The Washington herald., 1907-09-22


ell. man Of wide experience, and Of
luetuaung fortunes. The descendant Of
an old and honorable Welsh family. with
titled relatives Of whom he felt reason
ably proud, he was Yet poor IN estate,
as behtted one of "A country clergyman S
fifteen children: so that while his elder
brother was the august Bishop of Bris-
toll, his younger ones were apprenticed
10 trade like lads Of ignoble birth Be
ing. happily, but the second son, his own
tuition was Of the best. Sent to a choice
methOdical school At Hereford he was
early beaten into love of learning;
and at oxford he acquired-or so at
least he says-"the patrimony OF a lib
eral education. Thus equipped, il be-
hooved him 10 carve his own career. and
the congenial fashion IN which he set
about accomplishing this difficult task
was by travelling for three years as the
agent of a London glass factory. the
owners OF which sought TO obtain work
men. materials, and inspiration from the
great artistic eenters Of Europe,
BY an odd coincidence, although Messrs.
Henry Holt & Co. issued William De
Morgan's "Alice-for-Short" eight months
later than his Joseph Vance" they are
just having TO SEND both books 70 press
for the sixth time. II is interesting TO
note that the later book has for some
weeks been heading the list of books In
demanded at the New York public libra
ries.
Houghton Nnfiin & Co. published the
following books yesterday: \ new story
for boys, by Or. Everett T. Tomlinson,
entitled The Campfire Of Mad An
thony;" a new edition with colored Illus
uatIon Of Mrs. Alice Prescott Smith S
thrilling romance, "Montlivet;" a hand
some library edition Of The Familiar
Letters Of James Howell Thomas
Hoods ballad. "Faithless Nelly Gray,
with fifteen humorous cuts by Robert
Seaver; 1.-THE Causes of the Panic OF
1893. by Prot W Jett Lauck; Indus
trial Education by Prof Harlow 5.
Person. of Dartmouth College; a new
Popular Poets Series" in ten volumes.
including the works of Aldrich. Cary,
Emerson. Harte, Holmes, Longfellow,
Lowell sill. Tennyson. and Whittier,
with many illustrations and handsomely
bound in fun leather; new editions in the
Riverside Juvenile Classics Series OF
"Grandfather's Chair" by Nathaniel
Hawthorne, and Brave Little Holland, %
by William F. Grif7s, and shelley s
Poems and The Prose and Poetry of
John Henry Newman. in the Riverside
Literature Series.
II is said on good authority that TON
Fielder, who figures prominently in Hal
lie Erminle Rlvcs' new novel. Satan
.Sanderson," is the real name Of a real
man-Thomas B. Fielder, Of Atlanta. Ca.
He is a noted young lawyer and a friend
Of Mr. and Mrs Wheeler, and although
Halle Erminie Rives has always threat
ened 20 put him into one Of her books.
ne was as much surprised 10 find himself
there as his friends were TO find him.
Mr. Fielder was enc Of the first 10 en-
courage the former Miss Rives in her lit
erary work.
Gilbert Parker's novel. The Weavers. '
is concluded in the October number OF
Harper's Magazine, and will be pub
lished I'm book form by Harper & Broth
ers the latter part Of September. The
story has aroused the widest attention,
for its plot, lis love story. and the rich
color of its Egyptian setting.
The Bobbs-AIerTiH Company, OF Indian
ap0lis. who have so great success with
their novels of the day, send this little
ane~dote Of one Of their authors:
Once upon a time. during the strenuous railr-ad
building battle IN the Rocky Mountains Francis
Lynde. writer q Empire Builders" was field off,
c-r IN charge Of Uen-mCving. Finding himself al
81.
above bis base q transportation supplies, he Dor
rCWcd construction engine. and With the lrish
camp Waterman fer a helper. started down canyon
after a string q emUtics The night was black
dark. the unSJrfaced track Vas rough as a cor
duug road. and the grades and curves were heart
breaking Very early in the game the substitute FIRE
man lost his nerve. Staggering aCruSs the cab. he
shouted huskily into the ear Of the pro temper.
engineer:
"Araa, Mister Lynde. 'tis a fone runner ye ar
entoirely, and 1 m sorry g Be throubn ye % stog
her
What's the matter. Mike: Are you scaredf"
"Divle q wan bit am ! scared. but i think III
have TO be walIin' back along. ] did he lavin' N,
pipe mp wonder az "a camp aud IN that near dead
Tor a sAmoke
Dodd, Mead & Co. have several new
works Of fiction in their autumn list
Mr.. George Barr McCutcheon contributes
a tale called The Daughter OF Ander-
son Crow Mrs. Florence Morse Kings
ley, one called Those Queer Browns.
and Mrs. Amelia Z. Barr a Scottish 70.
nance entitled The Heart OF Jessy
Laurie" From Mr.. Maurice Hewlett will
come The STOPPING Lady" and from
Mr.. II. A. Vachell a novel called Her
Son"
Mrs. Whitaker Cn Sicily and England
1S4S-1S7UD has preserved some odd remi-
niscenceS Of people once well known. We
think she has succeeded in giving us
perhaps the rudest communication ever
sent by a hostess. 10 a guest The Lady
Shelley Of the day sent the following tC
a young lady Of good position who could
sing and had twice declined to sing al
her house, but was not good looking
Dear Miss Temple Bodewin-I had
asked YOU and your sister TO my house
hoping you would sing for me; as my
rooms are small | can only invite people
who are either useful or ornamental. As
you will not be the one, and you GER
tainly are not the other I must request
that in future you refrain from coming
to me-"
The readers Of the Memoirs of ar
Arabian Princess" published this month
by Doubleday. Page & Co. are treated
10 a rather unusual glimpse into the pri-
vate life of an Arabian home. In their
cicerone they have none other than the
Sultans daughter, who is a real Arabian
princess in her heritage and feelings
and who has given us an intimate knowl-
edge of her people and their methods of
living, which we could not have gained
elsewhere.
Mr. Harry Graham has published q
new collection Of nonsense verses, IA
miliar Faces" (Duffield q Coz, in which
he pokes fun at the actor manager. tbs