Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02

more or less journalistic work. He Is
now forty-two years old. He Is the
son of Canon Kitchens, rector OF 81
Stephens near Canterbury.
Once more the plant is raised that
young writer's are not sufficiently en-
,, &C uraged. Mr.. c. X. Shorter, prolihc
| contributor to "the personal SIDE OF
journalism" comes to its defence with
a repetition of the old. specious argu-
ment. THE impersOnal Journalism
THAT was popular for some thirty
years." he says, gave no help to q
new career. whereas a helpful Word
spoken in season concerning young
writer of real talent may make new
laspirant tread ON air for the moment
; and bring him any amount of courage
for the fight" He bewails the sad case
of a novelist who has had a hard time
to get published a new story which
Mr. Shorter, in his sublime wisdom.
thinks is full of daintiness and
CHARM" etc, and he expresses the con-
viction that some personal recogni-
ton in a case of this kind is not to be
despised." 1t ought to be despised,
and by no one more than the novelist
himself. Never was the young writer
more certain of encouragement than he
| is to-day-if he will only produce
work deserving to be encouraged.
Newspaper editors rejoice when they
get hold of a clever beginner. and i'm
mediately give him his chance. Pub
fishers seize upon a promising manu-
script with avidity, no matter how OBJ
scure the author may be, and do all
they can to assist it to success. Con-
temporary criticism errs, If anywhere.
on the side of generosity. The author
who needs cOddling is the author
who ought to be engaged in selling
ribbons, comments the New York
Tribune.
II. w. Boynton. author Of Bret
Harte," in the Mcclure Phillips Con
temporary Men of Letters Series" de-
clares that the most minute search Of
all documents and inquiries among
persons who knew Bret Hartc. have
not enabled him to fix definitely the
rumors of Harte's Jewish ancestry.
Clement Shorter, editor of the Sphere,
takes issue with Mr.. Boynton and de-
clarcs there is no doubt about the mat
ter. He writes to an inquirer: Il may
Quito lily dutioii AoA AsAi'
Bret Harte's Jewish origin is his
daughter Miss Ethel Bret Harte, for
whom fund was recently raised in
London. Mr.. Bret Harte i'm his family
circle recalled as small boy being
taken to see the old grandfather. who
was very strict Jew and never en-
tilely forgavc his son for marrying a
Christian
Stewart Edward White. the author
of ARIZONA Nights now running in
McClurc's, who went to sanitarium
recently suffering from overwork, is
said to be rapidly regaining his
strength. He is engaged on a novel
of South Sea life i'm collaboration with
Samuel Hopkins Adams.
The identity of the writer who signs
herself "Dorothea Gerard has at last
been revealed as Nine. Longarde de
Longardc. She is an English lady
who became the wife of an Austrian
officer. Her new volume, 1.-THE House
of Riddles" is to be published soon in
London. 1t consists of long story,
from which it takes it's title. with sew
eral shorter tales in various veins, add
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in KlOndike and passes to Scotland,
which the author knows well.
This story emanated from Harper &
Bros. publicity bureau. 1t may not be
true but is certainly funny. Not long
ago young woman employed in the
home of one of the trustees of a New
England public library became men,
Der of the prObatiOners' class in her
church. The pastor gave the young
people list of books which he re-
quested them to read before they were
fully admitted TO the church. In this
list was "Pilgrim's Progress" and the
young woman asked her employer if
she could find it i'm the library. He
told her that she could. and she re-
ported to him later that she had OBJ
tanned it and liked it very much. A
member of the family soon after this
happened to see the volume the girl
was reading. and was greatly amused
to find that its full title was "Inno-
cents Abroad. or the New Pilgrims
PrOgress!" The trustees are now con-
sidering the advisability Of putting
this reference on the Bunyon card in
their catalogue: See also Mark Twain
for later Pilgrims Progress
Mr.. Rudyard Kipling has Just re-
turned to South Africa with his family,
presumably seeking there a better
winter climate than he finds i'm his
English home. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Kiplins has left behind. ready for
publication. number of character
istic short stories.
Mrs. Clara Cotton. recording score
tary of the International United Ma
tcrnai Association. has complied the
following list Of books calculated to
entertain, broaden and develop youth
full minds:
'Ten Little Indians and .-ren Big
Indians" historical stories by Mary
HaZleton Wade.
Hector. My Dog" a tale of the
NOrthl1nd
stepping Stones of American His
tory by Il well-known writer's.
The Pleasant Tragedies of Child
hood" book Of illustrations and
rhymes by Fannie Y Cary.
SteyepCop'S