The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
Literary Notes

The forthcoming novel of Pierre Lott
Cullen Viaud) is entitled "Matelot" (The
| Sailor. 1t will be published in Paris be-
fore the beginning of May. Lieut.. Viaud
has now completely withdrawn from the
French navy and will henceforth devote
himself entirely to literature.
1t is reported from Boston that Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe has been engaged in
writing her autobiography this winter. For
more than fifty years her life has not only
been identified with the development of
American literature, but with many public
spirited movements besides. Her autobiog-
raphy should be very entertaining and
useful reading.
The publication of Martin Luther, the
Hero of the Reformation; 14S3-1546" in G.
p. Putnams Sons 1.-THE Heroes of the
Reformation" series, will be followed at
brief intervals by Erasmus" "Zwlngli,"
"Cramner." "Melancthon," Knox" Gal
VIM" and "Beza." The Luther book, whose
publication Is now announced, is by Prof
Henry f. Jacobs of the Evangelical Lu-
theran seminary, Philadelphia.
An elaborate bulletin announcing Lieut..
Robert E. Peary's forthcoming book
'Northward Over the Great Ice.'" has
just been published by the Frederick A.
Stokes company, containing specimens of
text and pictures of the work. Among the
latter is half-tone of Mrs. Peary and her
baby, which is the only white child born
north Of the Arctic circle. On another
page is series of pictures of a young Es-
kimo woman taken in various forms of ma
tive dress.
1.-THE Spaniard in History" is a timely
volume in press at Funk & Wagnalls COM
pany. The author is the Rev. James c.
Fernald of the editorial staff of the Column
bia Cyclopedia, author of "a Study of the
Inquisition." The work is said to show
conclusively that the long series of OPP
pressions and cruelties in Cuba are only
the natural development of Spanish policy
and in accord with the Character of the
Spanish nation, as manifested in its history
for more than 400 years.
The Macmillan company will publish In
four quarterly volumes, commencing o.
tober 1898, the Encyclopedias Biblica," q
dictionary of the Bible, edited by the Rev
T. X. Cheyne. MA, DID,, Orie Professor
of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture OF
Oxford, and formerly fellow of Ballot COL
lege, canon of Rochester, and J. Sutherland
Black, MA, LID, assistant editor of the
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The New York Ledger has a new attrac-
ton. Without changing its character as
story paper and family weekly, it has
added large full page illustrations Of con-
temporary events and characters
The Saturday Evening Post of Philadel-
phia. the oldest paper in America, has been
purchased by the Curtis Publishing COM
pany, and will be run hereafter as a weekly
magazine. The Post was originally the
old Pennsylvania Gazette, conducted by
Benjamin Franklin.
The ideal history of the United States for
schools has probably not been written; but
perhaps the nearest approach to that ideal
is at hand in the Students History of the
United States" written by Professor Ed
ward Claiming of Harvard University. and
published by the Macmillan company.
The latest number of the Johns Hopkins
University Studies consists of some 200
pages on 1.-THE Neutrality of the American
Lakes" by Mr.. James Morton Callahan.
The author finds the comfy between Can
ada and the United States for eighty years
under the agreement of joint occupation to
be unique, precedent worthy of imitation
and strong argument for peace estab-
lishments.
drunkenness was their ordinary enjoy
ment. and the public houses swarmed at
all hours of the day and night with roaring
or maudlin topers The mad recklessness
OF that time exceeds all belief. 1 have
heard from eye-witnesses stories of diggers
ordering the entire stock of champagne in
public house to be decanted into wash
tubs, and stopping every pa sser-by with an
invitation to swill; of one frantic topper
when he had made all corners drunk in
sisting upon having the bar counters
washed with claret; of piers glasses smashed
with stock-whip in order to make an item