The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-10

soil from the beginning. He Ia a Journalist
and a writer Of short stories. One Of his
short stories has been converted into a
one act sketch for the stage. Mr.. Day has
also a knack Of writing swinging ballads
and songs, such a. wOodsmen sing who
swing their ats in service for or rebellion
TO King Sprlce'-the power Of the lumber
kings.
Margaret Potter will soon publish a novel
which she has dedicated ITO the Wives OF
American Business Men, The scene is
placed part Of the time in Chicago and
part OF the time in New York, and the story
will emphasize the dangerously absorbing
part business may come TO play in a mans
life and pleasure in a woman's. The title
| chosen for the book Ia THE Golden Lad
der Margaret Potter Is MB. Margaret
Black aud she lives in Chicago, She will be
| remembered az the author Of The Castle
OF Twilight THE Flame atherers, and
The Fire OF Spring"
Fifty-three new volumes will he added
TO Everyman's Library this week, making
a total Of 3ls books now available in this
inexpensive and convenient form.
Miss Hildegarde Hawthorne, the grand
daughter Of Nathaniel Hawthorne and
author Of Women and Other Women
has led an active life. quite in contrast TO
that OF her distinguished ancestor. A
childhood spent abroad, several years in
the tropics and soiournings in the Latin
Quarter Of Paris and in Rome have given
her a knowledge Of life only to be acquired
by association with artistic and literary
people. Like her grandfather, Miss Haw-
thorne has q great love for out Of door life
and likes nothing better than camping in
the northern woods,
Peculiar interest attaches TO the article
entitled The Prince OF the Power Of the
Air TO be published in the May Century,
because il is the article upon which Edmund
Clarence Stedman was engaged at the time
Of his death, and the fhrt paragraph con-
tanned his last written words. The article
is publlshedf roma full though obviously not
a final draft, with only slight changes,
II has been read and approved by DR..
Alexander Graham Bell,
The True Chronicles Of a Diddy Box
are true and tell the story Of the battle OF
Manila Bay 10 the readers Of 81. Nicholas.
II is a simple narrative Of an earnest young
mar who was in the midst Of it all. This
instalment Of Three Years Behind the
Guns" comes in the month OF the tenth
anniversary Of the battle Of Manila Bay.
Interesting to a pertinent ques-
ton, What stories do children prefer to
read7' have been obtained by Claude @.
Leland, librarian Of the Board Of Education
Of New York city, About 1000 statements
from children between the ages OF ten
and fou rteen years have been obtained.
and from them II lie 10 be found that Kate
Douglas wiggin stands second on the list
Of their ten ~favorites and that in the first
ten books which the children like best
Mrs. Wiggin alone is represented by more
than one book. This list Of books includes
SUncle Toms Cabin THE Brick Christ
mas Carol Robinson Crusoe,' 'Rebecca
OF bunnyDIOOh ThImi Nhhiho iehy
Tales" "E~vangeline,' &C.
Prof. Francis Egan shortly before his
appointment as Minister TO Denmark pub
lished a volume Of selections from the prose
and poetry Of Cardinal Newman. This
book has now been brought out in the
Riverside Literature Series. DIR. Egan as
editor has had especially in mind not
those who are already familiar with New
mans work but those younger students
who ought to consider English style in the
light ofap art o 1900 as they beg in to write
For their sake explanatory and critical
notes have been made and the selections
are prefaced by an appreciation Of New
mans methods Of composition.
Mrs. Kate Dougla as Wiggin is sailing from
New York this week on her annual spring
visit to England. She has been nomi-
mated as an honorary steward Of the ami
versary dinner Of the Royal Literary Fund
in London May n. Lord Tennyson Ia the
president Of the society. Rgdyard Kipling,
who will preside al the dinner. has 6sked
Mrs. Niggin to respond 10 a toast,
Prof, A. Lawrence Lowelrs long eX-
pectsd work on England is to he among
the months publications. 1t is said 20 be
a commemorative surNsav Of the EnolL,K