The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24

lushor OF Letters From a Self-Nade Mer-
n" Mr. Lorimers writings are essentially
Or and their philosophy.
portraits Of him which have recently ap-
peared IN the American papers indicate
the faifhfrlness OF this description
Samuel Hopkins Adams Is to begin a
series OF articles on popular scientific sub
iects IN McCIure's soon. TIA first will
consider Modern Surgery" Although by
choice q fiction writer. Mr.. Adams 1. deep
ly interested IN scientific subjects and dis
easses thsn with authority.
About the year iss1 q certain group Of
bright newspaper men. among them Ste
phen Crane and Irving Bachelor. used to
meet for recreation and niutua, enjoy
ment On the roof OF a quaint old build
ing IN q district OF New York known as
Monkey Hill. They called themselves the
Lantern Club. because lanterns symbolic
enlightenment. and because they were used
10 illuminate the club itself. Among their
diversions was the custom OF writing sco-
sies and sketches to be read aloud at the
msestngA Fres Enthusiastically .res-
was expected and offered and IN this hon
est II rough school some very lns literary
$3.50
Crane and Bachelor began to do serious
WORK a. the Direct result Of the Lantern
Club. Mr.. Bachelor had two books to Ii.
credit neither Of which had been especial
ly successful when one day Q friend said
70 him: II you could put the human In
terest you get into your poems and
sketches into . book Of nction. and along
the same general linss. you'd make q big
suecesa" Next summer he wrote q no.el
on the same general hnes." and the re:
suit was "Esen Holden"
"Fersy the Guide and his moral and IN
ssructive lies about beasts, birds and
dsheA" - the title Of q very striking
book BY H 9. Canfeld Henry Hol. and
Company. There have been . good MANY
serious stories Of animal intelligence that
have stretched credulity pretty hard
These Hes may prove almost Is easy Of
belief. but also possessed Of certain engas-
ing freedom. Mr. Albert D. Biashfesd.
well known for his funny animal pictures
In Life" and elsewhere. contributes ffty
sketches that aid In smashing the VERT
ties
In the Bishops Carriage" has been
Tahoe. In Northern California After she
had been there few days she began to
b startled by the peculiar actions Of the
other cottasers. They avoided her stu
diousiy. crossing to the other side OF the
road IN haste when they saw her ap-
preach The men whom she met fingered
their watches and buttoned their coats:
the women kept . watchfuI eye upon their
tewelry; the children gazed I'd at her with
mingled dread and admiration. Miss Mich
elson. who 10 an ex-newspaper woman.
ana has . dne appreciation Of the pic
turesQue In life. rather enjoyed the novel,
~ Of the situation. and for some time
made no endeavor to IND out wha. the
matter was. She smilingiy took IL for
granted that the community had sons lu-
natic- But one day the mystery was
solved: II developed that q romantic and
somewhat misinformed summer girl was
the cause Of II ALL She had passed the
word at Lake Tahoe that the adventures
Of Nance Oiden. the clever girl thief Of
In the Bishops Carriage" were au,obi-
graphical
Another story Of the misch;evous but
delightful human Madigan children. by
Bishops Carriage" appears in the Sep
TENDER Century under the title "A Merry.
Merry ZinSara." which many readers will
remember as the name OF a song in the
cantata Of The Flowers" once popular
in the West Az before the Illustrations
win BE- by Orsoo Lowell
The disposition Of artists not to be con-
tent with the gifts which nature besto~s
upon them has been often observed. Sal
VIM always fAmented the fact that he
was not an opera singer. Booth suspected
that his strongest forte vas comedy. the
Fools Revenge was his favortte piece.
Gladstone. with . knowledge OF what hi,
great rival DisraeN. had done. secretly
cherished the belief that he could write
. sentimental story. Eugene Field At one
strei show Kipiing. with his Jungle
stories. his KIM and his inimitable place
q . prose writer. has a greater pride IN
his weaker verse. and Is prone to break
into political numbers Of more or less
doubt on every occasion Of local excite
ment. Charles Dickens yearned to be a
playwright, a. did wuk;e Collins; and
Pfnero. who ID now the maker Of master
dramas. signs because he Is not a now
elist.
Books Received.
The Breaking Of the Deadiock' Being an
accurate and authentic account OF the ecn,es,
OF Iscs- 1874 Tor the Republican nomination for