The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-02
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In the death OF Frank Norris from an
appendicities operation al San Francisco
a few days ago, literature has lost a
valuable man, younger man Of attain
ncn,s and a capacity for the best work,
which he had only just begun to exercise
in his Wheat ,rilogy. Hes1was only
aDoi4t thirty years OF age. lie VAS born
in Chicago, but he lived most of his
life III san Francisco lie Went from the
University of California into newspaper
work on the San Francisco Chronicle.
dung which service he accompanied
The John Hays Hasnlnon,. party from
there to the South African mines as
correspondent for his paper. Returning
10 Frisco. after recovering from the raw.
ages OF African fevers be became assis-
tant ed tor on the new defunct Wave.
an illustrated weekly. and it was his
Moran of the Lady Lefty running
serially in the Wave" written. too.
from week 10 week., that first attracted
the attention of eastern cities. The pub
iisners began inqul ing about him, and
he went to New York with that idyl!ic
little story, Bin IN the bot a n OF his
trunk He was arrived by doubleday
and Mcclure.
Even his little idsils were replete with
the UNAFFECTED realism of the sort ma
tive TO the coast, and it was not sur
prising that when he arrived and
struck the trail OF the other kind he
too mild for Inc convert. Zola he
couldn't quite reach, but in NcTeague''
and "A Mans Woman he went far
towards the revolving
He was called BY many THE American
Zola." know this turned him even
while he appreciated It's value as an adj
yertising asset. The Wheat trilogy,
realistic. but more refined vein. and
touched with the authors later and
larger conception of the rules and regu-.
iations of his art
Mr. Norris short stories are insepra-
alsle from his celebrity. His experiences.
in Cuba as a War writer for the Nc
Cures are atg5tlle3 bottom Of many of
them He acted as correspondent for
the Chronicle from South Africa and
had q variety OF life in the mines, al
sea and on the ranches. Mr.. Norris
leaves hundreds Of friends III San Fran
cisco. Chicago Boston. New York. Nash
ingtan. London. Paris and elsewhere.
He is survived by his mother. a gentle
woman from. Carolina. and his Wife.
daughter of q wealthy California min
ing man.
There is trouble among the publishers
over their various editions of the works
Of Edgar Allan Poo. The Putnams OF
New York. have Just turned out a SUI.
pcrl3 virginia editicst. PREPARED by
Professor James Harrison. of the Cni-
versity of Virginia. Poe's alma mater.
and the stones OF Boston. don't want
the impression to So, abroad that 1t is
alone III the field. To this end they are
publishing the following seif-sxpiana-
tory paragraph:
The Virginia editors of Putnam's new
edition of Poe are giving out that they
ere including every scrap of his work
that has been printed. They assert also
that they are the first to go to the orig
inal newspapers and magazines in which
it arseafed. This is fa'se assumption
a $ all Of his writings We're Inspected Tor
The Stone EDITION hy the eS!.ors. Mr..
Ef,-i,.id Clarence S.edr,an and Prof"s.
SO" George K. woodberrv who can GER.
tairiv sreak With authority. They went
tostlle original sources and omitted moth
ing that was worth retaining. More
over they had at their service the late
Mckee collection which IS now dis
persed IT the Putnam edition reprints
tie text as il first appeared IN the
s,oyen'y newspapers of three-fnu,ths OF
a century $50. the result VIII be deolor-
able Mr. Sted,lan a~d Professor Wood
herry made the edition published by
Messrs. Herbert s Stone & Company
emincntly satisfactory.
To the tired and wo-n-out business
man. who N his who'a-sonied desire 10
become ric.. frrgets that there are such
'hirgs as health ard han,,iness and PER
so.a' comfort. tie box entitled Spot
Irdeed by Thomas Mnrt;ndale. vii
rove vc-itab'e Psalm of Life. It
Is destined to drive him out into the In
MIGRATING air and unlimited freedom
o. tho great. still forests. where nature
ieir.pts with her trout streams her mir
sored lakes anc hsr game atonndinE re-
treats. a sten sure TO result in his own
TiNsi@al 81 tss'ion and in unexpected
'apainess. The authors aim in Wit
ting the 'to., Is to lcnsshen ard mate
Setter the fc OF such business men and
to show Il Tn: the most ENJOYABLE way
10 do II.
Weber ara fields have Introduced Z
witty b..sle.aue of Mary MacLane INTO
l!,eir .a:tst extravakansa- Louise Allsos