The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04
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.The national Republican committee has
n vomau.s department The Democrats
win also support woman speakers IN
the field The Prohibitionists ana Pop
ulists have always encouraged woman
speakers in campaigns. Sunragists ana
antf-suffragists are alike DOMINIC Nc
Kfnley and Bryan badges. Senator Han
M IA forced to talk expansion to an
audience of voteless women MT. Bryan
nIesss thai governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the govern
ed. Women are in politics. and no power
can drive them QUIT" according 10 carrie
Chapman Gait, the president OF the Amer
lean Woman's Suffrage Association, who
writes on "woman's Place In Politics"
In the current issue OF Golfers Weekly.
what us said to be the most elaborate
work yet attempted by John Fox. jr..
Is a Kentucky tale OF love and war. which
Charles Scribner's Sons will shortly is
sue under the title OF 'Crittenden." IT is,
frst Of all. love story. with the central
figures young Kentuckian and his
brother who find themselves In the fight
ing at Santiago, one as regular ana the
other as a. volunteer. The action begins
in Kentucky, and passes TO Cuoa py way
OF the great mastering camps Of Chicka-
manga and Tampa. and then returns for
its final scenes TO Kentucky again. the
characteristic charm of this authors
narrative style Is. of course, enhanced by
his own experiences had throughout the
Cuban campaign.
CYRUS Townsend Brady disciaims at
tempting TO write history In his "Ameri-
can Fights and Fighters" though ne COW
ers the most heroic deeds of the first five
wars OF our country, He says that his
object has been merely to exhibit Ameri-
can valor by selecting few OF the most
interesting and romantic episodes In our
eay,v history Those who read his story
OF Paul Jones greatest fight or Decatur
ana the Philadelphia. Greene's campaign,
or washington's best campaign. agree
that Mr. Brady has succeeded admirably
in his object.
The ,wo chief serials In Harper's Maya
xine for 1901 will be by Gilbert Parker and
Mary e. wilkins Mr.. .Parker's story,
which win begin in the January number.
Il entitled .The Right Of Way The
scene is laid in this country, ana y Is SAID
that psychological and spiritual elements
Ms. w, wilkins. novel Is called 1.-THE Por-
ton Of Labor.
+, Is a study OF life and character In
New England factory town
A novelette, by Booth Harrington. au-
thor Of 1.-THE Gentleman from tnutana.
viii also appear in the magazine early in
the year
In bis new preface to the edition of "A
Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath,
which will be illustrated by Hugh Thom-
son and published Immediately by the
Macmillan Company. Mr.. Allen has taken
the opportunity to speak in an interesting
way Of his methods of work, and OF the
Kentucky country whence all his stories
nave sprung Not without interest. too,
will be the insight which the preface WIN
give into his methods of observing nature.
His subtle appreciation of piece of wood
land or the sweep of a landscape Is by no
means the least source of his charm as a
writer.
Kalman Mikszath. the Hungarian novel
ist. whose recentsstory. est. Peters UNI
brella.. has Just been published by the
Harpers. Is writer second only to
Maurus Jokai In popularity among his
own countrymen. He Is a member OF the
Hungarian academy, and has twice served
in the Hungarian parliament. He Is par
ticularly famous for his stories OF peasant
life.
Spanish Highways and Byways" Is
the title Of book by Katherine Lee
na&ss. which the Macmillan Company