The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03

presenting it. 'If I were King Is tn.
title OF the now finished novel. and II
VIII. be published within few weeks By
=. Il. russell in an attractive setting
The late David Dwight Wells spright,
( 1y4 book. Her Ladyship's Elephant" haa
Just been printed. for its fourteenth time,
to meet the demand existing the fourth
year after publication.
Phillip $verrill Mighels, whose new
novel of adventure. THE Crystal scep-
tre,,"swas lately published by R. f. Fcnno
& Co., returned to America recently. af-
ter a four-years' residence in England
: Mr.. Alighsls will take UP his abode In
New York.
The subject of Miss Corellfs new novel.
. to be published next spring by Dodd.
Mead &: Co.. is. we understand. similar
tan =
The story of William Allen Whites sud-
the Matter With Kansas?" editorial il.
familiar to every body. but 1t is not gem
orally known by what Il narrow opportu-
nifty Mr.. White got there. The story has
So far been known to his personal friends
only. but 1t is worth a wider circulation.
In view OF thu interest occas,oned by his
new book, 'tStratagems and Spells;
Stories of Love and Politics." It twas In
the summer, and Mr.. Whites wife was
at aColoEado Springs. He was about to
join her there for a rest. and had written
In advance editorials enough to carry
along his paper during his absence. So
at least he thought. and was leaving tho
office. when his foreman came IN and
asked what provision he had made for
the editorial columns during his absence.
There on that hook" said the editor,
pointing to a spike ON his desk. upon
which was impaled a quantity OF manu-
script. The foreman detained Mr.. Whita
while he glanced over 1t. and announced
that there wasn't enough copy. Give
ME q little more he pleaded. and III
manage to get along "-All right said
the editor, dropping into his chair. Fla
thought a few moments. dashed OF the
vigorous paragraphs. handed them to the
foreman, and was off for his train. When
he returned ne found his desk heaped
two-feet deep with letters and himself
somewhat of national character. It
was that last editorial that did it.
The studious lover of flowers acauaint-
ed with Britton & Browns Illustrated
Flora will be glad to learn that the let
ter press of these bulky octaroS, with
some a5ridgement and numerous emend-
atoms, but without the Illustrations has
been compressed into q single volume.
which is to be published at once by
Henry Holt & Co, under the title. Brit
toms Manual of the Flora of the North
ern States and Canada.
Or. Cabanes, editor of the "Chronaue
Medicale." of Paris. has written a book
to show that most OF the European mon
archs who, according, to popular legend.
died from poison. really owed their
deaths to natural causes. Probably he
will try. to make out that even Catherine
de Medici did not send her sons and oth-
ers to Hades with arsenic when she hap
pened to be out of humor- 1t is we'll
accepted popular belief that arsenic was
discovered by one of her Italian aiche-
mists. and that she was the first one to
use the poison in all sorts Of strange and
sruesome ways. Now we suppose this
French Doctor will prove that she did
nothing OF the kind. May the ghost OF
Dumas haunt him.
For several years the readers Of the
Chicago papers have been interested and
amused by verses in The Records
department "Out of the Ginger Jar
which were written by R. c. Rose. This
title is preserved. practically, for the vol
ume OF selections from this column soon
7 to be issued from the presses Of "A. e.
McClung & Company. under the title AZ
the Sign of the Ginger Jar with the
explanatory addition. Some Verses
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choice in making the excerpts for this
little book. and we shall await with in
tsrest the appearance of the book to see
how successful he has been in his Sc
lection.
Some of the friends of VI Rostard try
to excuse his metrica1 and metaphoricat
audacities on the ground that he is not
built fo- the composition of official or
der. He must be fancy FL" when be sits
down to write, ana not hampcrcd ny the
necessity of composing to order Not.
withstanding the adverse criticism ieveled
at the dramatist, and the suggestion OF
M. Drumont that he should be proceed
ed against for having made fools OF ev-
erybody by his ode, VI. Rostand has
found. favor in high quarters
It appears that Nine Narischkine. first
lady-in-waiting OF the Empress of Russia.
asked NJ. Rostand for an autograph copy
OF his poeticaI address to the Tsaritsa.
The document has since been transmitted
to Nine. Narischkine by Prince Urussoff.
Russian Ambassador in Paris. This may
console the young dramatist and acade-
mician for the criticism Of those who
contend that he Is played out. and for
the sarcasm !eveIed at his verses in SONS
of the so-called literary salons wherein
it was the fashion only twelve month
since to cover him with extravaS CANT
praise for his stage successes.
rep have actually achieved s,,ceesx Ma