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Show BURKED UAXVBOKnm. The publleatlon of Olive Bchrelner'a work on "Woman and Labor" recalls the fact that the original manuscript waa looted at Johannesburg In 1HO0. Such a mishap Is not uncommon. There Is the historic Instance of the burning of Carlyle's first draft of the "French Revolution" by a careless servant, and Grant Allen, having paid for the publication of hfa first hook. ! lost practically ail the copies owing to a fire at hla publishers. Mr. Murray, whoso "A Btepaon of Fortune" was recently re-cently published, lost more than one manuscript owing to unforeseen, accidents, acci-dents, and the production of Wagner's Symphony at Queen's hall Saturday taat la, a reminder that the score was aent to Mendeleeohn and was lost in the post. Happily, however. In 17. the parts were found in a trunk Wagner Wag-ner had left behind when he fled from Dresden n .Us. pall Mall Qaitle. |