The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13

T HE office or poet laureate OF Da'o'
has been dissndowed. The oihc" Was
created by King Ludwig H.. VINO APP
pointed the poet Karl Won Heigel TO mo
post, the yearly stipend being e,y0 H"lnS'
Since Ludwigs unhappy emo, the iaui'
ote's income has twice been lowered. ana
the poet Is now Informed that. by an or
der from the Cabinet. II will cease alto
geihcr after Now Year Day, ls5'.
y.
THE publisher OF the Critic announce
u new literary mabt@.ne' no
MONTH in Literature. Art. and Life
II will be edited by Joseph B. Glider ana
Jeanette l.. Glider. editors OF the TUG.
and will be composed IN part OK the i"Ae
ter that has appeared IN the MeeAlt -
sues OF that journal Ihere wiz M ,, a,v..
100 pages OF reading matter and illustrA'
tions. THE Month" the editors an
nouncc. will b. a journal OF cultivation,
Independent In its point OF view aud VIZ.
orous In its treatment OF men ana poN.
The first number will appear ABOUT bo'
ccmber 18th.
COOK NEWS for December contains mo
| INST article IN literary ttibtlrh 'yu-
tributed 70 any magazine by Dt.
Watson, and the only article Written ~
him durins his American tour.
XII.
THE two widowed sisters. Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. Gibson. OF Cambridge. Rug
land. who are celebrated for the dis
coverv OF Biblical manuscripts ON Mount
Sinai, have given a site and --0,.v LOT
the Pgeshy College 10 ne removed
from bloomsbury LONDON. TO Cambridge.
II h this Mrs. Lewis whose article. en-
titled What Language Did Shris.
Speak," IS one OF the most important
contributions TO the Christmas century.
THERE are 40 daily papers puoiished
TN Parts. And why not! Anyone can
publish a daily paper when news -
XIII.
not essential This news IS the least m
portant part OF French newspaper.
XIV
A contributor 10 the Critic has the tol-
lowing apropos OF the November maya
zines.
The Argonaut takes the November mag
azines and names a number on totclsh
authors whose stories or essays arc
found in them. Among these toreisners
see the name OK I'll. August L. Jacca-
ci. | admit that Mr. Jaccaci was born
In 4 foreign country, though MIS-. lidmet-
ton in speaking of him IN her husband
memoir calls him an American. lie has
certainly lived here long enough to be-
long to the country, and has tor some
years past held the position Of art-cdllor
of Scribncr's Magazine. However, Tor
the sake OF argument | VIII admit that
he Is a foreigner. and that the others
named are also foreigners. What OF ~
Are We to have none but Americans writ
ing i'm our MAGAZINES l hope tnat We
are not quite 50 narrow minded as that
What would we say II English editors
barred out American writer's only last
summer Mr.. Howols Mr.. James. Mr..
Crawford and Mrs. Barr had serials run
ming in the leading English weeklies.
What II Mrs. Humphry Ward, Mr.. Har-
dy. MI ia Maurler. Mr.. Barrie, Mr.
Kiplng and Mr. Hope have serials pub
lished i'm our magazines? Are not Ameri-
can authors published grially ylsot Ia
not Col Higginson writing his teminis-
cences FOR the Atlantic Monthly! ltas not
Mr. James lust finished a serial there,
and Miss Murfrcc begun another Has
not Mr. P0ultney BgciOw told. the story
Of the German struggle for liberty IN
Harpcrs Magazine and begun series
on Africa And are not Mr.. Bowolls, Mrs.
]. w. Alexander. Mr.. Hutton MT Mat
thaws MIR Warner. Mr.. Bangs. ana
host Of other coOd Americans writin, as
hard as they can for the same pcriodicalF
As for the Harpcrs other periodicals.
they are simply filled with American sto-
ries Miss Wilkins and Mr.. j. X. Bangs
are writing serials for the Weekly and
Mr. Casper Whitney - doing an he can
tor amateur sport In itS columns. out
Of three serials 10 be published IN tho
Bazar two are by Americana Maria
Louise Pool and Octave fhanet I'm the
announcement OF tho good things coming
in the Round Table, what II Thomas
Uardv holds the place OF honor ON ono
pagep Hasn't Alr. Warner-sitoking his
beard after the manner OF Michaol An
0olo's s'MOscg"-thc plarc of honor on tho
other side? There may bo "a few English
men mentioned I'm the prospectus. hut
they haven't much 10 do. All the long
serials are by American authors, ana All
the short serials as well. And as for lip
pincotts. how often IS ITS complete nov
eI by a foreign hand;
surely The Ccnfur.v should be forgiven
Mrs HIumphry Ward for the year II Is
setting a purely An .rican iahle. lh'ie
IS Or. Weir Mitchclls American mover;
and a novel by Mr. Marion Crawford m
which the characters are Americans,
though the scene Is laid ln Europe. Ana
what could be more Thoroughly patriouc
than Gen. Horace Porter ~ipcri on
campaigning with Grant Then, f YOU
, ,gill turn 10 the announcements or 81.
| Nicholas. YOU will SEQ that there Is not n
foreign author named. As for Scribncr 8.
its doors would seem to bee closed ueht "a
| tho foreign invader Mr. Charles Dana
| Gibson. Mr.. Richaroi Harding Davis. Mr.:
! " D. Howclls and Mr. G. W. Gable will
| supplv its fiction: while al OF It's special
articles will be written by Americans ana
| devoted 20 American subjects. What mas
The Argonaut 70 say in the face Of these
facts;
ESsRs. Charesl Scribner's Sons
| Nl have issued a new ana chlaibed
~ edition OF their admirable Must
| cal Literature List when comprises
| nor only their own pitllLc atoms. but prac-
! tfcallv all good books on musical SUBS
| i,,cts in tho English language IL IS
| pamphlet OF lOt yaetTi, aDu the DOORS
are all conveniently classified. There
! are twenty works on the violin, twenty
! one on the plano. twenty seven on the
voice and singing, biographies innumera'
bic OF the great composers. WORKS on
| church music. etc. AusoDg tie announce
| meuts is II new book by Mr.. II. u. kreh-
| biel. entitled How 10 Li5o'n TO Music
Chester Bailey Fernasd. whose first
volume Of stories. The Cat and the che
| rub" has Just been cordially received. Is
| shown IN "A new vein in a story which Will
| appear I'm tho January Century. This
! Is The Lights Of Stka,' talo or the
sea with a tragic element Mr.. Fernald
was married a few months ago. and has
recently gone 10 Japan, where he VIII
remain for year or two In order 10 get
local coloring for new series OF stories.
| lie is best known by his Chinese tales.
| and yet this Is his FIRST trip 10 the Orient.
| as his studies OF Chinese characters were
made during a residence IN san Fran
cisco.
Captain Alfred r. Mahan. who recently
| resigned from the United States Navy
| IN order 10 devote his entire attention 10
| literary pursuits. has written an article
| on Nelson I'm the Battle OF the Nile.
for the January number OF The Century.
| Captain Mahan has for years been study
ing the career OF Nelson In preparation
| 81 , Ifa 81 fTa urqlf glFuru4nIer and