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NOTES.

Tho Bowen Merrill company VIII
,oyo four book plays on the stage TINS
.sason Ellie Ellsler succeeds Miss
waylowe In "Knighthood,' and Ger
,s"ds Coghlan takes Miss Harned's
rhce in Alice of Old Vincenhes'
pb1e Otis skinner has Just scored ~
,be initial performance Of "Lazarre
srd Cecil Spooner will make her debut
asa star in my Lady Peggy opening
at Brooklyn Dec, !.
The Mississippi Bubble" again APP
rsars in the Bookmans list of the six
isst selling novels in the United
states the october issue Of that mag.
sqne showing It third. Since the day
of he publication. THE Bubble as 1t
4 familiarity called, has not failed OF
Mace IN this interesting list IT Is
ald that Mr.. Hough Is at work on a
new book which the BowenMerril-
company viii publish, dealing win
transportation In the west, showing It's
Immediate influence on civilization, and
forecastlng its ultimate effect on gov.
eminent Several articles whi\ form
me basis for the book appeared In the
Century Magazine during the past
year
N her new novel, "F'rancezka,"
ssich the Bowen Merrill company
published early this month Molly Elliot
Seawell has gone once again to her
much beloved France and 70 the bril-
liant time when Maurice Of SAKE
sought throne of Courland, when beau
tlful Adrienne Lecouvreur swayeu
emotional Paris and Monsieur Vol
,aire divided his time between palace
and prison. In those eventful days Miss
Seawel's acknowledgements Capello-
Is made to live and love. The book
has been illustrated by Harrison Fish
or, who has done so much fine work
for this FIRM
Those Delightful Americans" by
Mrs. Eyerard Cotes, Is still one OF the
best selling books on the Appleton list
lis happy title In no way disappoints
The reader when the contents of the
book have been examined. This is dis.
tnctly box for summer reading, and
lis popularity indicates how well 1t
has been liked.
Archer Butler Hubert, the author
Of The Queen Of Quelparte," rom
ance Of the far east, just published by
Little, Brown & Co, Is a native OF
BENNINGTON, VI, and a graduate Of
Marietta College, Ohio. In 1897 he went
TO Seoul Corea, tG4 pivot Of eastern
politics as a representative of several
American newspapers. There he OBJ
talned material tor his novel The
queen Of Corea was murdered in her
palace at Seoul, oct. 8, 1905, in the be-
leI that she was intriguing 70 put
Corea into the hands OF Russia. The
paece was fred and only a fragment
OF her body-a little fnger--remaiued
10 be buried IN November. 1897. Rus
va dd throw Corea over sop 10
japan In 1888 and this talented Ameri-
Gan journalist, who was also editor Of
lne Corean Independent at the time
vas me first TO announce To the world
me withdrawal OF Russia. out OF
u''e stirring events Mr.. Hubert
woe a vivid romance in which facts
u1l hclion are intermingled. The title
" lhe book, The Queen OF Quelparte,'
derived from an island province OF
np little Kingdom Of Corea, called
Nslr,atle Realistic descriptions,
SEeld legends. and character sketchins
nnunlne a story Of unusual interest,
ns elilorshlp Of the Korean Tndepend-
guy was abruptly terminated by the
so,Gnmtntal suppression OF that pa
w, ne returned TO Ohio. where he at
tsslt resides. He has been tour
" W. Europe on bicycle in company
, ,,m MRS Hubert during the past
VI, number Of people who have occu-
Nv ana some Of whom still occupy.
A., ,a' ", places In the artistic and liter
H., lle OF Paris appear in Edward
vIttalI 3 entertaining novel, "LlZette,"
Ss go. mas Just been published byLewis,
M. .oner q Co., Of New York. Some Of
rel personages appear under their
~ ,1 names ana some others are as easl-
,.sOosnizei by their characteristics
,hasN ana authentic anecdote Of A.
,i,na,es Daudet which shows the dis
~ termed ,ed authors fondness for prac-
m !oslng is contained in the boot.
shan incident came within Mr.. Ma
No ~, own experience and It Is well
MIN relate II:
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