The times., 1898-01-30

Revolutionary years, when the num-
| Der of slaves was u 900 out of a popu-
lation of 900. The next monograph
| of the series will be "Tammany Hail.
by Talcott Williams. Others will be:
"Old Family Names" by Berthold
Fernow; Bowling Green" by Spencer
! Trask; Prisons and Punishments,' by
Elizabeth Dixie Lewis; "Breuklyn,'' by
Harrington Putnam; .'Old TaEerns and
Posting Inns,' by Elizabeth Brown
! Cutting; THE New York Press in the
18th Century" by Benjamin E. Martin;
Neutral Ground by Charles Pryer;
"Old Hospitals" by Francke H. Bos-
worth: ''Old Schools and Schoolmas-
| ters,' by Tunis G. Bergen. The series
is published by G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Mr.. S. M. Hamilton, librarian of
| the Department of State, has edited
the writings of James Monroe, which
| will be published in the series of The
Writings of the Fathers of the Re
/ public by G. p. Putnam's Sons.
/ The works of Jerome K. Jerome have
been translated into Russian and Nor
wegian, and he is said to be one of
/ the very few English writer's at all
well known in these countries.
Mr.. Goldwin Smith has admitted that
| considered, very judicial in dealing
| with American and English affairs. Mr..
| Smith is now worried about the parti-
san view of historians in dealing with
/ our own civil war. He does not think
that any native writer" can be per-
| fectly impartial there.
Arthur Hugh Clough was one of the
unique thinkers in England in his time
His Ten Commandments is among
the sharpest SatireS ever written in
verse. An anecdote is told by Thomas
Arnold, brother of Matthew Arnold, of
a conversation which Clough once had
with that great English critic, in 1858.
Matthew Arnold said Of Voltaire: LAS
to the coarseness or sensuality of some
of his writings, that is a matter to
which l attach little Importance Said
Clough, bluntly: "Wel, you don't think
any the better of yourself for that, l
suppose"
Phil May tells little story of Glad
stone, which illustrates one of the un-
pleasant traits of human nature He
says that an ardent Liberal once got
into correspondence with Mr. Glad
stone, who was kind enough to give
him some of his own works with his
autograph on the fy-leaf. The man
went and sold the autograph copies,
down the country to vote the other
way from the way Mr.. Gladstone sup
posed he was going to vote. Some men
have no sense of politeness.
THE God-Idea of the Ancients: or
Sex in Religion" by Eliza Burt Gam
BILE, is about on the level of the "wom-
ans Bible" and has no more business
to be-
William Morris has published a book
called Water of the Wondrous Isles"
which is full of the exquisite rhetoric
and sunny atmosphere for which he is
notable.
An extremely valuable little book of
reference is Edmund Routledge's
Date-Book," containing important dates
from the creation of the world as COM |
monty accepted, to the year 1897 Some I
people have a natural memory for I
dates. but the average person remem-
bers the year 1892 and few others. and +
to the average person this little volume
will be welcome acquisition. 1t is pub /
lished by George Routledge & Sons
First il was announced that Rudyard
Kipling would go to South Africa: then
it was stated that he would take his
the information that he would do some +
literary work there; now ii is said that
he has sailed for South Africa with
his family, for a holiday of three or
four months, and will do no writing
whatever during that time. In the alb
ssnce of further items it may be added
by way of increasing this rolling snow
ball, that Mr.. Kipling will undoubtedly
use his eyes and ears while wandering
among the Beers and the kaffirs and
a great deal of literary material will he
slowed away in the pigeon-hoIes of his
brain for future use. The South African
story may be looked for by and by.
Clarence Hawkes., the blind poet, says
that it is one of his favorite theories
that every human life should contain
three kinds of intelligence, namely, un-
common sense, common sense and non
sense.
Evolution and Effort" by Mr. Ed
mond Kelly, will be published soon by
d. Appleton & Co, and will be of in !
terest to students of New York poll
tics 1t deals with the causes leading
to the results of the late election, and
of the probable future of the city. Mr..
Kelly's treatment Of civic government
may be characterized as broadly philo-
sophical, as distinguished from the
purely practical
H. r. II. the Prince of Wales" a
biography which has been in prepara-
ton for some months, is to be pub
lished Immediately by D. Appleton &
Co.
Mr.. Anthony Hope says that his ia
Vorite among his own books is THE
God in the Car"
Isabella Bird Bishop has published
a book on Korea and Her Neighbors. Z"
This was quite in the natural order
of things.
book of interest to musicians will
be .'Marchesi and Music" by Mathilde
MarcheSi.
Mr.. James Bryce has published
book on Impressions of South Africa"
which is written in his usual easy, en-
tertaining and able style. There is no
expression of opinion on the political
it is simply a book of travel.
Mr. Grant Allen has been breaking
into fiction again, and this time he
he tells of IAN African Millionaire" It |
is a lively and interesting book, but
the accuracy and observation which
Mr. Allen shows when he is watching
plants seem to desert him entirely
when he goes to describe human ma
ture The present story-book is not
at all probable.