Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-14
NETTIE THATCHER SLOAN

ceived your poem "Keramos," which
more than meets my expectations, large
as they were.
in payment ! send enclosed Messrs.
Harper & Brothers check for One
Thousand Dollars $1,000.
"ln regard to Illustrations any at
tempt to embellish the poem In the or
binary way would result In complete
failure. Possibly each page might have
an illustrated border--severe as frleZe
in its limitation as to form-indulging
however, in some freedom at the top
and bottom OF each page and perhaps
at the middle point on each side; the
suggestion In the border to harmonze
with the text. But even this VIII not
be done unless a marked success can
be achieved.
1T Is understood that we are TO pub
lish the poem In our December number
and that you are not to publish II in
book form until two months after the
publication In our magazine.
with thanks, yours sincerely,
(signed) II. NJ. ALDEN,
Editor Harper's Magazine.
prof. Henry Longfelow."
Mr.. Adrain II. Joline, whose "Medi-
tations Of an Autograph Collector" the
Harpers have just published, Is a
member OF New York law firm equal
ly celebrated for its legal skill and Its
literary reputation One OF the part
ners OF the firm Is William Allen But
Ter, who wrote Nothing TO Wear" the
celebrated poem which details the do
ings OF Miss Flora MFlimsey, Of Mad
ison Square. This poem first appeared
In Harpers Weekly In 1857, and at
once became popular. The Meditatons
Is the first book Mr.. Joline has done,
though from his earliest years he has
had a pronounced leaning towards lit
trature. and a marked capacity for
making literary finds In the way OF au-
tograph letters,many OF which are re-
produced In his book. Mr.. Joiine Ia
Princeton man.
During the first 30 business days
since publication, Emerson Hough's
novel. "The Mississippi Bubble" has
been sold and delivered to book dealers
at the rate OF one thousands copies a
day; and at the end Of the fifth week
the publishers find that they are still
far behind In supplying the demand for
the book.
THE Mississippi Bubble" after two
weeks OF published existence, is re-
ported In the list OF the six best selling
novels In New York City. This book
did not have advantage OF the advance
publicity Of some OF It's rivals, but It
is irresistibly working its way to the
front. II seems to belong TO the for
tunste few In fiction that. by the force
OF natural charm, inspire the readers
friendly recommendation.
A poem which was a favorite Of the
author himself is that one OF Oliver
Wendell Holmes which tells OF the
troubles that came 20 him from once
giving free rein to his humorous fam
cy, and how, since then, ne has never
dared to be "as funny as he can"
Miss Adelaide L. Rouse whose latest
book Under My Down Roof Funk 4
Wagnalls company has been compared
by the Chicago Record Herald in It's
pure and genial and whimsical hui
NOR" 10 the work OF DR.. Holmes, is
meeting with something like his ex-
perience. Her story is SO naturally told
that a number Of literary editors, in
Guiding at least one OF the most dis
tinguished In the country. have idenu-
Ned the author with her heroine. saying
IN their Notes about Authors" that
Miss Rouse land not Honor Sharpel
Is maiden lady Of forty" who has
been. until recently" newspaper
woman In New York" and Is now "a
resident OF suburb IN New Jersey"
This assumption that her fiction Is
autobiography while very hattering to
Miss Rouse the author. was not antici-
pated and is not rellshed by Miss Rouse
the woman II will not be surprising,