The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-01
Prof. DuBose Tells
the Story Of Ala
ban1a.

work In charge await Its appearance with
interest and deepest concern.
The death of Edwin L. Godl1in removes
one of Our very strongest and most in
f1uential journalists. He came to Amer
lea in 1856 and since 1865 was editor of
The Nation, and from 1851 of the Evening
Post. OF him recent writer says, per-
haps no man in this country ever exert
ed so wide an influence with an editorial
pen and remained so unknown person.
atty as did Edwin L. Godkin. He Sas,
first of oil, a collector and vender OF
news-the conductor of newspaper with
an eye mainly to its circulation. He was
a combatant for such reforms as ap-
peared to him to be essential to the sue
cess OF republican form of government,
and in his editorial criticisms of princi-
pies he, OF course, offended many public
men. or him a co-editor writes: Gift
ed with intense vigor of thought, great
power of expression, brilliant satire and
the lzeencst insight into the pith of any
subject, he made his part of the news
paper, the editorial page, its most popu-
lar attractions. Speaking of Mr.. God
lxin's methods of work and his humour
he writes, Possibly nothing that was
ever published about him by his sneer-
ing critics afforded him so much amuse-
ment as the story that when his editorial
council met for its daily consultation, he
compelled the members to begin their
work by singing God Save the Queen Z"
Although Mr.. Godkin's literary work was
confined to his paper and to the maya
zines he contributed many thoughtful
articles upon the problems of Demo-
cracy.
Rudyard Kipling, Sir Charles Dixie and
Frank Bullen are among the contribu-
tors of volume designed f1ttingly to
commemorate the coronation naval re-
view. 1t Is said that Rudyard Kipling has
for several years been regarded as the
poet of the navy, Sir Charles has writ
ten much about modern sea fighters
from a scientific point OF view, while
Mr.. Bullen may fittingiy be called the
Boswell of the man before the mast.
In the current issue of Success"
there is an exceptionally suggestive ar
ticle by Richard LIE Gallienne upon the
subject-"What an Unread Man Should
Read" Among other things he says,
1.-THE obvious advantage of beginning
with the novel, aside from its providing
a pleasant Introduction to~the reading
habit, is that more and more the novel
is coming to absorb all other branches
of itera -ure into itself. In addition to
its own proper business of providing us
with imaginative pleasure, 1t Is already
doing the work of the theatre, the
church, the philosopher, the historian,
and even, to some degree, the work of
the poet. The real plays that thrill US
with their human drama are no longer
on the stage, but are in the pages, of
our novels. From the beginning, man
kind has been best pleased to be taught
in parallels, but the parable has never
before been so inclusive and so author
itative vehicle as 1t Is In our time"
1.-THE Journals of Hugh GAME" Paul
Leiscester Ford's new book was Just
ready at the time of his death. And
while many readers are interested In
any new work from the pen of this able
writer, there is now attached to the work
a melancholy interest as we'll To the
general public he was best known as the
author of two successful novels, and of
''rhe True George Washington" and
1.-THE Many-sided Franklin But he was
also q painstaking authority on many
matters relating to American history.
ga Coronation" is an article in the
.drrent issue of The Youths Companion,
written by the Duke of Argyll, brother
in-law TO King Edward VII, and one
well suited to write on the subject of
Duke of Argyll for five years was Gov
ernor General Of Canada.
'"The Lower South in American His
tory" by William CARROT Brown, lee
turer In history at Harvard University,
is a work on various phases of South
ern history, and is noticeable for its
breadth of view.
Lafadio Hearn so well known for his
thoughtful and beautiful work has writ
ten a very fine book upon Martinique
and the adjacent islands. He has re-
Gently spent two years there and gives
the result of his keen observations in his
book entitled Two Years in the French
West Indies"
marion Manning Is a very popular
novel which portrays In most interest
ing way Washington life. 1t Is by Edith
Eustic. the daughter of ex-Vice Presi-
dent Levi p. Morton. She has been for
many years a leader in Washington So
ciety and knows thoroughly its many in
fereating Ohase of life