The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-06

plished by Literary Shrines' and "a
Literary Pilgrimage records OF jour
| neys To the haunts and homes OF Ameri-
can and English authors, by Or. Theo-
Lippincott Co. state that DR.. Wolfe's
more recent volumes, Literary Haunts
and Homes" and Literary Rambles
are also meeting with continued success.
Twenty three times has Rudyard Kip
ling's Jungle Book been printed and
In editions OF from $500 10 10000 copies.
The sale passed the hundred thousand
mark several years ago Mrs Wigs
of tho Cabbage Patch" has been print
ed thirty-rline times. and It's publishers
in 1906, the sixth wear OF It's Issue, eX-
ceeded ten thousand copies,
The Earl of Carlisle and his daughter
Lady Dorothy Howard, have lately been
the guests In Washington ot Miss Molly
Elliot Seawell. whose latest novel. Tho
Victory has Just been published by d
Appleton Co. Lord Carlisle. like
Miss Seawell. is opposed to the new
spelling. and gives a reason which shows
much appreciation Of America. 1T is
great pity to differentinte our two coUn-
tries any more than is necessary. As
Mr.. John Bright said We are two ma
lions but we are one people; In Eng
nmd eyey year makes MS PETER aS
and We wish TO be as friendly with you
as you will let us. The language Is our
con common hegitagsi and we don't want
Lord Carlisle is one OF the hardest
workers and most constant attendants
In the House OF Lords. His efforts both
toward cementlng good will between
America and Great Britain. He Is the
head OF the Protestant branch Of the
Howard family.
Miss Seawell is herself an opponent of
simplided spelling, and a letter OF hers
preciptated bitter wrangle between
Brander Matthews and RossiteT Johnson
The Victory" is attracting wide atten-
ton as the best OF her many delightful
works.
Early in January the Harpers will pub
lish by the Light of the Soul" a novel
of remarkable power by Mary T.. VII
kins Freeman. The story Is based upon
a situation which is strkinSly unique in
conception. and in carrying 1t out 10 It's
really dramatic conclusion Mrs. Freeman
displays all of the skill and insigh, that
have made her work so famous.
In the January ST. Nicholas will begin
series OF articles under the general title
OF Hints and Helps for Mother-Rainy
shall prove a practical and helpful re-
sponse 70 repeated requests for suEges-
tions as 10 novel ways OF Interesting little
t'cle Will tell all about the fun that may
be had with Clothes pin Toys" and sue
ceeding articles Will try to show the re-
sources lying In similar simple equipment.
everyday articles that are TO be found In
every home,
Ever since the day Of publication Of the
"Hoheplohe Memoirs" the publishers have
been racing 10 keep pace with the demand
for the work The first printing was en-
tirely exhausted In advance of publication,
and II was not until last week that the
supply OF copies caught mp with the de-
mand. In the meantime orders from the
large booksellers were cut in two by the
publishers, in order 10 divide the available
supply OF the books as evenly and fairly
as possible.
Harold McGrath. whose new story.
Half Rogue" is being very generally
the way he writes his novels
II map out the first two or three chap
ters In my mind and then the ending of
the story. don't bother with what Is in
between until get 10 work on the story
itself. ! write Il out first in lead pencil
on cheap paper-any old way. While |
about II on backs OF envelopes that I haI<
pen TO have In my pockets | tried carry
Ing around formal noie book once. but
found that by the time / got that out
and ready To use my precious thought OF
the moment had been frightened away
Afterward typewrite the manuscript and
not do as well by letting someone else
copy II on the machine as by doing It my
self, because so many new Ideas come to
me during that part Of the work, With
Half a Rogue il was entirely impossible
for time 10 do any typewritnE and some
OF my manuscript must have given the
printers bad quarter OF an hour
The fullness Of anecdote which marks
Frederick Trevor Hill's Lincoln the Law
yer (the Century Co). is being noted
with favorable comment by many review
ers. They are anecdotes which help 10
show the human side Of the great man
and how he reached fame through hard
work and conscientious service One OF
many stories In the book relates how Lin
coin used for probably the first time a
phrase that afterward became famous.
Lincoln was attending court on the cir
cult when the news of the repeal OF the
Missouri compromise reached him. Judge
DIckey. one OF his fellow practitioners,
was sharing his room al local tavern.
He stated that Lincoln sat on the edge
OF his bed and discussed the political sit
uation far into the night. At last Dickey
fell asleep, but when he awoke In the
morning Lincoln was sitting up in bed
deeply absorbed in thought. II tell you.
Dickey." he observed, as II continuing
the argument of the previous evening
this Nation cannot exist half slave and
half free"