The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-27


of his book which embodies the reports.
Robert Barr, the novelist is coming to
America. He says he is coming Tor
ideas.
"Under the Dragon Flag" by James
Allen, is soon to be issued in America.
1t describes the adventures of a filibus
ter in the war between Japan and China.
when Hearts Are Trumps," the first
volume of lyrics published by Tom Hail,
has been out of print for some time. and
a new edition, at lower price than the
first, is soon TO be issued by Frederick
y. Stokes Company.
Mr.. S. r. Crockett's new novel was
announced TO deal with the Baltic Sea.
and then it was said to deal with the
brigands of South Italy. Both are soma
distance from the native heath of this
canny Scot, but the last announcement
is the correct one.
The third of the Half-Moon Series Of
pamphlets for this year has appeared,
/ and is called "OId Prisons and Punish
ments." The author is Elizabeth Dixie
Lewis. It deals with the history of New
York city exclusively, and New York peo-
pie who have enjoyed making remarks
about Puritan persecution of the Quakers
will be crestfallen to find that Governor
[ Stuyvesant and other Dutch governors
We're quite as lively in abusing these UNI
/ happy people. Anyone housing a FRIEND
was fined $50 and members Of the
prescribed sect were scourged. imprison-
ed or banished at the discretion OF the
/ magistrate. The various city prisons
which existed up to the time OF the estao-
! lishment of ''BlackwelIs'' are described.
and seem to have been about as bad and
l,tN nc cd nc OF IT those
/ old times in the colonies, but with all
/ their faults they were an Improvement on
the prisons of the Old World. This series
of pamphlets is published by G. p. Put
MANS Sons, New York.
All the literary authorities in the Unit
ed States seem to be getting more or
less fun out of J. Gordon Cooglers lyrics.
and Mr.. Coogler seems to be pleased with
their fun, so, to quote the redoubtable
"Stalky" Everybody is paid in full
beautiful feelin'
"The Prospect magazine for the col
ored people of America. will be issued in
New York on the list of next month Phil
Brown, New York newspaper man, will
be it's editor. and contributions from
George C. Gorham, of Cape Town, South
Africa; George Downing of Harvard and
VIII NJ. Cook, of this city, will appear in
I
1.-THE Mothers Magazine" n publica-
ton destined to work along the same
lines as the Congress of Mothers held in
this city last year is published in New
York, and the March number contains
articles of widely varied nature, scien-
tifc. literary domestic and moral, with
some fiction and some poetry. The prin-
cipal articles are THE Scope ard Aims Of
H. g 4I,c-e I,v-
Mrs. Theodore W. Birney; Home Decor
atoms for Children" by ]. f. Douthitt,
illustrated; "A Baby Incubator by Pro
fessor Edwin L. Scott four Illustrations:
"a Trouble of Some Mothers by Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Sponord, with an excel
lent portrait of the authoress; an illus
trated story by Miliicent Gray, "A Colo
NAL DamseI;" In South America, by
George II. Baker, nine Illustrations; the
beginning of a serial story Sister Sere-
ma by Gordon Graham beautifully illus
trated by Ethel L. Johnson: The Don I
Worry Movement" by its founder. Pro
fessor Theodore T. Seward. with his por-
trait.
Tbsen seems to be bothered much as
Browning was. by enthusiastic adorers
who want him to explain his work.
This little tale is told of him in this con-
nection
A German lady, presented to the author
at a court ball, broke out into expressions
of admiration. winding up with DO You
mind telling me. DIR. Ibsen, what you
meant by Peer Gynt?"
A dead silence reigned for moment in
the little group surrounding the old man.
He finally raised his head, threw back his
shock of white hair, adjusted his glasses
looked quizzically into the woman's eyes
and then slowly drawled out:
"Oh, my dear madam. when I wrote
Peer Gynt only our Lord and l knew
what I meant; and as for me, l have en-
tirely forgotten
Anthony Hope in a spicy letter in the
Critic. denies the authenticity of inter
views with him which have appeared If
; American papers since his return tc
England.
The second of the Critic pamphlets viii
be walt Whitman at Home" by him
self 1t is a reprint of the chapters sign
ed George Selwyn,'' in the first series
of Authors at Home" This Will bt
printed on handmade paper and ac-
companied by a fac-simile of part of the
manuscript; and a portrait from an un-
f / published photograph taken on October 81
1891 in the room in which the poet diet
= Just five months afterwards Critic Leaf
2 ! let No 3, which has Just appeared (fol-
4 lowing Kiplings "Recessionar' and Col.
Hay on The Rubaiyat,D is a reprint OF
5 Lincon's Gettysburg speech, both in fac
t simile Of autograph and type.
The first number of The Prospect
: magazine for the cOlored people Of Amer
lea, will appear in New York on the frs
of next month. Among the contributor!
are George G.. Gorham, of Cape Town
South Africa; George Downing of Har
ward, who writes on The Race CUES
ton" VIII NJ. Cook, who writes of '"rh
Music of the Negro and Maritchs
, Lyons. who contributes clever little sto
~ called THE Blue Print" There viii
also be an editorial page on which curren
events relating to the American negro vii
be briefly discussed.
Andrew Lang is said to have written
history of Scotland, which will be pub
lished in the Autumn. What will thi
gentleman do next?
1.-The Writer monthly magazine
from Boston, discusses with much gray
ity the question of the capital letter
1t comes to the conclusion that Will,
some uses OF the capital letter are oh
viouSly incorrect, and others as plainl,
proper. the usage of the newspaper of
flee where the copy happens TO b,
printed, cannot be regulated by an!
known rule.
CopeIand & Day are about 10 issue