The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-04

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which the Agricultural Department bases 1t
expectations OF success.
The second Folk Lore Congress will b
neid at London from the LIST to the 9Th of DC
tober. The committee on organization hay'
divided the work into three sections: nara
ives and popular songs; myths and rites
customs and institutions They particularly
indicate. as questions to be considered First
the relations between European tales ant
those of savage people. traces of moderr
tales IN the ancient authors Second. the soal
theory applied to this. modern folklore
and the Eddas: survival Of myths in modern
legends magic and hvpnotsm worship OF
spirits and forefathers. Third similarity Of
nu tial Gust ms in distant countries, funeral
practices. indications of folklore in Aryar
etymoiogy. etc.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Traill Spence Lowell
the brother Of the late James Russell DWELL
who died in Schenectady. n. y, on Saturday,
was best known rs the author of reli- iOus
novel entitled The New Priest Of Conce ton
| bay" The scene Of the story was laid In
Newfoundland. where Dr. Lowell was station
ed In early life for four years as an Episcopal
missionary, having charge of Bay Roberts
parish. which figures as 'Peterport." After
ward he had charge of the mission parish OF
| Christ Church Newark N j, from which he
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Der OF other books in prose and poetry, Tut
ms best known work is The New Priest"
which has had steady sale for the last thirty
years.
Waiter Resant frankly says that the English
author cannot speak. IF h. rises to pro
pose toast he says what he has 10 sav with
out art, without preparation He stammers
he ooggles. he hesltates. Nay sometimes he
refuses absolutely TO speak. For example.
we were once anxious tnat q certain well
known writer should preside at certain
gathering. We represented to him that it
was his proper place that he Dug TO be in
the chair that he should claim the presidency
he bad won. he refused He said that he
could not speak. He came to the meeting.
but he sat down below with the rank and
nile: And the English author cannot speak"
adds Dir. Besant simply because he will not
take the trouble to study the art Of elocution
and to practice little"
Dr. Robertson Nicoll. the editor of 1.-The
British Weekly" has hit upon an excellent
idea, which there is every reason 10 believe
he will successfully carry out. He has ar
ranged to publish through Messrs Holder Il
Stoughton new monthly journal at cd de-
voted exclusively to literature and things lit
erary. IL is to be called The Bookman,"
and IN fulhlment of its title will aim at in
terestlng all connected with books Its
most important features will be completeness
and freshness in the matter of news and
promptness in respect of criticisms There
Will also be miscellaneous literary articles.
classified list OF new books, and page for
young authors.
The programme it will be seen is a com
prehensIye and interesting one Several
writers OF standing have agreed to contribute
TO The BoOkman.n among them being
Messrs. Austin. Barrie Hall Caine and Wal
ter Pater, and there will also be papers from
Professor Cheyne Marcus Dods, Dowden,
Drummond. Mimic and Stokes Dublin. The
The first number. which will be ready in DC
toeer. will contain inter ALA articles on
Thomas Hardy's WesseX." The Present
Position ofthe Provincial Press, " and Burton
at Damascus The 'get-up" of the maya
zine will be distinctly attractive.-Lo
Star.
During the last twelve months SOC. 697 VOL
umes We're lent by the Edinburgh Free Lii
brary. Ofthe total 1852, 453 were works of fic-
ton. or percentage of 43 of the whole issue.
during the summer months the demand for
fiction was greater than at any other time
since the opening Of the library, and this was
especially marked during July and August.
when books OF light reading were extensively
inquired for. In fiction it is found that Rider
Haggard's 'Maiwa's Revenge" was lent out
no fewer than ninety-fye times. while Mosers
Detective Stories and John Strange Win |
ters "Houpa" have been out 1OS and
Ada i'i Bed ds;P'S Sng yo5 sqSh F books b.Ss
records of 4s and 80, while Steven
sons "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
and Klngsley's Westward HOn have
each been out 80 times. These numbers are
only interesting for the reason that very
many other books of higher standard have
been out as often as it was possible to have |
fl,arf ahor, 1vxt h.
The class OF art and science. Simpsons |
Golf and Spon's Mechanics Books" have |
each been lent out 81 times. and they are
closely followed by Webb's Swimming" and |
Spencers Art of Playing the Piano. In
science Darwin Is foremost. his "Orign of
species" and his Descent Of Man. being "a |
md 81 times respectively. After works Of fic-
ion. general literature ranks next in point
# favor with II per cent. history, biography |
md travel coming third with per cent. Sci
nee and art represent 9 per cent. of the read
rs also.
comical phase of the relentless literary
censorship in Russia is thus described by
amin "A weekly periodical which WAS in
he habit OF receiving possessed an irresisti-
lie attraction for the censor appointed TO read
/ whose education had been rather neglected
n his youth. Being compelled somewhat
ate in life to give lessons in English gram
Jar anu lILerhtufe. ne WAS IduudDly QeSlrOuS
t acquiring, for his own satisfaction. know-
dye Of the language which he was being paid
0 teach. He selected my periodical for ex-
eriment. and began 10 read it over slowly
nd with difficulty, working most zeaously
nth the dictionary for ten days at time.
yhile |, ignorant Of his efforts. was engaged
an angry correspondence with my book
ellers on the subject of the delay. Several
umbers never reached me at all. Once
hen more then usually DESTROYS TO see the
eriodcal. in order to read an interesting
aper that had appeared therein / applied
, Russian acquaintance, who. | was aware,
received q copy. On INJURY.
owever, he proved 10 be merely borrower.
o. subscriber. but he kindly promises to en-
eayor to procure me the number |
as seeking for. He kept his word
nd sent me journal. which 1
)und 10 my extreme surprise, to be my own
opy, paid for by me. but read and owned by
le censor. who had lent it TO the friend from
HON my Russian acquaintance had Dor
1wad IL IL was only lent 10 me for that ona