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Andrew Lang will publish a new volume
of poems with the rather far-fetched title
Ban and Arriere Ban"
The establishments of the English and
American Bible societies in Russia have
been closed by the police.
The American Folklore Society is about
to undertake an extensive scheme of publ
cation. under the name of Memoirs of
the American Folklore Society"
Professor Ely's Social Aspects of Chris
tianity' has been adopted by the Metho-
dists and the United Brethren in their pre-
scribed. course for theological students. and
In their Bible classes.
A work which is to illustrate the COM
mon ground of all great religions is in
preparation in England. Selections from all
the chief religious writings of the world
have been made by experts for its pages.
1t is interesting in these days of well-paid
for copy" TO read that Fanny Fern re-
celved so cents for her first story sketch.
The Model Minister" published in a Bos-
ton magazine called The Mothers Assist
ant.
Mr.. F. Upper has made some wildly funny
Illustrations for the forthcoming fantastic
book. Bill Nye's History of the United
States" The material of this work is new
and original, never having appeared in
print. The same may be said of most Of
Its facts and opinions.
A biography of DIR. ]. G. Holland. we'll
beloved Timothy Titcomb,' is to be issued
shortly by the Scribners. 1t is written by
Mrs. Thomas F. Plunkett, a lifelong and
intimate friend of Dr.. Hollands, who had
exceptional opportunities for studying his
personality and character.
The American Folklore Society is about
to publish Folklore Tales of Angola by
He'll Chatelain, late United States CONNER
cial agent at Loanda, West Africa This
publication Of oral literature will be .hc
first printed representation of the ideas of
races from which have been derived part
of the negro population of our Southern
States.
A long time ago, at one Of the social
gatherings at the house of Mr.. Howells,
Professor Fiske got so deep in a discussion
of the origin of Mother Goose rhymes
that his host suggested that he write =
paper on the subject for the Atlantic. Prof.
Ffske wrote one and then another, and
they became the nucleus of his first book,
Myths and Myth Makers"
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson has not only
inspired the literary talent of Mr.. CUTLER
Couch into productivity, but also that Of
Mr.. S. r. Crockett. a young Scotch cler-
book, The Stickit Minister" Another novel
of Mr.. Crockett's called THE Raiders"
which will deal with Highland life fifteen
decades ago, is soon to be published.
Speaking of the late Francis Parkman, an
English critic says: "Ha had the dislike
of parade which is notable among the best
New Englanders. Men such as he repre-
sent a type which may soon be as rare
In America as the Indian with whom he
made friends and the buffalo which he
hunted. 1t is usually an eXaggeraLlon TO
speak of a mans loss as irreparable, yet
when we mourn the death of Parkman we
do so the more. sincerely because he has
not left behind him, and may never have,
an equal among his countrymen." Has
he left behind him az equal In any land?
In connection with Count Tolstois last
book a remarkable copyright dispute has
been occupying the attention of lawyers,
publishers and authors IN England. AS is
well known, the Russian philanthropist not
only declines to receive any financial re-
turn from his works, but even to avail
himself of any copyright protection for
them. The royalties which should be his.
to give them to the needy If he wish. swell
instead the pockets of publishers, who, in
consequence, battle for a monopoly privi-
lege. They obtain for themselves the copy
right refused by Tolstoi, and prosecute
each other for every Infringement thereof.
Meanwhile the Russian poor are poorer
through the shortsightedness of their would
be benefactOr.