New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

More than twenty years ago Mr. ]. NJ. Barrie
scribbled on bit Of paper at Dumfries Academy
the following note to accompany a contribu-
ton TO the school magazine: when you read
the following article I think hear you ex-
claim Who is this CRATE literary genus appear
fng before eyes and takin our hearts by
storrns?" Whether his article in the school
recorded. But he found an inspiring friend in
the village tailor, who taught him to repeat the
lines: What I do TO be forever known and
make the age to come my own?" Mr.. Barrie made
up his mind that the thing for him to do was
10 write himself into fame through many
papers. and. in time. approdmated his am
htions by inventing Peter Pan in "The Little
White Bird.
OF the Panama Canal Will be published in Eng
land by CasselI & Co.. London
William Dean Howells. IN the current number
Of THE North American Review has a paper
on The Fiction OF John Oliver Hobbes' His
vein is always kindly. but he does not hesitate
to apply the hot iron to the tender spot When
Mrs. Craigie. IN her critics opinion, misconceves
the spirit and content Of Socialism, he thus takes
her to task:
I'm - Serious Wooing. for instance there is a
undrannatic depravity and seifshness ara so NICE
consoled for the heroines alterations from the nor
NAL family egoism; She goes off from two success
caiis and lives with him in free union which IS
Lnd Sharing his activity in the Penaes oIee Of y Amy
terms unknown to Socialism outside of noveiists or
very unlike the Socialists who vote for candidat aida tes
and seek to leg1siate their reforms after the
iron bidding Of secret authority which sends him
tive OF the status quite as if he were dynamite
bearing anarchist"
From Robert Grier Cooke comes volume
by the Rev. DR.. Addison Ballard. entitled
Through the Sieve" in which the author gives
his Interpretation OF the life and teachings Of
Christ. DR.. Ballard claims TO be orthodox but
unconventional"
A timely article in "The Popular Science
Monthly" is Charles A. Byerss illustrated paper
on 1.-THE Possibilitias of the Salton Sea" TIE
author explains the - IS that have been made
TO check the overfio OF the Colorado River
into the Imperial Nst and after describing
the last attempt on wai, over 81 100000 has
been spent concludes as Flows; "A month
later. however the river rose 3" food tide, and
on the night OF December Z. LIST. It again broke
through it's natural channel bounds and is again
pouring into Salton Sink. The coalition to-day
is as bad 81 SIX months ago. and the
possibilities OF permanent 'Salton Sea are
now more pronounced han ever" 1t is appar-
entity "up to" Mr.. Hartman
Mr.. Emerson Hough, IN his new book, THE
Story OF the Outlaw issued by The Outing
Publishing Company. tells many lively tales Of
the early days of the Far West The subject
is one peculiarly congsnial TO the author. who
has been all his life outdoor man. a rider.
e hunter an angler and traveller. He knows
The whole region traversed by his hook from
Canada 20 Mexico. which has teen the favorite
Eeene os his wanie:ings.
sorie more less interesting notes on the
subject cf literary composition a:e recorded in
Notes and Queries as having been drawn
from conversations with the la;e Canon Isaac
Tay;o.;
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