Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-10-27
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

sembles O first.clsss mBgazlte Some OF
the titles are "On the Benedts Of Supersti-
riosities OF critcism," "Some Aspects OF
Ptsslmism," "Childfen Past and Present"
All OF tho articles have been printed I'm
leading magazines and arc excellent speci,
mems OF that class OF that high grade OF lit
erature. Miss Reppller ap.ly refers 10 tho
In demonstfating the hopelehsness Of the
world and in all her essays is entertaining.
A MAN STORY by e. N. Howe, Boston,
Ticknor d Co, Is a curious tale OF q queer
character and several other characters
equally queer who are all drawn In an
easy but fDisbed way that makes very
entertaining book. Tho bero's marriage
has been very emphatic failure. He and
his wife hate ono another with touching
cordially and he obtains a divorce, as he
believes, and marries another woman. She
II represented as a number one woman Tut
has no end OF trouble through the unex-
pected efforts OF wife number one to fight
the divorce proceedings. The story ends
happily In the good old fash ioued wsy, and
In spite Of the unnttractive plot is q ktrCT x
and well written study OF character, snd UI
q type OF character moi often well deserted
The author made quite q fiutter among the
critics by his "StOry OF a Country Town."
and now they are beginning TO revise their
Judgments Of his first book TO suit the popu.
lar approval won by his originality. Mr..
Howe writes Of Western life aud characters
aud takes his own time to 1t with an aiten-
tion 10 trivial detail and repetition that
would be very tireHoms In writo 10
original and humorous
lNEBRITY; It's causes, It's results, It's
remedy, by Dr. franklin II. Cum LIP
pincott a. Go. This book IL entift II trse
from prohibition ianaticism, and the auther
prescribes for haotual drunksrds q prsc!i
cable course OF temperate drinking with q
view to curing the habit He tells thom
how TO ''sober up" and In fact furnishes
not only temperance manual Of rare value
but hand book for dIunksrds It's SO.
rious, shrewd and liDtr raj book tha. is sure
70 d o much good.
WORDSWORTH is mentioned by Canon
Butler as expressing his mind with great
frankness concerning Byron. Gle was u
man. he said, 'of the most rancorous dis
position, who never cared what pain no In =
fiicted on others 10 long ~ he gratiHed his
own vanity. Me, too, he attacked me, who
had never written W ord IN dispnrsgemont
OF him. lie was man OF great natural
gifts which he degraded by his misuse ol
them."
One morning late / Oliver W endeil Holmes
stepped into his butchers, and handing the
proprietor hts lstost bill, asked what was
meant 10y serving him with such al
ADtlquated fowl ~ the dodo, "What dc
you mesnpp asked the sstonisbtd meal
vendor. "Why look here" said DR.,
Holmes, "you have charged me 'Oct.
six pounds bte'; Oct. 2, tivo pounds dodo.
1 have never received tho bird"
TENTING ON THE PLAINS, or General
Custer In Kansas and Texas, by Elizabeth
B, Custer. Charles l., Webster Il Co., New
York,
Mrs Custor's latest book will be sure o
wide reading ty tho friends she has
made through " Boots and Saddles " bu
there arc In 1t graphic accounts OF trivia
matters told In manner 80 gCsB'py tina
tbs authoress will undoubtedly win NOR,
| readers OF her own sex for thIa chronicl,
OF camp and family life, or course tn,
book is full OF the general, but ever since
Mrs. Custer refused to allow his splendid
statue to stand by his grave her estimate o
him has been silently ignored by those who
knew him, and her rec1lleCiiOnB will only
be useful Ia furnishing picturesque detail
to the future historian when he proceo ds to
enliyon the dull pages OF history with the
hgure OF tho reckless and dashing trooper
That worthy may not see fl to 30 depic,
the general, but In tho judgment OF bic
fellow officers Custer was not a military
genius and In fact was lille more than
hot headed, neck or nothing fighter
represented by the statue. lie had
not even princlple enough to obey
orders. Mrs. Custor has given
picture OF army life from the feminine
point OF vlew thst balances we'll with thc
quito as truthful.
JAMES WHITCoMB RILEY's poems ar,
TO be- reprinted in London under the title
OF cold Fashioned Roses"
MRS BuRNETTE has written for some
coming number OF est n lCholas" u shuri
story of New York lilo 1t is entIt!ou
"Little 81 Elizabeth"
MEssRs WHITE q ALLEN, OF London
and New York, are particularly careful &c
cail attentlC TO thB"mechBuical excellenCeI
OF their publications and send out wei
printed and extensive catalogue of books
| announced as "ahsolutely new" whict
prove to be chiefly very old books, now
only in the mechanical sense. If there be
bibilomaniacs among us rs proud Of u per
iect!y bound and printed book as a doc ol
would be OF a perfect skeleton and, who
revel In .."limited editions totally uncut
they can get examples OF the work OF the
Chiswick Press OF London which claims tC
be 'the only establishment Y sting at the
present time where the tradiions and
customs, OF such masters OF printers craft
as Plantin OF Antwerp, remain In force.'
Ihey announce, however, the following
novelties
"The Mott Street Poker Cub.n n now
book similar in style to "The Thompsnu
Street Poker Club" Guy Carie,on's hu NOR
GUS darkey story. 1t Is illustrated by
Michael Woolf, and is described as IN
amusing and graphic account OF life among
inc Chlnese Ia New York city,
y. M. Won sEYPPEL, whose wonderfully
quaint limitations OF old Egyptian MSS
have been 30 popular, appears again as the
author and illustrator or sn amusing littlt
book entitled, "The Hottentot Blue Booh
or, Smith and Schmidt In Africa"
ALL the publishers are beginning &c
make their customary great promises OF
holiday BOOKS, and ID. LCthrop Il Co are
Dragging cheefiully about "The Luck o
Edenhall" and the "Artist Gallery Sgries'
OF pholosraVures OF famous paintings Of
seven famous artists.
THE Boston Beacon says that Mr. Long
iellow once entertained a European who
had that large analytical knowledge OF
English so common to continental scholars
and who used the language with Unusual
ease and readiness. But one day he said 70
his host: "l want you to explain some
thing to mo. What does letoo' mean p,
"Tatiletoof' replied Mr.. Longiellow
"wby, there's nothing like that In Epglish, u
Oh, yes, there is for l hear everybody use
It. lou use II yourself" "Oh, do | ?'
said the poet. "Well, you Call my atten-
lion the next time you hear me say II, and
we'll have an e2 planation." The two gen.
tlemen sat on at their chat In the library
until at last Mr.. Longfellow had occasion 10
summon a servant, whom, after her report
hhd been made, he dismissed with pleas .
ant, cry well, thank you; thatIl do -
'There," cried his friend, "tattletoo' |
told you so" so the professor OF many
languages had to acknowledge that there
WAS justice in the criticism implied iu so
we'll taken point, and to thank his friend
Tor an unintended lesson in careful eaunci.
alton.
'LITrLE LORD FAUNTLERoYp Ia a great
success Is play and rs q book has reached
It's slxtieth thousand and will probably
make Mrs. Burnett rich.
MCMILLAN Il Co. are brins ing GU. u hand.
some two-Volume edition OF Robert
Elsmere and will make this work of
Ms!hew AInold's niece uniform with their
edition OF that poet.
QUEER PEOpIE with paus ora a,.r-.