The times., 1898-02-06

. | Beranger, Saint-Beuye, and other
French poets, is to be issued before the
Easter holidays. in two editions-one in
white vellum, illustrated with photo
gravures, and another edition de luxe,
limited. New Amsterdam Book Com
pany)
A new book about the Klondike gold
fields, by Major III. o. S. Heistand, as
sistant adjutant general of the Army,
is in press and will be on the market
before long.
The London Chronicle states that the
two novels which have sold best in
London during the past year are The
Christian" by Hall Caine, and In Ke-
dar's Tents" by Seton Merriman.
DIR. Robertson Nicoll says of Profess
Sor Drummond's last book, THE Ideal
Life" that it will commend itself to
many readers more than any of his
other works.
Chicago has inaugurated the plan of
having libraries in Office buildings. In
the Ashland Block, where a valuable
law library is kept at the expense of
the company owning the building, this
| convenience is said to cost between S4,-
600 and $4,000 year. and the library
contains nearly 5000 volumes Nearly
500 lawyers have offices in this block,
and the library is one of the induce
ments. Tenants from other buildings,
If they are so audaciouS as to use the
books, are not made welcome.
Somebody has been looking up the
! historical accuracy of Quo Vadis,"
and discloses the fact that rich man
is said to live in an ''insula.'' which is
about the same as saying that one of
our merchant princes occupied an
| apartment house. Again, a slave is
said to be marked with smallpox, al
though no mention of smallpox in Eu-
| rope is found till about 400 years after
the period Of which the book treats
1t is now said that Richard lie CALI
enne is to come to the United States
| and thinks of making his permanent
residence in New England. If Mr. LIE
| Gallienne goes ON Quest of the Gold
Ell Girl in the classic precincts of Brat
! tleboro or Portland, he will have nice
! time.
| A Scotchman who writes of Carlyle in
| the Atlantic says that he once knew an
| old man who had been schoolmate of
! the Sage of Chelsea, but who would
never admit the latter's greatness. The
F.! reason why was made plain when it
| leaked out that Tam" Carlyle had giy-
en him a sound thra Shing.
In a book which will appear before
| long, Mr.. William Beidelmann has
| written exhaustively of the quaint peo-
pie known as Pennsylvania Dutch"
The book viii be tf interest to sociolo-
gists and other people.
translation of Remains "L'Ante-
Christ has lately appeared, made by
Prof. Joseph Henry Allen late lectur-
CT on ecclesiastical history in Harvard
College. 1t is published by. Roberts
Brothers.
Mr.. Rudolph Saur one of the old Ger
man American residents of Washing
ton. and we'll known among his friends
for his poetic talent, has just published
a volume of his poems, which makes
very interesting and entertaining read
ing. In addition, Mr.. Saur prints q coll
lection OF popular German poems, |
which give additional interest to his |
volume.
The Linthicum Dramatic Club gave |
an entertainment on Friday night at |
the St Elizabeth opera house The en- |
tertalnment comprised three farce |
comedies, Wanted, Valet THAT |
Rascal, Pat and New Brooms Sweep |
Clean. Introductory remarks were |
MADE by Col. e. B. Hay. Some of the |
people who appeared in the cast were |
FRANK Van SAINT. Charles r. Brown /
FRANK NJ. Scott, Patrick Ford, Peyton |
tIetchef, Calvin Milans. Herbert
oIiii'h, and Misses Katherine Doyle |
and Margaret Cole.
robert Barr writes, in a recent LET
ter TO his publishers: II have heen
away IN the Holy Land praying that |
the souls of my publishers will ulti-
niately reach Heaven. L have bathe5
III the JORDAN and am now a Hadij
ana there must be no bad language
hereafter in letters addressed to me
L was imprisoned by the Turks in Sv
RIA, as perhaps you saw by tho cab,a
ulspatches. for going to see the snot
"Hefe ST Paul sailed for Cyprus (see
Acts 18th Chapter and 4th verse
Indt Is, II You have Bible in Nav
oih' "nich i doubt. / have there
VII, sult Tor damages against New
orh newspaper in the West and one
against the Turkish Empire in tha
East. and am reasonably veIJ -
ed with litigation up to date "
AlIred Henry Lewis has signed .
cohtraet with his publishers for anoth-
- ,,a po2k sifIlllar to ''Woifville." 1t viii
W puoiished serially with Illustration.
by Frederick Remington. and win ~
papiy appear in book form In tho on
tuifn OF 1898. The third large editin,
oi Wohyilie' is now on the press.
Inc Mendicants
J" are as nlentlica nts who wait
~ aioig the ')adslde in the sun:
atters or yesterday aud silreais
" h'ofro" ciothe every one.
y nd some are dutards who believe
ana glory IN the days OF old:
" me some are dreanIers. harping still
Upon an unknown age of gold
Ihey idle in the traffic lands,
And lofter tiirO the woods with snr;,c.
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