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the far West; James Lane Allen and Lloyd in Kentucky; Tarldngton and Thompson in Indiana; Mitchell for Pennsylvania; West colt, Bacheller and Stephens for New York and others The greatest number Is for Virginia, which bears such well-known names as Johnston. Page, Wilkins, Glas- gow, Atherton and Goodwin. However, it seems a little odd to find Miss Wilkins literary claim staked in Virginia, when the right to such a claim can only be based upon one little unimportant piece of hlstori cal fiction No; Miss Wilkins cannot sue cessfully stake a claim in Virginia, but must return to her own New England ter ritory, where she can justly substantiate. and prove her claim.
 
 wonder if all admrng readers of Molly Elliot Seawelps "Sprightly Romance of Marsac." which is enjoying such success full run at present in New York, know that with it she n the New York Herald's prize some time ago of three thousand dol lars for the best novelette,.
 Maid Marian played by Rosina VoNes, was Miss Seawells first drama, though originally written in the form of a novel. "The Sprightly Romance of Marsac" is her second play, and was promptly turned into a story when the Herald offered its prizes for the best work in four different forms of literary work Miss Seawell's latest novel, d large share of popular favor, though I doubt if any of her works ever equal in popularity that enjoyed by ''The History of the Lady Betty Stair" Miss Seawell, it is said. resides in Washington, where, despite her literary activity, she is prom inent figure in society.
 Word comes that Robert Barr is bringing out a new book which Is to deal with the Tammany methods of government If ths is true, it will be subject that in his clev CT hands ought to be very interesting to large number of American readers. And yet the political novel has of necessity ob- vious limitations, and the undertaking is one well calculated to bafhe the most crafty and discreet of novelists. Possibly, though, there is no writer who has better chances of success with a political novel than Robert Barr.
 Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the popular verse writer and novelist of New York city, has written some very beautiful and suggestive work A poem recently published is char acterdzed by Mrs Wilcox's usual inspiring and uplifting thought. It is entitled (Which Are You?" and is as follows: '"There are two kinds of people on earth
 today
 Just two kinds of people-no more, I say Not the sinner and saint for it's well un-
 derstood
 Phe good are half bad, and the bad are
 half good;
 Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a
 mans wealth
 You must first know the state of his con-
 science and health; Not the humble and proud, for in lfe's lit
 tie span
 Who puts on vain airs is not counted a
 man;
 Not the happy and sad, for the swift-fly-
 ing years
 No; the two kinds of people on earth I
 mean
 Are the people who lift and the people who
 lean.
 Wherever you go, you will find the earth 5
 masses Are always divided into just these two
 classes;
 And, oddly enough, you will find, too, I
 ween,
 There's only one litter to twenty who lean. In which class are you? Are you easing
 the load
 Of overtaxed filters who toll down the
 road?
 Or are you a leaner, who lets others share Your portion of labor and worry and carer
 PAUL PRY.