The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26

Queen Elizabeth, OF Roumania ("Carmen
Syya'), has completed at Pallauya a new
volume Of poems entitled Lake Songs"
A Mr. Pigg0tt, who has lived for some time
in Japan, has written book on the gardens
OF that country, with illustrations by himself.
Miss Olive Schreiner has sent to London
from South Africa the manuscript OF new
novel, besides enough other material % make
an additional volume OF South African
sketches.
Norway and the Norwegians," by 9. +.
keaTy which Charles scrlbner'5 sons Will
publish is an attempt 10 supply information
10, travellers in Norway On the politics. in
dustry and literature Of the land.
When they have completed their edition Of
Jane Austen's novels. Roberts Brothers in-
tend 10 bring out "A reprint Of the novels Of
susan h. Feuier, which give such accurate
pictures Of Scotch life.
Charles Dickens, the younger, in his pre-
face 20 the new edition Of nicholas Nickeby,"
published by Macmillan ~ Co.. refers 10 the
Mdclise portrait, now in the National Gallery
Of London, as "the only really successful
portrait of Charles Dickens which was ever
painted"
Professor Charles Wadstein, head Of the
American School OF Archaeology at Athens,
viii describe "rhe Finding OF the Tomb Of
Aristotle in the July numbei OF the Century
Magazine. The attribution Of this grave %
the famous Greek philosopher Is not proved
beyond q doubt, but Professor Wadstein
marshals an imposing array OF facts 10 sup
port this theory.
The attempt to MAKE Dove Cottage a memo
rial of Wordsworth has met with success. 10
is estimated that 5000 Will be secured from
entrance fees eacn year, and that the eX-
penses will be only 1928. Between july u, 1871,
and May %, 1892. there were 753 visitors, and
il is predicted that double this number Will
come when the fact that the cottage is open
10 the public becomes generally known.
Thomas Hardy lives near Dorchester,
Wessex, about five hours ride from London,
which latter place is only visited by the
famous writer when business demands. The
modern house in which he lives was designed
by Mr. Hardy himself who began his career
a. an architect. The novelist does most of
his work in the morning after ten O'Clock, and
considers 1000 words a very good day WORK
Most Of his characters, he says, are from real
life and only thinly disguised.
More than 10000 persons visited Shakes
peare's birthplace last year, and OF these,
roughly speaking, three-iourths inscribed
their names with their nationalities IN the
visitors book. OF these the British Isles con-
tgibUted 9 $40 persons; America, o,o'J: Aus
traha, IA; Canada, III; Germany, 81; and
Holland, o. Then comes Africa, %; Austria,
4; Belgium, 3; Blazil, +; China, 10; Denmark,
,; Egypt 8; Fiji Islands, =; France, Al;
India. p; Italy, 81; Japan, j; New Zealand,
81; Norway. =; ROumania, /; Russia, .;
Spanish Islands, ]; spain, D; Sweden, .;
Switzerland, 8; and West Indies, 4.
AtAnsonia, Conn, on June 9th, all the shops
were closed. and the day devoted % lne dedi-
cation OF a public library given 10 tne town
ID. ali nf
la honor Of Arson Greene Phelps (nef grand
father and the founder Of Ans0nia), james
stokes and his wife Caroline Phelps stokes.
The building cost between 4o5,VVV and SA0VNi
aud Miss stokes has supplemented TINS GIN
with another. a fountain. 20 stand ON tho
point of the triangle ON which the library was
built. 10 is OF polished scotch granite twelve
feet high. Tnere are two inscriptions on the
column. That on the globe reads; blessed
are the merciful| while just above The
supply pipe is the following: In Mem0riam.
AnHs sewen author Of Black Beauty"
MIR POultnev Bigelow's Danube articles,
describing his canoe voyage down that river
in 1891, will shortly be published under the
title, paddles and Politics Down The
Danube The book will contain numerous
illustrations by the author, and Will be issued
in Charles l.. Webster 4 Co.'s "ficton, Fact
and Fancy Series,n uniform with the same
writer volume on The Oeflnan EiAltlpi.
The cable brings word by the way, that MI,
Bigelow and Mr. Frederic Remington have
Just been expelled from Russia. where they
were canoeing along the Baltic coast
Mr.. Austin Dobson has edited fieiding's
"JOurnal OF a Voyage 10 Lisbon" for Mac
milan 81 Co. There will be but 800 copies
printed. The same house VIII soon BRING out
Dir. George {. Napier's "Homes and Haunts
of TennysOn," and a third (reNised) edition
of Professor Goodwin Smiths "Trip % Eng-
land,' uniform with M. William intei
'.Gray Days and GoldD and "shakespeare's
England"
MIR. Gladstone, in acknowledging receipt OF
DR.. Albert IeAingwelrs recent work on
''lllegitimacy in Great Britain" writes: 81
thank you sincerely FOR sending me your work
on a subject which well deserves all the labor
that can be bestowed upon II, and which do
not doubt you will greatly help 10 elucidate.
The recent changes in the tables are most
curious Ii is not generally known, even IN
England, that the 6rst work In the English
language upon this phase Of sociology Is from
the pen OF an American physician, who,
however, has for several years resided Abroad
For few days last week there was exhibit,
ed az Houghton, Mihiin X Co.'s Offices In East
Seventeenth street, New York. "A choice little
library OF about 900 volumes destined for the
Army Mess at the West Point Military
Academy. IL includes sets OF Emerson
Whittier, Bret Harte, Dickens, Ihaekeray,
Wins0rs History Of AMERICA and ''The
nfottouorw tho hooLa Iafur a.,I