Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-05
surroundings. 1T is distinctly readable
and entertaining.


Another Canadian story. Though OF
much lower order, is Harold Bindloss's
'For the Allison. Honor" (Frederick A.
Stokes Coz. Its hero having done
nothing while at home, in England,
COOS out to Canada to investigate
mining enterprise in which he is in
terested. a trip through tho wilds and
waste places naturally follows-or 1t
wouldn't be Bindloss story-and tho
hero develops into q business man and
executive of sorts. Thon he marrics
the girl. gN
An amusing farce IS Frederic g. Ish
ans Nothing but the Truth" tThe
Bobbs Merrill Coz. A young man bets
SOME of his "jingled" companions that
he will continue his ordinary course
OF life. but will speak literally nothing
but the truth. No man. of course,
would make, such a bet II he were not
"jingled" himBelf. and no meets with
the just reward FOR his too free con-
viviaiity-ho gets into trouble. The
real burglar and detective, and 1t
sobers down a bit, but remains laugh
able enough at tho end.
After reading Mrs. William How
ard Taft's frank "Recolleotions Of Full
to understand how it is that Mr.. Taft
manages constantly to Keep in good
humor. On her travels once Mrs. Taft
was In London and was pleading with
a stubborn station master to delay the
train five minutes until her trunks
ard Taft from Washington cried.
II must get my trunks on that boat
train; they Will be here In q few min
ptes. Can't YOU hold it for me?' He
Secretary OF War OF tho United States
went on desperately. L am very
sorry he began. Then made my last
effort. you must have heard of him.
He is travelling now with Miss Alico
Roosevelt At last had produced the
effect desired. Immediately the sta
tlon was my castle! Since we
made the boat, which we otherwise
would not have done. I was able to
bear the chaffing OF my children and
fer to me as the Mrs. Taft whose hus-
band was travelling with Miss Alice
Roosevelt"
In NY Autobiography (Frederick A.
Stokes Company, S. 8. Mcclure says
that Rudyard Kipnng submitted his
entire early output to Harper s.
Bros, who turned down the whole
mass OF It, not accepting a single
story" Mr.. Mcclure continues, II
think he tried no other American pub
fishing house, but took his stories and
his prices remained worry moderate
.. as late as 1898. was offered one
OF the Jungle Book stories for s1o5.
Five years later paid S25,000 for the
serial rights OF Kim"
Full texts of the German white
paper. the English white paper. tho
Russian orange paper, the Belgian gray
paper and other ofiicial documents con-
nectcd with the war are issued by
Charles Scribnor's Sons In "The Diplo-
matio History OF the War" The same
Ing Daviss book. with the Allies"
In which the author tells Of his own
experiences In the thick of tho fight
Ing. Mr.. Davis was. 1t is said. In
Rheims Cathedral while 1t was being
shelled.
Cosmo Hamilton. author Of "The
Hnn No Key" and other novels and
plays. 81 taking his share in the guard
Ing OF England. In letter to an
American friend, he says: IT am en-.
rolled In the Royal Navy Reserve. as I
think told you, at present attached
TO the -Annaircraft Brigsdo, with four
ho1;rs' worat night in three shifts.
r.. MyYetation liz on tho top OF Hyde
Park, Corner In tho Duke OF yelling.
tons crew. and, perched up on top OF
and scarchlights that carry sixty miles;
we keep a smart lookout for zeppelins
and aircraft in tho chill night. ."
Probably to no publishing house in
England or this country has tho war
been so frausht with personal dis
aster ae to Longmans, Green & Co., OF
London and New York. rs evidenced
by tho following, taken from the
Publishers Circular OF London:
The board OF directors OF the Book
sellers Providcnt Institution beg to
offer to their esteemed chairman (sIr
C.. j. Longman) and the momberB OF
his family nm expression OF most sin
core sympathy in tho loss which they
have sustained by the death of Lieu,
tenant Frederick Longman, OF the
Royal Fusiliers, who has given his life
in defense OF tho British empire
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