Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-16

by Sam Walter Foss, entitled Songs of
the Average Man." three novels, Love
Is The Sum OF 1t All i plantation ro-
nance by George Cary Eggleston;
" Gayle I.angford," a love story of Rev.
olutionary times, by Harold Morton
Kramer, and Ruth Erskine's Son." by
Pansy; also fourteen Juveniles, nearly
all of which are by established authors
and which are as follOws:-"The Great
Year" fifth volume OF the Phillips
Exeter Series. by A. r. Dudley; -Four
Boys In The Land OF Cotton" second
volume of Our Own Land Series, by
Everett r. Tomlnson; Defending His
Flag" by Edward Stratcmeyer; '"Treas-
IRE Seekers of The Andes" fifth vol
ume of Pan-American Series, by Ed
ward Stratcmeyer; THE kenton
Pines" a story of BoWdoin college.
third volume of Raymond Benson Ser
les, by G. b. Burlegh: Long Knives
a story of George Rogers Clark's Elk
pedition, by George Cary Egsleston;
."The Boys of Pigeon Camp second
volume of Pigeon Camp Series, by Mar
tina James: Five Little Peppers IN the
Little Brown House." eleventh Voluiiie
of the famous Pepper BOOKS, py
Margaret Sidney; Helen Grant
Senior fifth volume OF the Helen
Grant Books, by Amanda NJ. DouSIaS'
"Marion's Vacation" by Nina Rhoaoes'
"Randy's Prince" eighth volume OF me
Randy Books, by Amy Brooks "Doro.
INV Dainty at Home" fifth volume OF
the Dorothy Dainty Series. by amy
I,rooks; ..Eity-Cat Tales" by Alice
Van Lcer Carrick: "A Little Prospec-
tor" by Edith NJ. II. Baylor
"Beth Norvell," Randall Parrishs
now novel. will be issued by A. c. Nc
Clurc d Co. on Sept. n. 1t takes It's
name from that Of its heroine, VINO IL
n fine young American girl OF charac-
ter and genius great enough 10 win her
vay through serious adversely To the
highest fame on the stage. CouPleu
with hers is the career OF young COZ
,ege fellow of ability and fortune 1t
mining engineer who does real Things
and stands in the forefront OF the de-
y.lonmcnt of national resources. ne
,nants her bv the merest chance While
che 10 q member of fly-by- might coih-
amy in tine mountains OF Colorado ana
!, ..dyenturous enough to spend his va
oation as one of the humblest members
of the troupe. He stands by her Wien
che is reduced to singing in a Western
dance ball. just as she STANDS ny MN
whom thcir enemies seek their destruc-
tion while jumping a valuable iiiiiili's
nrorartv misunderstanding Of the
most serious nature keeps them apart
but the world. always SO kindly dlS-
pnscd toward lovers. brings them To-
gcther at last.
The unusual and romantic marriage
which is the central feature of Mrs.
Florence Morse kingslcy's new novel.
'The Princess and the Plouehman,
occasions much discussion as to its
probability. A young girl writing to
the author complained that the situa-
ton, although thrilling. was impossible.
Il marriage in cOrn-field unheard Of
and that there never was such a Glove
~ goose as the heroine. Mrs. Kings
ley replied that, as n matter of fact.
this incident of q girls marriage to
save her inheritance actually occurred
in little New England village, only
the girl was not college girl, and the
man followed somewhat different
tdlIlIlS tlldIl tltdt III Al li'uoiliiith' -'i''iN
over, Mrs Kingsley has seen the house
where the runaway bride lived for
more than n year before she went hap
PLY back to home and husband.
Mistaken reference is 50 often made
to what is termed the "epitaph written
by Mark Twain for his wife" that it
is worth while to set the matter
straight. The epitaph referred to was
not placed upon the tombstone of Mr..
Clemcns's wife. but upon that of his
daughter Susie. 1t was not original
with Mark Twain, but was taken by
him from a little poem written some
fifteen years ago by an Australian poet
named Robert Richardson. 1t APP
pearcd in a book of poems by Rich
ardson. which was published in Edin-
burgh. in 1893. under the title of Willow
and Wattl"s.
The verse used for the cpitaph is as
follows:
Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here.
Warm southern wind.
Blow softly here.
Green sod above.
Lie light. liz light.
Good niEht. dear heart.
Good night, good night"
Tho verso has 50 often been referred
to as being Mark TWain'S own COM
position that he has recently had the
name Of the actual author of it carved
upon the stone.
In the "most magnificent pubic buiid-
ing in the United States" as New York
erS characterize the row public library
Tow nearing COM lcti"n at Firth avenue
and Fortv-Scrond street. on the site oil
once famous reservoir, there Will be
s.; miles of book shelves. 1t is esti-
mated that these shelves will afford
Judgment for about 3,50a,000 volumes.
Realizing the extreme value Of the
treasures which will be stored here, the
architects and builders have taken
especial care to make certain that this
mammoth collection shall be safe from
fire. The beautiful structure will be
as nearly fireproof as human ingenuity
can assure.
The walls of the building are of mas
sive store, shining white. 1t file the
entire frontage of two city blocks from
lTortieth to Forty-second street, facing
Sc,