton. has Travelled
over the ground many times in her re-
searches, interviewing the families or coll
lectors possessing unusual pieces. Mr..
Russell Sturgis win contribute critical
notes describing the plates. which will be
valuable to the collector and student.
A few large paper copies and ten on
Japan will be made for the lovers OF linn