The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

India and China and wrote book.
''The New and the DID, One or his
greatest literary feats was translat1ng
Michelet's Femme in forty-eighr
hours. This was done under an agree
ment that he was to forfeit $40 for
every hour after the expiration OF the
forty-eight. He accomplished the task
within the specified time, and was well
rewarded for the work
Having won his literary spurs, Dr.
Palmer became welcome contributor
to the Atlantic Monthly, the Century
and other American magazines, MS
work always displaying a warm. glow
ing. Oriental style, caught during MS
travels in the East--New YORK Times.
sSrhe Ouiekening." Francis Lynde's
new novel. is so close and intimate
revelation of a mans life that some
have suspected 1T to be autobiographicaL
The author. in reply TO letters from m
terested readers. has recently acknowl-
edged this to be true, at least in part
"The peculiar spiritual tangles in The
Quickening' are my own, he writes.
though I am far from believing that
they are unusual AS matter OF neces-
sity, the author translates more or less
OF his own thoughts and feelings-hfS
personality-intO one or more or MS
characters; and while I-did not do this
with conscious emphasis in the drawing
of Tom Jeff. the completed story showed
me that I had done it to a greater de-
gree with him than with any former fic-
tional character OF mine"
Professor Lounsbury of Yale again de-
molishes the purists in verbal criticism
in the April number Of Harper's. He
champions the everyday free man who
says Tomorrow is Sunday" and he crit
icises the earping critic who interrupts
the other with the remark, Pardon me,
you should say tomorrow will be Sun
day" The professor adds: IF any per-
son take exception to the expression. it
is perfectly legitimate to ask him II the
day specified be not Sunday. what day Is
it? Important engagements will usually
compel him to betake himself elsewhere
before he finds time to answer" The
professor produces arguments and ex-
amples which silence opposition. And
his text is always that language was
made for man and not man for Ian
guage.
According to a statement recently
made by Hamilton w. Mabie. q good
novel should be able to successfully
Withstand three tests: First, that 1t
shall be interesting. for no matter how
able it may be, dull novel Is a dreary
failure Second, tnaC IL snail either tell
a story so well as to command atten-
tion. or describe character with such
insight and feeling as to create genuine
dramatic interest. Third. that It shall
be, in point OF style, clear, strong pic
turesque or stirring. The five novels OF
the year just passed mentioned by Mr..
Mabie are: The Masquerader,'' ."The
Conquest of Canaan" The Debtor"
The Divine Fire" and "The House OF
Mirth. Harper Literary Gossip.
To Gerald stanley Lee.
Used as dedication OF her new book Uncle
William" TO her husband, by Jenette Lee
Let him sing to
Who sees the watching Of the stars above the
day.
Who hears the singing OF the sunrise
On its way
Through all the night.
Who outfaces skies. outsings the storms.
Let him sing to me
Who is the sky-voice the thunder-Iover
Who hears above the winds fast tying shrouds
The drifted darkness the heavenly strife
The singing on the sunny sides OF all the
clouds
or his own life.