The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26
Literary Notes.

The library OF the late NJ. Renan Is
thus described by Mr.. Theodore stanton:
1.-THE whole library contains ABOUT zen
thousand volumes, some, three, or I 10y
thousand OF which are devoted TO BID
ucaI and Oriental subjects, and were the
tools used by Renan IN the production or
his principal works. This portion OF the
collection is peculiarly valuable because
only a scholar like Renan could nave
brought II together. Again. several OF tne
volumes are out Of print, whlle there are
many pamphlets Of great rarity, presenta-
ton copies printed for private clrcula,
ton among university professors and
treating some special reconcile subject
This part Of the library. which at Renan
special request viii not be broken UP, pht
be sold to a single purchaser, Is complete
in Itself and would be found exceedingly
useful by all students of the Oriental
languages or religious exegesis In Its
largest sense."-Mail and Express.
At a recent London sale the following
prices were obtained for the books named:
"Oliver Twist" with illustrations by
Crulkshank. IA; Don Quixote' tengrav-
ings by K. Smirke), e l5s.; Shakespeare,
Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies" Q66D,
fl5 los; History OF Surrey by Manning
and Bray QSH-l4l, ZIG los. ; Peaks. Passes,
and Glaciers" by the Alpine Club, 70;
Defoe's novels and miscellaneous works
twenty VOlumes), Fl los; 'iHtsory OF
Free Masonry" fS.
The Fountaine collection OF books which
was sofa IN LONDON SOME llllc d6V Wa
tanned some volumes OF note AmonS
them was a prayer-boOk of 1874, impressed
on vellum, which had belonged 70 Henty
VIII. and was given by him to his dauSh-
ter Mary. 1t contained an inscription IN
the Kings handwriting: 'Myne own good
doughter." 1t had passed from Mary 70
her mother as a gift, and Mary had writ
ten, "Your moste humble DouShter ana
Servant Marye." This prayer-book was
sold for f640
A curiosity OF journalism IS a paper pub
lished i'm Alaska. 1t appears but once
a year and is issued by missionaries at
Cape Prince OF Wales Behring Sea, under
the title Of the Eskimo Bulletin, and APP
pears on the arrival OF the solitary yes
sci which visits the Eskimo village once
year II is printed by hektograph on
one side Of thick leaves OF paper. twelve
by eight inches. The contents are IN
Eskimo and English. In Greenland, III
tie annual paper used TO be printed some
thirty years ago, entitled aedhnutn1-
linginginarmik Iusarummasassumk mean
ing something 10 Read, Reports OF All
Kinds OF Entertaining News 1t pun
lshed occasional pictures. and may sun
exist if it has survived its name. Another
Greenland paper, when appears oitehef'
is the Kaladlit.
Mrs. Frederick Haskell's contribution to
the cause Of Oriental Scholarship IS in the
form Of two gifts to the University OF
Chicago. one is $4,000, for the endoN-
ment OF lectureship on Comparative lte-
ligions This is the direct outcome Of the
Parliament Of Religions and Or. BaroWs,
as the leading spirit in that great move.
ment naturally becomes the first occu-
pant Of the chair. Bat In addition 70 tvs
Mrs. Haskell gives 100000 for the DulId-
ing of an Oriental museum, as a memo,
rial to her husband. This Museum Will
be one Of three devoted TO the use on
ancient languages and institutions. me
others will be a Greek Museum and a to-
man Museum. The general plan OF the
building has already been considered. me
first floor will be devoted 10 Egyptians
Assyrlan. BabylOnIan. and Arabic WORK
There will also be On TINS hoor ~ assent
bly, room seating about two hundIed
where the lectures on Comparative Rellp-
ions will be given. The second floor Will
be given 10 Biblical work, Hebrew. ana
New Testament. The third HOOr VIII De
devoted TO other Oriental work and the
department OF Comparative RelSions
with the library.
Modern Parliament Vergion.-Replying to
questions concerning the delay - NUNS
m the most of Poet Laureate, Sir w. Har-
court said. "This is a delicate question
and. amidst conflcting claims, | must
shelter myself In the decency or the earn
ed language, and | would reply, Poeta
nascitur non ft" My hon. friend must
remember what hapepned to the shepherd
Paris when he had TO award the apple
and the misfortunes which befell MN ana
his neutrality-suspicious. inJuria tormae.
Literary Digest.
y l.
arv or musical success he likes 10 asso-
ci5te IL with some permanent record. IN
Instance was afforded by Dumas, who
called the little villa that he butt out
side Paris Monte Cristo;" by Maupas.
SAINT. who christened his yacht the bel
Ami" and by NJ. Planquette. who com
m~morates Les ClOches lie COrneviue
nv naming his villa at MerVille-sur-
'.;rhe villa des ClOches."
In the ephemeral world OF books, any
work which lives and continues 10 be read
for over four centuries must possess some
hidden value which warrants such a long
existence. or all eXtant DOCKS
except the Holy Scriptures, it
is certain that no work has
been so widely read, or SO highly
esteemed. as Tine Imitation Of Christ
by Thomas a Kempis. This Is shown
bv the fact that from the time when
the first edition was printed, In 1870, no
less than 5.00 different editions are known
TO have been Issued What editions be,
Vond these may have been produced ana
lost no one can now tell; but when TINS
calculation Is taken in conjunction with
the feet that 'rhe Imitation has been
translated into hfty-six LANGUAGES, some
vague conception can be formed OF the
millions OF copies which must have been
circulated and read down to our own day.
The AfhpnapuIn.