Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-14

neapolis Journal In fact the latter
printer issued an edition of this cele-
brated book in 15OS.
The exact date of Mr.. Fellows copy
can not be made out. except by an eX-
pert, because the title page, table Of
contents and two leaves of the begin
ming Of the book are missing, but the
edition has every appearance of hav
ing been issued prior to 1900. The re-
mainder of the book is in an excellent
old plates is calculated to make a book
lover water at the mouth.
This exceedingly curious book was
popular for century or so from 1900
to 1000 One of it's features is Lazarus
account of himself while he was dead
and what he saw in hell. These in
fernal sights arc pictured in th2 Old
wood cuts with a vividness that was
calculated to make the wicked man of
the sixteenth century lead q much bet
ter life than he otherwise would.
The calender" mentions the apo
cryphal books of the Bible in 4 way
that seems to show tina. they were
considered authentic. 1t also has an
interesting variation of the Lord S
prayer, And let US not be led into
temptation" 1t contains, of course, a
calendar and much astrology, good adj
vice, poetry and information on the
signs of the zudiac.
Nothing better could be found to in
dictate the amazing progress of the
world in the short 400 years that have
interviewed since this book was con-
sidcred y masterpiece of literature,
learning and art.
'"The Surrender of Cornwalis' is the
title of pathetic child story by Anne
Warner in the current issue of Every
body's.
Edwin George Pinkham's story
"Fate's a Fiddler" which has just been
published by a Boston house, opens in
second hand bookshop in Charles
town, Mass, and continues in Swamp
scott. a suburb chiefly occupied by
summer residents. The author has
had an unusual career for a man not
yet 80 years cid. He was born in
Lynn, Mass, where his father was a
shoe cutter. When the boy was two
years old the family moved to Dakota
where the father worked for a time in
railroad construction camp. Later
the senior Pinkham became a lawyer
and settled in Oklahoma where he is
now one of the leading authorities. The
son went for a time to Drury college
at Springfield. Mo, where he got his
first introduction into newspaper work
He formed habit of hanging around
the local newspaper office. and one day
wrote a story which he left on the edi-
tors desk. He explained when the ed;-
tor returned that it hal been left by a
tall, stoop- shouldered man whose name
was Brown. The article was printed
and for some tim" Mr.. Pini:l.am was q
regular contributor through the med;-
UNI of Mr. H'own. who always ca'ied
when the editor was out. Later on Mr.
TI,kh3m wol Ked in number of news
paper Offices in the South and West
until relatives sent him East for more
schooling. He was employed for
time in an architects office in Boston
and then IN tho Lynn Item as re-
porter. III Providence he organized q
company for the manufacture Of motor
gears Finally he moved West about
year ago to take a place on one OF
the leading papers Of. Kansas City
Meanwhile he had written his first
novel. which is :. now appearing and
which the publishers believe win prove