The morning times., 1896-09-06

| permanent vu1ue. "John Ingiesants' wa0i
the work OF twenty years. The author
kept the manuscript In Q glass case, and
BOW and then read IL to his friends. Lon
don publishers heard OF the hook and In
duced him 10 permit Its publication. |;
The Monthly Illustrator and Home and
Country Tor september 10 distinguished By
IT, handsome Illustrations accompanying
the excellent articles and stories by the
staff OF writer's familiar to the readers Of
the little monthly.
AppIeton's Popular Science Monthly for
September contains two particularly In
teresting articles. One Is by David A.
Wells on THE Definition, Object and
Sphere OF Taxation, ;" the other by Enrico
Ferri on Homicide"
A complete autobiography of Robert Louis
stevenson shows that he had his pen In
fifty-five published books of all depart
n,ents Of literature, even drama, to which
he Contributed a number OF plays in col.
liberation with W. e. Penter.
Messrs Copeland and Day have decided to
issue paper bound edition OF Alice
Browns meadow Grass thirteen stories
OF New England life, which has achieved
favorable criticism at many hands. They
are very charming little tales.
Frances Societe des Gems de Lettres has
a woman for It's Oldest member She u
Mime. du Bos d Elbecq, born in May. 1893,
who wrote a number OF novels in the forties.
She lives at Anglers, and still writes Wig
orous letters to the newspapers.
II. Francis de Pressense, the weIlmown
writer on International politics, and one OF
the most distinguished OF French Journal
lists, has almost ready a volume on Cardinal
Manning. N. de Pressense is quite re-
cent convert to Roman Catholicism.
Louise Chandler Moulton, in stating the
mind OF the American public toward Burns,
says: II am not sure that the average
American has any intimate knowledge OF
Burns, but no library would be complete
without him." There's candor and truth.
The Atlanta publishers of THE Illus
TRAITOR have given tile South a magazine
Of rare literary and pictorial merit, one
which supplies a deficiency In the growth
Of q vigorous, Intellectual people and gives
them a periodical in which they may take
Incorporating pride.
The fiction features Of the September
number OF Ev'ry Month are two short
stories by Stephen Crane and Santander
Mark, while the music portion comprises
a waltz by Richard Goerdler and a dance
by A. E. b. Leonard, together with several
ballads by Oscar Verne and Raymond A.
Browne.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward received 81 900
for Woodstock" Moore 5000 guineas for
.LaIlah RoOkh," Anthony Trollope $780,
900 in all for his works. Mrs Ward received
over $500 600 Tor her three other books.
Yet there seems to be a general agreement
as to the utter worthlessness OF her last
book as literature.
Frederic J. stimson, author OF king
Noanett," which was reviewed in these
columns recently, il a IN IN past the prime OF
life he has heretofore been best known
Cor his legal writings and few inconsplc-
uous stories under the pseudonym OF u. 9.
Of Dale" He Is a lawyer and practices
In Boston, writing at leisure.
Inthe Septembe Century is the third part
OF Mr.. Howell's Idyl OF Saratoga, IAN
Open-Eyed Conspiracy" is given, and the
short stories of the number are ''Abner,"
by Lynn Roby Meekins: Mrs. Stuart's hui
morous sketch, 'SonDy's Diploma" and
q humorous sketch in Lighter VeiD," by
Crane, The Healing OF Meechum-'
In the September Atlantic Monthly ara
THE Story of Uncle Toms Cabin" by
| Charles Dudley Warner, a longtime neigh
Dor OF Mrs Stowe in Hartford; THE wax
ening of the Negro by Booker I. Wash
| ington; ..Athenase," the Creole story, by
Kate Chopin; THE Problem OF the West"
by Frederick ]. Turner, and other inter
esting and timely articles.
Reds OF the Midi" published by Messrs
Appleton, was the first book ever translated
from a ProveDcal Ms, and the first to ap-
pear in America before its publication in
the original tongue. 1t is now about to bs
issued by Nine Roumanille. hbraire editeur
at AvigBon under the title OF Iii Rouge
| dou Miejour, RoumaD Istouri," with
translation in French.