New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-02

seem If. commercially speaking the magazine
might have gained an advantage by keeping the
few years longer. To gain appreciably
in value the posthumous work of famous
man ought to be at least a quarter of a century
old. But. the other hand. during this time
many literary reputation is annihilated In
fact, the element Of risk is great. After all,
a popular author. who is plainly writing too
much. remarked the other day. 1.-The wise lit
erary man makes hay while the shines"
Our story writer's leaving no haunts In
New-York unsearched for copy" During the
last half dozen years the city has yielded some
excellent material In the Syrian quarter Mr..
Norman Duncan has apparently found I'M
worked field His work has already found APP
preciative readers through the magazines and
early in the autumn Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
will bring out a collection of stories by him
called THE Innermost Heart of Man" During
the summer Mr. Duncan will make a study of
the life Of the fishermen at Newfoundland, with
a view to exploiting it In fiction
1t is said that during his stay in South Africa
Rudyard Kipling assisted Mr.. Julian Ralph and
several other journalists in the establishment of
a newspaper published for the entertainment of
Tommy Atkins" This must have been the first
editorial work that Mr.. Kiping has done since
he abandoned journalism in India a dozen years
ago.
In the advertising columns of THE Atlantic
Monthly" for June Mr.. Henry X. Webster.
whose new novel, THE Banker and the Bear"
is to appear very shortly, is credited with being
the author of THE Short Line War" the story
of railroad life which had success just year
ago. AS a matter of fact. the narrative was
written by Mr.. Webster in collaboration with
Mr.. Samuel Merwin. and published under the
pseudonyme of Merwin- Webster. THE Banker
and the Bear is the first novel which Mr. Web
ster has written alone
Alfred Bartlett a we'll known bookseller of
Boston. is about to bring out a new monthly
periodical. in small size. to be called THE Corn
hill Booklet
Miss Gertrude Hall is to make her first ap-
April Sowing" which Mcclure Phillips & Co.
will publish. Miss Hall is known chiefly
as a contributor of short stories and verse to
the magazines and as writer of English
version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" Her novel
deals with American and European life.
Are we to be deluged with novels founded on
popular plays just we have been deluged
with plays founded popular novels? 1t looks
If this might be the case Several books
drawn from dramatic successes have lately been
exploited. Thus far however, they do not seem
to have attracted much attention.
The staff of The Critic has lately been in
creased by the engagement assistant editor
and art reviewer of Mr.. Christian Brinton, a
nephew of the late Daniel G. Brinton.
Mr. Henry Bannister Merwin has lately become
the Editor of THE Great Round World the
popular and useful little periodical which gives
each week. in condensed form. the salient news.
The scope of the periodical is to be widened. In
future it will appeal to adults as we'll to
young persons.
The duplication Of titles promises to become
serious business. already of pub
fishers finding out. The other day. at the
eleventh hour. and at good deal of expense.
the title of novel by a popular author had to
be changed because 1t had been used before.
OF course. nearly all titles relating to proverbs
familiar sayings We're used up years ago. So.
ITO Have and to Hold notwithstanding, any
title approximating proverbial title is danger
Gus. This fact explains why so many novels at
the present time are named from the chief char