Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

afSo VA GcCoq' out many Oh us
have never read either one. We just
never happened on them. Now we
can run into them on our favorite
newsstand
1t is a real idea, you know!
The first story in the first number
is French Mons" by Werner Won
Heidenstam, whose first name strikes
US as very familiar, until we realize
we are thinking of radio term,
WERNER"
Won Heidenstam, Mr.. Lanier tells
the reader in his interesting foreword,
Some Persons of Importance" has
for 80 years been considered one of
sweden's greatest living men OF
letters. He was awarded the Nobel
prize for literature In 1915.
And 1 never even heard of him!
How about you?
Here is our chance, then. When
we finish Trench Mons we realize
Won Heidenstam can write. His pic
ture of the two insane sisters walk
ing around in the daylight with their
lighted lamps is unforgettable. But
why do they have to write about
things such as that over there?
Here Is an o. Henry story, THE
Photograph and the Graft" one of
the early faker stories. Personally,
wish the magazine had given this
or some other story by an American
or Englishman the lead" position in
the first number, as / hope the domi-
nant note OF the magazine will be
English pure and undefiled, not trans
| lations. There have been several
| magazines containing translations.
Where each failed was in too
European flavor. The Golden Book
should, and undoubtedly will, avoid
| this stumbling block.
Here is dear old Mark Twain with
his THE Famous Jumping Frog OF
Calaveras County" That will jump
many a reader back many a year, and
make him look forward to the num-
Der when Tom Sawyer Abroad be-
gins as a serial, IL it does.
Rudyard Kipling appears with a
Mulvaney story, with the Main
Guard" Anatole France. who left US
but recently, is here with THE Com
edy Of the Man Who Married Dumb
Wife,
They still do" says some one.
Heinrich Heine tells the reader
| about the Flying Dutchman, Guy De
Msupassant narrates THE Sundays of
a Parisian," old Montague has one Of
his pleasant essays.
II you like horror, here il is in
plenty, with the terrible story of poor
Solange. by Alexander Dumas, pere,
and "In the Lions Mouth" by Sir
Harry Johnston. The latter gives an
awful picture of a hunter who sneaks
| up on a lion, shoots It while it sleeps
and is himself disembowled by the
| wounded monster. I must confess my
| sympathies were wholly with the
| lion.
| Even Don Marquis IS here, with a
page essay on Loneliness The
| reader walks up the Avenue with
Richard Harding Davis, rescues a
black-eyed senorita with James o.
| Pattie, a great Indian fighter of a
century ago, and enjoys the wit of
| II. G.. Bunner in Hector"
What a picture De Maupassant gives
of 4 French government clerk in 1884.
Through q peculiar trait OF his
character he was unpopular with all
his, superiors. who let him languish
| in the eternal and hopeless expecta-
ton of the clerks ideal. an increase
| in salary
VI. Patissot, that was his name,
! initiated the emperor, until finally he
| looked tremendously like Napoleon
| III. The matter was brought to the
attention OF the prime minister, who
| laughed, and said, That's funny,
really funny"
The upshot was that the following
day Patissot's immediate superior
recommended tnat MS subordinate
receive an increase in salary. of 800
francs. He received IT Immediately.
From that time on his promotions
cane regularly. The presentiment
| that some high honor might come to
him some day caused his chiefs to
speak to him with Difference
Good luck to the Golden Book, a
| golden magazine, indeed! And may
I make two suggestions: One, that the
an "a 81, 10
sue to take in all the contributors:
and two, that the cover be made
heavier, for this is a book worth
keeping