The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

! Shadow IN Spain" by Maud Howe Elliott.
who IS spending the summer at the New
port home Of her mother, Julia Ward
Howe.
Valdez, Alaska, where gold vas this
week announced in the financial world 10
have jumped 70 SO the pan, is a settle
ment about which Rex Beach. the young
author OF two Harper best selIerZ the
Barrier and The Spoilers" tells a good
story Mr. Beach was in camp there on
one OF his Alaskan trips a few years age.
and his story concerns a man named
Amy, distinguished as the last man in
camp 20 20 20 bed At least. SAYS Mr..
Beach. everybody thinks he's the last
although nobody Is sure. because nobody
ever saw him go-nOt for long at a time
anyway. II was long while before they
discovered how Amy managed IL I've
got a little thing to tend 10 I'D at the
hotel III be back in minute was wha-
he used 70 say. until people found out
that the little thing he tended 70 was a
nap. whence he woke I'D fresh as q
youngster- The day they began 70 sus-
pect they urged q tenGerfoot into the
sleeper's room for the purpose Of remov-
Amy ze---,=1-z -rile he slept. and the
crowd waited below 70 catch them from
the window Sure enough they dropped.
when suddenly a cry went up- Why
those don't lock Ike Amy-s cIothesr
They weren't And ever since that time
whatever may have happened 70 the ten
derfoOt. amy has slept in peace"
Writing to the press regarding the prep
aration Of a memoir of Sydney Dobeu that
he has undertaken. Bertram Dobeu asks
the cooperation Of those who knew the
poet There is already q life Of him in
two large volumes. which has. however.
long been out Of print" he says. This
must always remain the fullest and most
authoritative record Of him. and shall not
attempt TO rival or supersede It. But it
seems 20 me that a more compendious
and perhaps more critical appreciation Of
him than is afforded by the larger work
IS II not a pressing necessity, al any
rate thing 10 be desired. Nv present
object is 10 ask for such assistance in
my work as your readers may be able 20
anord me Sydney DObeu was a very ex-
tenstve lettsrwriter. and much Of his cor
respOncence is. I know. in the hands Of
autograph collectors and others I shall
be greatly obliged 10 all those who may
be IN possession Of any Of his letters 4
they VIII De- good enough 10 communicate
with ne ANY letters intrlIsted 10 me az
AstN fAA'-fE ei-4aaA - clas1-l taken DGTNlcl-
lar care Of and after being copied. r.
turned as soon as possible 10 their oyyz-
eIs- ANY personal recoIlections or reminis-
cences Of Dobeu viii also be very vel
come"
No author can escape that question.
which IS his certificate OF popularity.
What is your favorite exerciseg' When
James Branch CabeU replied 10 It. how
ever. his answer was refreshing Mr.
Ca5elI before he took to writing shor-
stories. and sword-daming romances Ike
'Gsllantry, which the Harpers printed /
was New York newspaper man. -Ex=r-
cise2 Z used 10 be a reporter" said the I
NirE-uian. simply I got all the exercise I
wanted then Now I'm resting up
Mrs. HUUphry Ward is one Of the most
mplacable opponents OF woman suffraze I
She argues against It with all the lozfc
1t man and all the earnest1ess Of a /
woman. The foremost woman in Brush I
literary life. respected student OF eco
1ouic questions and a sympathize- with Z
the laboring classes. Mrs Ward IS a force I
n the opposition that the suffragiSts can
not match With the cooperation OF Lord I
to1hschid and the Narchiouess cf I
lweesdale as president. she has organ 4
zed the National WoUa1-s Aur5-Sufr-aze
association and is winning many irfuen- /
lal women TO It's cause. On the other I
land. the suffrage movement. Mrs Wa-5 \
insists. is Icsing ground and doomed u
.efeat-