The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-12-20
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dr& IlOfd Annie ctcrlh new Doffl
Is TO be called "rhe Sovereign Rem.
edy." Its action takes place In Wales
The author herself lives Ia the region
OF which she writes.
Mark Twain was once asked by a
charming girl 10 write something In her
autograph album. The hulnorist looked
through the book and found the usual
sentimental stun such as BE good,
sweet maid. aud let who Will be- clever"
Then be took a pen. wrote Never tell
lie" and signed his name. This he
carefully dried with the blotter. after
I which be added: "P. S.-Except TO
keep In practice"
General A. w. Greeley, Arctic ex-
plorer. for many years chief signal OIL
Ger OF the United States army, and at
present IA charge OF the Pacific dlYls-
/ lon, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco. has prepared a Handbook OF
Polar Discoveries" which Little. Brown
a Co, Boston. viii issue. This book
Will contain a resume OF Polar explor-
ations from the earliest voyages 10 the
present time. and Is based upon his
earlier Handbook OF Arctic DlscoY-
cries" The material has been brought
up 10 date and a summary has been
added 10 the noteworthy achievements
OF adyenfurers ia the frozen North
within the ten years that have elapsed
since IL Was published.
Booth Harrington. the author OF The
Conquest OF Canaan" and other popu-
lar novels. is known among bis friends
as somewhat OF a practical joker A
good story OF his Princeton days is re-
lated In the Bookman. The managing
editor Of the Nassau Literary Magazine
az that time WAS person who took
himself and his literary responsibilities
with porientious seriousness. lie was
wont 10 deplore the lack Of suitable
material at bis disposal. and 10 speak
In acoenis OF emphatic seorn OF the
quality OF the submitted contributions
from which he was supposed 10 make
periodical worthy OF the senior class.
one day be found In bis letter box a
poem which moved him 10 more than
usual disgust -see here" he snorted.
eontemptDonsly. 10 group OF which
Harrington was one: -thls is what
some fool freshman sends In and calls
poetry. How am I going 10 make =
magazine out OF stun like this. How
am |. askr' -oh. thatr spoke up
darlington. ~Yes. ! sent that IN my
self so you wrote IL. did your
growled the managing editor. mo-
said Harrington. sweetly. Il didn't
write Il. ! only copied IL II was writ
ten by Tennyson.-
Not iong ago a writer OF modern
fame called on journalistic &C
quaintance and proposed that be write
sone bright bitter. eplgramnauc par
agraphs attacking the authors latest |
novel -Why Ia the world should you
want me to do thstT' Inquired the as
tonished journalist For business rea-
sonz.- was the calm reply. My re
views have becn very favorable. but the l
book doesn't seem 90 be going as well /
NJ M tAtts aL4 klllk <S-4tt ASk c4tk II
would do II good II is no exaggcra-
ton TO say that the high road to liter
airy fame L. ~ell-nlght deserted But |
The short cuts are - crowded that the
bump one another at every
step. Runor has IL that one ssplrsnt
for Immortality personally visits every
book stall Ia the large cities and pre-
cents an autograph copy to the chief
salesman before his volume Is market
ID: another makes II his business to
procure testimonials from public char
scters on every book be offers: and a
Few ycss ago a fancy dress ball was
given In Washington by an author
" bose guests were actually requested
% lmper>onase the characters portray
ID In their hostess latest tome, Re
port does not say whether the masks
'sved the wearer' faces. but the laugh
'er that this supreme effort provoked
vas happily undisruised-