Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
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Mary Johnston's Lewis Rand,
deals with American life in the days
of Thomas Jefferson. That statesman
is deliberately portrayed in the book,
which will also contain descriptive
sketches of conspicuous contemporaries
of his. Through the political develop
ments described by the author a love
story will run.
There is pleasant little anecdote Of
John Bright in the "reminiscences which
Mr.. John Hare is contributing to The
Strand. The actor met him in a rail-
way carriage, and they fell into talk.
"How do you account for the fact, Mr.
Bright" asked Hare, that most great
poets have been Liberal in their poll
tics?' The statesman Immediately re-
piled, at is not difficult to understand
that, for the noblest theme by which
poet can be inspired is Freedom"
Many readers, or perhaps it is more
accurate to say discriminating read
ers, will hear with keen interest that
there has been published a volume OF
short stories by Henry B. Fuller, which,
is called "Waldo Trench and Others"
The subtitle is "Seven Stories of Amer
leans in Italy, and the book touches
on a little explored field in our fiction.
It deals with the life Of the members Of
the various American colonies in Flor
ence and Rome and other cities, writ
ten from the fullest knowledge and ex~
perience of the life abroad and its set
ting
The public derives new literary zest
from the opposition, conducted through
the London Times, Of Mrs. Julia Ware
Howe to Mrs. Humphry Ward on the
woman suffrage question, especially as
Mrs. Howe uses no uncertain terms to
express her conviction that Mrs. Ward
is fatally mistaken when she says the
suffrage movement in America is dying
| Sut 1t has remained fer Dorchester
woman, however, to add the humorous
word which better than the best argu-
ment may sometimes confute an oppo-
nent. "The suffrage movement i'm
America might say" writes this wom-
an, with that distinguished humorist
| (and suffragist) Mark Twain: Re
ports of my death much exaggerated.
| A writer in the Bookman, in discuss
ing the earnings of popular illustrators
says: Howard Chandler Christy is
said to have cleaned up" $4,000 In
one year. which sum is something more
than the combined salaries Of all the
members Of President Roosevelt's cab
| met. This may be an exaggeration-
| it probably is, and 1t should be. Yet
that it is possible for Christy to make
such a sum and that it is probable his
income for q twelyemonth has climbed
we'll up toward that figure, is proved
| by the fact that his royalties on an
edition of one portfolio Of drawings
| the execution of which probably occu+
pied less than a month, was $4,000
the first year it was out. The adver-
| Using value Of Christy's name is so
great that he has been offered hand
some studio apartments rent free If he
| would only move into them and estab--
lish the reputation Of the building.
| Harrison Fisher is another popular
artist who has found the public very
practically appreciative. His career ms
many respects has been similar to that
of Christy's, also his income, though
it is doubtful If the latter has ever
reached the high-water mark set by
Christy's star year. Record has it that
Fishers brush brought him $4,000 Ina
seven months at one time.
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