The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-09
NOcturne.

to wonder at the popularity OF animal
stories.
| Nocturne.
| Night closing in on reaches gray
VI marsh and dune and shingle
lone.
| Whose hush hrines ont the far-a1yav
| Eternal moan.
| darkness unbeaconed, unconfned;
mist along the void that sleeps:
Iost' toriorn, and crying wind
from central deeps.
y ship that sailed with canvass black
Into the dolOrous waste of sea.
FROM its uncharted zones bring back
MY love to mel
HENRY JEROME STOCKARD.
The popularity of Mrs. Virgins
Repecca of Sunnybrook Farm has
reached the other side of the world.
letter recently came from the head
quarters Of the Japanese army III
Manchuria, which said: "Rebecca won
my heart OF course I have laughed.
but L nave Wept as we'll. She is real,
she lives" The writer was Jack
London, author of '"The Son of the
Wolf. "Rebecca' has already been
translated into German, ana j. Engle-
rights for publication in Germany.
Mrs. Virgins Birds Christmas
Carol" which has been translated into
so many foreign languages. has Just
appeared in a new Danish transla-
ton.
s'The Practical Boy" is the title of
A series of twelve articles which st.
Nicholas is to print during the COM
ing year. The author Mr.. Joseph II.
Adams, was for many years chief de-
signer of artistic wood ana metal
work for great New York house, and
in this series of papers he has brought
together the fruit of his long expert
ence. He will tell boys how to use
tools, how to make power wheels, how
70 decorate their rooms, and how to
construct a homemade gymnasium.
All of the articles are to be very fully
Illustrated.
While Mr. Alfred Henry Lewis's new
novel '"The President" is primarily an
ina ginative story with an abundance
Of incident. and of the authors orig
inal humor. it is of interest at this
time to recall that the authors wide
acquaintance with public men. ana
the OPPORTUNITIES of his journalistic
experience have afforded probably as
intimate a knowledge of the actual
inner life of politics as my profess
sional politician has obtained. This
new book will be published by A. S.
Barnes & Co.
'"The last shall be first in the De-
tober Atlantic, whiA vindicates its
historic leadership in political affairs
by two important articles for which
it reserves it's closing pages: The
Democratic Appeal written by Ed
ward M. Shepard. and The Republi-
can Point of View. stated by Repre-
sentative s. w. Mccall. in which the
writer's explain and defend the prin-
ciples of their respective parties.
In his volume of essays on "Journ-
alism and Literature" II. W. Boynton
says: ''There is no more reason for
spending two hours in reading the
than in having ones boots
BACKED Some people never make
their way into the great Establish
ment of Letters farther than the vesti-
bule. where they spend their lives
contentedlv playing marbles with the
hall boys"
Mr.. Hamilton w. Mabie's Back
grounds Of Literature" will be pub
lished presently by The Macmillan
Company in a new and enlarged edf-
ton A new chapter on the HaW-
thOrnc Country, with ILLUSTRATIONS WI.
be added to those on the country OF
Irving Emerson. Wordsworth. Scott.
Whitman Goethe and Blackmore.
The October December number Of
The Forum contains six reviews OF the
quarters progress and four special ar
ticles. TT. I.itchfel9 Vests survey or
" American Politics" is of unusual i'm
portance this quarter, as 1t discusses
the issues and prospects OF the Presl-
Dental campaign.