Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-02-15

House Of David" by Bishop ]. H 1ngra-
ham, which has sold over 4,000,0 900 copies
the copyright having expired. Then toi-
stili growing; and there, too, is Dr. Van
Dykes beautiful little book, THE Other
Wise Man" Instead of falling off in its
saNs from year 10 year. as most works
of fiction do, the Harpers state that The
Other Wise Man has sold better in 1901
than in any previous year since its publi-
cation \ French translation of the book
done by Nine. +. AuZiere, has just been
issued AT Paris in artistic form.
Among the Stevenson letters which
have been published since the collected
volume appeared is one TO his friend Mr..
Haddon. who had recently married. Sic
venson wrote: You seem TO be prett%
lucky young man; keep your eyes open 70
your mercies. That part Of piety is eter
nal; and the man who torgets 70 De
thankful has fallen asleep In life. Please
to recognize that you are unworthy OF
all that befalls you-unworthy, too, l
hear you wall. OF this terrible sermon, !,
but. indeed we are not worthy of our
fortunes; love takes us in a counterfeit:
success comes to US at play; health stays
with us while We abuse her; and even
while we gi--7 at our fellowmen we
will aIonRthat we still live and still have
claims TO honor. The sins OF the most
innocent. If they We're exactly visited,
would ruin them TO the doer. And II you
know any man who believes himself to
be worthy Of wifeS love, friends af-
fection. a nistress's caress, even II
venal, You may rest assured he is worthy
Of nothing but a kicking. l fear men
conceal? We are not meant 70 be good
in this world, but to try TO be, and Iai.,
and keep on trying. and when we get a
kick 10 say. Thank Cod and when we
get buffet to say, Just SO; well hit:'
have been getting some OF the buffets
Of late; but have amply earned them
you need not pity me; pity sick children
and the individual poor man. not the
mass: Don't pity anybody else, and never
pity fools"
pleton & Co. include Kate Bonnet" by
Frank r. Stockton; Scarlet and Hys.
sop" by L. /. Benson; The Pageant
and Ceremony Of the Coronation" by
try" by Professor John Clifford; The
Earth's Beginning" by Sir Robert Sta
wen Ball; Financial Crises: by Theo-
dore Il BURTON Love l9 its Tender
oirs OF Philip Henry Sheridan" by
Brigadier General Michael Y. Sheridan
~ HiStor! Of the United States Navy"
by Edgar S. Maclay; 'Harold's Discus
lures Of Marco Polo" by Edward Ather-
ton; History Of Ancient Greek Litera-
ture'' by Harold y. Fowler. "A Labora-
tory ana Field Manual ot Botany by
Gilbert Parker has completed his dram
atization of The Right Of Way" and is
now negotiating for its production here
ana in England Mr.. Richard Mansfield
is favorably considering the play ia this
country, and it is to be hoped that sucn
an arrangement may be consumma ted
for surely, if ever a man and a part were
made to iii like a glove, it is Richard
Mansfield and the part of Charley
Steele.
Readers of Miss Elizabeth @. Jordan :
Tales of the Cloister" will remember
the story OF The Girl That Was" in
which the Catholic Gross of Honor" fig
ures so significantly. Miss Jordan who Is
a graduate of Notre Dame. Milwaukee.
possesses this much-cOveted order, the
meaning OF which is not generally under
stood Upon its possessor are conferred
unique privileges. No matter in what
The Cross Of Honor is a magic key by
which she may have access to any
American convent, however strictly
guarded. Wherever she shows the cross
Of Honor. there she is greeted as sister.
This order is not conferred at the out
set except upon certain strict conditions
of religion, studiouSnesS, and character.
The woman who receives it Is deemed
fortunate, as in time or need II might
prove an invaluable protection.
Miss Jordan is editor of Harpers Ba-
Zar and was for ten years on the edito-
rial staff of the New York World. She
! has contributed short stories 10 nearly
| all the leading magazines.