The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-12
B0OKs AND THEIR MAKERs

AOouy "EttIb tnOuHnt nOtnlnR
Of turning out Thousand words OF
original matter In an hour, In the days
when the click OF the typewriter was I'M
known, and OF keeping 1t up until novel
OF $1,000 words was easily finished In a
week. But to Col Ingraham belongs the
unique distinction OF having composed and
written out complete story OF 81, 900 words
with fountain pen, between breakfast
and breakfast. His equipment as a writer
OF stories for boys was most varied and
valuable, garnered from his experience as an
officer OF the Confederate army, his service
both on shore and sea in the Cuban war OF
independence, and In travels In Mexico,
Austria. Greece and Africa. But he Ia
best known and will be most Loyalty re-
membered by his Buffalo Bill tales, the
number Of which he himself scarcely knew,
and which possessed peculiar value from
his intimate personal friendship with Col.
Cody.
The announcement is made OF the birth
OF little daughter to Mrs. Seldom Bacon
Josephine Daskam) whose recent book The
Memoirs Of Baby aroused such lively
controversy over the naturalness Of Is
small hero "Bnks." Mrs. Bacon has al
ways been one Of the most sympathetic
writer's about children and their quaint
characteristics, and one wonders what
effect her experience with the real thing
will have upon her literary offspring.
Thompson Buchanan tells the story OF
the much quoted toast which appears in
his new work, THE Castle Comedy The
hero OF the romance, as will be remembered,
appears unlimited and disguised as a poor
dancing master among the banqueters
who are celebrating the betrothal OF the
lady he loves to his rival, and proposes the
toast: TO the Lady of Moods, to the
Countess Of Grace, to the Duchess OF
Gayety, to the Queen Of Courtesy, to the
Empress Of Hearts. to the Goddess Of Love-"
and at the close Of the tribute has the au-
dacity to snap the stem OF his wine glass
as in the Queens toast. Mr.. Buchanan.
not being altogether sure that this flowery
product would ring true as the real old
English article, tried 1t on a noted dramatic
critic, who made a speciality OF the study
Of early English authors, claiming to have
found the words in an old volume Of toasts.
The great critic listened carefully and
pronounced it good" Strange 1 never
ran across it," he said, "but would know
1t for one OF the old ones Instantly"
Samantha Allen marietta Holly, who
first came into prominence through her
widely read book on THE Centennial at
Philadelphia" more than quarter OF a CEN
tury ago, is about to publish her expert
ences at the st. Louis exposition in a volume
Of some four hundred pages, written in her
customary north country dialect and pro-
fusely illustrated. Samanthas Centennial
book was really work Of fiction, as the
author did not personally attend the ex-
hibition she 30 graphically and entertain
ingly described. 1t will be interesting to
see how she adapts her homely pathos
and humor to modern conditions and de-
velopments. Will she allow Josiah to have
a look at the statuary this time? In the
old days she kept him away from that
department Of fine arts, because, as she said,
"she wasn't quite sure whether Josiah was
too pure to SEQ 1t all or whether he wasn't
pure enough
Bertha Runkle, too, author Of sThe Hell
met Of Navarro" has been on visit to the
Orient bringing back with her an articl
on Child Life in the Far East" which Ia
appearing in the st. Nicholas. This youthful
writer, who surprised herself andh er friends
by the ready accepts nce OF and large re-
ward received for her first story, has been
looking into the world Of romance from a
new standpoint. for 1t Is rumored that. as
the society columns announce, wedding
bells will be heard soon" in her vicinity.
Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller will leave Brook
lyn early in October and take up her resi-
dence In California for a year or more.
Her new aut umn book, collection Of short
stories for children entitled "Kristy's Queer
Christmas" will be one of the popular Of
ferings of the holiday season.
Four OF the seasons new novels have
gone into second editions either imme-
diately before or directly after publication:
aThe common Lot, of W hich the first edition
was exhausted week before publication;
aThe Mastery" Mr.. Mark Lee Luther's
political novel; 4Sabina Warham,' by the
author of AN Englishwoman's Love Let
ters'; and "Traitor and Loyalist, by Mr..
II. X. Webster, who wrote '4Roger Drake;
Captain Of Industry.
DR.. William Osler, who has recently been
appointed regus professor Of medicine
at Oxford to succeed Sir Johr Burden San
derson, has received the greatest honor
that can be conferred on medical man.
The distinction comes to him by favor Of
the King Of England and he is considered
the highest medical authority OF the Kings
realm as he stands at the head Of the med
ical fraternity in America. all of which
lends peculiar value to his new book,
Science and Immortality" bearing upon
the present day attitude Of scientists toward
the belief in the immortal life. DR.. osler
ia a brilliant orator as well as a forceful
writer of great simplicity and eloquence,
and his favorite hobby is the running down
OF first editions of old books, OF which he
has a rare collection. Indeed. he advo-
Gates to his students the value OF some out
side hobby to keep them from being too
absorbed in their profession. DR.. Osler,
who is a Canadian by birth and an Ameri-
can by residence. married the widow of
the famous DR.. S. W. Gross, who was Miss
Grace Revere of Boston. His later prs
fessonal life has been divided between
philadelphia and Baltimore.
Kate Douglas Wiggins's -Rebecca" has