Life — April 18, 1907 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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_— maintain that title to supremacy through American methods of liberality, if a story that came to us some years ago is to be credited. The late E. L. Godkin, then editor of the Evening Post, so the gossip ran, had been invited by the editor of the Revue to contribute an article. As the com- pensation was not named, he took the pre- caution to inform the editor that he would he glad to comply with the request, and fixed a price on the proposed contribution. In due course of time he received an an- swer to the effect that an invitation to write for the Revue was held to be a dis- tinguished honor, and that a pecuniary reward was not customary. But Mr. God- kin naturally had his own notions on the subject. . N THE days of the overdone his- torical novel a curious bit of information comes to light concerning the works of Louisa Muhlbach, for which there is still a steady demand supplied by a twenty- volume edition. ‘These stories were first brought out in this country during the Civil War inatranslation made bya woman in Mobile, Ala; and they carried a Con- federate copyright. When Mr. W. W. Ap- pleton was in Savannah, in 1865, they attracted his attention and, realizing their value, he caused them to be published un- der a Northern copyright. Soon after this was done a struggling young lawyer whose card bore the name, “William C. Whit- ney,” wandered into the publisher's office and served notice that he would bring suit for infringement; but the suit never came to trial, as the firm was perfectly willing to pay the just royalty. In his later years, when he had won riches and reputation, Mr. Whitney often expressed the regret that he had not been able to test in court a case involving such an interesting problem as the status of a copyright secured under the Confederate Government. R. OWEN WISTER has an office apart from his home—both within a stone’s throw of the Market Street ferry in Philadelphia. He works very hard on his stories, but, ‘Most of them,” he modestly “as I look back at them, seem un- satisfactory.” As for style, the wide range of his work has imposed an additional toil which most story-writersare spared. “Some people have been surprised,” he remarked, “ata difference in style between ‘Lady Baltimore’ and ‘The Virginian.’ It would bea poor artist, indeed, who dealt similarly with subjects so utterly different. When I deal with a Western subject again, the style of ‘The Virginian’ will reappear— only, I hope, better mastered.” N°. content with his facial resemblance to Shakespeare, Hall Caine has under- taken to emulate Zola, and go him one bet- ter. His novelette, “Drink,” has been put We ar @e's the strong tire that carries few worries it's the strong tire that beats down and overrides the imps of the road—it's the strong tire that pleasurably and economically widens the motorist’s horizon, and the tire with the best right to the title is naturally that one which has shown con- spicuous strength in the great long distance tire-breaking tests; namely, A GOODRICH TIRE @ The 1906 events—Glidden Tour, Transcontinental Record Run, Herkimer Contest and other less known achievements prove it. The 1907 events— New York to Florida trip and the 500-hour world’s best non-stop run add further testimony. @ There is no tire like a Goodrich Tire: for there is no construction like Goodrich Integral Construction— built as a unit wears as a unit—and no tread like the Goodrich Tough Tread—the toughest of all road-resisting rubbers. THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY - - Akron, Ohio SKIDOO! unin MARINE ENGINE ‘The 2-Cycle Engine Sensation of the Year. design tatroducing mai sce omens, econ ad tafe, cannot tack-fire. Sold under Pive Year Guarantes. Belle Isle Motor Co., Dept.34,Detroit, Mich | $30 G @) om 00 Gasoline, Distt 2} TUAL Bare $ | » P, Engine | comicbooks.com