The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14

from tho date OF publication before 4
reached tenth edition" Another stria.
ing success OF "a book dealing with ln.
dia Is that OF Mrs. Stccrs ION the FACE
of the Waters" which is now In It's sey.
cnth edition. an edition i'm this case
meaning 800 copies. As a writer OF short
stories Mrs. Steel was never appreciated
In this country. though she was very
highly thought OF at home. Mr. kipiing
has always been enthusiastic in her
praise.
That The Bookman has two editors /,
well known, but that they were apparent.
~ selected for the OppOsitcness OF their
characteristics IS not go well known. The
selection may not have been made f0t
That reason, but 70 would seem so on the
face OF H. one ia an sentiment, the 9th.
er am beligcrency. IN one may Judge by
their work. In the March number. one
writes Of forthcoming novel that "a
l. charged with romance, and works
Ike wine ana thai H. is n story that
viii repeat itself in our dreams i0r
many q long day'-7ll Of which shows
amaDiliiy. ~ not ripe Judgment The
other says, In the same number. that
because De Is NOT IN writing OF kiDllns.
found spontaneously yaupng with an
the dogs Of literature he has AN the pu-
ny pack biting vciOusly" at his heels
among the little dogs be II under
stood. are Nessrs. Stodman Norton. and
Howells) lie also talks about "swlnish"
American bores and other unpleasant
people.
But what As worse than this he zoe.
out Of his way as the editor u a. literary
Journal 90 attack a. lady. simply because
he hears that she is engaged 90 De mar
ricd. lie accuses her VI social ambitions
and IS "sceptcal concerning the issue OF
her present engdgement' FOR while The
gentleman Is rich and accomplished nr
can hardly administer % the Now amli-
ton that has sprung up in the mind ~
his nancce-an ambition 10 shine .n the
world Of Ia haute p0ltiQue.' lie speaks
of her rec no divorce. acuse5 tae judge
before whom the case was tried OF rIl-
ing IN "an arbitrary and unjudicial man
nor against the defendant" and S0e .ps
about her and abuses her IN 4 manner
that would bee shocking ln "a sensational
newspaper. Indeed. 10 Is not often that
one sees "a woman attacked In such a way
as this even IN The columns OF sO-clllct
"scurrllOus sheets Admitting the truth
OF the charges. which 1 DO not for a mo-
ment, IS this The t.mo and the place 10
less "a literary Journal TO do with the
private life Of lady I should Ike 10
know? Tho whole tone Of this article is
in something worse than bad taste. and !
think that 10 VIII make friends rather
than enemies for The lady attacked Real
ly. the over-amiabulty of the other editor
is preferable fo this. As though to add
injury 10 insult o. sarhied portrait OF The
lady is printed in The article. without
credit TO the source from whilh i was
taken.
IN
Dr. Nansen has been unanimously nom
ina ted as Professor OF Zoology 20 tho
Christiania University.
Y.
The lie OF the late Lord Tennyson by
his son. tho present Lord Tennyson b.
finished and on the press OF tho MHcmi-
Ian Co. IL will DE published on October
9Th, in two large volumes, illustrated.
nj.
The Churchman has lost rs editor The
Rev DR. George $. Mallory Who bad
built up the paper from small beginnings.
XII
The Russian authorities have placed
upon their llst OF prohibited books Leroy
Beauhous Empire of the Tsars and the
Russians As consequence. the CONF
pllmeutary copies forwarded 90 certain
officials connected with The ST. Peters
burg Library and with the Department Of
Education. have been returned hy the ST.
Petersburg post-ofice the delivery being
forbidden. The authorized English trans
lation of the work. hy Nine. Ragozin. l7
published I'm this country by Messrs. o..
II. Putnam Sons.