But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are! Rudyard Kipling. Reprinted by permission of Mr. Rudyard Kipling, and Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Co. Copyright, 1892 and 1910 by Rudyard Kipling, INDEX BY AUTHORS A ADAMS, ST. CLAIR. Born in Arkansas, 1883. University education; European travel; has resided at one time or another in nearly all sections of America. Miscellaneous literary and editorial work. A Problem to Be Solved, 167; Essentials, 215; Good Intentions, 43; It Won't Stay Blowed, 116; Jaw, 197; Never Trouble Trouble, 143; Ownership, 32; The Rectifying Years, 94; The Syndicated Smile, 192; Tit for Tat, 130; Wanted-a Man, 12. ALEXANDER, GRIFFITH. Born at Liverpool, Eng., Jan. 15, 1868. Educated in public schools; came to the United States 1887; been connected with newspapers in great variety of capacities; President of the American Press Humorists. Gray Days, 134; Life, 202; The Grumpy Guy, 100. ANONYMOUS. De Sunflower Ain't de Daisy, 179; Hope, 29; I'm Glad, 29; Is It Raining, Little Flower? 199; Keep On Keepin' On, 125; Playing the Game, 113; To the Men Who Lose, 98. APPLETON, EVERARD JACK. Born at Charleston, W. Va., Mar. 24, 1872. Very little schooling, but had advantages of home literary influences and a good library; at seventeen went into newspaper work in his home town; later went to Cincinnati, and worked on the daily Tribune, then on the Commercial Gazette; later connected with the Cincinnati TimesStar. For five years he wrote daily column of verse and humor; besides his newspaper work, he has written over one hundred and fifty stories, hundreds of poems, many songs, and innumerable jokes, jingles, cheer-up wall cards, and the like. Author of two books of poetry, "The Quiet Courage" and "With the Colors." With such intense work his health broke down, and for a number of years he has been a chronic invalid, but his cheer and his faith are as bright as ever. Hold Fast, 106; Meetin' Trouble, 174; Steadfast, 209; The Fighting Failure, 46; The One, 40; The Woman Who Understands, 10; Unafraid, 123; What Dark Days Do, 114. ARNOLD, MATTHEW. Born at Laleham, Middlesex, Eng., Dec. 24, 1822; died at Liverpool, Apr. 15, 1888. Educated at Winchester, Rugby, and Oxford. Became Lord Lansdowne's secretary 1847; became inspector of schools 1851; appointed Professor of Poetry at Oxford 1857; continental tours to inspect foreign educational systems 1859 and 1865; assigned a pension of £250 by Gladstone 1883; lecture trips to America 1883 and 1886; retired as inspector of schools 1886. Among his works are "Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems,' "Essays in Criticism" (first and second series), "Culture and Anarchy," "Literature and Dogma," "Discourses in America," and "On the Study of Celtic Literature." Morality, 221; Self-Dependence, 76. B BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK. Born at Yonkers, N. Y., May 27, 1862; died Jan. 21, 1922. Received Ph.B. degree from Columbia 1883; associate editor of Life 1884-8; has since served in various editorial capacities on Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, and the Metropolitan Magazine. Among his books are "The Idiot," "A House Boat on the Styx," "The Bicyclers, and Other Farces," "Songs of Cheer," "Line o' Cheer for Each Day o' the Year," "The Foothills of Parnassus," "A Quest for Song," and "The Cheery Way." A Philosopher, 212; A Smiling Paradox, 33; If, 210; The Kingdom of Man, 132; The Richer Mines, 185; The Word, 195; To Melancholy, 23. BARBAULD, ANNA LETITIA AIKIN. Born at Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, Eng., June 20, 1743; died at Stoke-Newington, Mar. 9, 1825. Poet and essayist. Life and Death, 79. BENÉT, WILLIAM ROSE. Born at Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, Feb. 2, 1886. Graduated from Albany, N. Y., Academy 1904; Ph.B. from Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University 1907. Reader for Century Magazine 1907-11; assistant editor of the same 1911-14. 2d Lieutenant U. S. Air Service 1914-18. Assistant editor of the Nation's Business 1919. His books are "Merchants from Cathay," "The Falconer of God," "The Great White Wall," and "The Burglar of the Zodiac." His Ally, 154; Mistress Fate, 141. BENJAMIN, PARK. Born at Demerara, British Guiana, Aug. 14, 1809; died at New York City, Sept. 12, 1864. Connected with various periodicals. Press On, 175. BINNS, HENRY BRYAN. Ultimate Act, 159 BRADFORD, GAMALIEL. Born at Boston, Mass., Oct. 9, 1863; privately tutored till 1882; entered Harvard College 1882 but was obliged to leave almost immediately because of ill health. Contributor of essays and poems to various magazines; has a remarkable insight into the characters of historical figures, and in a few pages reveals their inner souls. Among his books are "Types of American Character," "A Pageant of Life," "The Private Tutor," "Between Two Masters," "Matthew Porter," "Lee, the American," "Confederate Portraits," "Union Portraits," "A Naturalist of Souls," and "Portraits of American Women." God, 89; Heinelet, 169; The Joy of Living, 41. BRALEY, BERTON. Born at Madison, Wis., Jan. 29, 1882. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin 1905; reporter on the Butte, Mont., Inter Mountain 1905-6; later with the Butte Evening News and the Billings, Mont., Gazette; with the New York Evening Mail 1909; associate editor of Puck 1910; free lance writer since 1910; special correspondent in Northern Europe 1915-16; in France, England, and Germany 1918-19. Among his books are "Sonnets of a Freshman," "Songs of a Workaday World,” “Things as They Are," "A Banjo at Armageddon," "In Camp and Trench," and "Buddy Ballads." Opportunity, 15; Playing the Game, 70; Start Where You Stand, 66; Success, 161; The Conqueror, 198. BRANCH, ANNA HEMPSTEAD. Born at New London, Conn. Graduated at Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, 1893, from Smith College 1897, and from the American Academy of Dramatic Art, New York, 1900. Among her books are "The Heart of the Road," "The Shoes That Danced," "Rose of the Wind," and "Nimrod, and Other Poems." Gladness, 115. BROWNING, ELIZABETH BARRETT. Born at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, Eng., Mar. 6, 1806; died at Florence, Italy, June 30, 1861. A semi-invalid all her life. Married Robert Browning 1846, and resided in Italy for the remainder of her life. Author of "Casa Guidi Windows," "Aurora Leigh," and "Sonnets from the Portuguese." Cares, III. BROWNING, ROBERT. Born at Camberwell, Eng., May 7, 1812; died at Venice, Italy, Dec. 12, 1889. Educated at home and at London University; well trained in music. Travel in Russia 1833; considered diplomatic career; trip to Italy 1838; married Elizabeth Barrett 1846, and during her life time resided chiefly at Florence, Italy. After her death in 1861, he lived in London and Venice. Among his works are "Pauline," "Paracelsus," "Strafford," "Sordello," "A Blot in the 'Scutcheon," "Colombe's Birthday," "Dramatis Personæ," "A Soul's Tragedy," "Luria," "Men and Women," "The Ring and the Book," "Fifine at the Fair," "The InnAlbum," "Dramatic Idyls," and "Asolando." Man, Bird, and God, 153; Pippa's Song, 31; Prospice, 168; Rabbi Ben Ezra, 22. BURNS, ROBERT. Born at Alloway, near Ayr, Scotland, Jan. 25, 1759; died at Dumfries, Scotland, July 21, 1796. Received little education; drudgery on a farm at Mt. Oliphant 1766-77; on a farm at Lochlea 1777-84, during which time there was |