The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-21

which may be written t Of most enter.
tnlningly by the right person."
Then we are ripe for 9 Dckensy,,
nre many young American AUTHORS who
are coming TO the front In that line. /
have have enjoyed some Of their stories
but about that type Of literature born
sh"4rEhesp yns Milton Or g ,! G1ethe
livec that tho time will come but I cuniot
venture to guess how soon" i
.,, ,But are not great poets Ike these tie
mot come from the nom commercial mem
tai trend, Of that leisure class Of which
,wc spoken"
Position of Poe.
mot necessarily. Shakespeare was Il
poor man who wrote for. his bread; Mil
ton, as e., every one knows, vas not only
ploughman; and many other English
writer's, novelists as well as poets, were
poor men. believe that when the poet
thai. line, whatever his fate Or his fortune
may, be-, .5
You have had many poor, men over
is one man in particular whom / believe
to be sadly underestlmated In this coun-
try. That is Edgar Allan Poe. lie Is
aul1 IL You ngaha h awe
taken q sort OF aversion to- him over here.
can account for 1t in no other way than
through what has been said about him
his effects after death. Griswold said
Poe was II drunkard and that seemed TO
settle It with the American people. Per
connected with what he has written"
AT what age do you consider writer's
mental powers at their maximum" Mr.
Wells was asked.
THE age varies vastly with different
men,, he responded.
Then you do not belieye IN the gen.
eral proposition advanced by PROT Osler--
that men above sixty years of age should
commit suicide" 5itfal M
'.By no means laughed AIR. Wells. "a
day laborcr might not beaof much use
as they live. Why. half OF our politicians
do not begin to cut their eye teeth in that
art until they are away past forty. be-
extends much beyond Prof. ase osler s' agure
Down on the eas; side saw many men
Interplanetary Communication.
Referring to the works OF Imagination
MIR. Wells has written he was asked If,
IN his belief. interpanctary communica-
ton would ever be established.
why not?" he replied quickly. "Can
we In this age say that such n thing will
be impossible in a future age? INA talk
with noted scientist In Boston I was
l
which we're astounding to the imagna-
ton. IT seemed to place the habitabe
condition Of that planet almost beyond q.
doubt. The mere thought OF conrmuni-
eating with the inhabitants of another
planet is tremendously stimulat ting to the
Imagination. Who shall say that It shall
not take place in the future?"
Here Mr.. Wells again referred to his
rapid visit around the country.
II have done the country pretty thor
oughly think, for so short a visit" he
said. II have tried to qualify myself TO
write of The Future In AmericH with
some degree of TRUTH g
but what Of the future OF New York
city?" he was asked. That is what we
are most interested In.
Again came that hearty, CHEEKY laugh.
The Future of New York.
"That Is the way with all the news
Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Chicago
and other places they seem to think
themselves the only ones.
I'm reply to Your question: would say
ali sides. just as London has spread and
Is stlll spreading. This will be the in
cvitable result of vastly increased transit
facilities. Your ,over-crowded centers will
, city viii, Of course, be healthier and
more pleasant. How soon thu spreading
out process will take place will Of course.
DEPEND upon the citizens themselyss
the publication Of his latest, novel, I'm
tie Days OF the Comet." by the Century
Company.
~ have woven n light love interest into
,hc book, which will be interesting to
those who do not belleve altogether IN an
exclusive diet OF the 'maginNtiofn..,.@
3ts ~. " y. I! 20 -. -