The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-22
BUTTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Col. Higginson's Last Volume of
"reminiscences.
SOME RECENT ADDITIONS
Revised Game Laws for the Western
States and Territories Books of
Sports for Boys-A Revolt
Against Grammar.

Col. Thos. Wentworth Higginson, dur
ing his active and useful life. has been a
practical man of affairs. a visionary re-
former and a strong force in American
literature. His recent volume of remit
nisoences, Cheerful Yesterdays" is not
only a delightful book TO read, but throws
valuable sidelights on many chapters of
American politics and letters. Probably
those chapters which will attract most
attention are the ones in which he re-
count much Of the inside history Of John
Browns raid. But OF little less import
ance are those on a Cambridge boyhood
and the birth of a literature. Colonel
Higginson was a younger member OF that
galaxy OF writers who are generally con-
sidered to have constituted the classic
age of American literature. What he
has TO say of them is more than ordi-
nary note.
The hunting season is now upon us. and
sportsmen will care to examine the
American Shooting Association Rules
and Revised Game Laws for Western
states and Territories TO Sept. /. 1897"
Journalism for Women: a Practical
Guide" by Il. r. Bennett. is a book tha
should be called for by those interested
in an occupation in which the fair sex
are beginning to take an active part.
We have many readers who are inter-
ested In the higher forms OF parlor
amusements and I'm amateur public enter
talnnents. To such we will recommend
The Charm and Other Drawing Room
Plays" by Sir Walter Besant and Walter
Pollock, and should their ambition desire
n more pretentious performance, they
must consult Three Operettas." by Hen
ny . Bunner. for which the music is
supplied by Oscar Well.
Two attractive books for sport for bows
are the Boys Own Book Of Indoor
Games and Recreations' and the Boys
Own Outdoor Book" both edited by q.
Andrew Hutchinson.
Among the works of the first earl of
OF Lytton, popularity known as owen
Meredith. the library has long had LII
cille.' perhaps the most popular single
poem in the English language. An at
tractive copy of the poem bound separate
~ has just been received.
1t seems as II the number OF writings
OF popular authors that come TO light
long after their death has no end. Sew
eral editions OF the complete works of
Thomas Carlyle have already appeared
and now to these are added "Montaigne.
and Other Essays. Chiefly Biographical"
Noah Webster set the fashion in die
tionsries of considering that the actual
usage OF the people constitutes the au-
thority Tor spelling and pronunciation,
rather than the traditions of the scholars.
But tradition has long been the authority
which determined the correctness of
grammatical terms and constructions II
is quite possible that the resulting dis
cord between precept and practice would
account for the proverblal dryness Of the
study of grammar. But at last a revolt
has arisen against the teachings of Lind
ley Murray and his successors. And fin
ally several grammars have appeared
whose foundation principle is that langu-
age should give rules TO grammar, rather
than that grammar should %tyrannize over
language. One of the most modern of
such treatises is Principles of English
Grammar by Prof. q. r. Carpenter of
Columbia college.
No more fascinating element has en-
tered into modern literature than the le-
gspds which have grown up concerning
the romantic scenery and UNCOVERED cas-
ties that adorn the beautiful river which
has filled with poetic enthusiasm the
breasts OF German patriots and nttera-
teurs. For this reason X. b. Saintine's
Myths OF the Rhine" embellished as II is
by the genius OF Gustave Dore, ought to
be in active demand. The same material
has basn collected with more method. hut
without pictorial Illustrations. by Miss
II. A Guerber, the popular pro-
fessor at Vassar. Miss Guerber
has also compiled another book
on an allied and not less interesting ub-
ject, called Myths OF Northern Lands"
One Of the most Characteristic literary
forms OF the Elizabethan period was that
In which a series Of %sonnets. devoted TO
a single subject and symmetrically ar
ranged, thus constituted a continuous
narrative. The best hnown OF these is
probably the "Astrophel and stella" OF
Sir Philip Sidney. But there ware many
other minor poets, who wrought grace
fully and whose productions should be
to the students of the DAVIS of
shakespeare. A collection of the most
noteworthy OF the Elizabethan sonnet
cycles is now In course OF publication.
volumes have so far appeared. Two
heretofore been alluded TO n no
tees OF additions to the Butte CIIy IL
brary. The third. just issued, contains
Idea by Michael Drayton," Eide sSa.
by Bartholomew Griffin, and "Chloris."
by William Smith.
Song-lore Is a branch of literature OF
great attractiveness and attended 20 far
too little. on this account we are glad TO
S. j. Adair Fitz-Gerald's "Sto-
OF Famous Songs" There are a great
number of songs mentioned and win this
Will make no complaint. But we wish
he had written six volumes instead Of one
aud not increased the number o. favo-
rites of which he writes. Ru- something
the history q more tEon SEQ
songs and ballads and about 20 plays and
operas is contained IN a little more than
700 pages. There are whole chapters n
Home, Sweet Home" Aud Lang Syne,"
Ia Marseilaise" ana a few other song.
a chapter each on Welsh, Scottish and
Irish songs, and other chapters grouping
many.
A small book, gracefully written. AMI
called "MentiCulture; or The A. Il. -. OF
True Living by HJ ace Fletcher, proved
very attractive TO many OF Uur read,ts.
These VIII Ia HfAH n A.a= VIaH NJ 4