New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

Mr. HoweIls tells us Tin The North American
Review that the late Frank Norris belleTed
himself to be peculiarly qualified for writing ms
Wheat Trogy by the accidents OF ms llle; -
he born in Chicago. ana hau lIEeu 80 oIe
till he was fifteen years old; then ne had sOl,e
to California, and had grown up INTO lle hHov'i W
edge of the scene and action Whlch ne Hd'
portrayed SO powerfully. Later ne hSiu &c
quafnted himself with Euro?e by long soJouIi sJi "a
And so he argued, with an enthusiasm te1npeIeu
by a fine sense of his moral ana arIs artlsIc ~ H.
sp0nsibility, that he had within hlrhSell tI,s .
means of realizing the whole fact to the reader
imagination He was aware that such plan
couId he carried out only by years of ardent
and natient study. and he expected to dedicate
the best part of his strong young llfe 10 It.
Mentioning Mr.. Norris's earlier book Nc Nc
tbonSbt at first of calling it THE Golden
Tooth"-which would have been. no 90 u4uO'' "
better name than the one finally selected
A ,articuIar1v fine edition of Mr. Kruger's
memoirs has been prepared in London at tne
price of $50 copy The edition IS one OF 0iig ,
fifty copies each being numbered PIii'eu @
Japan paper and bound in VeIium
Mrs Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie, otherwise
John Oliver Hobbies" has in hand q new I.ostL'
which is promised for the autumn of next year;
She. is also engaged upon dramatic Worh' dllt
il is possible that she may write ABOUT lle .
durbar at Delhi, which she is on her way 70
attend She returns to England about the H'lu-
die CT February
The trustees Of Lake Forest University. Ili-
nois are preparing to make available the GII
of money left by William Bross- OF ChlcaSo'
once Lieutenant Governor of the state. by lle
terms of this gift the accumulated income -
to be used every ten years in stimuIatlhS tne
production OF books treatises on any PhdSS
of Christian truth, or of human history OF OF
modern life that may throw Hght upon tle
Christian faith as it is received Dy lhe SieetC
body of Christian believers 1he IouiutI
object was ito call out the best ef1ortS OF .te
highest talent and the ripest scholarship Oh IIe
world TO illustrate from science or any uepdLI-
urnt of knowledge and to demonstrate .Ie
divine origin and the authority OF the ChrlSli>-tI
Scriptures: and. further to snow no" ~ ~potlI
science and revelation coincide and 10 proc
the existence, the providence, or any or an OL
the attributes of the only living ana true 'Iou'
INFINITE eternal and Interchangeable IN his oelhs;
wisdom power. holiness, justice, soodheSS anu
truth" -. o,,4r~-
/ a Drfze of So 900 is to be given to the author
Of the best book on any of the lines lndlcateu.
The manuscript must be presented before JUNE
/ I I9U5 me gift will also enable the uuSIse
10 secure courses Of lectures from dlstInSuiSDeu
men on the subjects Indicated MI BToSS IN
tended this gift To be memorial OF MS SUM-
who died in 1876
''The Olynpfan Magazine IS suaHSeI5
named periodical which is to make It's appear
/ ance in Nashville next month. IL VIII De lI1us-
tratad and will be devoted 10 literature, educa-
ti0n and amateur sports To the first number
charles Egbert CraddOck contributes a story
called a Chilhowee LILY