Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-13

md then as 1t is at the present time.
mo of the most striking chapters Is
,nti,led "Why Has Christianity Never
I-rdertakcn the Work of Social Recon-
,,,,ctionp >" Professor Rauschenbusch
,i,as with notable vigOr, and his
MA, hased as IL Is on the most thor
D,,ah scholarship. IL intended as much
far the lay reader as the scholar.
ouon Redfern has compiled a book
called The Wisdom OF Sir waiter.
which contains d great number Of quo
tations from the Waverly Novels and
~ kbart's Life Of Scott. The book
4, generously introduced by Ian Mac
Iarcn who saws: when one considers
,be nuotation books made from au-
thors OF limited and fantastic outlook,
he is amazed that SCOTS criticism OF
Iif., has not been more frequently and
placed in the hands Of
readers. This want has been admir-
ably supplied in ''The Wisdom OF Sir
walter with care and judgment. with
a knowledge both of what Sir Walter
wrote and what we want TO read"
Marraret Potter (Mrs. Margaret Hor-
ION Potter Black, author OF The
princess is one of the authors who do
nor believe in putting reliance upon
..irsniration'' or moods" She is ire
mendous worker. and believes that in
had work lies the principal secret Of
success. In preparing to write The
princess" and that other story Of Rus
ia which preceded it, The Genius"
nf ma N
ia verify impressions and ideas, and Sc
cure a knowledge Of all possible stand
noints regarding affairs in the country
of the Gar. She finds particular de-
light in philosophy and history, and it
is seldom that she spends less than
eight hours a day ut her desk, engaged
either in writing Or in study When
she is in the midst of some special de-
scription there is practically no stop
ping until that episode IS vlvidly closed
HamIin Garland. author of The Cap
tain of the Gray-Horse Troop and
other stories. went to the klondike.
over The long Telegraph Trail, during
The gold excitement of the late '9Os,
and he mas written stirring story,
picturing the dangers and adventures
met with by bog who ventures over
that famous route. The Long Trail
ne calls it: and it is the kind of a story
which, although 4 boy is the central
character, holds the attention of the old
as well as the young. It is vivid and
direct story. told with constant effect
ivencss, ard with all Of the authors
literary skill and charm. The Harpers
vii! publish the book this week.
Edwin Lcfevre. author of Sampson
Rock of Wall Street. is a collector of
antique furniture. Like all real COL
lectors. he is an enthusiast: he is so
much of an enthusiast indeed. that
but here is the story. 1t was his we'd
ding day. He was driving along a
Brooklyn street to the home Of the
bride to-be. Glar cling from the win
dow. he noticed the window Of an an
tique shop. In that window his quick
eye caught sight of n little tea table.
gem, of Just the pattern he had for
some TINA been looking for. He looked
at his watch. There was time And
what treasure this would be at the
beginning Of their housekeeping. for he
knew that the Mrs. Lefevre that was
10 ne lONetl antique luTllluIt 4uitt -
much as he did himself.
Driver, stop"
And out of the carriage Lefcvre
skipped. and into the little shop. There
was rapid-iire bargaining. The price
demanded was not high: and. anyhow.
it WAS Letevre's Wedding day. and he
was in no mood for quibblng. Within
less than three minutes the table was
his. Holding it in his hand he skipped
across the sidewalk and into the car
riage.
Go ahead. and hurry" And in
little while the carriage drew up at the
DOOR of the hride-tO-be. And Lafevre,
his face aGlnw. ana not for a moment
thinking IF any incongruty in his APP
pcara1ce. entered tho house lttrcd for
The Wedding-ard carrying that broken
old treasure proudly in his hand.
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