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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07

Llpplncott Magazine.
L am afraid we shall never escape from
the mistake of thinking that a book is bad
or useless because it does not satisfy the
need of the moment; that mistake is inher-
ent in us-we are but the need of the mo-
ment, and our need is changing; new ideas
are always ripening in us, and the book we
put aside last year is the book that we read
our books. Could we remember, this life
would be more decOrous, for it is certainly
an indecorous thing to open Paters "Imag-
mary Portraits and say, This book will
never be mine" Mood follows mood, and
whomsoever keeps the book by him shall
read it some day in the right mood, and
then his enjoyment will be unique one; he
will experience a delight not TO be found
anywhere else, in literature, in painting. or
in sculpture; nor will his enjoyment be the
enjoyment that he experiences in music,
though 1t will be more akin to that enjoy
ment than to any other. While he reads
this book IL will seem TO him that he is lis
tening TO music, for the book breathes a
natural music, the music one hears in May
time when Maytime makes a harp of the
forest and "a Tyre ofthe shore. Methinks Pater
desired the ear more than any other sense.
Has not he said in an Incompatible passage
that the tendency of all the arts is to aspire
TO music 10 tend to becOme-would that |
could remember the exact words they are
to be found in the first book he wrote 1.-The
Renaissance" l think the words are that
the tendency of all the arts is to aspire to
the condition of music.
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the Bookman the other day. told him how
that extremely popular novel got its name.
Mr. Gunter had at first intended simply TO
concoct a drama about a vendetta, and
Mr.. Barnes himself was purely an after
thought:
Among Mr. Gunter's acquaintance was
a well-known New York man by the name
of Banks, whose main occupation in life
seemed TO be that of killing time. He
a member of the York Rifle Club, and upon
a memorable occasion had won an interna-
tional shoot by showing himself to be alb
solutely devoid of nerves, and scoring
bull sseye after bull s-eye just as If nothing
at all depended upon the accuracy of his
aim. One day he fell into conversation with
Mr.. Gunter, and the talk turned upon
books Il say. Gunter,' drawled Banks, III
bet you couldn't put me in a book and make
me interesting, Then and there the author
determined to incorporate him in the story
which was to be called "A Corsican Ven
delta"
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consciousness of education is not the trick
of education. He thinks the English
speaker is slovenly in dropping the in
white, and pronOunces II carefully, trans
posing IL so that il begins the word. Most
Englishmen treat it as a mute, but not
through negligence. And the American
sounds the h in hotel, which to us seems
Ill done, because the word is French, and
In French is mute. Un-English, too is
the phrase, Write me (without the accusa-
tive letter.. 1t must be owned that this
sounds i'll TO us albeit L am told it has
become usual here also in letters of affairs);
but IL seems to be the invariable form on
the other side of the ocean. There is as
suredly nothing wrong with ii except nov
city. We make no difficulty of Write me a
letter, and yet Write me by return of post
we cannot abide. Why not? Me in our
monotonous language is as good a dative as
1t Is an accusative, so that grammar is not
outraged; and this obviously we acknowl-
edge by our Write me a letter, Give me a
book, and Sing me a song. American ears
are aware OF the universal English manner
OF pronouncing stupid, If one may Judge
by the fact that the most vigilant of
writer's, Mr.. Howells, mimics the speech of
an English woman by printing styoupid.
But few English ears seem TO detect that
Americans generally call their city Moo
York.
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Authorship and Business.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
1t is time for the modern novelist to
wake up. to realize that he is practicing a
trade which has close relations with the
business world. and that there are no laws
in the said world of which he can afford to
remain in ignorance. NJ Georges Ohnet
published not long ago novel called 1.-The
Poison Merchant" and in it he gave a
baleful significance to beverage which he
named "abrictOnine." But somebody else
IL appears, had previously invented the
same name for a drink that he manufac-
tured and this individual brought suit
against the novelist. The latter has been
the extent OF 500 francs, to bear the expense
OF publishing the judgment i'm two news
papers and 10 overhaul his book so that
IL may no longer give OffenSe TO the out
RACED purveyor of liquid refreshment. NJ
Ohnet received cold comfort when he de-
clared that he had no knowledge of the
particular liquor whose maker had dragged
MN into court. He was told 10 go and con-
suit the register of trademarks. What rec
ordS, we wonder, can the novelist leave I'M
explored without fear of being subjected
TO legal correction? II he touches any pro-
vince OF human endeaVor, any trade or in
terest, he Is likely, in his innocence to
wound somebody's feelings. Perhaps his
only nope or safety lies in unremitting de-
votion 10 archaeological romance
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was 10000 volumes. The output seems
small enough in comparison with the
worlds annual stock of other commodities
but long as il is large enough to keep
our evenings and holidays busy we have
general right TO complain. The trouble
comes when we analyze the Figures. Dur
ing 1902 the United States published but
1888 volumes, barely worsting England.
which follows us with a total of 100 and
losing TO Germany's 1896 to the tune of
one TO three What becomes of our Ladies'
Literary Leagues and Home Culture Clubs
in the face of hard figures? Where is Ken
lucky now and where Indiana? Shall
three Americans go down before one Ger
man? Shall each million Germans have
S5i books each year while a million Amer
leans are content with eighty-one?
Reverse the shield. Last year Germany
published S049 newspapers and periodicals.
The United States 2l,000 There's the ex-
PLANTATION. The American is the man of
the minute
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gathering rare and curious seaweeds, shells
and zoophytes.
London letter says: Mrs. Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes) is probably the busiest
literary woman in London. Another of her
plays is coming on soon, and various man.
ayers are clamoring for more She has
lately completed the first draft OF a new
novel; and besides that she is very gen.
erous with her time to clubs and societies
who want her to read papers for them.
The result is that Steephll Castle never
knows when it will her. One day she
will be there, another day at the beauti-
full town house of her parents. in Lancaster
Gate and another day in her suite of
rooms al the Carlton Hotel, and yet another
day off to some English country seat as
the guest of the Duke and Duchess of So
and-So. Though she has lived in England
so long, and has won most of her success
here. Mrs. Craigie is still a thorough-going
American, business-hke, vivacious, and
quick to see the point
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BaIIade of Sour Grapes.

Oft do / strive with Godlike toll
on clear. Parnassian heights TO dwell
While Smith, the Author. keen for spoil,
Carpenters novels just TO sell.
His work is drivel. wot / WELL
But still his mill grinds golden grist
The while his sales TO millions swell
The poor, Successful Novelist!
With hendish cunning. smooth as oil.
He's robbed the master minds pell NELL
Excerpts from Hardy. Howells and Doyle
Are peculated by the ell.
His herotne's a damOsel
Just like a thousand more / visit
How you succeed cannot tell,
o poor, Successful Novelist!
IL fflls my breast with wild turmoil
That such fat wit success should spell
While at Fame's dOorsteps / must broil
With no one there TO mind the bell.
In vain my classic goods / YELL
For when / stop I'm never missed.
Though friends acknowledge l excel
The poor Successful Novelist
Envoy
Public I would such luck befell
That my fair genius l might twist
Like him who claims your ] L.
The poor. Successful Novelist!
Wallace Irwin. in the Bookman
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Literary "Ghosts.v
l.. Alden's London Letter.

w. l.. Aldens London Letter
The Author. which is the organ of the
Society of Authors, recently published an
article which was understood by most of
its readers TO mean that number of popu-
lar novelists do not write the novels which
appear under their names, but that the
books are written by ghosts employed
at small wages. So many people took this
10 be serious charge that the Authors
Society has been compelled To explain that
they are In no way responsible for what
was intended TO be a humorous skit This
shows the advantage of duly labelling ones
humorous writings. We should then know
what is humorous and what is not Publi-
cation OF an article in Punch is equivalent
10 labelling II humorous" We may not
understand what the author of the article
means, but we know that IL is humorous
or else it woald not be published in Punch
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IA dreds and thousands, and they
are dying chiefly from lack of
IkxsSI food. In many cases they are
perishing literally from starva-
ton, but more often the death is caused by
cold which they could stand well enough II
they were sufficiently fed. Every bird may
be Iikened to a small furnace. the fuel for
which is the food ii eats. and the noncon-
ductor, its covering of feathers. When there
is plenty of fuel the little furnace is warm
warmer by some degrees than a man or a
horse-but when fuel becomes scarce the
furnace burns low, and presently goes out.
When food is plentiful. birds have little TO
fear from the most intense cold. A turkey
buzzard, which l have in captivity at this
time, is a case in point. This vulture is an
inhabitant of the Southern States, and sell
dom comes as far North as New York City
even in summer or autumn. But the ind-
vidual 1 have here has been exposed TO bit
ing winds when the thermometer registered
twenty degrees below zero, yet he walked
about in the snow, spread out his wings TO
the sun, and preened his plumage with as
little concern as though he had been
perched on a chimney in Charleston, S. c.
of food, which kept up the natural heat of
the body.
The chief cause of the present great NOR
tality among our wild birds at this time is
the unusual amount of sleet and snow
which have fallen this winter. Many of the
birds depend for food entirely on seeds
which they gather from the tops OF the
weeds in the fields and along the roadsides,
or which they pick up from the ground be-
meath these weeds. The snow has covered
both the ground and the weed tops and cut
off their food supply. The rest of the
feathered population depend on berries and
buds. or the insects eggs, larvae, etc,
which they gather from the trees. But the
sleet has come, and the berries, buds and
the tree trunks are sheathed in ice, and
these birds, too. are dying. 1t is sad fact
that hundreds and thousands are already
gone, but II we, who love them, will strive
to prove our love at once, we may yet save
many thousands of them. The national
committee of The Audubon has appealed tC
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Bert Lesion Taylor. in the Reader
ION the veranda Of the Authors Club, at
Styxv.lle-on-the-Styx. Discovered. John
Milton and his publisher, Samuel Sim
nons.l
Milton-I am informed that $4,000 has
been offered for the original manuscript of
paradise Lost"
Simmons-Yes; by an American, the story
goes He is probably insane
Milton-Such an inference is natural from
q publishers standpoint Do you happen to
remember what you paid me for that poem
Simmons-Really. the matter has slipped
my mind. IL was quite while ago; and I
did not take my books with me when 1 left
London. But IL wasn't $50. 600
MiltOn-No. At the time the poem was
written did not believe there was so much
money in the world. But l remember dis
unctly the pitiful amount you paid me- IL
was 45
Simmons-Dear me- Is IL possible? |
thought II was more But, as / told you 1t
the time. my manuscript readers reported
that they didn't see much In the poem, and
six Best Selling Books. Besides you
Know, let you have the dramatic rights
MHton-Much good that did me.
Slmmons-That your lookout. See
what Irving has done with our friend
D ! work There was a good play in
Paradise Lost
Milton Occurring to the original griev-
ance)-Suil. 95 was a small sum. You
might have given me at least e10.
Simmons-lt II We're to-day / should
cheerfully. Times have changed, John.
Milton with a flash OF insight)-Yes.
times have changed. But doubt whether
publishers have.
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News I'm the Country.

Jane Austen-"Mansfield Park"
Mr.. Bertram." said Miss Crawford. 81
have tidings of my lost harp at last. | am
assured that it is safe at Northampton; anC
there Ii has probably been these ten DAYS
in spite of the solemn assurance we have
so often received to the contrary The truth
is that our inquiries were too direct; we
sent servant, we went ourselves this will
not do seventy miles from London, but this
morning heard of it in the right way
II was seen by some farmer, and he told the
miller, and the miller told the butcher and
the butchers son-in-law left word at the
shop l am TO have my harp fetched
tomorrow. Henry, who is good nature It,
self, has offered to fetch il in his
harOuche"
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February.

The laggard sun. on frosty morn,
Throws long beams through the stubble corn.
Against the sunset, naked trees
Weave magic bredes and traceries.
From wOodman AK the splinter bounds:
The ficker's CHEEKY tapping sounds:
Ice thaws, and in the quickening food
Are vague. fond hopes OF leaf and bud,
When. 10, like fieck OF living sky
Full-songed, bluebird sweet fits by!
Sarah Andrew Shafer. in The Ooutlook.
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Authorship I'm America.
Leslie's Monthly.

=
We should like TO call the attention OF
home market clubs and infant industry nur-
series 10 the condition OF the authorship
business in the United States. During 1902
the total production of this hustIing world
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American and English RECOMMENDATIONS

Alice MeyneIl. in Hsrper's Magazine.
Perhaps II may be said that the American
who takes care OF his pronunciation takes
more care than the careful EngIishman.
He-perhaps "she" would be more exact
has more consciousness OF education; but
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07
"Mr. Barnes of New York..

New York Commercial Advertiser
The author of Mr.. Barnes OF New York"
in conversation with one OF the editors OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07

c. w. Kriel sole distributor for Wilkie
Collins. 10 cent cigar, Tom Benton, cent
cigar. Enough said
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UR wild birds are dying by hun
dreds and thousands. and they
are dying chiefly from lack of
food. In many cases they are
perishing literally from starva-
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In the Literary World
sonnet the
the Lnerar Profes

HE death OF George Gissing, says
a writer in the Philadelphia Rec
ord. has called the attention of
the world at large TO the works
of an author who, while living,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-18
SALVATION ARMY ROBBED
One of Their Collection Boxes Spirit-
 ed Away Yesterday.

One of the Salvation Army men came near fainting this morning when he entered the French pharmacy on South Main street and was told that the collection box which the Army had there was spirited away yester- day, money and all. The box con tained about $3 or $4 and represented donations of large number of peo- pie. MT Pratte, knowing that the box was nearly full, notified one of the officers some time ago to take it away, but 1t remained there until yes terday when some sharper caught on to the fact that the box needed clean ing out and carried 1t away. It was the easiest thing in the world to do, because the box stood on the show case, quite near the soda foun- tain, where anybody on the outside who cared to could get hold of 1t. This was necessary so as to have It within the reach of folks who wanted to drop in a coin. There is no clue to the identity of the thief and after thinking it over the Salvationist who called this morning and found the box and its contents missing took q philosophic view of the situation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-18
CITY NEWS

The American band will give a concert on the green tonight.
 The First division, A. 0. H., will meet tonight. A social session will follow the regular meeting
 D. Fl. Tierney has sold the Florfne Peet place in Oakville to Charles Schreier of New York city.
 A lady's hand bag, containing sev. eral parcels, was found on the green last night It's onwer can have it by calling at the police station.
 The hands on the Washington school clock are once more on the move. For the past few days they have been at a standstill, and many thought that a strike was on.
 It seemed as if all the good dancers in town attended the promenade given by the Military band last evening. A fine dance program was enjoyed by all who attended. Fan programs were distributed.
 The Eagles, club composed or young ladies from the northern sec tion of the city, celebrated their first anniversary last evening at the home of their president, Miss Annie Neill. The evening was spent in dancing and singing and at a. late hour supper was served.
 Court Hamilton, F. of A., celebrated its anniversary last night in Hamilton hall, Mill Plain. About 800 persons were in attendance. The program in7 cluded an interesting sketch of the order by B. F. Hoggett, stage pro gram in which considerable histrtonic talent was displayed, and dancing to good music. Luncheon was served and all had jolly good time.
 The lawyers engaged in the defense in the Vandemark trial have not yet decided whether they will take an ap- peal from the decision of the Connec, ticut supreme court to the United States supreme court. Attorneys O'Neill and Kennedy, two of the coun, 1seI, held consultation yesterday, but 1t was decided to hold a consultation of all the lawyers interested in the defense before taking any decisive ac- ton. Besides Attorneys ONeill and Kennedy Attorneys Danaher of Merf- den and Hamilton of New Haven as. sisted in defending Vandemark.
 The funeral of Joseph. the ten years old son of MT and Mrs William Manton, took place this morning from the family residence in Waterville, with a mass of requiem at St Mi chaePs church by Father Traynor and interment in Calvary cemetery. The bearers were John Brenic, Edward Hall, Claud Stephens and Arthur Smith. The floral tributes included a pillow from the family; pillow, Samuel Russell and family, Fl. A. Tul- lar, Minnie and Katherine Wendell, Miss Emory, MT and Mrs R. S. Evans, Katherine, Ellen and Elsie Formes. The interment was in Calvary ceme- tery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-18
PURELY PERSONAL.

Miss Dora Kent has returned from a visit with friends in Meriden.
 Harry Geisler, No 154 Baldwin street, Is spending his vacation at Litchfield and Watertown.
 The Misses Addie KiIbride, Kittie Mahaney and May Doyle are spending two weeks in Litchfeld.
 Miss Josephine Smith of Bridgeport is visiting her cousin, Miss Katherine O'Brien of North Willow street.
 MT and Mrs Justinus Anderson of 779 East Main street have returned from a vacation in New Haven.
 Miss Nellie Mcdonald of this city is visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Con- Ion of West Main street, Meriden.
 Mrs Neil A. Mckay and children of Wolcott street have returned from a visit with relatives in New York.
 Miss Rose Connor of Liberty street and Miss Margaret Courtney of Clay street are spending vacation at Wal nut Beach.
 Thomas Wilton, a member of the Chemical Hose company, has return ed from ten days vacation at differ ent shore resorts.
 The Misses Anna Stapleton and Vic, toria Greenwood of Washington ave nue are spending few weeks vaca, ton in New Jersey.
 The Misses Mary and Kathryn Mad den Elizabeth and Rose Carroll of Baldwin street are spending their va cation at Madison.
 M. s. Neimann, real estate dealer, has returned from the Catsl1ill Noun tains, where he spent pleasant vaca- ton of ten days.
 O. Eugene Wilson, the newspaper man, has left for New York prepara- tory to assuming his duties as press agent for Sam Schubert's production of "A Chinese Honeymoon"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-18
TO FIGHT ATWOOD.
Lawyers All Over the State Discuss
 Matter With Attorney General.

Twenty-Five lawyers, representing the defendants in the famous D. Pres ton Atwood suits, accepted Attorney General Kings invitation and met him at his office at the Capitol yester day, where they spent nearly two hours in dissecting MT Atwood and devising plans for circumventing his schemes.
 When the meeting adjourned the following statement was given out:
 At meeting of the attorneys for 400 of the defendants in the cases now pending in the court of common pleas for Fairfield county, brought under Section 324 of the Revised Stat utes of this state. wherein D. Preston Atwood appears as plaintiff, held at the attorney generals office at Hart ford, August r, 1904, at 2 p. m-, for the purpose of discussing the best methods to protect the interests of the defendants, J. Belden Hurlbutt was appointed chairman. After long dis cussion a resolution was introduced as follows:
 "'Resolved, that a committee of seven be appointed from this body to take such action, as they shall deem advisable to protect every person sued by D. Preston Atwood under Section 824 of the Revised Statutes in every way that they may deem necessary and advisable. The following com mittee was selected:
 "'Morris W. Seymour, Bridgeport; J. Belden Hurlbutt, Norwalk; Charles Phelps, Rockville; Harrison B. Free man, jr, Hartford; J. H. Roraback, Canaan; George D. Beers, New Ha- ven; Donald G, Perkins, Norwich.
 IA AIA.n fat the attorneyN general of this state be requested to act with the aforesaid committee for the aforesaid purpose.
 "'John J. Walsh, Secretary"
 The lawyers present yesterday in- cluded some of the best legal talent in the state. The following were on hand:
 John H. Buck, Harrison E. Free man, jr, Judge Walter H. Clark, R. B.. Wells, representing Robinson & Rot inson, Hartford; Judge Charles H. Briscoe, Enfield; Charles l.. Torrey, Putnam; Walter Holcomb, Torrington; Andrew T. Bierkan, of Bierkan & Northrop; George E. Beers, New Ha- wen; Judge Lyman T, Tingler, Rock vile; Donald G. Perkins, of Brown & Perkins, Norwich; Morris w. Sey- mour, of Seymour & Knapp, Bridge port; J. B. Hurlbutt, of Hurlbutt & Davis, John J. Walsh, Norwalk; Fred eric M, Williams, James Hill McMa- hon, New Milford; Ralph M. Grant, South Windsor; s. Fl. Warner, Middle town: Fl. s. Goslee, Glastonbury George W. Melony, Thomas J. Kelley, Willimantic; J. H Roraback, Canaan; T. s. Rogers, Waterbury; James F. Woodruff, Litchfeld; l.. J. Nickerson, l Cornwall.