Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

tain the first installment of a fine tale of adventure by Robert Louis Steven son, left unpublished at his death It Is a love story, having for its hero a French soldier held a prisoner of war in Edingurgh Castle; and for its heroine an aristocratic Scotch maiden whom he meets there.
 Ouida has written a book called "The Massarenes," which is said to be a new departure for this clever, if eccentric, writer. The hero of the story emigrates
 to America, where he accumulates for tune by more or less questionable means. and returns to England to spend it. The efforts of the millionaire and his wife
 to buy their way into society are said to
 be handled with a scathing pen.
 William Watson contributed to a re- cent number of the Academy the follow ing verses on "Wymps," Miss Evelyn Sharp's successful book for children: Here in this book, the wise may find A world exactly to their mind,- From fairy kings to talking fish, There's everything such persons wish.
 "Sweeter little maid than you Mayer read a story through.
 Through a sweeter little book Little maid shall never look y purchased the most valuable collection of linguistic works in the world. The price paid for them is net known' but there are 10000 volumes, and were bought from
 the widow of Prince Louis Lucien Bona parte, who spent his lifetime collecting them. A year ago they were offered for sale for $200,000
 J. Ellen Cadelle, of Florence, s. C., a 16-y1ar-old drummer" for a New York
 ;. h years experience on the road, and it will soon be published. It being necessary for her to support her invalid fatfler and
 mother, and little brother and sister. she began canvassiHg her home state for a weekly newspaper, and gave that up to become a, full fledged knight of the grip"
 The only complete and accurate ac- l count of the life of Lyman J. Gage, Maj. treasury, has been written for the March Review of Reviews by Maj Moses P. Handy, who describes the leading traits of Chicago's first citizen in a twelve-page
 illustrated article, written in Major Handy's usual delicious style.
 We learn that since the middle of Mo- vember last over 10000 copies of J. M. Barrie's books have been sold in England and the United States-100,000 of these be- llIS EotilllIfleHldl ana MdT- garet Ogllvy" It is said that the sale of the latter book in England is only re- stricted by the difficulty in reproducing the etched frontisptece portrait of Mar garet Ogilvy, which is printed in Paris, and cannot be supplied quickly enough to meet the demand for the book
 
 Chief Hagen, of the secret service, has recovered some $50 letters, documents,
 com issions. land patents. old English warrants, etc. which, il is alleged, were stolen by an employe named Turner from the Congressional library. Some date back far beyond 1700, and among them are the autographs of King George IT., Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Liv- ingston. of British prime minister's and other distinguished men. Some 150 docu- ments are still missing. One of the re- | covered treasures is Washington's jour- nal for 17S7.
 An Englishman's study of the longest reign in British history is contributed to the Review of Reviews in this diamond | jubilee year of Queen Victoria's rule by MT. w. T. Stead, who traces the growth of imperial dominion and the influence of | the royal family from the point of view of the typical British subject The arti- l cle is illustrated with a large number of | portraits of the queen and of members of | her family circle. Many of these DOT | traits are rare, and are now published for l liiC bi St tliuS III <AIHtIlCd The editor of the Review of Reviews comments in the March number on the | spanish programme of reforms in Cuba, the United States senate'S attitude to- ward the arbitration treaty with En- l gland, the immigration bill. the proposed l international mon etary conference. Presi. l dent-elect McKinley's cabinet selections. | the recent senatorial elections the New
 York trust Investigation. the famine sit
 nation in India. the affair of the Greeks | In Crete, the foreign policy of Russia the position of England. France and the other 1 great powers, and many other matters | of current interest.
 | Some unknown writer whose name is signed merely "L. L.," contributes to the "Crltic" the following expressive lines to the memory of Eugene Field: Not the fame that lies in the voice of the ! world
 While the book or the poem is read But the love that lives in the heart of the | world
 After the man is dead"
 
 While referring to this much beloved | poet, it is well to make mention of the
 deep friendship existing between him and | Francis Wilson, who for the sake of this love, has had printed for private circula. tion a number of the verses that MT
 Field wrote on the f1y-leaves of copies oi l his own books given to MT. Wilson. The following was written in the No. large
 paper copy of Stones First Edition oi
 American Authors" to which Field wrote | the"Ad I4ectorem'':
 'In answer to your loud petitions | To autograph your First editions
 This shall the world apprse That have quit all biblio-madness, | And view with penitential sadness
 This tome which you peruse wftf | gradness
 | And mildly criticise.
 Oh,. would that you might change fol | better,
 Bursting each bibliomaniac fAtter-- To join your grateful friend c~f debtor | Collecting butterflies"