The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-22
Among the Publishers.

Macmillan & Co. are TO publish Mr.
Charles Majors next story. Dorothy" IL
Is historical in character.
Messrs Funk & wagnalls note an ''insa-
table appetite for novels about Bible
times" and announce great demand for
their ''Tarry Thou Till Come
d. Appleton & Co. have just issued
striking poster. commemorative Of the issu-
ing Of the 5S7th thousand OF David
Harum." The book IS still selling.
The Baker & Taylor CO. announces for
publication at an early date The Jew as
Patriot" by Madison G. Peters. OF Brook
lyn, y. Y. which is 10 be In the nature OF
an answer 10 Mark Twain's Concerning
Jews"
Mr.. John Lane announces that Mr. Henry
Harland's new novel. The Lady Para
mount" will be published in March. Tho
Lady Paramount" is somewhat longer than
THE Cardinals Snuff Box which was
one Of the successes OF its year.
santa Claus; HIS Life and Adventures
is the title OF a new book announced for
publication in the early summer by the
George NJ. Hill Company The author is
i. Frank Baum, whose Father Goose
and The Wonderful Wizard Of OF" are
Well known 10 juvenile readers.
The sequel which Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett has written for her pleasant story.
1.-The Making of a Warehouses" is TO be
brought out by Stokes * Co. 1t IS 10 be
called 1.-The Methods OF Lady Valdez
hurst" and IL will make a book three
times as long was the early history OF
the sweet and engaging Emily Fox-Seton.
William G. Agile. OF Seattle Wash, a
man who is said by the Mining and En-
cheering Journal TO have prospected and
worked gold mines all the way from Alaska
10 Bolivia, issues a little pamphlet INTENDED
to serve as a guide for his countrymcn
who purpose going TO South America with
the intention Of making money. 1t contains
much information Of a practical sort about
eastern Peru and Bolivia
OF the twenty-nine different books which
appeared in its monthly lists Of best selling
books during 1901. The Bookman says.
"Twenty-one are the work OF men and six
of women. while the authors of An Eng
lshwOman's Love Letters and OF Truth
Dexter (-ittle, Brown q Co. Boston,, have
never positively been identified. Many
think that Sidney Mccall is a woman
In The True Thomas jefferson" just
published by the ]. b. Lippincott Com
pany, there is a mysterious reference to
Jefferson as the father of a distinguished
public man. who was prominently identified
with the development OF the West No
name Is mentioned. but the inference
points to Edward Coles. the first Governor
OF Illinois. Mr.. Jefferson always took "A
great interest in his welfare. lie was born
on the farm adjoining the Monticello os-
tate.
a. c. McClurg & Co. arc to bring out two
Looks on Nicaragua. Lieut.. James g.
Walker. q. 5. N, the son Of Rear Admiral
Walker, and who was in charge Of the sur
Vey Of 1898. has written account Of his
trip, which is TO be published at once UNI
der the title of ocean To Ocean 1t is i'm
narrative style, but is nevertheless full OF
Information. The second contribution To
Nicaragua literature will be new edition
of Henry l. Sheldon's excellent Notes on
the Nicara qua Canal" uniform I'm style
with Liuetenant Walkers book.
Augustine Birrell makes this plea for sin
certify in his Essays and Addresses soon
to be issued by the Scribners: ITO adj
mire by tradition is a poor thing. Far bet
ter really TO admire Miss Gabblegooses
novels than to pretend TO admire Austen's.
Nothing is more alien TO the spirit OF
pure enjoyment than simulated rapture,
borrowed emotion. IL after giving
classic fair chance you really cannot
abide him, or remain Theoretically sealed
against his charm, II is, perhaps wisest TO
say nothing about II, though IL you do
pluck up heart Of grace and hit him rap
over his critical cOstard IL Will not hurt
him, and il may do you good. But let the
rap succeed and not precede a careful
study, for. depend upon IL, IL is no easy
matter to become a classic"
The contest for the one-thousand-dollar
prize offered by Messrs. Small, Maynard
& CO. for the most correct solution OF the
authorship OF the stories in their
book entitled "a House Party" closed at
midnight on Dec. 81. On Jan. a check
for $1,000 was sent by the publishers 20 the
winner. Mrs. Horace Silsby. of Seneca
Falls. ~. Y. Out of the many thousand
guesses received not one succeeded In nam
ing correctly the writer of each of the
twelve stories contained in this unique vol
ume Mrs. Silsby. however. guessed the
authors Of eleven of the stories correctly.
The following is the correct list OF the au-
thOrs who wrote the twelve stories in "A
House Party John Kendrick Bangs.
George w. Cable, Paul Leicester Ford,
Robert Grant Mrs. Burton Harrison, Sa-
rah Orne Jewett, Charles q. ID. Roberts,
Bertha Runkle. Frank Z. Stockton, Ruth
McEnery Stuart, Octave Thanet, Owen
Wister.
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