SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1907.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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.tames ileler ws In hard II in. For
ten days lit had patiently welledV?r
Julm Mi'lilUr' orltk'lma of bis MMH.I
Thero'e your'ndvolT'Yve read It"
wciir .
"There's no um of my trying to let
you down nay, Jimmy, ! rimy M well
toll the truth, It'i. ouly fitted bt
road by tv occupants; of n: luuatlc
, Bayium,", , 'j ., , I :J
Jimmy looked U if bla friend bad
thrust kntfo luto bhi boeom. Uo was
on of lot of artists wbo Inhabited
tbt Mtno rookery and every man of
(hem on the verge of starvation.
"I toll you what, Jim," coiitluuod tbo
speeker. "I'm a practical fallow at bot
tom and havo no business with either
art or literature. I bavo a achenw for
, working off this stuff you','0 written on
a friend who la a publisher, lla'a prac
tical too. I'm going to see him."
"Do you want tba manuscript T
"No."
John Malcber. tba merciless friend-
erttle, want to tlio publisher and mada
a nronoaltlon which Induced btra to
Dubllah The Klaa of Fire." Melcber
was to take charge of tba Introduction,
f (tha book to tba public tn b,l iw
way. He relied impunity on me men
hr of hla mrnff. who were to act aa a
claque under, his direction. Hardly bad
tba book fO laauea wnen an m
them, having been coached by Mel
cber. went la different dlr1
Each stopped .tjpon nmwlng tainl
or store where hooka art sold and ask
ed for "The Klaa of Fire," When told
that they had no copy of the book the
Inquirer would be struck dumb with
amaaement and hurry away. Before
, nightfall of tba first day, there bad
been from half a Owen to t doaou
Inquiries for the novel In every book
abon tn the city. Melcber had Instruct
ed bta band to work the trumpeting
and the Inqulrtca among the book
aellara with equal seal, well knowing
that to "make a market" without pro-
Tiding a aupply would be useless.
log and assuming for "that reason the
book must be a model of literary ex
cellence, pronounced it "perfectly love
ly." Then it wna announced as "the
best seller of the week."
Checks begau to come la from the
publisher. 'J'bey were sent to Melcber,
who apiKirtloiied tbem between tba au
thor and his gnng, Tbua encouraged,
tha cluiue worked on. Out further ef
fort was not necessary. The flame bad
been kindled, and If Melcber bad led
them In an attempt to put it out tbey
could not bavo done so.- It must burn
till the fuel was exhausted. Tba crit
ics abused the book, Inveighing against
tha efeeffae of literary taste, but tbey
were not heeded. Every one road and
talked about "The Kiss of Fire." Then
suddenly, at the end of three months,
the babel ceased. Everybody bad read
the book aud waa ready for tba next
wonder,
About this time tba literary editor of
a prominent inagaslne fell ill, and Ben
Hathaway, an understrapper, wbo took
care of tba books to be reviewed, bap-l
voned oa "The Klaa of Fire." LU read
It and waa delighted with It It en
tered hla bead to try bla hand at writ
ing a criticism on It He did so, and!
tba criticism got into tba magaaine be
fore the editor resumed bis poet
The lata Robert Louis Stevenson
baa aald in tba preface to one of bis
hooka," We write to our friends, and
the publlo paye tha poatage." Now, It
happened tbat Jimmy Ileeeler, away
back of a pair of strange eyes far
down la that peculiar brain of bis, had
soma very singular fancies-fancies
with which only a brain en rapport
with hla own would aympatblte. In
other words, when Xloealer wrote "The
Kiss of Fire" be waa writing ft to
Hatbaway. Hathaway In hla criticism
spoke very highly of the novel. He
could not explain It Indeed, be did
not fully understand it for no two
bralna are alike in all their parte. He
contented himself with ore lain g It
ruling a aupp y woum ue Nevertbelesa of all tba crltlcteme writ
Tba booksellers gave ama ordere neeatofa work Hathawar'a wai
lor me doob, sna wa,-wu
one to whom the gang sounded its
praises bought one. Meanwhile Melcber
Tbo Kind You Ilare Always Bought, and which has been
In use for over 30 years, not Dome the signature or
nd bas oeca made under his per
sonal supervision since Its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you lu this..
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Jut-aa-good"are but
Experiment that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against .Experiment.
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LATE FICTION I
The Best Man Macgrath
The Lions Share..1.,. Octave Thanet
The Lone Star Lylejr
Santa Fe's Partner .'.Janirer
The Daughter of Anderson Crow .
' . 4M.....M .Mc Cutcheor .
"Tic Mediator.... . .. Steiner
iEE THE WINDOW
E, A. HIGOINS COs,
MC8IC 1 BOOKS 8TATIOSFBY 1
See the Window
was not idle. He pureoaded mena,
Oleott, wbo waa the leader of a literary
club, to reed the atory... The reader'e
report opoo It was, "For Sdlota, fools
and lunatics, tba most remarkable
wet of the century." Melcber went
about telllnc all book lovers that Ol
eott had iirouounced "The Klaa of
Flra" tba most remarkabia work of
the centunr. falling to mention' tor
what claaa of readers. Before Oleott
heard of bla crlUrlmn and bad vtt-
reeled It a number of eop1e wlio were
ambitious of being up In the lltoratura
of tba day had read the noTel, Nona
of tbem could understand why it waa
remarkable, but alnee Oleott said so
none of them dared say It waa not
One Independent fellow pronounced it
"rot," but the best "rot" he bad aw
read. All young glrla entering society,
bearing of the commotion It waa creat.
was
the only fine emanating from a reader
whohad been In touch with tha au
tlior's fancies. How many readers bad
been similarly sympathetic cannot be
When Uatbaway'a chief saw tbat the
mart Uno bad during bla absence been
committed to jkn approvsl of "The Klaa
of Ftra" ba took to bla bed again, but
not before he had discharged Hath
away. The periodical waa looked up to
by a certain class or literary people as
a bulwark against any work that
would not atand the test of criticism
and suffered a severe Mow In the esti
mation of, those persons on account of
wnat tney eaiieq "ine rues or rire
blonder. ,
Heasler Is writing another novel,
wbtcb tba publishers are "climbing
over one another" to secure for publi
cation, bnt what will, be the fate of
hla neit work Is a prob:tm or tne ru
tore. NORMAN D. WIIITK.
MorHltig Astorian
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THE O E M
C, F WISE. Prop.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
k reasonable probability Is tha oolj
certainty.
Every man makes a good husband
for awhile. ; ,.'
Tba clotbes don't make a profession
al nurse by a long shot. t .
, Occasionally Imposition tra vela around
under tha garb of friendship. .
W'heu a ban aaya money vlll do
anything, tbat settles It; he hasn't aoy.
The boy wbo plays truant trom
school never baa aa much fun aa be
anticipated. , ,
Every day a man submits to socj
Injustice be vowed yesterday he would
never stand. i
About the toughest thing tbat can
happen to a man is to go ontrary to
bis wife' Judtment and then make a
tallure.rAtchl8on Globe. , t . J
Nervous New Yorkers.
"If anybody needs to be convinced
tbat New Yorkera are a nervous. Jot,
Just let blm peep under dining room
tables at mealtime and see the posi
tion of the feet and be will have au
the proof he wants." remarked the pro
prietor of a popular restaurant "Not
one person In a hundred alts with his
feet planted squarely, on tne noor
while eating. Some twist their feet
around the legs of, tables and chairs,
some sit with tbem crossed, others rest
the feet on the tips of tba toes, while
atlll others bear their whole weight
down on the heel. Since It la only the
flatly planted foot that Indicates an
equable temperament, It la easy to see
what a nervoua, irresponsime crowo
tbe army of diners out really ia."-
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INTERESTING PAIR. -
New York Labor Leader and Daughter
t ; Members of a Law Class.
NOT YORK. Nov. 22,-Joseph Baron
doss, the East Side labor leader, and
Marhel Barondeas, bla daughter, are an
interesting pair of members of . the
junior class of the New York University
Law School. Tbe fact was brought out
upon the announcement of the annual
dinner of the class, where Mr. Baron
deas has been elected president
By day the father conducts an insur
ance buslneaa. Until recently he was a
leader in the Socialist movement on the
lower Kaat Side, and ran for Congress
on the Socialist ticket Barondesi left
the party after charging it with narrow
uiindednesa. . . ... , .
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One of tbe common physical defects !
to which women are prone la a dlscol-
ored neck, due, It may be, to dyes from
tbe clothing or to bnlr lotions, pomades,
etc., which work down from the bead.
Of course, barring the possibility of
sunburn, the skin on tbe neck, should
have the same hue aa that on the shoul
ders. It Is well, however, before resort
ing to artificial means, to see wbat hot
water, a coarse wash cloth and plenty
of good soap will do tn removing the
discoloration. If a mouth of this nat
ural treutmont does not bleach the
"neck anoint. It dully with peroxide of
hydrogen., ; In case this Irritates tbe
skin a little vaseline or sweet almond
oil may be rubbed In after the chemical
baa dried.
Baked Beans and Olive Oil.
To bake beans with olive oil Is the
fashion among. those wbo are vegeta
rians and those who detest pork.. Tba
Housekeeper says: "To some natures
pork In any shape la repugnant. For
those who do not relish It In baked
beans the' following way of prepariug
this popular dish is recommended as
being especially delicious: Soak one
pint of beana overnight Parboil next
morning, nslpg a. little soda. .When the
skin can be blown off easily, drain and
cover with boiling water. Add two. ta
blespoonfuls of olive 6(1 and one-fourth
of a cupful of molasses. Sprinkle wltb
salt pepper and mustard. It liked very
sweet add a half Instead of a fourth o
a cupful of molasses.''
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