The herald., 1896-03-15

by treatment of new topics and bring
ing the treatment of older ones down
to the latest possible date. Topics
are treated in alphabetical order, and
the work is being issued in handy
parts. at fifty cents volume, with an
appendix at the end of each volume
making everything treated of strictly
up to the date of issue. 1t is an in
genious and promising venture
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE. By THOMAS
HARDY Lowell. Coryell Co, New York.
1t is with great pleasure that we are
able to give prompt and prominent
mention of this handsome volume.
Though in paper cover it is really a
handsome book. 1t is excellent print
and rich in illustrations. A sight of
this excellent story carries the reader
back to the days when Hardy was with
out reprosch as a story teller, and
when, indeed, there we're few stories to
compare with A Pair of Blue Eyes in
point of freshness and promise of the
future. Praise of these earlier works
is very swift and generous and one
only wishes that there had been no
falling off in ethical standards.
STUDIES IN EPITAPH From The Book man.
THE IMPOsTER
He lived on lies and won such warm applause
That truth became to him an eyeless myth;
He died no tepld ma rtyr to his cause:
Himself he caught in his own snaring laws.
THE SOUL OF LUXURY
The richness in pleasure seli-denied
who never knew Is of barron mind
Tofnd where rounded sleek the ripe fruits hide
Is all, if thou untasting turn aside.
CHOPS
One scanty life upon the other flung
Heaps the grim Tasker milliou-high so wise
He beauties the human sacrifice.
Browbeats the centuries. nay, ties Times
tongue.
From charming essay on the edu-
cation of our daughters we make the
following extract II fear that, of all
her domestic relations, that Of daugh-
ter has suffered most in these latter
years. But l should like to see her
made her best in all these characters.
before she undertakes public duties. l
should even 60 so far as to value the
good friend and good neighbor as high
ly as the good committeewoman. In
the excess of organization at the pres
ent day let us not get organized out of
our simple human relations. The best
organization in the world is the home
Whatever in the education of girls
draws them away from that is an in
jury to civilization. Good homes over
all the earth--is not that the "far-off
divine event to which the whole crea-
ton moves!"
In the Publishers Weekly is told
story of "lady author who, in re-
turning galley proofs of her book, re-
marked to the publisher that it was all
right, but she didn't like ''the
pages quite 80 long," nor did she
want "the book printed on one
side of the page only" "News-
psperdom" caps this with story of
bookseller who, on receipt of a copy of
an uncut book, wrote the following to
the publisher: II have received the
books you sent. One of them is not
bound properly. Two of the edges
(side and bottom) are left rough and
uncut, while the other edge of the
leaves (top) is cut and gilded. Shall
take it at half price or return it,"
The familiar song, I'll Hang My Harp
on Willow Tree. has attached to it
bit of royal romance. 1t was written
by young noblemsn who became en-
amored Of Queen Victoria year or so
before she ascended the British throne,