The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-07
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The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
Maurice Thompson's recent death
lends q pathetic interest to the ap-
| pearance OF The King Of Honey Isl
and This was the last work Of his
pen. and while it does not come mp to
the standard of Alice OF Old VIM
cennes, 1t Is still most satisfactory
production"
1t Is remarkable that q paper Of the
dignity and standing of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer would make such q bald
misstatement In regard to the work
of q man as well konwn as Maurice
Thompson The king Of Honey ISL
and" was published serially in the
New York Ledger in 1888, and after
that in several editions in book form.
Any clerk who knows how to consult
catalogue could have ascertained
this fact. alice of Old Vincennes"
is the last published work from Nau-
rice ThompsOn's pen. He left q man
uscript. another novel, which win be
published by the Bowen-Merrill Com
pany.
The New York Sun shows fne-if
unaccountable -discrimination in the
use Of titles in its notice of one of
the March magazines, which, 1t says,
has contributions from .Ex-President
Harrison. Archbishop Ireland. Mr..
Henry James, Charles R. Flint, Sir
Charles Dixie, Richard T. Ely. Fred
eric Harrison and Mr.. w. d. Howells."
In variety and value Of contents
McClure's Magazine for April win be
q notable number. Thickness, liter
airy worth. historical researches, ana
lysis Of character, studies in natural
history, and life next to the soil, In the
metropolis, in the Orient, all these
and more will distinguish the
issue, and it will be adorned
throughout with illustrations contrib
uted by the best artists and repro
duced with the extreme Of skill in art
process.
A VIVID light will be thrown on the
actual moral status Of the police In
New York City by Josiah Flynt's ar
ticle to appear in McClure's for April.
under the title York q Dishonest
City" the present agitation of this
subject attaches particular interest
to the contribution. while the manner
in which the famous author has gain
ed his materials-by close associar
ton with the criminals Themselves
viii make his conclusions Of extraor-
binary value
The Story of the Beaver" told by
William Davenport Hubert, In the
April issue Of McClure's. will give .
complete and sympathetic account Of
an animal concerning which very little
Is commonly known Many and elab-
crate pictures win complete this inter-
probation Of the beavers Nfe
Ida n. Tarben viii tell In McClure's
for April Of The -Disbanding Of the
Confederate Army" an article Of
strongest interest and. too, of histori-
cal importance. walks and TaIks
With Tolstoy." by Andrew D. White,
Ambassador to Germany. VIII give
realistic picture Of the great Russian
genius. .Ploughing. by Martha Nc
Culloch-WIlliams, Vim describe with
delightful sympathy day among
fields and burrows In the South. In
ter Of striking excellence: An In
stalment Of Kim" By Rudyard Kip.
ling: . story Of amusing Imagination
In child-life. BY Josephine Dodge Das-
KAN; brilliant narrative Of Wall
Street deal. by Edwin Lefevre: and
other stories. The illustrations win
be remarkably abundant and Of great
merit Among the artists who win
contribute are Edwin Lord Weeks.
Lockwood Kipling. Maude Cowles, Or 4