Evening journal., 1907-09-16
LITERARY MENTION

Wanamaker Philadelphia
3 Burr Publishing Co. 4 West 22d
street n. y. CBurr- Mcintosh).
4. American Book Company. n. T..
o. Broadway Magazine. West
Twenty-second street, n. Y.
6. Transatlantic Talcs Ess Ess
Publishing Company, 452 Fifth ave-
nue. ~ Y.
2. The Century. Union Square
n. y.
8. Dress McCready-B -Beals Company.
Twenty-four East Twenty-first street.
n. y.
.. sunny South Publishing Com
panv. Atlanta. Ga. 90 South Forsyth
street Cuncle Remus).
10. National Review. % Ryder
street. ST. James. Londcn. S. w.
H. Outing Chicago Press Clipping
Bureau. "a South CLARK street. Chi
cago
u. Bohemian. Chicago Press CLIP
ping Bureau, "a South Clark street,
Chicago.
1S. Scribnor's. n. ". Fifth avcnue.
An inspiring array Of our heroes,
humble and famous is given i'm a now
reader from the American Book Com
panv. An American Book of Golden
Deeds Tho idea Is praiscworthy.
Many a grown man can trace his
ideals back to school readers; and
Peter Cooper. Clara Barton. and Roh-
ert Morris have life-stores which aro
capable OF thrilling any child into en-
thusiastic emulation. The manner of
telling these stories as seriously at
fault Instead OF trusting To- the uuict
strength Of true greatness 10 make It's
indcible impression upon the child
q sentimental. goody-goody way of
expression SIS used and the heroes
words are ridiculously priggish. The
effect Is much the same as In the case
OF tho small boy who had heard about
truthful. neat. obedient. small boys
ad nauseam. He cried In weariness
Of spirit "Tell me about an awful bad
gorilla"
with September. the silly season. cs
the lazy summertime Is called among
publishers. Is over and our old friends
the magazines have hraced up with
autumnal freshness ana vigor. II is
interesting TO note how stories have
changed from wator-llly love-scencs
/ 90 strikes and fights. and as for sos
clal problems nothing smaller than
/ London slums and Standard oil /.
worth botherlng about with it all
/ there is a downright iollincss about
the september magazines, a sort o
/ Just got back. had the time Of my lif'
spirit
Take the Century. There appear
at once a jewel of a story which vii
not permit the customary glancini
over pictures and articles before II d
read. The author is $. Weir Mitchell
\ which explains A. There IS anothe
story (which also leaves the roedc
with desire TO lick the plate when h
has finished. titled. Telegrams &
Opper In the way 1f pictures, ther
is the fascinating Ethel barrymore b
the fascinating Ivanowsld; and th
New York terminal excavations, show
ing above black depths the glittefin
CITY carven AGAINST the tky.
A Soptember Broadway placed care
iesslv on an office desk might be dut
bed like the soda water was In
Pennsgrove drug store. "a wholeson
temptation." Dr. Burkc's Cure, III
Special Providence, letters Of
Debutante. are stories containing liy
people instead of puppets. Also thei
are articles on catching, society, tl
stage. the President. tho curb stocf
market. and al the varied subject
discussed by good Americans a
Broadway every day in the week. IN
Broadway IS n magazine which i'm
proves steadily.
Tho September Transatlantic Tai,
is responsible for q delay I'm the aI
pearance Of this column. n was quii
impossible TO review IL without reat
ing It through. and there are II
pares of stories These foreigners q
such absurd things in extravaganza
emotional ways and have such delight
ful psychological problems, gruosom
or mystic or funny. cuite imDossib
10 an obiective-mindcd American, tina
they arouse our interest and curiosit
The stories are seldom trashy an
sometimes classic Bigarreau, q
novelette,. comes under the latter heaC
ing. a story at once naive and %
thetic.
We also have a grudge against q
seurember outing. We seized ho
upon il al eleven y. m, intending
as a nieht-cap TO be swallowed in
few minutes. The clocll struck twel'
and the collector was just upon l.
third expedition after the royal whisl
b er. The clock struck one and Orh
was cutting an arrow cut Of Cowle
neck without any anegthetics. III
clock struck one again dt was Il
half hour the other tim0, no I'd
queer old codgers ana fantastic gu
ter-snipcs were beckonin- from ever
corner of the London slums.
only the eiectrlc's calmly taking
upon itself 10 burn out saved a 20
ton Of the night for slumber
The September number Of Dress y
have not seen. except glimpse OF
sweet girl-face on the cover. Au
/, Mary was just returning IL min
" page 81. which contained two loves
little dresses for the twins, witt
= Cousin Cora pounced uDon it. Il can
back minus a simply stunning coiilm
whereupon Jack further depleted il
- capturing the cover and some gorg
ously CARRIED actresses for his de
Alice is reading the trend Of autun
fashions and something about vanit
s cases. whatever they are. We tru
this is sufficient apology for inabili
y 10 review it,
Backward! o Time in your figl
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