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

,l9ns ana decorative designs for the book.
WIhch nave been executed in the now
Ilihnst forgotten art of wood Cnrrovin y
~ NJ MS sister, Miss Clemence lIousman'
MT; iousman is The author of book
10 altfacted considerable attention in
ithslahd. His brother. y. r. Holsman,
q - me author Of poem called The
shropshire Lad
Charles Major. the author of when
hnlshthood Was in Flower has written
children called The Bears of Bluc Rir
er ihat Doubleday. Page & Co. will pub
/ !! iism: me stories are told Of inu,ana.
a"aE back N the twenties. when Indi-
AKA was baby State"
Miss Mary Johnston's third story. An
I'M. Win near as Il serial in The At
! lahllc Monthly beginning in May. It's
scene, like that of her other stories. is in
hiaL,sihla. and it's period is the early
GE!SnIteeh1h century. The famous beauty
.IiNelHh BYRD plays an important part IN
the story. ~
Messrs, T. Y, Croweil and Company call
attention to the fact that fiction is nnt
the only form of literature that finds The
ready purchaser. To illustrate this they
refer 10 The success of the works of
me Infinite" has reached its ihirtv-sev-
enth thousand. and whose other books
apf sei in IN The h same proportion. It i
ell Published Alr. Trinns ~ I'm,
What Nj the Worlds A-Scekine.'' Fol
lowing This came In Time witt the IL
finite. and three booklets entitled The
Creates, Thing. Ever known Every
Living Teacher" and "charsctcr Building
ana Thought Pow,r-
~ Soldier Or Virginia. which viii BE
issued IL Messrs. Houghton. Miffin (
20. This snrin&. will present an ilustra-
zeal novels. 1t will include 4 man N Tia
region iray, rSad IN ~ i,,o.t, H. III" IL
ncdition. which will Nal uniN hetn W.,
course If events dcscrihnI In Ia ,, ~
but will be Of actual historical fnterns
1t details tho nature of the country ana
shows VI" various camuS made by Pr1d
dock in his expedition across the noun
lains and is arranged with key nv the
author Il also shows the position of
Logstown. Nenaneo. and Fort lie Bocuf.
shows the route of WashingtonS Journey
To Fort lie Bocuf earlier in the book.
Not the least refreshing part of Booker
T. Washington's autobiography. I'm
from Slavery" published by Doubleday
Page x Co. is the mass of anecdote re-
lated in its interesting pages: In discuss
ing IN" reconstruction period. which pol
icy, ny inc way. ne Gritlclzes somewhat
~ u.s :. ne I "a "a" coioreG men
VII" were HitihnefS oi the state l-eSiSla-
,.. ,,,1I 80 - : - ~ 'i'. "a I'm
'"9'H; Npilu 4lot itto ol "ilte' ana WI So
morals were as weak as their education.
NOt long ago, in passing through the
streets Of q certain city in the South. |
heard some brick masons calling out
from the top of Il twn-story brick build
ing on which they We're working for the
Governor to hurry up and bring up
some more bricks Several times | heard
the command: Hurry GOVERNOR Hurry
m Governor, NV curiosity was aroIse
10 such an extent that | made Inquiries
as to who that Governor was. ana soon
found that he was a colored man who AZ
q - $50.
,,, .-..-. , ,
,remarkabie innoNauon mas heen or
g;lnized By the Wcll-knoWn house Of l..
Appleton & Co, which mas opened its
whole list 10 purchasers on subscription
basis and with an equitable arrangement
for easy payments This list covers oyer
four thousand titles including fiction.
science, religion, metaphysics. philosophy.
history. biography. medicine. encyclo-
paedias and reference books: ID. Apple
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