Evening journal., 1903-01-26
THE LITERARY WORLD

Don't you go an git sorry fer yer
self. That's one thing 1 can't stand in
nobody. There's always lots of other
folks you kin be sorry fer Std of yer
self. Amt you proud you amt got a
hare-lip? Why, that one thought is
enough to keep me from ever gettin'
sorry fer myself. "Lovey
Mary" The Century December, 1900.
The American edition of The Book OF
Book Plates, will hereafter be issued by
the A. Vessels Company. This charm
ing little quarterly will be edited by
Stewart Dick. Number l OF volume
is now ready. In the current volume
it is intended to survey, however brief
ly, the field OF modern book-plate de-
signers. New designers are in
the field and the older
men have produced new work, so that
the survey viii not be merely cover
ing OF old ground. English, German,
American and French book-plates sue
cessively, with their special character
istics, will form the chief subjects for
consideration in the four numbers of
volume 8. Besides two supplements OF
book plates. one of which is printed in
| lNOlOIct lilt ltDlt VI 1OiAAtAANo Va AANA''~-
| / mentions reproductions of book
plates by Gordon Craig, J. w. Simpson,
&c. R. Ashbee and others.
Everybody's Magazine begins most
appropriately with an article on India
The Courts of the Rajahs." This is
lapropos of the great 'durbar' at DELHI.
Both text and illustrations are graphic
exponents OF the India OF the past and
the India OF today. Justus Miles For
mans exquisite love story Journey s
End" is concluded; Alfred Henry
Lewis takes. for his third article in the
series, Great Days in Great Mems
Lives" the forceful part played by
Franklin I'm negotiating with England
the Treaty of the Peace OF Paris. There
is a stunning character study of the
; Adventurous Englishman, Sir Rajah
, Brooke-"A Viking of the East" by II
{. Garfield. An account of Miss Jane
Adams. of Hull House, and what she
has done for the poor OF Chicago, vii
be found very interesting. Booker T
I Washington continues Work With thu
Hands" with the fourth paper Of hi
autobiographica example. Oscar kini
J Davis Incidents of Service in th'
/ PHILIPPINES and China" is full Of thrill.
3 ling stories of courage drawn from sew
! eral campaigns. "The New Medica
Science of Prevention" by Eocto
Thomas L. Stedmam is a timely expo
/ sition of the real value of physical cul
e ture. in the matter OF short stories
b there is "The Rapier of Ferrara," b,
e Atherton Brownell. a dramatic low
- story: "Hygeia at the Solito," by Q
v Henry and "A Japanese Gentleman" "b,
!. lC. V. c. Mathews. the latter a Japahes
!. Washington love story.
Most important OF the series in tn
:, February st. Nicholas, of course, is tn
; new installment of Howard Pyle's "Th
, story of King Arthur and His Knights
= which tells of the Sable Knight an
E. how King Arthur fought with hin
u even unto grievous wounding. TudC
d Jenxs' '"The Castle of the Beeches" is
d good, old d-fashioned story OF burie
m treasure. Jack London's IN Yedd
- Say" will delight every adventurou
= loyal American lad. Charles Newton
= Hoods THE North Shore Limited" hs
~ the merit of being as true as it is el
ie citing Joseph Blethen's "The Eli
d, Cat" gives beside it's thrills fascina
k ing story OF an Indian superstitutiC
and an Indian hero's bravery. Son
10 animal sketches. an account OF chi
10 life in Germany and verse and picture
40 written and designed for the hearts al
- eyes OF the girls and boys fiji up q
:. February number. The girl or boy wi
W fails to find pleasure and profit in q
er departments OF the February St Mic
olas. nature and science. books al
reading. the st. Nicholas League, I
IL riddle and letter boxes, must be an a
normal child. Illustrations and eiI