Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-28


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I The citizens of Geneva, Switzerland,
have presented Stanley ]. Weyman
with an Illuminated and inscribed adj
dress and bust of Calvin in token of
their appreciation of his novel Of
Geneva 1.-THE Long Night"
| Clara Louise Burnham in Jewel has
! drawn one of those delightfully."- nat
| ural pictures of child life which have
charm for all classes of readers.
The heroine is loyable child and is
| blessed with a sense Of humor.
A novel by Stanley Weyman is al
| ways an event Of interest to those
| who love good historical novel. His
new story is to be published by Long
mans, Green & Co. 1t is historical
romance Of France when Henri Quatre
| reigned.
The Grafton Press, New York, we'll
known for intelligent attention to
genealogies, biographies and local his
| tories, has added a genealogical de-
partment conducted by an expert and
experienced genealogist This is a
| timely recognition Of an interest that
is growing noticeably in this country.
| Charles Hemstreet, the authority on
| Old New York, has decided to become
the manager of a press clipping bureau
in New York. Speaking recently of
his decision, he said: II give up litera-
ture after a fair and impartial trial
of eighteen years. fully convinced that
the prospect of the old age Of an
author is not alluring."
Levett Yeats, who made readers
grateful for his first book, "The Hon
or Savelu," has new story, which is
| also a historical romance, coming out
under the title of "Orrain." The
! scene is laid in the days of Henry II.
of France and it's historical interest
centers in the struggle between Cath
crime de Medicis and Diana de Por-
tiers.
| w. e. Morris has furnished new
story entitled "Nigel's Vocation" 1t
j is story of young man who, having
| joined the church of Rome and hay-
ing been admitted to monastery as
novice, finds himself recalled to the
world by the Inheritance of a large es-
tate. The schemes Of many persons to
supplant him and complications which
arise from his love affairs form the
story
christian Science is the title of a
book which Mrs. Mary Plat Parmele
is about to publish, perhaps has pub
lished by this time In it she is said
to inquire if it is either Christian or
science, and to discuss dispassOnate-
ly'' it's claims, benefits, limitations and
, errors. This seems queer since we
have been told that Christian Science
aims to put mankind in a receptive at
, titude, so as not to obstruct OF evade
the acts or will of God toward his
creatures. And if this be true how
can there be either limitation OF error
in the influence it seeks to aid?
Mrs. Emily Posts new book, The
Flight of Moth, will be published by
young and beautiful American widow,
who after her husbands death, does
exactly what she pleases. From her
childhood on, until the last day of
mourning for her husband, she has
been held back from having a good
time. When the book opens she goes
to Europe with only her maid, and
decides to make up for lost time. Her
sister warns her that she is like a
moth and will burn hey wings, bat she
declares that she would rather be a
burnt moth than crawling worm"
Mrs. Florence Morse Kingsley, the
author of The Singular Miss Smith,
is widely known through her various
observation-disclosures novels: Titus: A
| Comrade of the Cross; Stephen: A
Solder of the Cross; Paul: A Herald
of the Cross; The Cross Triumphant,
The TRANSPORTATION of Miss Philura,
and Prisoners of the Sea. She was ed
ucated at Wellesley College, and mar
ried the Rev. Mr.. Kingsley in 1882.
Since 1902 she has been on the staff of
the Ladies Home Journal. She does
! her literary work, she says, from
I to II, while the children are at
school," Her new story is described
as a decidedly clever skit on various
phases of social life and women clubs;
. but it is also an attractive and unusual
love story.
AMERICAN FLAG IN BATTLE.