The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

they have had aroused more interest III
natural history and sympathy for the
animals of the wild.
For the animal story books of Charles
G.. ID. Roberts and VIM. Davenport HUI
bert. Mr.. Burroughs has the highest o.
praise.
Mr.. Frank L. Mason. whose En- Of
the TlaiI' attracted so much attention
last year, s a coming Western writer.
His BLUE Goose" just published, seems
likely II eclipse his former success. 1t
is a story of mining camps in the
Rockies. q country in which the author
has made his home for years. Mr.. Ma
son is now in New York city hard at
work on a third Western novel which
will be brought out next year.
A tempest in a teapot was started the
other day by one OF the New York news
papers which came out with the glaring
headline announcement that James We
Der Inns last moved was an attack on
John n. Rockefeller. The Chameleon,
as the book is called. tells Of the mastery
of a very wealthy man obtained over 4
college by giving it several millions OF
dollars. Now Mr.. Linn is n professor in
Chicago University, and, at once, an
imaginative reporter jumped to the con
clusion that the author was. picturlng
Mr.. Rockefeller in his story. As a nat
ter of fact. there is no foundation for
the newspaper story, yet it is likely 70
cause the author Of the novel some
trouble. Mr.. Rockefeller IS suspicious.
particularly lust now that Miss Tarbrll
- - Zoo n,a
lessly in her great series Of articles II
the Standard Oil, and he may desire Mr..
Inns dismissal from the faculty Of tho
college which he has assisted so much.
Writing of Mr.. Rockefeller recalls =
story of him which is claimed to b" &C.
tirely true. The president of a small
college Gear Cleveland. Ohio, approached
Mr.. Rockefeller not long ago. with the
request that he assist the struggling seat
of learning. 1t happened that his par
ticular college was named after its ori-
ginal bercfactor.
NO" replied Mr.. Rockefeller to the
appeal, 4 don't believe in perpetuati =
the name Of a man in connection with a
college. When l give money to an in
stitution of learning l prefer to give it
to one not named any man, like Yale or
Harvard, for example,"
Shades Of Eli and John, hover over the
oil fields.
The leading book Of the season this
far is "Lovey Mary" by Alice Caldwell
Hogan Rice. It's publishers refuse to give
the figures Of its sale, but it is under
stood that considerably more than 100
600 copies have been sold. The story is
a continuation of Miss Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch.' The notoriety which
has come to the section of Louisville
III which the scenes of these stories are
laid has, it is said, led to a literary pill
gTimage to the place IN the part of au-
thorS to discover more material of the
kind. 1t reminds one of the slcry
of the Turkish cobbler who went abroad
to seek his fortune, only to learn that
q large fortune was buried in his own
back yard. There are any number of
like the cabbage patch which
writer's might celebrate if they only lii
the thing right. The life of a turnip
would be intensely interesting if proper
ly told.
Mr.. Sidney Lee, editor of the Die
tionary Of National Biography" Is yicit-
ing New York or rather, he is here to
deliver a course of lectures in Columbia
University. Next month he Will travel |
through the West on a lecture tour HIS
last work, a life of Queen Victoria. has
received the highest praise Of King Ed
ward VII. Considering the fact that
Lees history relates many uncor-
pllmentary things of the Kings mother, |
MS approval OF the book is all the more
proof OF its real value as a history #
her reign.
Another English visitor here is Mr.
Hope Hawkins. Mr.. HAWKINS is
On a pleasure trip only; he refuses to
take part in any dialogues for The pub
lies benefit.
What are the best books for childreno
recently a magazine tried to fin out
oy inviting a competition to be partici-
oated in only by children. The editor in
one issue awarded the prize to a child
who sent in the following list:
"Alice in Wonderland"-Levis Car
oil.
"A Child's Garden of Verses"-Robert
4ouis Stevenson.
The Birds Christmas Carol'-Katc
Douglas Wiggin.
Greek Heroes'-Charles Kingsley.
hans Brlnker'-Mary Mapes Dodge.
king of the Golden Riyer"-Jobn
2uskIn.
Little Lord Fauntleroy"-Frances
dodgson Burnett.
The Price and the Pauper'-Mark
vain.
Observation-Disclosures Kingsley.
The Wonder Book'-NathanieI Haw-
The following issue printed then the
en- most popular books as indicated by
he replies Of hundreds of children who
esponded.
Little Lord Fauntleroy'-Frarca3
1odgsOn Burnett.
Alice in WOnderland"-Lewis Car
oil.
The Wonder Book'-Nathaniol Haw-
horne.
THE Birds Christmas Carol'-Kate
Wiggin.
Wild Animals I Have Known"-Ern-
st Thompson-Seton.
Observation-Disclosures Kingsley.
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