Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-09

Never touch a book with damp or
soiled hands.
Always keep your place with a thin
bookmark.
Always place large book on a ia
Bile before opening 1t.
Always turn leaves from the top
with middle or forefinger.
Never pull a book from the shelf
| by the binding at the top, but by the
back
Never touch a book with a damp
cloth or with sponge in any form.
Never place another book. or any
thing else, upon the leaves of an open
book.
Never rub dust from books. but
brush it off with soft. dry cloth or
buster.
Never close book with a pencil,
pad of paper or anything else between
the leaves.
! Never open book further than to
bring both sides of the cover in the
same plane.
Always keep books of value out of
the reach of children and in a clean,
dry place.
Always keep a borrowed book COW
cred with paper cover while in your
possession.
Never cut the leaves of book or
magazine with a sharp knife, as the
edge is sure to run into the print.
Mark Twain's recent presence as
guest of honor at a notable dinner
in New York. recalls another occasion
when the humorist was the honored
guest at banquet given by the late
~ Irt-i in
Of the Lyceum, after a performance
one night, when most distinguished
company was present. When Sir Henry
rose to propose the guests health,
the latters name escaped him COM
pletely and the result was something
like this. but the reader must imagine
the high nasal tones of the actor, his
witches and Snorts:
''Gentlemen-I rise to perform a
very agreeable duty-a most extraor-
binary and pleasurable honor" (mental
aside, What is that name?O. I'VE
have with US tonight as our guest the
most distinguished of our compatriots
| from across the water I'D give to-
nights receipts if | could think who
| the devil he iS)-a man whom you all
know and love Ola, haD- a man
|
satire has amused and entertained
two hemispheres Drat my memory
"a man whose name is q household
word wherever the English language
is spoken Except to meD-a man,
in a word. who is the laughing link
which binds England and America
closer than any international treaty
can do. l propose the health of-Of-
this mani propose the health Of
of-[in a sudden burst of mnemonic
Idiscoveryl-of Samuel Mark Twain!"
The description of Sir A. Conan
Doyle, as given by an eyewitness at
a recent London meeting in which the
author took a prominent part, is worth
lquotng:
THE massive figure, the sun
scorched crimson cheeks, and the en-
tire healthy animalness of the man
We're unavodably conspicuous, giving
the lie in stentorian tones to the Oft
repeated fabrication that brains can
only be cultivated at the expense Of
the body. 1t must have been in every
body's thoughts, as 1t was in ours,
what n tremendous contrast Sir Ar
thur offered to the emaciated figure
of his world-renowned creation, Mr..
Sherlock Holmes
With regard to Sherlock Holmes a
writer of authority recently ventured
the prophesy that the popularity of
this celebrated character will be for
long as great as it is today; 25 years
hence, he AYERS Sherlock Holmes will
be exciting a new generation of read
[ers. Certainly the original Sherlock
Holmes stories are selling better to-
day than ever before.
There is to be new illustrated edition
of king Solomon's Mines" Mr.. Rider
Haggard having revised the novel for this
purpose. The book continues to be pOpu-
lar. though published some years ago
This Is an astonishing record for n mod
ern novel.
Sir Gilbert Parker is not only finishing
long novel, he is engaged at the same
time on a series of short stories. the
scene of which is the Far North.
A curious find is reported in the shape
of French book published in 1851. which
contains much information about Bacon's
: early life. and even some writings by
) him not known to any of his biographers
IT Is always interesting to observe the
mulations Of fashion in fiction. The
world is full of short stories, but, numer-
Gus as they are. they illustrate clearly
defined and restricted lines of endeavor
Az the present moment three motives
seem 70 be popular. There is the story of
.ne past. which might fairly be described
as costume romance; there is the story
OF crime and its detection; and there is the
s aS, winch may treat of love, politics or
ausenture. DIT is in any case certain TO
re. tS claim on the preservation of the
SS!mosphere of some section of the United
S.a'es. Ihese examples of local color
aTe' IN TACT, the chief resource of most of
they hive more truth II, thaxa raa.. ~,