The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30

and body. and she has to appear before
MN FOR committing a trifling offense
The scene In the court, and the various
answers She makes in the course OF her
Cross examination bring home to the
magistrate The extent or the mischief he
has caused. After she has been released
ne repents, seeks her out, obtains for
giveness and marries her.
The volume of short stories, said to be
written in collaboration by Thomas Hardy
and Mrs. Henni Ker Lord Houghton' sdaugiI.
teri, VIII be published in this country By
Roberts Bros. An English critic intim atek
that 1t is only in THE specter Of the Real
the last story IN the volume, that the hand
OF Mr.. Hardy appears. 1t is a somber. strik-
ing, unpleasant tale OF married life
Mr.. Phil May has Just completed a series
OF my studies In black and white Of groups
OF gutter children engaged in gutter sports
Sir Joseph Prestwich. the great geolog-
Isl. died recently at the age OF eight y-four
He had been president of the Geological
Society and professor of geology at Ok
1ord, ana was the author of many works in
his chosen department Of scientific investi-
CATION
Christiana paper says that Ibsen has
Just commenced to write new drama
He VIII remain in the capital OF Norway
all summer, and expects to have the pIa v
ready, not only in the original. but in Ger
man, English and French TRANSACTIONS. in
december. He has just entered his sixty
ninth year, and enjoys the perfect health
peculiar to literary men who do not over
Work or dissipate.
The inventory OF Mrs. Stoves estate sub
United when her will was offered for nm
hate in Hartford. Conn, gives the total
saiue at ST. including a $4,000
HOUSE, several blocks of railroad stock and
$3.50 due from publishing firm. Her
personal belongings are put down at ST.
900. The English copyrights and her Flori-
ga plantation are not put down as worth
any definite sum.
John Murray has procured the Earl of
Loveiace 10 edit the deiini,ive edition OF
Byron. Besides the mass of new Murray
material which is avIila BILE any literary re-
mains OF Byron on the family side will now
also be brought within the scope OF the
edition. Ada. the poet only daughte err mar
ried the late Lord Lnvelace, and their chill
dreG, the present Lord Lovelace and Lady
Anne Blunt are hisliying representatives
is the genius ever uncertain of his own
powers? Coieridse was not. at least. In
long letteT-to John Thelwall which has
just been sold at auction in London he
wrote. Il shall live down all your obje
tons. i doubt not that the time will come
when all our utilities will be directed in
one simple path. am not fit for
public life; yet the light shall stream to a
far distance from the taper in my cottage
window
Mr.. George W. Vanderbilt has iniport-
ed from Europe what is considered TO be
the most valuable library ON forestry in
the world, for his Biltmore estate. Mr.
Vanderbilt has started forest culture On
a large scale at Eitmore. under the man
agement or Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, and has
built number OF cottages ON his estate
Tor the special use of students of forestry.
As these viii have access to the library
mentioned, u viii lie. for all practical
purposes. free library.
The iale Lord Tennyson had an eagle eye
for proofs. A young poet orCe sent him a
good-siEed volume winch the laureate good
naturedly allowed TO he dedicated to him.
With The volume. the young poet wrote q
modest letter dgpTeCajiug Tennyson's TAX
ing the trouble to read it. To his surprise.
not long aiuer, he received loug and kind
ly letter about the poem itself, together with
a list of the misprints in the volume.
Tennyson made 10 Comment Oh the mis-
prints, but the young poet knew that his
poem had received attention.
Margaret Carmicnael'' is the story, by
Charles tiIEiun. OF Il tender Scots woman
and her lover which is 10 lie issued in this
country presently. The LonGon Punch re
Gently gave This rytlmiCal account of il:
a bout th tiibbon let me tell YOU all. Here
is no symptom OF Decline and FAN, You'll
and TIL latest work OF bus pen The test t
and not ton scotch for EDgl.shmen; There's
love and vil!11ny-a subtle plot Well work
ed out. | N Eht tell you-but III not. In
stead, here's ~1ge advice. pray heed it
Co, get The hook nj oCcr and read it