The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-12
HrERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES
MISS PETERsos's story, The fotteE
and the Clay has already CONVINCED
the reading public that it is great
novel 1t is stated that one WOMAN
has read it five times, and is still un-
able to settle the question Was IRE
velvan a Coward Lothrop publishes
it,
THE LADIES. HONE JoURsAr. each
month offers cash prizes for answers to
some question concerning the contents
and conduct of the publications the
prizes being given to those who write
the best letters be they of praise or
criticism. BY this means the magazine
is enabled to find out what is wanted
by its constituency Besides. 1t viz
tually gives the public a hand in the
editing
The LorIIRoP Publishing Company is
to be congratulated the publisher of
Irving Becheller-s books Over n half
million copies of ..Eben Holden and
..D'ri and L, have been sold and the
sales are not slackening. Uncle Eb
has Travelled around the world and the
publishers of Italy and Bombay are
quoting it; D'ri- with the help of Louise,
is getting at the hearts of the people
and their pockets
LoTHRoP Publishing Company, OF
Boston, among their latest, has put
out story by John Habberton, autllor
OF tHe1en's Babies;-' a book which has
two love stories, with little no phi
1Osophizing, with some hardships of
western life, with some pathos and a
lot of genial humor- 1t has none of the
minor villains and desperadoes which
so many writers of western stories
nave thought necessary. The title
character of the book, Caleb Wright
is an inveterate story teller, but he
never draws the long bow. and his
blunders and his shreyvdness are alike
inirni table.
THE WHITE HOUSE BABY Every
woman-and most of the men-vviI de-
sire to possess a portrait of the White
House baby. All babies are precious
to every right-minded person. and the
White House baby, alert, smiling and
in his mothers lap, will win the hearts
of all beholders at first glance. The
picture, which is the frontispiece of
the December number of the Nation
al" is a handsome, full page half tone
engraving, suitable for framing. Per-
sons who wish to obtain a copy of the
magazine containing this picture should
send ten cents in stamps to 1.-THE Ma
tiona1 Magazine Al West First street.
Boston, Mass
THE CHRISTMAS CENTURY is hand
some OF course this is expected. the
reader will think; but with the Decen1-
Der Century in hand he will take no
exception to the statement. The cover,
the frontispiece, with other full page
pictures in tints, will be first observed
and the statement proven There are
many articles and stories especially
to- iSt he
Christmas; all attractive and enter
tanning The literary articles, the
illustrations, the stories are all fine
The months contributions to the
Year of American Hunor'' cont in,Ies
to be the leading feature
Mrs. BoTroME, president of the
Kings Daughters and Sons, contrib
utes helpful words in the LADIES' HOME
JOURNAL 1t is interesting to know
that in nearly every land where the
Maltese cross is worn the wearers may
read what she writes. 1t is a. fact that
there is only one country in all the
earth where the silver cross with the
three letters 81 FL. N" is not SEEM
That is Thibet. In the fourteen, years
of the society-s existence it has found
ed and maintained between three and
four hundred helpful institutions. 1t
has built, and helped to build,
churches. hospitals, asylums, orphan
ages, kindergartens, nurseries and
homes for the afflicted and homeless
It's unsectarian nature has made great
results possible.
JAMES CREELA1AN, the special corre-
spondent. has compiled a story of his
wanderings in a book which he calls
calls 'tOn the Great Highway" No
other man could write such a book for
no other man has had such worldwide
experiences He interviews the Poue
in the Vatican He suddenly swings
the reader on to the battle swept
heights of Ping Yang Takes You in to