The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
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Barry Pain: new novel The One Before" has just
oee" p"ohsncd IN America by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Richard Harding Davis new book "Rsnson's FoIly-
wiz DC published BY the Scribners in July
Stephen Holton" by Charles FELTON, Pidriu author az
Quincy Adams SAWYER and Blennerhasset has just been
published by L. G. Page Co
when Lord Stair was ambassador in Holland, writes
inc oueness OF Somerset in Relating To Toasts Past and
Present in the July Smart Set he entertained largely
foreign ministers The Able de Vile was French anbass
SUr IN pIoneing toast he alluded to his master,
~ ana ms device the rising my master his
toast The Baron de Reishaeh proposed The moon out o
Sp"n hs = me The earl q Stair then
son OF Nun who made and moon sta,td still
y
Mr. tarkington needn't rail at society saws writer
N haIpers Weekly not even at New York society 1t
50 oao New York is apt to he rug town to visitor
and popular author from Indiana may ind It's whr dis
~e.hs, pp' 1t is easier TO resident and good many
PsoPie hhu II not incompatible with and life suf
heienty tranquil TO be favorable TO Industry Peope who
i've ov INC activity OF then wits like change from time
TO time Whether they live town or III me country there
comes upon them periodically the craving 10 On elsewhere
and breathe different air and sec other sights and TAX
to lot OF people To raise an annual oron nf r,-t
able literature on farm is possible but is not SO simple
as raising beets The literary farm requires frequent fert
iiSers' usually OF an expensive guaro nor pho
phates but ideas and inspirations which the farmer mus,
and fetch home e' cav
/ is the r;rh
track IN providrs himself with country home and has
plenty OF precedens Tor his encouragement Mr. Kiplips
wnlie ne SIN dwclt with had a farm IN Vermont Mr.
winston Churchill is rural resident OF that same State
the late Mr. Stockton always had farm somewhere Marx
Twain bought the other day on the Hudson river and
as Tor the galaxy OF Indiana writer's among whom Mr.
arlington shines doubt they all have farms and raise
apples ponies and hens and havy bovhorks in their gar
deus Enviabe men Fat be their pigs and their ROYALTIES
ana b'sstul their eonteniment!
II
The cowboy is character that passing away and it is
wen to have true type Of his personality fixed in literature
before he leaves us forever gentleman who has been
cattemau OF the West ever since 1850 in writing an an
peeave letter to Miss Frances MeEltah author of The
/ the range
In cultured State it is hard for US to COM
pehend the rapid change the overwhelming performance
of now the good the bad in such character rs the
Ola 'ime COWBOY The harshness and the soness the
roushnes OF the exterior the sudden revelation Of
tenderness OF heart that seems incredible the hxedness Of
purpose the determination independent decision and rapid
y OF aeton~-al have found In the rangeman and in no
other type IN the whole course OF experience YOU too
have perceived this"
He to testify to the fidelity with which Miss
Mekrah has drawn her here JIM and speaks his sudden
lapse into outlawry when Tilted. as follows;
Right wrong Jim brave aud seit-reisnt he
asked no favors and according his lights he acted the
man He fought in the open chyslrous and true to
the death to his friends And that, finally
The nobler nature within him stirred
I o life at the womau's deed and word
was fit and faithful ending for such man"
!
point John Oliver Hobbies Cirs Cragiel, whose next
novel Love and the Soul Hunters already being herslded
on both sides OF the Atlantic reported as follows in an
interview in the New York Times
When read an adverse criticism my work say
TO myself; That hasn't written that without some
reason he hasn't worked himself up into fury just
enjoyment OF being in there be something in
my book that has irritated him And try find out
what is ard whether his disapprovs is justified don,
say however, that often take his advice is foolish 10
take criticisms to heart and let them with ones
personality IT, for instance find such competent critic
Mr. Courtney condemnng for exactly the things
that Mr. Gosse praises for simply determine the
next time will endeayor TO please both Funk Was-
nails company are Mrs. Craiges American publishers
They talking at Hatper's the other day Of the
American invasion OF Westminster abbey the coronation
and all that 1t implies Fancy the reflections of the king
said speaker when he realizes how strongly
will be represented in the ranks Of the peerage itself
YES, said John Kendriok Bangs, who joined the group
at this but just imagine the kings sensations when
he looks down upon the swenspred multitude before him
and Richard Harding Davis occupying the grave of
Charles Dickens"