Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-10

has lately appeared in Germany. and
Prof. T.. S. Joynes's Minimum French
Grammar aud Reader.
Montezuma's Daughter, Rider
Haggard's Compromised new novel,
dealing with Mexican life, will, it is
now stated, be issued in the autumn
BY Longmans. Green & Co.
Brother Azarias. who died on August
Goth, at Plattsburg, n. Y, was regarded
as one OF the highest living authorities
on the theory, practice and history OF
pedagogics. His secular name was
Patrick Francis Mullcaney, and he was
born in Killemain, county Of Tipperary,
Ireland, forry.six years ago. He passed
several years in study among the great
libraries Of Europe. From 1879 TO
1856 he WAS President Of Rock Hill
College, Ellicott City, Nd. He had
published "The Development of Eng
lish Literature. "An Address on
Thinking, and many educational
papers.
Mr.. William c. Sydney, Of London,
is preparing book on the social condi-
ton OF England at the beginning OF the
present century.
Peterson's Magazine for August con-
tains an interesting paperOn Dickens S
London in lS93." The novelist's eldest
son, however, has just stated that
" Dickens's London" has almost en-
tirely disappeared.
In poem published in the "South-
crn Magazine" Robert Burns Wilson.
the Blue Grass poet, says of regret that
there is an enchantment in it (which
no soul never can forget Rather a
new departure to sacrifice grammar
TO alliterationl
Frank Matthews is the name OF a
Young writer who is coming to the front
in England as o writer of Irish stories.
He comes OF famous Tipperary family.
although, like hIpling, an East Indian
by birth, having been born in Bombay.
He is the author OF that successful biog
raphy "Father Matthew and His Times.
"Lippincott's Magazine for Septem-
Der contains a readable paper on "A
Girls Recollections of Dickens" In
the literary circles OF Boston "Boz -
did not shine to the best advantage
His manners were not above criticism.
while his dress was decidedly "audi-
ble."
The September "Arena" contains q
paper by Rev. Howard McQueary on
+" Moral and Immoral Literature" 1t
contains some strong and novel observa-
tions.
The thirty-eighth edition of "Lorna
Doone appeared in London recently
Blackmore's masterpiece was heavy
loss when it was first published in 1869
IN three volumes. 1t did not begin TO
be- profitable until one-volume edition
was put on the market. The sale OF the
book in America has been even larger
than in Britain.
"a Dictionary OF Quotations from An
cient and Modern English and French
Sources" compiled by the Rev. james
Wood, editor OF "Nutalls Dictionary,
will be issued Immediately by Frederick
Warne & Co.
OF the new text OF the Old Testament
there will be an edition de luxe" him.
tied to 100 copies, printed on the most
costly handmade Dutch paper, in an
ornamental binding designed by Prof.
Stroehl Of Vienna, who has designed the
new ornamental headings and tell pieces
for the Hebrew text.
A first edition of Walton's Compleat
Angler" was recently bought from
Messrs. Pickering & Chatto by an Amer
lean for about l.l75.
The Harpers announce collection Of
Essays il London and Else where, "
including papers on Flaubert, Lott, Ib-
sen, Browning, Mrs. Humphrey Ward
and Lowell f; aud The Wheel of Time, "
containing the story which gives the
title and two others called respectively
Collaboration and "Owen Wingate, I"
The two books are by Henry James.
James Whitcomb Riley, the poet, has
purchased. as q permanent dwelling
place, the old Indiana homestead of his
family.
A discussion as to the proper pronun-
citation OF tomato is going on in the New
York "Critic." Rather surprisingly, q
Boston writer contends for the "long a"
sound. Another writer asks, pertinently.
if tomarto, why not potarto? We don't
know why not, but We know an indiyid.
ual who is hard of hearing who will
never countenance any but the "ltalian
a" sound A lady on an Old Dominion
steamer once asked him to pass the
tomaytoes, and he passed the potatoes.
If she had said tomartoes he would have
been spared his bushes.
A grant of fl00 from the Royal Boun.
ty Fund has been conferred upon the
granddaughter of Robert Burns.
Oscer Wilde has written the "Incom.
parable and Ingenious History OF Mr..
w. H., being the true secret OF Shake
speare's Sonnets. now for the first time
here fully set FORTH" He is also about
to bring outa poem called "The Sphinx "
A poem by Sir Walter Scott. which,
it is believed, has never been printed in
any form, and certainly not in any edi-
ton of his works. will be found in the
September Blackwood'a
According to the Athenaum there
is soon to be published in London vol.
ume of poems by Mr.. Francis Thomp.
son, rev writer whose work has excited
considerable interest in private circula-
ton. Browning. to whom few Of the
writer's pieces were shown, predicted
great things OF him.
There is q rumor that the proprietor
of the "Pall Mall Gazette has paid or
offered Rudyard Kipling f3O0 for three
ballads to be published during the next
few months--this sum to be for serial
right only.
CHM 4 Co. have nearly ready Collars
"Shorter kysenbach" for the study OF
German. Their Ancient History" by
Prof. Myers, is about to be translated
into Arabic.
Among the contents Of the "Review
OF Reviews" for September Is an article
giving . full description OF the Ferris
wheel at the Worlds Fair, with some
fine illustrations also sn account and
. portrait OF the inventor. who Il only IS
years OF. aga. Other interesting and