Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-20

more gold, its growls and oaths
against the arm of the law. / wanted
| to get a sniff of the Rialto dust again,
of the crowds by day and the lamps
by night, of the hustle and stir OF
| broadway, with it's crazy and solemn
and tangled and happy lucky bub-
bling Of life. My cars seemed to ache
! for its street sounds, its roar Of
| wheels, It's clatter of hoofs, it's clangor
and pulse of bells, it's whine of en-
| gincs, its drone of power. It's show of
| wealth, its rumble and roah of Hunger.
II want it all, Dinney"' / said to
| that puzzled son of the Sucker state.
who knew nothing of life or living be-
vond the range of the Hoosiers. Il
want ii all. from the Greek peanut
man with his barrcl-oven and his lit
| tie steam whistle to the flash Of the
| afternoon sun on some wine-colored
| tonncau as it driDs and melts away
| I'D the Avenue. / want it all. from the
| old Irish news-women and the passing
| street faces, and the night-hawks of
the Tcndcrloin to the groups of we'll
built and bright-eyed girls in velvet
and feathers and furs, with mulfs as
big as cash-boXes, Dinnoy, and lunches
of yiolets the size of cabbage-the
| girls who come laughing and talking
DOWN Fifth Avenue every afternoon
and make me wish I'd kept OUT OF the
| Under Groove
| Grace DEMO Litchfield. the author Of
| THE Supreme Gift" has left Washing
ton. the scene of her novel, for the hills
of New London. New Hampshire,
| where she is at work on dramatic
version of the book. apart from its
clever plot and appealing story, with
it's peculiar characteristics of identity
and sincerity, probably its most purely
literary achievement is the power Of
portraiture which Miss Litchtield dis
plavs," said one critic familiar with
Miss Litchfields work. of The Su-
preme Gift"
| on the recent occasion of the S9th
birthday celebration of Julia Ward
| Howe. the only one OF her children
who was unable to be present was
| Maud Howe Elliott. After spending
two years in Spain with her artist
husband. John Elliott, Mrs. Elliott is at
present aojourning in Rome, where she
| is completing the work on her new
manuscript on Spain, which Little.
| PrnWn q Company announce for fall
publication During the many months
! that she was q Wanderer in Spain
| Mrs Elliott was busy filling her note
| book with comment and storing UP
treasure-house of impressions and
memories of things Spanish. With an
| open mind and facile pen. she is
| likely to present the results of her OBJ
serya tons in a book which, for charm
and value, will take its place beside
he, TWO previous volumes on Italy.
| Roma Beata" and 1.-TWO in Italy"
Carl Ewald, the distinguished Dan
| isll author whose books have been
| translated into English by A. Teixcira
dc Mattos and published in this coun-
try by Charles Scribncr Sons, has just
died Mr.. Ewald has long ranked as
one Of the foremost men of letters i'll
his own country. but only lately has
his fame began to spread throughout
Europe and America. 1.-TWO Legs.
'The Spider ana other Tales" and "My
Little Boy" published last year.
brought him into notice at once as a
a most poetical and finished writer of
tales and allegories full of subtle and
sauirical humor and of a very charm
ing fancy. Just at the moment of his
death the publishers are bringing out
his latest book called THE Old Room"
a novel of life today, the powerful, vi
vid story Of 4 domestic drama. where
in a young and pleasure wing wife
and a husband of quieter taste work
out their destiny. In the force and
vigor of this story Mr.. Ewald has
reached the climax of the expression Of
his great literary gift, and produced
work that will make a deep impression.
DIR. John Browns three volumes on
titled "Spare Hours" have wonder
fully steady sale and have gone
through more than score of editions
The second series. which contains. be-
sides "Majorie Fleming" and John
Lecch" five sterling clay SER
mons on Health and rela-
tions between doctors and pa
ticnts and parents ard children. etc.
is in much demand among physicians.
who doubtless recommend it to their
>paticnts. The publishers received d.
rect orders for this volume las: geek
from 10 less than ten members Of the
medical profession each of which came
from d different state. DR.. Brown Is
best known to his general readers as
the author of "Rab and his Friends
which is contained in the first series OF
"Sparc Hours"
| Mrs. John Van WarSt is the author
| of the complete short story in the cur
rent number of Lippincotts entitled
Second Quality"
How many people know that the
clouds have definite forms. says Arthur
| w. Clayden of the Royal Albert Memo