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q, THE Quest OF John Chapman" has
gone promptly into its second large
edition. Especially throughout the
coined and sold.
THE Haunted Temple and Other
Poems" is the title of new volume
by Edward Doyle. the Blind Poet Of
Harlem Mr. Doyle's previous work
has been praised by Thomas Went
worth HigginsCn. Charles Eliot Nor
ton. Edwin Markham, and Louise
Imogen Quincy.
Prof William Cleaver Wilkinson Of
the University of Chicago will publish
Il work entitled Modern Masters of
Pulpit Discourse" 1t will contain APP
precia tons and criticisms of many Of
the greatest preachers in America and
England, with descriptions of the pull
pit methods and personal qualities Of
such men as Beecher, Liddon and
Phillips Brooks.
Booker r. Washington's "Up from
Slavery" is to be published in Chinese
This year. Cheng Han. the Chinese
translator, has written the American
publishers that he had managed to
get the illustrations to be used in the
Russian edition. which is now ready
to be brought out. up from Slavery"
has been published in Germany, East
India. Holland, Spain. Poland, Eng
land. Norway and France.
Gertrude Atherton's new book. THE
Bell In the Fog is dedicated to THE
Master, Henry James" which IS GER
talnly case of thrusting greatness
upon man. The title story is evil
IDENTITY written about Mr. James, since
Mrs Anterior describes the hero as
possessing "a following which was
not large. but was very distinguish
ed" and adds that not to understand
and admire his work was deliberate
~ to relegate ones self to the ranks
Samuel NJ. Gartlenhire, author OF
"The Silence of Mrs. Harold which
the Harpers have Just published. was
born In Fayette. Mo-, in 1880. He was
educated in the public schools of st.
Louis and in Central College, Mis-
souri,, and in 1876 began the practice
Of law. -Four years later he went to
Kansas and became secretary to the
governor Of the State. After several
years Of active political and Journal
istic life, during which he established
nd tod n ftarnnnn l.
per. and later became a member for a
term In the Kansas Legislature, Mr..
Gardenhire went abroad and devoted
two years to extensive travel. For the
past ten years he has practiced law in
New York. and in intervals of that
work has contributed frequently to
the magazines.
The entrance of Mrs" Booth
Harrington into the field of writing
emphasizes the fact of the growing
number of women who now write,
using their husbands names as the
signature of their literary produc-
tons. Somehow one never thinks Of
Mrs. Robert Browning as poet, but
one never hears Of Mrs. Humphry
Ward as Mary Augusta Ward. Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor. Mrs. Alec Tweedie,
Mrs. John ID. Hammond. Mrs.
Alfred Ely. who formerly wrote
under the name Of Helena Ruther-
ford, and several others are writing
over their husbands signatures. On
the other hand, Mrs. Edward Whar-
ton uses the combination of Edith
Wharton, and Mrs. George {. Riggs
uses the old signature. familiar and
beloved to children and grown-ups,
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Robert Bridges calls attention, in Il
recent article. to the fact that nearly
all the serials announced for the cur
rent year by the leading magazines
have been written by women. Mar
garet Sherwood and Mary Austin fig
ure in the Atlantic Monthly: Mrs.
Humphry Ward. Alice Hogan Rice
and Kate Douglas Wiggin in the Cen
fury: Mrs. Wards present serial con
tinues in Harper's Magazine. while
Scribners begins a long story by
Edith Wharton Mr.. Bridges believes
that if women writer's have now at
tanned their share of the pums and
few more" this is purely for reasons
OF merit. III the women have come
into their Kingdom he says, lit is
because Of intelligent and persistent
work added to natural aptitude And
that Is the only royal road for any
writer. man or woman.
Turn About.
Van X.-My wife has taken fancy
Of overrunning her allowance and hay
ing the bills sent to nv office. | wish