The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09

ton of William Blacks Green Pastures
and Piccadilly."
The Messrs. Putnam's fall announce
ments include: Modification, Secession,
Wcbstcr's Argument and the KENTUCKY
and Virginia Resolutions" by Caleb WI
liam Loring: The Church in the roman
Empire, A. D.. GiI70," by Professor w.
III. Ramsey; Studies Of Travel in Greece
and Italy by the late Edward "A. free,
man: Leroy Beauieu's THE Empire ar
the Cars and the Russians, from me
third edition; "A French Ambassador We
Compc de Comingcs) at the Court OF
Charles H." by J. j. Jusserand; Short
Stalks an illustrated narrative OF hunt-
ing trips. by Edward \. Buxton; y otes
for the Nile" by Hlrdwicke ID. lawns
ley; Japan in Art and Industry, from
the French Of Felix Regamey; The
Genesis of Art Forms by Professor
George l.. Raymond. of Princeton; he
Customs and Monuments of Prehistoric
Peoples" from the French of the Marquis
de Nadailac; Scenes from the l4ie OF
Christ edited by Jcssica Cone. with pho-
t0grayures from celebrated paintings; the
Ariel Edition Of Shakespeare WORKS
in thirty-nine volumes Of pocket size. with
500 designs by Frank Howard each vol
ume being sold separately; irving Con
quest of Granada" in style companion
able 10 last years DarrO Edition OF
the "Alhambra:" Fairy Tales Of India,
collected and edited 10y Joseph Jacobs and
J. u. Batten; The Supernatural; It's
Origin. Nature and Evolution by John
III. King; The Philosophy of Indlyldu-
atty by Antoinctte Brown Blackwell,
and Hygienic Measures in Relation to
Infectious Diseases" by Geo. II. +. Nut
tail, Of Johns Hopkins University and
Hospital.
Hero-worship is not extinct in New
England. s. great have cen tie crowds
that have visited Whittier's grave, that
it has been neccl sary to put speci1i
police guard around the lot Every one
who comes wants to carry away leaf
or Hover a mcmentO. and if this were
lllowed, the grave would be entirely
stripped Of everything of the kind. sep
tCmber 18th, between LOO and l,SOO
persons on foot and 80 teams visited the
grave, and every day they are still conf
ing.
George William Curtis made very
happy response to the praises of friends at
dinner given at the Tavern CIuD or
Boston some years since upon has Drtn-
day. Dr. Holmes, Mr. Lowell and Presi-
dent Norton had all said their say and
said it well, when Mr.. Curtis was called
upon to respond. BY way of illustrating
his own case he told the story OF an
Oriental prince and his mentor. Prince
and mentor walked abroad one day, the
latter carrying in his hand a jar, which
he presently uncorked. From the open
month of the vessel rose gas, and this
the mentor lighted. Thick fumes curled
up from the burning gas, and gradually
took such shape that the prince could
not help recognizing traces of his own
s.. tt.rIt ,rlf faI nd nHnIflt1
Can il be that this pictures me- asked
the flattered prince. YES, smiled the
mentor, mot, however, as you are, but
as you ought to be.
A sister poet, who visited Mrs ThaX-
ter the other day. tells Of approaching
the quiet cottage when a sudden turn
brought 10 view gorgeous patch of color,
seeming 10 radate from the very center
of the gray walls At first there was
no accounting for the brilliant reds and
yellowS. glowing in the sunshine, rs vivid
as bit taken from the feast of lanterns.
Only on reaching the house did she dis
cover that. through the broad window
opening to the sea. a huge mantel shelf
was in sight. wide, long and every inch
of space covered by tiny wine glasses.
Not one single vase or bowl marred the
symmetry of the arrangement. but each
slender glass held single perfect bios
som. either a great bloom Of scarlet gera-
mum. or else a golden nasturtium. These
flowers. that ere the pride and delight of
Mrs Thaxter'S heart. are all cultivated
10y her own hands. and every morning as
long as a pOsy is TO be gathered. she
washes these many little receptacles,
adds fresh water. and with a strict sense
of justice apportions each blossom a
place so there shall be no oyercrowding
or favoritism.
According to French papers arrange
ments are about completed for the cree
ton of a monument TO TheOphrast ReIGu-
dot. founder of journalism in France.
Both the Paris council and the General
council Of the Seine Department have
granted sums of money for the purpose
Jules Claretie is the chairman of the
committee which has the project in
charge, and Alfred Boucher has been
chosen as sculptor. ThcOphrast Renhu-
dot. who is to be hOnOred. was born in
Lcudun. in 1915. He studied medicine
After practicing his profession for a time
in his native place he was called to Paris
by Cardinal Richelieu in 1925 There he
established labor bureaus, loan houses
free hospitals and ether Institutions
which made him popular among all
classes of the people On May 80 1851,
Louis MI. gave him the privilege of
printing and selling the news and stories
Of what has happened and what may
happen in and outside of the kingdom
The first Gazette aDveared on the even
ing Of the same day The future mOnu-
ment is to adOrn the Flower Market
where the former editor once had his
office.
Charles Scribner's Sons announce a
number Of interesting books for publica-
ton this fall. Among them we note:
'The Life and Letters of Washington
Allston." by Jared b. Flagg. \. A.;
american Illustrations" by f. Hopkin-
son Smith: "The Great Streets of the
World" Life and Times of Michael
Angelo" by John Arlington Symonds;
''Frence Art by w. G. Brownell; The
Children of the Poor" by Jacob Riis;
The Beach of Falesa and the Bottle
Imp" by X. L. Stevenson; "Afloat and
Ashore on the Mediterranean. by Lee
Mcriwether: Spanish Cities, by Charles
A. Stoddard, "BlackfOOt Lodge Tales,
by George r. Grinnell; The French
War and the Revolution" by Professor
William NJ Sloane, of Princeton; Bar
nard of Clairyaux." by Dr. r. 5. Storrs;
Alcuin," "Abelard' and ''Troe-
bel" in the Great Educators Series;
1.-The Swiss Reformation, by DIR. fmilp
Schaff: THE Campaign of Waterloo, by
John G. Ropes; "lhe RefOnnding OF the
German Empire" by Colonel G.. b. Male.
son; Letters to Young Housekeeper'
by Mrs Bayard Taylor; Songs About
life, Love and Death" by the late Anne
Reeves Aldrch; IA complete edition of the
poems of Mrs. Julia c. r. D0rr. and
'Outlines of Ancient Egyptian History.
boeod ~, Mariettp the translator and cdl-