The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-27

prise comes flDm Germany, where only 40
eshuons OF the novel have been pub1ished
during three centurfes OF its existencs.
OF remaining etlItaona 8 were In Gwedishs
In modern Greek, 4 In Catalan, 8 in
RoUmanian, and one each in Basque and
Latin. In this respect, however, Burns
excels Cervantes, for we understand from
the correspondents OF Scottish paper that
he 10 acquainted with exquisite versions oe
some OF Burns poems In Arabic
In October Princeton University will
celebrate its one hundred aud fiftieth BIRTH
day. Apropos OF this interesting event.
Prof. HIbben. OF Princeton. has contributed
an entertaining article TO the October
Forum entitled Princeton College and
Patriotism" Ex-President Harri. on writes
for the same number OF this magazine
noteworthy article on the 'Silver Ques-
tion", Lord CHIEF Justice Russell Is an
other contributor.
A remarkable find has been made by the
expedition sent out by the University OF
Pennsylvania to dig for archaeological rec
ords In the mound OF Nppur, In Babylon la
IL Is no less . treasure than cuneiform
inscription that, 1t Is claimed. carries back
the Babylonian history $500 years fur
Their than anything heretofore known, to a
period OF 900 years before Christ. The
leader of the expedition is Prof. II ilprecht,
conceded by English journals to stand In q
foremost place in everything relating TO
BabylOnian archaeology"
Minnesota should be an agreeable abode,
in fact a very terrestrial paradise for the
epicure, IL the artistic magazine. What
to Eat, which Is pu blished in Minneapolis,
is correct exponent OF food and fare in
the Northwest. 1t 10 a delightful piece
OF culinary literature. Like other meritO-
rious publications, with pronounced origf.
nality, and literary and artistic merit,
What To Eat will probably soon be snap
ped up by Eastern publishers and brought
nearer us, and given more ample and de-
served facilities for distribution.
In December. 1880, George Sand wrote
to N. Boncoiran, OF Paris, that CHANGING to
look in her husbands desk she saw a
package directed to her, labeled To be
opened only at my death She had no
patience to wait until she became a widow,
she explained, 80 she opened 1t at once,
and found his will, which bequeathed to
her nothing but his hatred and scorn.
In that moment her irreyocable resolu-
ton was taken-to leave him and to live
her own life-aDd to that we owe the great
masterpieces which she has contributed
To the fiction OF the nineteenth century.
Speaking of hereditary literary talent,
the st. James Gazette finds that It Is a
very rare thing 1t says: Thinking over
the great names of English literature, the
only cases that occur To one are the Cole
ridges, the Disraelis, and the Lyttons, and
some would add the Mills; and, with tie
possible exception OF Samuel Taylor and
Hartley Coleridge. there can not in these
cases be much talk of genius transmitted.
In France there are the cases of the two
Crebiilons and Dumas, pere land Dumas, fills;
and If Edmond de Goncourt's critical in
sight is to be depended on, we shall have
to add Daudet, pere, and Daudet. fills.
Felix Memberships father us.d to CONT
plain that he never in the worlds re-
gard had an independent existence. The first
half of his life he was merely the sou OF
Moses Mendelssobn, the phi osopher, and
the second half merely the father OF Felix
Iendelssobn, the composer"
The number Of pictures in the various
great galleries is given as fellows: Gal
l.ry Of the Vatican, Rome. 81: gallery Of
the Luxembourg Paris, 267, apitoliDe
Gallery, Rome 225: Academy Of Fine Arts,
Of Eiiesniere, 31S; collection Of the Duke
Of Sutherland, 323; Gallery Of A nIsterdam
3s6; Pitt Palace, Florence 500; Brera
Gallery, Milan. SOB: Be g iese Gallery,
Rome, 526; Gallery Of brussels. $50,
Academy Of Science Gallery Turin, $50;
Gallery Of Blu ley House. Northampton
shire, 500: -Ab,werp Gallery, 500: Acad-
envy or Fine Arts. Venice, 6Ss; National
Museum, Naples, zoo: the Leiohtenstein
Gaiier., Vienna, 713: National Gallery,
London, 902; Uffizi Gallery. Florence,
loo; the Old Museum. Berlin, 1850;
The PInac, thek, Munich. 1,422: Belvidere
Gallery, Vienna, $50: Imperial Hermit
g. st. Petersburg. / .631; Gallery Of the
Louvre, Paris 500: Museo Of The Prado,
Madrid. 1913: Royal Gallery Of Dresden,
2, 200: Gallery Of Versailles. 5000.