Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-07

record OF the life of native fisherman
of Devon in journal of his bwn eX-
periences as a member of the fisherman's
household. The author collected the
material to write a novel but decided
TO present the transcript of life without
casting it in the form of fiction. The
book is called "A Poor Mans House"
The old Bailey house at Portsmouth,
n. H.. the boyhood home of Thomas
memorial to the poet last July. had
$500 visitors during the summer and
has just been closed for the winter, 1t
is restored and furnished almost eX
actlv as it appeared when it was The scene
of The Story of a Bad Boy" The new
life of Aldrich now in its second edition
gives an interesting account of Aldrich's
Portsmouth days.
THE Century Of the Child" Ellen Keys
new book, has gone through more than
twenty German editions and has been
published in several European countries.
Stree the author severed her connection
with the champions of woman's emanci-
patton ~ asserting that the salvation
of woman depended upon notler con-
cepticn of her natural mission as wife
and mother rather than upon AN en-
largement of her sphere she has devoted
herself largely to educational questions.
In the education of children she IS greatly
opposed to mechanical methods and she
recommends large liberty in the bring
ing up of young people.
Mrs Hugh Fraser, the author Of The
Heart of a Geisha'' now ready for pubs
lication, is the sister of Marion Crawford
Her book is romantic story ol Japan
and contains vivid account of the dance
by which the Geisha saved the lie of her
lover, Il Young noble attached to tho
cause OF the Mikado in the days preced-
Fraser was horn in Rome. Mr. Fraser
was Minister to Japan and Mrs. Fraser
had unusual opportunities for studying
1 he life closely there. She also accom-
America. us well as to various; courts OF
Europe. She has also Travelled much In
America.
the Return of Eric Bancroft is the
title of a story in November Harpers by
Jennette Lee.
There is one American book, unique
among all publications of its kind. which
has attained a circulation that throws the
most lurid dime novel of the morbld
problem novel into the shade, says @
days ago, Of Ira T.. Sankey. the singing
evangelist who collahorAted .rdny years
with Moody in evangelistic work in this
the GOSPEL Hymns which they used
| in their services had attained the eN-
| traordinaiy circulation of 50,ooCOOo corles.
| While the demand for this collection of
1
| and express the emotions Of millions %
| Americans has somewhat abatei, great
numbers of the book are sold every Near,
II is not shat the hymns measure up 10 4
high literary standard m that the Inu>lra
| setting conforms to the CHnCnS of faSlldl-
| Gus criticism. The popularity of the 'i"S-
pei Hymns cannot BE- aC accounted fer on
| that theory. But they were int"HdCcei tG
| the publc 1t a time when religious fe''Not
| was intense, and they furnished u n"dilnl
| through which religious fcelir" could llnd
| expression in words and melodies winch
appealed to the heart and to the emotions
| of the masses.
| One of the most interesting women III
Europe is Mrs. RiorEst II, wife of the
| Norwegian dramatjst The couple cclc-
| brated their golden Wedding anniversary
| the other day, and women from VARIOUS
| parts of Europe praised the pant MIS-
| Rjornson has played in her husband 5
| rise to fame. She is 10 Years old, and
! since her marriage, or for full nal,
| her husband in addition to r"dllrS a
| family of five children and caring Tor al
| the household details 1t has been SAID
| if Biornson had taken his wife's advice
| he never would have severed TRENDS mp
with IbSen. and thereby stated Il teud
| which is one Cf the most TRAGIC ana al
| the same time most amusing in many
WAYS of any on record between literary
| mon Mrs. BJolnson always was for
and she felt intense satisfaction Wheh. II
| tie last few years of Ibsen's life, the TIVE
men came close to burying the hatchct
| Riorneon imposcs hard labor UEon iiS
! wife. He writes Il cramDcd, jcrky hand
| which is almost undeeipherablc, and his