Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-30

1t looks rs thoug, ii might be ne es-
aary for the popular novelist to spend
a good portion of his first big check
in taking legal steps to prevent the re-
appearanCc in the ket OF an. Of his
early books. Otherwise he may ex-
pect to writhc on 4 bed of mortiica-
ton in the midst of all the DELIGHTS
that are brought by his boom" saws
the New York Tribune. one member
of the craft has lately seen 4 book OF
hers widely reviewed ard accepted as
her last novel, when as Il matter of
fact it was seventeen years old, This
is frequent experience. The novel
ist turns out 4 work which wins GREAT
popularity: he thinks he is going 10
attain not only riches. but renown rs 4
brilliant writer. and then he finds his
critics wondering why his newest
book" is So unworthy Of him. They do
not know that it is perhaps his very
first essay i'll fiction. a poor book
which fell practically dead from the
press and has never REQUIRED TO Tho
authors memory without causing him
to blush with shame. He would leave
the volume in oblivion. but out il
comes. through the friendly Offices of
some one who knows the alueof j boom.
II is true that these reTiVa!s are some
times due to the author himself. who
is only TOO willing to make hay While
the sun shines. ana pocket everything
that his temporary Vogue will bring
him.
President Mckinley has formally ac-
cepted the dedication Of a book-the
late Canon Bardsley's dictionary of
English and Welsh sarnames. 1t
contains special American instances.
II has been several times observed
by profound thinkers that 1T takes ali
sorts Of people To make the world"
Some of them live in Chicago. if we
may believe the Times Herald Of that
city "Kipline." it says seems to
have been forgotten in the rush after
the historical novel and the love
letters of various people. ~
Chicago book store. whe,c his works
are being sold at reduced prices. Il
salesman. when asked how they were
going held his hand despairingly. and
said:
"'Kipling's dead, We're loaded up
with his books and can hardly give
them away. About the only hope we
have now is TO get a little something
back by breaking the sets and selling
the jungle stories. which still have 4
fair sale when they are offered alone
of course. this state of things will
not distress a very large percentage
Of the people. Most of them will take
il for granted that he got rich while
he was in high favor. and, being rich.
what more-as they look ut it-could
he desire2"
Queen Victoria was so pleased with
Miss Sarah Orre Jewett's pretty story
The Queens Twin" that she pro-
nOunced it perfectly delightful" 1t
it said that many people have written
to the author inquiring for her Mrs.
Martin as if they We're sure of her
being 4 real person. instead of an old
peasant lady who in the imagination
of the author lives in Maine.
Red haired. squint eyed little POM
posity"-this is the pleasant descrip-
ton of Mr.. KiplinS given by a Mon
treal reporter THE description" says
the London Mail. lis accurate, with the
following reservations: % Mr.. Kip
squirt: go he is not pompous. He
can be nasty to people he does not
like: but to people ne does like he is
the most unassuming. unaffected, ana
courteous being under heaven.
We should furnish children. through
the channel of books. just as beautiful
conceptions, as high ideals. as are
compatible with their age. No mere
book of facts will give either OF these.
A fact which does not enfold an ideal
or an inspiration is about useless 70
child. Why should he know how many
thousands of eyes some butterflies Dos
sess, having at best but faint con-
ception of such great nulnRers, unless
the fact can in some waysl4vaken MN
to the marVels of creation? We need
to keep in mind the child's tastes, ana
buy him books which. while not larry
tales. are yet written in such pleas
ing and fanciful style that they VIII
appeal to his Imagination. The heart
is the open portal to child nature. II
We wish him to enjoy history. we must
select those books which will IN some
way touch his feelings. Give BOY a
hero. and he will love the book Wflch
enshrines his heros life. In giving g
book we must remember that It IS not
like a toy, gift for the moment; even
a chld's playthings, Aristotle fald'
should have direct bearing on his life.
Good Housekeeping.
The Harpers are publishing col
lection of Miss Wilkins's stories that
have recently appeared in the maya
zine. dealing largely with psychoiogi-
cal interests. such as the similarity OF
the workings of the minds of men ana
of animals. "Understudies" is the
title.
Thomas Nelson Pages pretty story
"The Old Gentleman in the Black
Stock" has just reached circulation
of fifty thousand copies.
Whenever 7 see n falling OFF in the
book trade of 4 city, said 4 promheii
New York publisher the other day.
do not find the reason for il in the eStan-
lishmert or enlargement of free publ,
libraries II is usually due to some Suci
cause as the proximity of another cltN
as in he case Of Worcester, Mass. WhCff
the book business has gone all TO p!eces
because Boston is SO near. indeed tht
wise extension OF library work oftel
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