Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-18

of the stage, are beginning to. appre-
ciate the value of a name as sort of
trademark. They no longer stretch or
contract their literary signatures with
airy indifference, or use half the al
phabet for initials. Mary, Wilkins
Freeman is the latest to go back to her
maiden name in writing books. On the
title-pa of 'The Wind in The Rose
Bush appears simply Mary E. Will
kins."
From a herder of cattle to success
full writer of fiction is the long journey
made by Eleanor Gates, whose book
THE Biography of Prairie Girl has
given her high rank for a young writ
er. A Renaissance of Dakota days,
her story was written in a New York
apartment, after the suggestion of her
publishers, who saw in it's first INSTALL
ment, "Badgy," promise of something
unique. Miss Gates is a graduate of
the University of California, and one
of the numerous proteges of Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst.
Recent announcement of Josephine
Dascam's engagement to Seldom Bacon.
a clever New York attorney, recalls her
maxim laid down to the Pilgrim
Mothers few months ago: eat all
times and in all places, women, be good
and charming. If you are good without
being charming you may be altogether
uninteresting. If you are charming and
not good you are sure to be dangerous.
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the race" She seems to meet her de-
mands, being socially attractive, one of
the most popular young story writer's
of the day. and most accomplished
housekeeper. She is mistress of her
fathers home at Stamford, Conn.,, and
very proud Of her domestic accomplish
| mentS.
D. Appleton & Co. will publish about
the end of May, a novel by Frank r.
Stockton which was written by the au-
thor during the year preceding his
death. and entitled 1.-The Captains Toll
Igate" 1t is a love story of ninety-five
Thousand words, and has for it's scene
that part of West Virginia in which Mr..
Stockton made his home during the
last years of his life. He had this
novel finished at the time when he took
lup kate Bonnet but decided to defer
publication until "Kate Bonnet" had
been published in serial form and had
afterward run it's course as a bound
volume. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Stockton died only few weeks af-
ter Kate Bonnet" appeared. but he
had so far completed the work on 1.-THE
Captains Tollgate'' as to make it ready
for submission to his publishers. The
book will contain a brief memoir of Mr..
Stockton. written by Mrs. Stockton. 1t
will also have a frontispiece portrait Of
the author and some views of Mr..
lStocktons home in West Virginia.
Claymont is a stately mansion of
former generation intimately associated
with the Washington family, Mr..
Stocktons farm having been at one
time the property of George Washing
ton.
Punch says that the sincerest form of
fattery has already overtaken 1.-THE
Little White Bird" by J. M. Barrie. A
publisher announces "The Little Red
Fish" Punch understands that the
| following works are in preparations:
The Little Blue Bottle;
The Little Blue Pill;
The Little Black Eye;
The Little Pink Pearl;
The Little Purple Emperor;
The Little Brown Boot;
The Little Yellow Jaundice;
The Little Scarlet Fever;
The Little Gray Hair;
The Little Gold Stopping.
"The Letters of Self Made Mer-
chant to his Son." by George H. Lori
mer, was published recently in England
and is already making a record sale
there The heads Of large business
houses. it is said, are giving it away
to their clerks. One firm is known to
lhaye bought thousand copies for this
purpose. On this side the book has
just gone into its hundredth thousand.
The reason for the success of the book
| is not far to seek. Its shrewd humor
and homely aphorisms together with
the quaint personality Of old John Gra-
ham made it appeal with equal interest
to the lettered and unlettered. Mr..
Lorimer is the editor of the Saturday
Evening Post, in whose pages the Let
tiers" originally appeared, and first at
tracted wide attention.
A curious instance of authors minds
working along the same channels in
selection of titles is found in the case
of "a Rose of Normandy" by William
r. A. Wilson, to be published on April
is by Little, Brown & Co. Three years
ago, when writing the book, the author
selected three possible titles. One was
with Cross and Sword" A book APP
peared entitled with Cross and Cruel
fix" The next title chosen was Many
Waters" Before the book was finished
announcement was made of volume
with that title by Morgan Robertson.
This left "a Rose of Normandy re-
Imaining of the original three. This
was copyrighted, removing the danger
of it, too, being pre-empted.