The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-26
Literary. Notes.

ssThe publishers OF Mrs. Wiggs OF the
Cabbage Patch say that this popular
story has stirred up the Louisville, KY,
public to invest money In the Cabbage
Patch district, and a boom In realty
and building operations is on, within the
district The author Of that book, Alice
Caldwell Hogan, now Mrs. Gale Young
Rice, ought to be presented with some
corner lots in that locality. er<....,s
There is some talk of dranlatising
Lucas Malet's 'sir Richard Calmady."
People who have respect for the propie-
ties and romantic decency, will no doubt
be found generally saying, Don't to
such proposition.
William Archer, author of The Poets
Of the Younger Generation is iecturing
on "Latter-day Poets to the won1an's s
department Of Kings College, London.
His program includes "Poetesses of Ma
ture" and "Poetesses of Culture.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co., are issuing a
purely literary magazine, The Journal
Of Comparative Literature, under the
editorship OF Prof. George e. Woodberry,
Of Columbia University.
The Scribners announce 'The Princi-
ples OF Money" by j. Lawrence Laughlin,
Professor OF Political Economy in the
JJniWersitb dt Chicago. This is the
first volume Of series on finance pro-
posed by the professor.
The Scribners have imported a thin
paper edition Of 1.-The Diary OF Samuel
Pepys,'' one of the most entertaining Of
the English classics. The whole work
is, in this form, included in a single pock-
et-size volume OF 800 pages and is about
three quarters Of an inch thick.
The Scribners have just issued Gal
vert Of atrathore, which embodies strong
portrayals of Jefferson and Gouverneur
Morris. The scene of the story is the
American, legation in Paris in the period
of the revolution.
John Lane, the Bodley Head. New
York announces "Cornet Strong of Ire
toms Horse, an Episode of the Ironsides. .
by Dora Greenwell McChesney, illus
trated, aud The Light Behind by Mrs.
.fwilfred Ward. huthor hf One s,oor
Of London. .
A new edition Of Jacob Abbott's Cen
tie Measures in the Management AMI
Training OF the Young" has. been issued
by the Harpers. This. is an old book
and rich iii wholesome suggestion. and
it's republication Is needed.
Another history Of the Anglo Boer wal
is announced. written by Boer prisoners
while in camp in India. De Wet will
write an Introductory chapter.
The Harpers will soon publish volume
I
| Of Germany, entitled The Kaiser.
Speeches" translated by Wolf Won Schier
brand
A writer in Harper's Weekly, analyzint
| the census bulletin on periodicals ant
newspapers, shows that In 1900, the
monthly f,eriodicaIs In this country had &
Icircufat ton aExregatfnk 42s, ,28s, ,764 copie.
| In the year.
SpeaKing OF the trials Of authors, Har
per's Gossip tells this OF Fillmore Elliot
PeaRe, author Of 'srhe Pride OF TeNfair"
.some years ago Mr.. Peake was accus
toned to call rather frequently npon {
young lady who lived with her aunt. Ii
the course Of these visits Mr.. Peake be
came tactily aware Of "a certain hostilit,
| on the part Of the aunt which threatened
| to cut his visits short. He inquired ofsth,
young lady the reason for this i'll for
! tune. She flushed and was silent. Upol
Mr.. Peake's persisting, however, she ad
mitted that he aunt suspected the autho
OF calling so often merely to study char
acter for his stories. The aunt had aver
red she knew that Goethe had used hi
friends in that way, and she was certain
THAT MIR. Peake was likewise engaged, an,
it was long before he could convince he
Ito the contrary. That is. the nearest
ever came concluded Mr.. Peake, to fall
| ing into Goethe's afootprfnts.'s''