The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12

George AIDE, who writes his publish
ers that before long therell be another
book TO follow In Babel" has had
geographical honors conferred upon
him. A town, a railroad station and
postoffice have been named after him.
Future maps of Newton Countq, In
diana, will show the name of AIDE" 6
miles north of Kentland, on the indian
Harbor railroad. George AIDE has been
putting the fortune his wit has earned
him into good, solid American land,
and near the location of this new
town owns a large and fourishing
farm. The name was given to the
station by Vice President Brown, Of
the New York Central, who is a great
admirer of AIDE. As soon as he found
this town was to be formed near the
great humorist's property he issued or
ders that it should be named after
him.
From the day of its issue, Hans
and more copies of it are still sold
every year than Of the average newly
written juvenile story. Besides its
large circulation in America, it has
passed through several editions in Eng
land has been published in French at
Paris; in German at Leipsic; In Rus
sian at st. Petersburg; and in Italian
at Rome. The French Academy award
ed it one of the Monthyon prizes Of
1,500 francs. In Holland itself a Dutch
translation has found a sale of many
editions. BY a curious coincidence,
too, when Mrs. Dodge was in Amster-
dam with her son in 1873, a copy of
this Dutch edition was recommended to
him by a book seller as the best and
most faithful juvenile story Of Dutch
life that was known in Holland. 1t
was a pleasant experience for Mrs.
Dodge when the boy, having purchased
a copy, proudly presented it to her, re-
peating the book sellers comment, and
confiding to him that she was the au-
thor of the story. To-day, in our own
country and In all English-speaking
lands, "Hans Brinker" Is a veritable
classic Of juvenile literature. Even if
Mrs. Dodge had done nothing more
than to write this book, her place would
be forever secure in the affection of
child-readers.
Friends of both men frequently re-
mark upon the striking resemblance
between William Gillette, the actor
playwright, and Meredith Nicholson,
the author of The House Of a Thous-
and Candles" Mr.. Gillette is consid-
erably older than Mr.. Nicholson and,
when uncovered, his gray hair gives a
marked note Of difference, but their
features are much alike. and they have
the same deep-set eyes. Last winter
in a Washington hotel. Mr.. Nicholson
found himself observed rather more
than was comfortable n evening,
where one of those people who always
know celebrities had passed the word
that the serious, smooth shaven gentle
man who was dining alone rather som
berly in a corner Of the room was Will
liam Gillette. Mr.. Nicholson did not
know what was the trouble until later
a young woman approached him in the
hotel Office, called him Mr.. Gillette and
asked for his autograph. An actor
known to both men nee asked Mr..
Nicholson's permission to make him
up" for sherlock Holmes" A little
daub of powder on the hair, the deepen
ing of the lines Of the face. and a dress
ing gown like that worn by the famous
detective thrown Over Mr.. Nicholson
and the author might have walked into
the famous rooms in Baker street
without awakening suspicion in the
mind of my dear Watson"