The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-24

bids fair to be as great a success as her two earlier books.
 It has been but recently made public that the late John Hay has made his daughter, Mrs. Payne Whitney, literary heir to all his unpublished manuscripts, including works of a literary character and notes of travel, the most interesting of which are said to be those taken dur ing the secretary's European trip shortly before his death, when the Russo-Japa- nese war was at it's height. Mrs. Whit ney's literary ability was most highly re- garded by her father. He said last win ter that Mrs Whitney's recently publish ed volume "Sonnets and Songs" which the Harpers had then in preparation, con tained some of her best work. Mrs. Whit ney is now at the Hay summer place in New Hampshire preparing to bring these important manuscripts to her home on Long Island. where she will probably spend the major part of the winter in collating and preparing the papers for publication in accordanfe with her fath- CTS wish.
 The vacation school established by Mrs. Humphry Ward in connection with the Passmore Edwards Settlement in London is reported to be amazingly popular this year. Since the opening of the fourth
 
 ip the early part of August, over 1900 ap- | t1cations have been received from par e.sfs. as against a total enrolment of 1000 scholars last year. The school Is de- scribed by Mrs. Ward as place where children are taught how to play" and to that end many carloads of sand have been taken into the grounds. Competent instructors give outdoor lessons in clay modelling. map making In sand anS other instructive forms of play" The expense of each scholar is estimated at something less than a dollar and half a month.
 Mrs Herman F. Gasch, who until re. gently was Miss Marie Manning, the we'll known writer of short stories and author of Judith of the Plains" and who has been spending the summer travelling in the Hebrides, will return to this coun- try in the latter part of September. Mrs Gasch Is most enthusiastic over her recent trip, and Is preparing an article on these island folk and their quaint customi which will appear in future number oi Harpers Magazine.
 Mark Twain, 1t will be recalled, was al one time engaged in newspaper work and has written some of his funniess sketches around various incidents presum- ably connected with this portion of his career. These have been collected into d nlIle VOlul1lty DcdiliB tlc litiC OA i1bi7 torial Wild Oats" which was issued by the Harpers about the middle of Septem- ber. In general appearance the volume is similar to Extracts From Adam s Diary" "The Jumping Frog" etc., and the humorous illustrations are by Stroth- mann, who also illustrated the other two volumes.
 However 1t may be in real life, In fiction at least the audacious young woman may be counted on every time to outdistance her more sober sisters. Two lively hero- ines of this spring, the vivacious Lady Kitty and Eyangeline of the 'indiscreet red hair" are still forging ahead. New editions of "The Marriage of William Ashe" and '"The Vicissitudes of Evange- line" are again on the Harper presses
 One of the new chapters in the forth coming enlarged edition of Mrs. Pryor s "Reminiscences of Peace and War" gives an account of the first celebration of Dec oration day In this country and of the origin of that observance. A number of ed, and the volume has been revised throughout.
 The Macmillan company announce the publication in response to repeated de- mand of a paper bound edition, at 25 cents net, or EuBdr GdrQner Murphy S Problems of the Present South" The edition will appear in October.
 "As the author of poetry of exquisite quality, where for the last time may be heard the priceless note of the Eliza bethan lyricist whilst at the same mo- ment utterance Is being given to thoughts and feelings which reach far forward to Wordsworth and Shelley, Marvell can never be forgotten in his native Eng land"-From Augustine Birrelrs Life of Andrew Marvell," in the English Men of Letters Series.
 McC1ure-Phillips are announcing for publication during the fall season: My Friend the Chauffeur" by c. N. and A. NJ. Williamson; "The Work of Our Hands" by Mrs. H. A. Mitchell-Keays; ''The Ancient Landmark" by Elizabeth Cherry Waltz: "The Fang Yanger." by Elma A. Travis: ''Told by Uncle Remus." by Joel Chandler Harris: ''The Fortunes of the Landrays." by Vaughn Rester; Back Home" by Eugene Wood: "The CompIefe (So1ferp hv Harry WardOu.