The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-18

The fifth volume of Prof. J. h. McMas-
tiers History Of the People OF the United
States" which is to be issued Immediately
by y. Appleton & Co, covers a period Of
our history between 1921 and 1890. which
in many Of its phases has received but
scant attention.
The Macmillan Company viii publish i'm
mediately "lsraels Messisnic Hope A
Study in the Historical Development Of the
Foreshadowings Of the Christ in The Old
Testament and Beyond By George $.
Goodspoed, Pho, Professor OF Compare
tive Religion and Ancient History. Uni
vcrsity Of Chicago.
George Bernard Shaws new book tn.
third volume of plays Pleasant and Tn.
pleasant will contain among other things
the delicate piece OF character study which
Nj Richard Mansfield has made popular in
America. The Devils Disciple"
The Theory and Practice Of Taxation. "
the work which the late David \. Wells
completed just before his death. is to he
published at once by u. Appleton & CO.
For many years Dr.. Wells had n view the
preparation Of this volume in order to pre-
sent a record Of his own experiences in
practical contact with State and national
tax systems. and Of his studies and con-
illusions drawn from the history of taxa
ton i'm other countries. He sftcd facts
and theories with a view to combining the
best of bills into a volume which might
serve as an account of existing tax meth
DDS. and as an index or guide 10 d better
system In his later chapters the law OF
the diffusion of taxes 10 developed and
the author discusses the best methods OF
taxation.
A Friend of Caesar is the title Of his
torical novel by William Stearns Davis,
which the Macmillan Company has on
press for immediate publication. The story,
the scene OF which is laid in Rome be-
gins when julius Caesar is just rising into
power. and ends with his great victory
and the establishment Of his empire.
d. Appleton & Co.'S announcement for
March include Bird Studies with a
Camera" by Frank NJ. Chapman - His
tory Of Russian Literature by X. Wallis
zewski; The Last Lady OF Mulberry" by
Henry Wilton Thomas: The immortal
Garland" by Anna Robson Brown;
stories from the Arabian Nights" by
Adam Singleton; The Elements of DIFF
fcrential and Integral Calculus, by J.
W. A. Young and c. E. Liunebarger; "Sto-
ries Of the Great Astronomers by Ed
ward :. Holden; The Stored West In
dies" by F. A. Ober; The Chronicles Of
Sir John Froissart' by Adam Singleton,
aud Advanced Elementary Science" by
Edward c. Howe.
The "Bookman' has this TO say Of the
egregious Kipliug. We feel confident in
saving that we would not exchange The
Man Who Would BE King or The Drums
of the Fore and At for everything that he |
MAY in the future write Mr.. Kipling may |
20 on as he has been doing. turning out |
and selling for good round sums .aning
less fiction and irsiucgrc verse until hc Is /
accepted as The impotcut modiucrity which |
his recent work would seem to stamp him. /
This is his probable course. and the result !
is Inevitable There Is another course lie !
is still a young man not yet thirty hVc. /
He has won for himself comfortable for |
tune His books should bring him annually [
handsome royalties for MANY years To- /
come. WIZ should he uot lay aside his !
pen for five or ten years, write not q line /
ard get away entirely from the idea OF /
copy Then al the end Of this time. did |
he feel impelled 10 turn anew to The task |
of writing books. We might see Kipling /
OF forty or furty-ive IN some degree wOr- |
Thy of the KiPlmg OF three or four and |
IS.